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How Malaysia And China Can Crush The Borderless Scam Machine

The recent arrests of more than 330 individuals linked to sophisticated online scam syndicates operating from Johor serve as a stark wake-up call regarding the rapid evolution of cybercrime

2026-09-22 04:28:47 0 Comment 11059 view

A Cooked Goose: DAP Flounders Ahead Of GE 16

When Democratic Action Party (DAP) Secretary-General Anthony Loke Siew Fook announced his resignation as Transport Minister following the conditional pardon and house arrest granted to former Prime Minister Najib Razak, the move was engineered to project moral outrage

2026-09-21 05:23:14 0 Comment 24167 view

Malaysia’s AI growth Must Be Green, Intelligent And Focused On Real-World Applications

Malaysia must turn its growing digital infrastructure and computing capacity into artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities that deliver real-world value across the economy, while ensuring that its AI growth remains responsible and sustainable, said Minister of Communications Dato’ Seri Fahmi Fadzil

2026-09-10 12:56:03 0 Comment 15618 view

One Palm Oil Rule Cannot Serve Food, Fuel and Climate

Malaysia began raising the palm-oil content of transport diesel from B10 to B15 on 1 June 2026, a change expected to use about 0.8 million tonnes of crude palm oil a year

2026-08-14 03:55:33 0 Comment 17606 view

A Jolting Autopsy On Malaysia’s Recent Elections

As widely expected, Malaysia’s Barisan Nasional last weekend swept to a resounding victory in elections in the populous southern state of Johor across the strait from Singapore, taking 48 of 56 seats and leaving its rival, Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan coalition, with just eight, compounding the prime minister’s hopes to stay in power on the national level in general elections to be held before February 17, 2028

2026-07-18 10:58:58 0 Comment 19131 view

The Cost Of Compromise: How Anwar Ibrahim Is Steering Pakatan Harapan Toward A Structural Collapse

The political consensus that brought Malaysia’s Unity Government to power was built on a promise of structural reform, institutional integrity, and a departure from the identity-driven politics of the past

2026-07-12 09:23:37 0 Comment 43254 view

The High Watermark Of The Green Wave: Analysing PAS’s Johor Election Collapse

The resounding defeat of Perikatan Nasional in the July 2026 Johor state election, which saw a complete wipeout of the coalition as Barisan Nasional swept forty-eight out of fifty-six seats, signals a critical turning point for the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party

2026-07-12 09:11:37 0 Comment 19533 view

The Return Of Konfrontasi? How Jakarta’s Ballistic Build-up Threatens ASEAN Peace

An arms race is quietly gathering pace in Southeast Asia, and its latest catalyst is parked on the soil of East Kalimantan

2026-07-10 02:13:50 0 Comment 32068 view

The Hidden Costs Of Malaysia’s Data Centre Boom

Over the past few years, Malaysia has emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s hottest destinations for data centre investment

2026-07-05 02:16:02 0 Comment 29010 view

The Assault On The Malay Nation: Erosion From Within

For decades, successive Malay-dominated governments in Malaysia have positioned themselves as the staunch guardians of the Malay race and its future

2026-06-15 04:11:20 0 Comment 23737 view

Demi Malaysia: Let’s Uphold Constitutional Monarchy And Strengthen Multi-Party Democracy

Today, we are celebrating the 8th anniversary of May 9, the 2018 transition from an electoral one-party to a revived multi-party democracy

2026-05-10 04:10:32 0 Comment 31387 view

The FIFA Scandal Is A Mirror Of Deeper Failures In Malaysian Football

The recent FIFA penalties imposed on the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) are not merely a sporting embarrassment they are a glaring symptom of the long-rooted institutional rot that has plagued Malaysian football for too long

2025-11-21 01:40:43 0 Comment 203265 view

FIFA, Politics, And The Weaponisation Of Sport: A Geopolitical Look At Malaysia's Football Scandal

The recent turbulence surrounding Malaysian football has raised eyebrows far beyond the stadiums and boardrooms of the sport

2025-11-14 10:39:46 0 Comment 83422 view

Malaysia’s Silicon Spring: How To Bloom In The Age Of AI And Geopolitics

Walk into a semiconductor factory in Penang, Kulim, or Johor today, and you can feel it: the hum of precision machinery, the glow of wafer lines, the almost reverential quiet of people making the world’s most complex products

2025-08-27 11:11:28 0 Comment 71846 view

Reality Of KL-Singapore Interdependence

The Annual Retreat between Singapore and Malaysia and the visit by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong marked the symbolization of strategic realization of mutual importance

2025-01-15 03:34:52 0 Comment 80812 view

Is Becoming A High-Income Nation All That Matters?

"Is becoming a high-income nation all that matters?" It’s a question that cuts to the heart of Malaysia’s economic aspirations

2025-01-13 06:24:51 0 Comment 101194 view

The Politics Of Sinophobia In Malaysia

The public display of nationalism by Chinese nationals in Southeast Asian countries

2025-01-03 13:31:19 0 Comment 163566 view

Over 20 suspected Jemaah Islamiyah members arrested in Johor after police station attack left 2 officers dead

Over 20 suspected Jemaah Islamiyah members arrested in Johor after police station attack left 2 officers dead.

2024-05-17 05:27:55 0 Comment 120818 view

Beware Misplaced Trust In Pseudo-Intellectuals

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia: Former prime minister Muhyddin Yassin undoubtedly a charismatic & popular Malay Leader got toppled from the Apex, thanks to his bossom buddies from the State of Johor. Muhyiddin the scion of a religious leader, educated in English and groomed by Tun Dr Mahathir himself, held many crucial cabinet posts.

 

2024-05-14 17:03:02 0 Comment 184337 view

Having Lost Its Way, Umno Could Be Toast In The Next Polls!

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Umno, supposedly the protector of ethnic Malay rights and interests since independence, is poised to lose Pahang, its political haven, at the next general election.

2024-04-10 16:39:30 0 Comment 150567 view