It’s a testament to the country’s infinite charm that Malaysia was adjudged the safest Asian destination and tops for tranquillity.

Inspired by international dictionaries’ annual selection of their word of the year, we’d like to advocate perhaps the “Word of All Time”, harkening back centuries and still very relevant. The word is the adjective “bullying.” Broadly defined, bullying encompasses the harrying of individuals, peoples, governments and nations by those perceived as dominating, influential, powerful and menacing.

The Langkawi ferry operators’ fare issue is emblematic of the storied island’s litany of problems.

THE recent case in Besut, Terengganu, where an innocent stray dog was brutally shot by the local authority’s officers had shaken our collective conscience.

This recurring crisis sheds light on underlying issues with our rivers and water management.

RISING medical inflation has been a continuous concern for the public, but the rise in insurance premiums could just be the tipping point.

MALAYSIA’S chairmanship of Asean next year comes at a pivotal moment of economic recovery following the pandemic, increasing geopolitical tensions, and worsening environmental crises.

THE exhausted-looking man stood on the Lebanese side of the Masnaa border crossing and turned his back on Syria as he scanned cars parked along the hilly road that marks the most direct route from Beirut to the Syrian capital of Damascus.

AFTER days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal in the early hours of Saturday, narrowly averting a pre-Christmas government shutdown.