ISTANBUL: The US’s oldest dictionary, Merriam-Webster, a direct descendant of Noah Webster’s pioneering 1806 dictionary, has chosen “polarization” as the word of 2024, Anadolu Agency reported.

KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has lifted the force majeure on gas supply to its liquefaction terminal MLNG Dua in Bintulu, Sarawak effective from Nov 1.

KUALA LUMPUR: Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh’s defamation suit against former inspector-general of police Tan Sri Musa Hassan was vacated today after the latter and his lawyer failed to show up.  

PUTRAJAYA: A massage parlour proprietor began his 10-year jail sentence today after the Court of Appeal here upheld his conviction for trafficking two Indonesian women and exploiting them to provide sexual services to clients.

HAVE you ever had trouble saying “no” to your loved ones? And when you finally manage to do it, do you feel guilty? Not too long ago, I wrote about caregiver’s guilt and the feelings of inadequacy brought about by the litany of “should’ve, could’ve, would’ve”, and beating yourself over it.

ON Jan 19, Bursa Malaysia announced some enhancements in the Main and ACE Market Listing Requirements aimed at further strengthening board independence, quality and diversity.

Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, it is laudable that many Malaysian corporations are contributing aid and assistance as an intrinsic part of their environmental, social and (corporate) governance (ESG) agenda to help affected communities.

As a sign of solidarity for the frontliners and Malaysians, ministers and deputy ministers will not be receiving their salaries for three months from June 2021 but to be contributed to the Covid-19 Disaster Trust Fund (DTF).

ABOUT 100 years ago, a movement formed by scientists, mathematicians and philosophers, known as the Vienna Circle and Berlin Circle, propagated a philosophical idea called “logical positivism”, which emphasise the importance of empirical evidence as the central criterion in verifying knowledge.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Cambridge dictionary describes golf as follows: “A game played outside on grass in which each player tries to hit a small ball into a series of nine or 18 small holes, using a long, thin stick.”

The very definition of “diverse”, according to Cambridge Dictionary, is “including many different types of people or things”.

KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Jasin parliamentary coordinator Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan has hit out at several Kapar PKR members for lodging a police report against Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

“MOTHER of Sarawak. That was the honour bestowed by the locals upon the Ranee during her reign in the sprawling Borneo state,” my friend remarks when I happen to come across an interesting century-old book while helping to pack an entire bookcase of precious books for his move to Kuala Lumpur. “Her memoir, <i>My Life in Sarawak</i>,makes for an interesting read as it gives a rare insight into her thoughts and experiences while in colonial Borneo,” he adds.

“NATIONAL Laureate Datuk Shahnon Ahmad just passed away.” I look at the text on my phone in disbelief. Shahnon is a giant among Malaysian writers and for a very long time, his writings have had a reverberating effect on local fans as well as readers abroad.

THE 2017 BUDGET SPEECH by YAB DATO’ SRI MOHD NAJIB TUN HAJI ABDUL RAZAK, PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FINANCE

Of late, I have been reading news related to the English language. Many parties have voiced their concerns following the announcement of the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah English paper being split into two components — comprehension and writing.

KUALA LUMPUR: Following is the statement by Education Minister II Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh on the World Class issue.

THE polemics between the 25 Malay moderates and the so-called Malay-Muslim extremists is becoming more interesting, more open and more thought provoking with the latest salvo by a group of about 35 Malay-Muslims whose views very balanced, no holds barred and transparent as published in a local English daily.