Who really benefits from the 50% rule?
The revised bumiputra equity rules on who can buy state-linked assets could route those assets towards those who need help least.
Is Rafizi saving Reformasi – or burying it?
A bold new party raises an uncomfortable question about democratic loyalty.
Sacred streets, shared lives
A Wesak Day reflection on the quiet, everyday miracle of multi-faith Malaysia.
How I turned MDV around – then got shown the door
A chairman reflects on three years of quiet battles, hard wins and an abrupt ending.
Trump’s deal from weakness
Iran has exposed the limits of improvised diplomacy.
Selangor has land. But nothing ‘suitable’ for a new public hospital?
If hyper-scale data centres can find acres in Petaling district, a public hospital should be no different.
What the Kuala Lumpur floods left behind
The water is gone, but the questions about Kuala Lumpur's ageing drainage system have not.
Malaysia’s roads were not built for so many motorcyclists
With 1.6 million gig workers on two wheels, the cost of inaction is being paid in lives.
Gulf states to Trump: Give peace a chance
Mixed signals from the Gulf as the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar urge the US to end the war with Iran – but not all allies are singing from the same hymn sheet.
Beyond austerity: The case for a chief savings officer
New York shows how governments can cut waste without cutting services.
The labour floor that barely rises
How Malaysia’s labour market is designed to keep wages down.
The quantum leap that never was
Malaysia's K-Economy promises remain bold words without a blueprint.