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May 03, 2026 Forum

Get into recycling habit – but please separate the waste

WALK through any neighbourhood in Kota Kinabalu today, and you will still see the same sight - cardboard boxes, plastic bottles and tins dumped together in general rubbish bins. We know these are recyclable, yet they continue to end up in already overflowing landfills.

May 03, 2026 Forum

Beware NGOs that ask you for money

A TIKTOK video that has gone viral reported that RM230 million in zakat funds, intended for the poor and vulnerable, has been diverted by officials of a NGO for the purchase of 18 luxury cars, branded watches and landed property.

May 03, 2026 Forum

Philippine move to name features can’t be taken lightly

THE recent directive by the Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to assign Filipino names to 131 maritime features in the Kalayaan Island Group comes at a sensitive moment for regional diplomacy.

April 26, 2026 Forum

Act ensures digital spaces won’t be abused to spark hatred

MALAYSIA'S Online Safety Act (ONSA), which came into force on Jan 1 is not only timely but essential.

April 26, 2026 Forum

Better to hold SPM twice yearly

THE SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) exam is a gateway to many educational opportunities, and the Malaysian Examination Syndicate (MES) serves as its gatekeeper.

April 26, 2026 Forum

Refuse offers to use your bank account

ACCOUNT mules are individuals whose bank accounts are used to receive, transfer, and disguise illicit funds.

April 19, 2026 Forum

40pc: Return RM10 billion as part-settlement

Peninsula has long been sustained and developed on the back of Sabah’s 40% revenue entitlement.

April 19, 2026 Forum

Safeguarding our medicine supply

THE geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have understandably prompted national discussions regarding the resilience of our essential supply chains. During such periods of global volatility, ensuring the uninterrupted supply of critical medicines is a matter of paramount national interest.

April 19, 2026 Forum

Investors won’t come if tax perks scrapped

MCA Tourism Bureau supports the call by the Langkawi Tourism Industry Players Association to restore Langkawi’s full duty-free status as it remains a cornerstone of the island’s tourism appeal and economic vitality.

April 12, 2026 Forum

Murder in Klang, but merely traffic offence in Sabah

RECENT road fatalities caused by driving under the influence (DUI) have reignited a fierce debate over how our legal system values a life lost to reckless driving.

April 12, 2026 Forum

We cannot ignore food security anymore

MALAYSIA must lessen its dependence on food imports by taking measures to ensure food security in the long term.

April 12, 2026 Forum

Let’s turn to the sun and wind for help

THE conflict in the Middle East has exposed a brutal truth: fossil fuel dependency rips away countries’ sovereignty and security, putting food prices, household budgets, business bottom lines, and entire economies at the mercy of geopolitical shocks. .

April 05, 2026 Forum

Bar the ‘late registrations’

THE Ministry of Home Affairs has announced many times since November last year that a new high-security-enhanced MyKad will be rolled out in phases starting from 1 June this year. .

April 05, 2026 Forum

Of death penalty for drunks/DUI causing road deaths

THE gruesome death of a motorcyclist, who was hit and killed by a driver believed to be under the influence of alcohol and drugs, in Klang last Sunday (March 29) has got politicians calling for the death penalty.

April 05, 2026 Forum

Drunks who cause deaths must be locked up

The persistent problem of drink-driving continues to claim innocent lives and devastate families.