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Curtain Rises on Johor State Elections

PAC Reckoning on Medical Inflation

Hybrid Work Becomes the New Normal

LRT3 Finally Launches .. After Numerous Delays

Malaysia's Road Safety Overhaul : Enforcement Still Needed

Southeast Asia Banks Face a Tougher Second Half

US Expands AI Alliance to Challenge China

Malaysia Inflation Risks Contained, For Now

Tougher Laws for a Digital Age

Who Prosecutes, Who Practises?

Can Malaysia and Bangladesh Reset Relations?

The Case for Share Buybacks

Brexit at 10: Was It Worth It?

Will MUDA's Johor Strategy Pay Off?

Perikatan Nasional : Fragmented But Together

ASEAN and Russia Push for Closer Economic Ties

Can Malaysia Get Tougher on Vaping?

AmInvestment: Brent Crude to Stay Elevated

Making Parliament Great Again

Consumers Are Spending, But More Carefully

Iran-US: MOU Signed, Challenges Begin

Highland Towers: Closing A Chapter on a Tragedy

Behind Malaysia’s Economic Numbers

Did the Iran Deal Overshadow the G7?

Can BNPL Stay Safe as It Grows?

Why Are Malaysia's ERs Still Overcrowded?

Is the Worst Over for the Hormuz Crisis?

Wawasan Negara Enters the Political Arena

Cracks Beneath Malaysia's Resilience

Trump Declares Iran Breakthrough, But Can the Peace Hold?

Inside Malaysia’s Rohingya Refugee Community

Japan-Malaysia Ties Gain Strategic Importance

Why Aren’t (Some) Malaysian Stocks Getting Enough Attention?

Healthcare Moves Beyond Recovery Phase

How Should Malaysia Manage the Rohingya Issue?

Beyond Investment: What Does Malaysia Really Gain?

Data Centres : The Next Phase of Construction Growth?

Malaysia's Q1 FDI Data : What the Numbers Tell Us

What Is Xi Signalling in North Korea?

PAS-Bersatu : It's Complicated

Is South Korea Entering a New Growth Cycle?

Why Are More Hikers Getting Into Trouble?

Can Airlines Still Grow Profitably?

Malaysia Property 2026 : Margin Pressures Data Centres

The Battle for Negeri Sembilan, A Madani Referendum

Can Malaysia Break the Politics of Patronage?

Malaysia vs Indonesia : A Palm Oil Trade War?

Does Malaysia's Heritage Law Go Far Enough?

More Tariffs, More Headache for Malaysian Exporters

Are Cracks Emerging in Trump’s Coalition?

Could Negeri Sembilan Be Next?

Can Malaysia Stay Ahead in Medical Tourism?

The Shangri-La Dialogue and Asia’s New Security Order

What’s Really at Stake in the Johor Election?

Is the China EV Juggernaut Unstoppable?

Can SpaceX Justify Its $1.8 Trillion Valuation?

Who Really Profits From the World Cup?

Can Kuala Lumpur Sustain Its Concert Boom?

Are Malaysia’s Job Losses a Warning Sign of Deeper Labour Market Strain?

South Korea's Economy: How Strong Is It Really?

The Road to GE16 is Increasingly Confusing

Can Malaysia’s Construction Sector Withstand Rising Cost Pressures?

India : Between Growth and Geopolitics

Indonesia’s Economic Challenges & Prabowo's Legacy

Can Malaysia’s New Online Safety Rules Change Platform Behaviour?

Singapore Economy Stays Resilient in Q12026

FMM: Expedite Implementation of Government Procurement Act

Are Cracks Beginning to Show in Trump’s Republican Party?

Public Housing and the Pressure of Urban Living

What's Driving Global Bond Yields Higher?

Promised Reforms and the Parliamentary Numbers Game

Can Malaysia’s Auto Sales Momentum Hold Up?

Can Iran’s New Peace Plan Prevent a Wider War?

What Malaysia’s Missile Dispute Says About Defence Dependence

Assessment of Global Equity Markets' Q1 Performance

Can the World Contain the Latest Ebola Outbreak?

Is Malaysia Finally Moving on UEC Recognition?

LEAP Market 2.0: Better Access, Better Liquidity?

Bersama: Aiming to Become Malaysia’s Next Reformist Force

Why Isn’t Malaysia Creating Enough Quality Jobs?

Is Britain Entering a New Political Realignment?

What Did the Trump-Xi Summit Really Achieve?

Signs of Political Realignment Ahead of GE16

Slowdown in Malaysia's Economic Momentum

Are Malaysia’s Schools Safe Enough for Students?

Can Malaysia’s Tourism Boom Withstand Global Uncertainty?

Political Tensions Deepen in the Philippines

Jho Low’s Pardon Bid Revives Questions Over 1MDB

Supply Chain Crisis: Why SMEs Must Band Together

China’s Consumer Recovery Still Looks Uneven

Trump-Xi Summit: What's On the Table

Markets Climb Despite Inflation and Geopolitical Risks

ASEAN’s Auto Industry Faces a New Competitive Era

Cheap Fuel: An Eternal Entitlement?

Myanmar: ASEAN’s Intractable Problem

Should Caring for Parents Become a Legal Duty?

Piercing the Opaque Veil of Political Party Funding

ASEAN Weighs Bloc Options Amidst Energy Crisis

Fuel Supplies: ‘Stay Calm But Be Aware’

Singapore-NZ Pledge Trade Access in Crisis

Bank Negara: OPR Holds, GDP Outlook Cautious But Positive

Malaysia Tightens the Rules on Imported EVs

AirAsia’s Big Bet on the Future of Budget Flying

Are Highways Still the Backbone of Malaysia’s Growth?

Indonesia's Growth Surprise: Can the Momentum Last?

Can Rain Rave Become Malaysia’s Next Tourism Success Story?

Upcoming Polls: Dynamics on the Ground

Will Stars Remain Aligned for the Banking Sector?

Malaysia’s Media Under Pressure

AI Power, Access and the New Competitive Divide

Thailand Navigates Slower Growth and Rising Pressures

Malaysia Sets the Direction for Its Carbon Market

Budget 2026: Deep Cuts, Readjustments To Come

Cuba: Washington Squeezes Havana Again

Malaysia’s Healthcare System Under Growing Pressure

UAE Exit Puts OPEC’s Influence to the Test

Bank of Japan on Pause: What Comes Next?

Negeri Sembilan: Will Polls Be Triggered?

Malaysia and EU Edge Closer to a Trade Deal

Can Singapore Thrive in a Less Globalised World?

Still Choppy Seas for Global Shipping in 2026

Carbon Credit System for Malaysian Planters, Workable?

Another Year Of Tech Rally In 2024?

The Dragon Economy Needs To Light Up

The Irony And Wastage Of Vegetable Dumping

Family Drama Takes Centre Stage In Philippines' Elections

Why We Need A Children's Ministry

Improving Public Transport Usage

Is China's Carbon Neutral Ambitions Realistic?

All About Merck's Molnupiravir Drug

MOU, A First For Malaysian Politics

Restoring Vibrancy To Malaysia's Capital Markets

Working Effectively With The Opposition

Competency Needed In New Cabinet

Averting Climate Catastrophe

UMNO In PN: Stay or Go?

Parliament During An Emergency

Parliament Reopening To Put More Pressure On Muhyiddin?

Cash Transfers For The People, Now

No Such Thing As Post-Pandemic

Once In A Century Global Tax Agreement

Vaccines - One For All Or Two For Some?

A Less Volatile Future For Bitcoin?

Are Lockdowns The Way To Fight COVID-19?

Covid-19 Vaccine Priority For Economic Frontliners?

Covid-19 Vaccine Priority For Economic Frontliners?

Media Freedom IS Dropping

Merdeka Centre Poll = GE Results?

Is Nationwide School Closure Necessary?

Big Data Is Here

More Autonomy For Sabah And Sarawak?

2021 CPO Prices And Plantation Stocks To Watch

Warisan Unfriending Pakatan

Phase 2 Vaccine Eligibility

Extreme Job For North Korea

Umno-Bersatu: Irreconcilable Differences?

In Crisis, Better To Include Than Exclude?

In Crisis, Better To Include Than Exclude?

In Crisis, Better To Include Than Exclude?

In Crisis, Better To Include Than Exclude?

Rethinking The Tax Regime

Unity Budget, Fact Or Fiction

Who Stands To Benefit From Budget 2021?

With Victory Called, Biden's Inbox Is Filling Fast

New CMCO Taking A Toll On E&E

As Lockdowns Rise, Will Oil Prices Fall To March Lows?

Theatre Of Indirect Communication

The Rise Of Ku Li?

Can Firefly Replace Malaysia Airlines?

Of Communication, Proactivity

After WeWork Collapse, Softbank Goes Hard on Deals

Vacancy Tax, Is That a Solution to Property Oversupply?

Keeping on the Straight and Narrow

Sabah Polls to Go Ahead?

Digital Banking On the Rise, Boosted by Covid

Transit Desert or Oasis: The Importance of Connectivity

Can Shipping Lines Weather the Crisis?

What Should UMNO Do Next?

Poverty Measured More Accurately Now

Frowns in the Land of Smiles

Motion To Replace A Speaker

Don't Panic, We Are Here for The Long Term

Weddings In The New Normal

Reinventing WHO

Governments Floating the Idea of Travel Bubbles

It's Worth the Risk

Disunited UK on Covid-19 Fight

Fight Xenophobia Towards Rohingyas

Makcik Kiah Needs More

When Lockdowns Take Grip, Worker Rights Will Matter

Joined At The Hip

China Outlook

Cov-19 Might Be Unprecedented, but Gig Workers Need Love Too

Socially Distance Yourself

And so the Dominoes Fall

Markets Will Be Better in 12-18 Months

State Politics Don't Mimic Federal

EU Travelers to US - Banned

Can Asset Declarations Restore Confidence?

Now that PAS is in Government, Perhaps Time to Act Governmental

Navigating the Swamp

No More Designated Successor

Cabinet, a Political Necessity

OPEC-Russian Discord Plunges Oil World into Disarray

Youth Engagement Amid Feudalist Politics

Be Brave When Others Are Fearful

What Could a Post-Mahathir Bersatu Look Like?

What Does Gabungan Parti Sarawak Want From Muhyiddin's Government?

Super Tuesday, Super for Biden

Braving Covid-19, Hong Kong Protesters Return

Bank Negara Forced Into Emergency Mode

Outbreak Stresses Importance of Business Continuity Plans

Muhyiddin's Conciliatory Speech, Economic Priorities

Khazanah Performs, Parliament Possibly Delayed

Global Recession? Not Yet

The Path To PM8

Stimulus Package - Tax Reliefs and Domestic Tourism

Serious Economic Reform Needed Now

Big Tech Facing Slow Rolling Recovery

PH for DSAI

BTS's Big Hit to IPO?

What's Next for Pakatan Harapan?

Bersatu Split, East Malaysia Kingmakers and Azmin's Future

Interim PM, Cabinet Resigns and Snap Elections - A Legal Perspective

NAP 2020 - Driving the Automotive Industry Forward?

Is There Hope for Pakatan Harapan?

Bloomberg Enters the Arena

Abenomics a Casualty of Covid-19?

Covid-19 Delays Malaysia's 5G?

Making Trash Cash

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Walking the Talk

Asian Banks Face Pressure to Evolve

All Hands on Deck as Retail, Media Face Virus, Disruption

Political Sandiwara or More Than Meets the Eye?

Durian Demand Drops as Virus Takes Grip

US Polls Gather Momentum

Malaysia - No New Cases Today

How Radio is Absorbing Podcasts

Entertainment - Seoul's Biggest Strategic Export?

Nuclear Rule-Out Gives Push to Other Renewables

Islamic Banking Gaining Traction

China - Sputtering Engine of Growth

Are "Offsets" a Form of Bribery?

Free Speech or Public Order?

World Economy's Coronavirus Fears

Brotherhood Over Business

Challenging Global Environment Poses Risk to External Trade

AirAsia Still in Hot Waters

Foundation of modern business is trust

Internal Probe Needed in AirAsia

STEM - Finding A Lingua Franca

Airbus Guilty Of The Biggest Corporate Bribery Case On Record

Asean needs to stay united

Bersatu's First Ever Party Election - What To Watch

The Fallout from the Virus?

KL - The Sky's The Limit

Transformation Trends In Technology

Tourism Targets - Not Feasible

Proton Wants ASEAN But Does ASEAN Want Proton?

TCA - Navigating Troubled Waters

Sub-6% Growth in China but Not Time to Ring the Alarm Bells

Tourism and Travel, casualties of the Wuhan virus

Digital Bank Licenses - Gainers and Losers

Bank Negara Makes A Surprise Insurance Cut

Davos - An Atmosphere Of Deep Dishonesty?

More Malls for Malaysians

Its a negotiation, not a trade war

Flaws in Malaysia's policies to address Income Inequality?

Taking the Train to Davos

Digital taxes for a level playing field

Shafie's Star Power Not Enough

Tesco tries to say Goodbye to Thailand

Pro-tem Committee To Study Media Council

Can Funds Have It All?

Of Mergers and Extensions

Arise the Ringgit, Down with the Dollar

Getting Out Of Neutral

2020 - Slowing Tensions, US Political Risk

To Sell Or Not To Sell PLUS?

How do Regulators Push and Hold Back Digital Banks?

Beyond Meat Not Impossible

The Gig Economy - Facilitators or Employers?

Are cars getting cheaper or more expensive?

Don't Fear The Tax Man

Power To The PM?

Fiscal Deficit On Track at 3.4%

National Housing: Should Malaysia Follow Singapore's HDB Programme?

Another Round At-Bat for Tsai?

1MDB - Privacy Versus Public Interest

Public Dissatisfaction In Pakatan Harapan Rising

No Cohesive Flood Mitigation Plans?

China Lowest Economic Growth

Kimanis - A Bellwether for Warisan?

This Job Needs Guts

Kicking Off The Year With Kimanis

Will We See A Full Blown War In The Middle East?

VMY 2020 - Truly Asia, Malaysia?

Dego Ride Gets The Green Light

Returns Are the Bane of E-Commerce

Proportional Representation - Cutting the Gordian Knot?

Shadow Play Behind 2019 Trade Wars

Realigning the Economy for the New Decade

Better Times Ahead for O&G

2019 In Review: Fundamental Change Brewing In The Middle East?

2019 in Review: Healthcare in Malaysia

Jokowi's 2nd Chance to Boost the Economy and Market

A Year in Review: Palm Oil

A Year in Review: Protests

DFI Merger

Electoral Reforms: The End Of By-Elections?

2020 Outlook: The Singapore Stock Market

Australian Wildfires: A Climate Crisis With No Political Solution?

2019 In Review: Malaysian Politics

Does The Local Film Industry Need More Support?

Development Spends and DOJ Settlements

Worst Dividend since Inception

The Recipe to Making Ends Meet

India - Who Counts As A Citizen?

Tg Piai Not a Full Template for Kimanis

Macau, Hong Kong Part 2?

Differing Views or Deep State?

Malaysia, Unloved in 2019 but a Better 2020?

With a Resounding Election, Is The UK On Track For Brexit?

Fragmentation and Covering the Ones In-Between

CCM Unmasking Corporate Anonymity?

PH - Dissatisfaction and a Possible 'Third Force'

Can Impeachment Pierce US Political Partisanship?

Corporate Corruption - Have Principles, not Rules

PKR National Congress - Reconciliation or Retaliation?

Better Times For Asean

What Will 2020 Look Like For Us?

Banking On Brighter Prospects for 2020?

PKR Leaders Make Progress Ahead of Congress

Collateral Damage in a Great Power Struggle

3rd Quarter, Not an Unmitigated Disaster

Kelantan, Terengganu Floods - What Can We Do About It?

Start with a Clear Mandate

Tik Tok - Should Instagram, YouTube and Spotify Be Worried?

AG Report - Where is the Oversight and Accountability

Of Air Embargoes and Football Tournaments

Countering the EU Ban of Palm Oil in Biodiesel

Battleground Moved to Hong Kong Universities

Refugees and the Right to Work

Locals Outnumbering Foreigners in International Schools a Sad State of Affairs

PH Loses Big in Tg Piai as Hope, Feelgood Dims

The Misunderstood EOT

Transparency, the True Spirit of ASEAN, and Trade

WeWork: Softbank’s Soft Spot

Taxing the Shadow Economy

No More Rate Cuts for 2019, but What about 2020?

RCEP Goes Ahead without India

Penang Airport Poser

Bets Being Laid for Japan's Integrated Resorts

Meds Price Control Might Not Be What The Doctor Ordered

Tanjung Piai - Better the Devil You Know?

Fewer Cars = Richer Economies

UK - To The Polls Again

Of Monied Ministries, GLCs, and Separation of Powers

Malls No Longer the Only Chic

Paying Pensions and Part-Time Gigs

Recipe For A Digital Economy Is Probably the Same As For The Old Economy

Trans-Borneo Highway, Connecting All the Dots

Strengthen Regional Relationships, Avoid Trade War Repercussions

Turbulent Times for Malaysian Aviation

Fintech-Friendly Budget

Policy Direction is Welcomed but is that Enough?

US Support for Hong Kong - Jeopardising Trade Negotiations?

Malaysia, Not at Risk of a Sovereign Downgrade Yet

FOMCA to Govt: Help!!

India-China, Together Against a Common Enemy?

A Counter-Cyclical Tax Reform

A Counter-Cyclical Tax Reform

Increase Tourism, Spur Purchasing Power

With the Protesters in Spirit, If Not on the Streets

Are Job Cuts a Sign of the Times?

Fiscal and Security Concerns Weigh on Saudi

Getting It Right on the B40 Terminology

Heavy Price to Pay for Spreading Fake News

Like its Sun, Japan’s Consumption Taxes Keep Rising

Could the PH Government Paddle Back on its Election Promise?

Australia, Another All-Time Low

Telcos Going from Vertical to Horizontal

Uber and Lyft on the Defensive with Gig Driver Protection

Dipping Further into EPF Savings to Buy a Property? Maybe Not

Cashless Causes Hardship for Some

Is Jokowi Fighting Another Person’s Battle?

Hangzhou Keeping Tabs on Local Companies

Alpha Boys in Trouble

Tackling Discrimination at The Pre-Employment Stage

It Might be Too Late to Curb Climate Change

Agreeing a Price for Redevelopment of Kampung Baru

PH Catch-22 Malay Situation

A Sneak Preview of Daniel’s Alibaba

The Glut is Mind-boggling

AirBnB Wants to Fly, as 2020 IPO Planned

When Will the Smoke Screen Settle?

Focusing On What We Can Do About The Haze

Oil Output, Coming Back Online

Disruption Comes to Power Sector

Strikes Drive GM into Uncharted Roads

US-China Trade War, Does ASEAN Benefit?

UMNO and PAS Tied The Knot

REITs Facing Limited Upside

Friction at the ECB

IPI slowed and Bank Negara is expected to stand pat

Malaysian Corporate Disappoints Again

Lagarde to France, Germany, Spain: Spend, Baby Spend!

Cabinet Scraps Sarawak’s PDP Model for Borneo Highway, Saves RM907m

The Era Has Come to an End

Malaysians - Sensitive to Cost and Service

Indonesia’s New Capital- Jakartans Unhappy?

Millennials, the New Growth Engine?

Millennials, the New Growth Engine?

Creating Enough Space for Everyone

Indonesia's Second Quarter GDP Slows but Economy on the Right Track

Singapore Banks Stay Resilient Despite the Headwinds

Singapore Banks Stay Resilient Despite the Headwinds

Vaping Regulation - All Smoke and Mirrors?

Latest US-China Posturings Further Damages Global Growth

So Much Talk On Education, But No New Blueprint In Sight?

Oracle Of Omaha Sits On Cash

Will Anwar Ever Become PM?

Democratic Debates - Round 2

Malaysia - Innovation A State Of Mind

MIER Helps Government Take Moonshots

Committing to Needs-Based Economic Policies

Can An Integrated Property Data System Be The Solution To Our Property Glut?

Hong Kong - Demonstrations To Continue?

Penang Transport Master Plan - Better, Cheaper, Faster

Turkey - Towards The US or Russia?

They’re Hiring, but Where’s the Talent?

UMNO-PAS - A Rose By Any Other Name

BNM - Global Glass Half Full

Malaysia, 10th Most Confident in the World

Strait of Hormuz - Fuelling Oil Uncertainty

Cash Transfers Should be Temporary

Is a Fiscal Deficit a Bad Thing?

PKR infighting for all to see

PKR infighting for all to see

World Bank and IMF - 75 Years On

Hypermarkets Facing Tough Times Ahead

The GST Shortfall Still Matters