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Global pension expert William Price proposed that Malaysia raise its retirement age to 65 to match the improved life expectancies here, noting that some countries were forced to raise their retirement ages very rapidly during a crisis. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

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How Malaysia can raise its retirement age from 60 to 65: Experts explain the math and more

Raeven Goh is brought to the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate’s Court on Oct 15, 2026. — Bernama pic

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Fatal Jalan Kuching pile-up: 24-year-old BYD driver claims trial to causing child’s death

Haze envelops the capital city as several skyscrapers are barely visible from the Merdeka 118 Tower in Kuala Lumpur on October 14, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Choking haze sweeps Malaysia: 34 stations unhealthy, zero stations record good air

Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairoul Faisal, 16, who was found dead in a Yong Peng, Johor school on October 3, 2026 and suspected to have been murdered. — Facebook pic

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Johor student charged with the murder of Form Four classmate Irene Sofiya

A still shows a BYD Seal slamming into the rear of Perodua Bezza on Jalan Kuching in Kuala Lumpur. — Screengrab via video of said incident on social media

Malaysia / 7 h ago

BYD Seal driver hauled to court over six-vehicle Jalan Kuching crash that killed toddler

Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on August 10, 2026. — AFP file pic

Singapore / 8 h ago

Two Singapore-registered ships hit by projectiles in Strait of Hormuz, one sinks

Kao Mongkhol in Bandar Menjalara is better known for Teochew-influenced Thai braised pork and duck rice, but the ‘khao soi’ is the real gem. — Picture by Ethan Lau

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‘Khao soi’ in Kepong: Newcomer Kao Mongkhol cooks up a Chiang Mai classic

A general view shows the exterior of a Tenaga Nasional Berhad power station in Bangi on November 3, 2020. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 6 h ago

TNB: Malaysia needs massive power generation investment now

A screenshot shared by Sarawak clinic manager Wan Muhammad Fairus shows a staggering RM1 billion bank adjustment credited to his account on October 14, 2026, which the bank later attributed to a technical glitch. — Picture via social media

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Sarawak man finds RM1b in bank account, asks ChatGPT to count the zeros — only to discover it’s a glitch

Proposed amendments to federal road transport laws could empower courts to seize the assets of drivers convicted of fatal crashes if they fail to pay court-ordered compensation to victims’ families, Transport Minister Anthony Loke told Parliament today. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Fatal crash drivers could face asset seizure if compensation to victims unpaid, says Loke

Fourteen individuals, including two teenagers, were charged at the Magistrate’s Court here in Gurun with the murder of a 19-year-old youth. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Teenagers among 14 charged in Gurun murder, victim allegedly tortured before body found near golf club

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Dr Zulkifli Hasan speaks to reporters after attending the Majlis Ilmu MADANI at the Seri Perdana Complex in Putrajaya on October 12, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Religious minister urges joint Muslim prayers as ‘weapon’ against haze

Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil speaks during an interview at Wisma Bernama in Kuala Lumpur on October 14, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Fahmi: Pakatan 95pc done with Melaka candidate talks

Motorcyclists ride in the morning in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan on October 14, 2026, amid thick haze from forest and land fires in the region. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Lim Guan Eng urges Malaysia to sue Indonesia over haze if Jakarta rejects Asean firefighting task force

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim shares a light-hearted moment with traditional dancers after seeing off Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who concluded his two-day state visit to Malaysia, at the Bunga Raya Complex, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang on October 10, 2026. — Bernama pic

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What You Think

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One person, one vote: A redelineation action proposal — Lim Teck Ghee

The author argues that Malaysia can make votes more equal before GE16 by redrawing constituency boundaries within states using a clear one-third population-variance rule. — Bernama pic

OCTOBER 15 — A plan, needing only a simple majority in Parliament, to end the worst vote-value gaps in Malaysia — if the Election Commission starts now.In Selangor, a voter in Sabak Bernam has roughly six times the say in who goes to Parliament as a voter in Bangi. Nationally, the...

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The author argues that road safety will not improve simply by mandating more sophisticated technology unless authorities first use existing data effectively to identify and correct unsafe driving. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

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It’s time for action to catch up with data — Chandra Mohan Sinnandavar

The author argues that constitutional provisions and contractual clauses must be interpreted in their full legal context, rather than read selectively or in isolation. — Pexels pic

8 h ago

No provision of a written law or clause in an agreement can be read in isolation — Hafiz Hassan

Haze-filled skies are sighted in Putrajaya on October 8, 2026. — Bernama pic

22 h ago

When haze shuts schools, must education shut down too? — Muhammad Noor Abdul Aziz & Mohd Isha Awang

According to the author, when we refuse to acknowledge a mistake, we forfeit the lesson embedded within it. We also send a powerful signal to those around us: that honesty is dangerous, that vulnerability is weakness, that self-protection matters more than truth. — Pexels.com pic

1d ago

Why mistakes are leadership’s best teacher — Ahmad Ibrahim

According to the author, when learners are at the mercy of AI summaries, they are simultaneously at the mercy of machine interpretations. — Pexels.com pic

1d ago

Why read when we have AI summaries? — Yong Xin Jie

File picture of the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur. ― Picture by Choo Choy May

1d ago

Let the battle for legal clarity and constitutionality take its course — Hafiz Hassan

File picture for illustrative purposes only. The author says the proposed national entity for rare earth elements must not be seen as an attempt to nationalise state-owned mineral resources, as land matters fall under state jurisdiction. — Unsplash pic

1d ago

A national entity on REE must not be seen as an attempt to nationalise state-owned mineral resources — Hafiz Hassan

According to the authors, this landmark legislative reform remains incomplete and hollow. Without its enforcement, Malaysian women continue to be denied equal citizenship rights, and are forced to bear the harm caused by this ongoing discrimination. — Pexels.com pic

1d ago

Delays to the implementation of the Constitution (Amendment) Act 2025 prolongs gender discrimination against Malaysian mothers — Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG)

File photo of store workers and customers around Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman in Kuala Lumpur. MSMEs are often cited as the backbone of the economy making up 97.4 per cent of all businesses in Malaysia with microenterprises taking up 77.4 per cent, small-sized firms 21.4 per cent and medium-sized firms 1.1 per cent. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

1d ago

Budget 2027: Making 2027 the Year of Malaysian MSMEs through purpose-driven governance — Geoffrey Williams

Long-term care refers broadly to ongoing assistance and support for individuals who experience difficulty living independently due to ageing, chronic illness, disability, or other health conditions. — Busranu Aydin/Pexels pic

2d ago

Living longer, but are we prepared for long-term care? — Mazlynda Md Yusuf and Mohd Hafyzuddin Md Yusuf

Ask a small business owner about their business and they can probably tell you almost everything. — catiamatos/Pexels pic

2d ago

Your business has experience. But does it have a memory? — Nik Zirwatul Fatihah

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly capable of performing tasks traditionally assigned to junior employees, the greatest concern may no longer be workers losing their jobs, but fresh graduates struggling to secure their first one. — AFP pic

2d ago

Higher pay, but who will hire? Budget 2027’s AI warning for fresh graduates — Low Kah Choon and Chong Say Lee

Budget 2027’s success will depend on how effectively public spending translates into better services, stronger household finances and improved living conditions. — Bernama pic

2d ago

Budget 2027: Policy effectiveness cannot be measured by numbers alone — Mohamad Amirul Asraff Ismail

This screen grab taken from CCTV footage released by the Saudi Media Ministry on October 11, 2026, shows the moment Riyadh International was hit by a Houthi strike on October 10, 2026. The deadliest strike on Saudi soil in more than a decade killed 12 people at Riyadh’s international airport and wounded hundreds, prompting the Saudi-led coalition to vow on October 11, 2026, a decisive response against Yemen’s Houthis. — Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Media handout pic via AFP

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Houthis’ deadly attack on Riyadh further undermines Iran-GCC relations — Phar Kim Beng

The ability to ask good questions becomes increasingly important. — Pexels pic

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