WITH Deepavali less than a month away, the festive spirit is already in the air.

TRACK cyclist Azizulhasni Awang has set his sights on achieving what no other Malaysian athlete has achieved before – to make a sixth Olympics appearance.

OUR schools are in the news – and it's not just because of the confusion over whether they are open or closed on any given day.

AS usual, my colleagues at the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) produced an analysis of what will be funded, what the public will be asked to pay for and what reforms are being promised in Budget 2027. Widely deemed by bankers, investors, diplomats and pundits as an 'election budget', since we know a general election has to happen by early 2028.

MY eyes and nose itch a lot these days. I thought I could escape the effects of the current haze by staying indoors, but it's not working.

THE rain over the past few days has brought some relief to Malaysians suffering from the haze caused by Indonesia's worst wildfire crisis in more than a decade. But it is only a temporary reprieve.

AS cliched as it sounds, football is a 90-minute game. Teams either maintain consistency for 90 minutes or perform in spells.

THIS year's Doctors' Day carried particular significance for the nation's junior doctors, with a long-awaited ray of hope emerging after a decade of uncertainty.

Cynical reports may talk down the prospect of warming US-China relations, but the agreements reached at this year's summits are surfacing while governments elsewhere are responding accordingly.

Refugee children in the country have as much right to education as anyone else. But it should be via internationally-funded institutions, not our national schools.

Dear Dr G, I am a 58-year-old man and I really have very little to complain about. My children are grown, I am financially comfortable, and I am still working.

He has a reputation for making things happen and he is out for a huge win in the state election.