Dear Dr G, In conjunction with World Sexual Health Day in September, rather than asking about sexual dysfunction, I would like to ask about safe sex and the risk of sexually transmitted infections.

Arriving back in Malaysia after a trip abroad is more than a homecoming. It's emotion, it's the memories of childhood, the food, the smells, and the many friendly faces.

The shifting fortunes of Umno, Bersatu, and their various partners show how quickly an indispensable ally can become expendable – and useful again.

THE haze over Malaysia and the devastating flood in Nepal and China are very different disasters. But they carry the same lesson: A problem on one side of a border can quickly become another country's problem.

An apartment door arrogantly demands a payment before it opens or closes — and threatens a lawsuit when an angry visitor tries to unscrew it. The scene from Philip K. Dick's science-fiction novel Ubik may have appeared fantastical when the book was published in 1969. But nearly six decades later, artificial intelligence-powered machines have brought the idea closer to reality. And if Elon Musk is right, AI would deliver "abundance" to the world.

Ong Kian Ming's declaration of support for Khairy Jamaluddin saw a surprising flood of public opinion about the man widely seen as PM material.

Modern security barriers risk destroying community spirit that once united residents.

WE are a young nation, yet we are an ageing nation.

THE Higher Education Institutions Sports (Sukipt) meet has delivered its usual quota of broken records and beaming podiums.

Credit must be given to keep our country safe from the extremes that provocateurs are so keen to deploy.

FROM LEE QIAO HUI Batu Ferringhi

TWO academics were accused of plagiarism. One was an associate professor at China's Northwest University. Her case drew intense public interest because she was considered to be a literary prodigy and the daughter of an internationally acclaimed writer.