THE midterms have shifted the balance of power in Washington, but whether they will alter American foreign policy is an open question. For Malaysia and its neighbours, that distinction carries real consequences.

THE UNITED States mid-term elections have shifted the balance of power in Washington, DC, but whether they will alter US foreign policy is an open question.

AT the recent B57+ Business Leaders' Summit in Istanbul, Türkiye, I had the opportunity to engage with business leaders, investors and policymakers from across the Islamic world. Our discussions centred on an important question: how can we better mobilise the enormous economic resources of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to create greater prosperity for our people?

MICRO, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of Malaysia's economy.

On the banks of the Yudu River in east China, a choir sang of soldiers leaving home more than nine decades ago.

In football, gegenpressing (Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool tactical masterclass) or counter-pressing is often mistaken for the frantic chase after possession is lost.

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.

WHEN the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the United States (US), now known as the Islamabad Memorandum, was signed on June 17, 2026, many observers were baffled.

FOLLOWING the Johor state election, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang's assertion that his party contributed significantly to Barisan Nasional's electoral success has inevitably reignited a broader national debate.

I am not sure how Tourism Malaysia measures its full key performance indicator (KPI). For an ordinary rakyat Malaysia like me, what I hear is the number of visitors coming into the country every year.

Countries, health systems, and patients across the Global South face significant challenges in accessing treatment due to high costs, particularly for cancer and rare diseases. Novel targeted cancer therapies can reach RM15,000–20,000 per dose, and personalised gene therapies for rare conditions may exceed several million ringgit. This puts them far beyond what most patients and healthcare systems can afford.

ON June 24, Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming launched the National Recycling Campaign in a mall in Bukit Bintang, which is one of Malaysia's busiest commercial districts.