On September 3, Beijing will stage a grand military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and World War II.

MALAYSIA has long been labelled the "fattest nation" in Asia.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's cooperation with China will play a crucial role as it implements the latest edition of its national development plan, aimed at advancing socio-economic development and strengthening resilience, Xinhua reported, citing an expert.

PRIME Minister Anwar Ibrahim's warning on the perils of artificial intelligence (AI) spending captures Malaysia's dilemma: spend without discipline and billions will be wasted, hesitate too long and the nation risks being left behind in the next wave of technological sovereignty.

That negotiations now unfold directly between Washington and Moscow speaks volumes: the war in Ukraine was never only about Kyiv, but about a proxy confrontation with the West, led by the United States and its military–industrial complex. For Russia, this is not a shift, but a continuation of the position long anchored in the Minsk II Agreement — that the root causes lie not in Donetsk or Luhansk, but in the West's refusal to respect agreements, sovereignty, and civilisational diversity.

The United States has quietly lowered its so-called "reciprocal tariffs" for a select group of countries. But as rates drop, the real cost may be rising—in market concessions, policy shifts, or even access to strategic resources.

AS economic certainties are breaking apart at the seams by fragmentation, digital disruption and rising protectionism, the tabling of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) under the Madani government could not have come at a more critical juncture. Where once there was predictability and stability, bolstered by robust competition, the global landscape is now dominated by intense strategic rivalry and geo-economic uncertainty.

Institut Masa Depan Malaysia (Masa) continues to play its role as a leading policy research institute by supporting the production of high-impact research that contributes towards the country's socioeconomic development.

How Malaysia can react to the new ICJ decision on the climate crisis

LONG before fibre optic cables stitched the planet together, the waters of the Malacca Strait were humming with life.

THE Western media's reaction to the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro was nothing short of predictable.

I remember when I was a child taking art classes, our teacher would always ask us to draw the national flag during the National Day month.