MALAYSIAN football legend James Wong probably said it best: 'Winning matches is nice, but I'd like to see a team full of locals winning.'

IN Malaysia, the price of petrol carries more weight than just the cost of filling a tank.

THE sight of a crocodile swimming in the waters off Teluk Bahang, Penang, on Tuesday was more than just an anomaly: it was a symbol of our strained relationship with nature.

ON Tuesday, we celebrate Malaysia Day.

SEGAMAT in Johor was jolted by a small earthquake recently, a rare occurrence that most Malaysians of our generation have never felt – the last Johor tremor was reported 83 years ago.

IT'S National Day! The nation is filled with the joyous sounds of celebration and the patriotic flying of the Jalur Gemilang (correctly displayed, we hope) as we mark the day on which we officially declared our independence 68 years ago.

FOR too long, bullying in Malaysia has been treated as an unfortunate rite of passage. It has long existed in school corridors and is laughed off in workplaces or shrugged away as office politics.

THIS month is always brimming with pride and patriotism as Malaysians get into the mood to celebrate National Day on Aug 31, with the red, white, blue and yellow of the Jalur Gemilang becoming ubiquitous.

IN principle, the Employees Provident Fund's (EPF) proposal to introduce a pension-style withdrawal system for new members is well-intentioned.

THE recent peace deal between Thailand and Cambodia, brokered by Malaysia, stands as a significant diplomatic triumph for both our nation and the wider Asean community.

KEJARA, the Demerit Points System for Traffic Offences, is in the final phase of being reviewed by the Road Transport Department (JPJ).

IN a recent disturbing news article, an elderly couple was reported to have made an exhausting four-hour drive to Perak to visit an exciting attraction that was posted on social media, only to discover that it did not exist.