THE shocking news a few days ago grabbed us by the heart: A lorry collided with a Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) truck carrying police officers in Perak, killing nine. Nine others were injured; six remain hospitalised at press time.

SO, did you manage to get your mum an appropriate gift for this day that celebrates motherhood?

THE workplace is being transformed by new and emerging technologies at a pace perhaps not seen since the first Industrial Revolution – and our workforce is changing alongside it.

WE love our food in this country – and we can have it 24 hours a day thanks to ubiquitous open-all-day-and-night mamak restaurants and fast food outlets.

REGIONAL cohesion has never been more critical in an era defined by intensifying geopolitical rivalry, supply chain fragmentation and shifting economic alliances.

WHAT do we do with a 16-year-old teen who used AI-assisted deepfake technology to allegedly generate lewd pictures of his classmates that he sold online?

WHEN catastrophe strikes, it doesn't check borders or timetables. It comes swiftly, sometimes in multiples.

IT'S almost like getting free stuff – and therein lies the danger of "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) schemes.

YESTERDAY was International Women's Day, so it's nice to be able to say that Malaysia has made significant progress in advancing women's rights over the years.

IT'S a troubling statistic: There was a 36% increase in the number of missing person cases involving children under 18 last year compared with 2023.

MALAYSIA is facing a growing financial crisis among its younger generation that is fuelled by easy access to credit cards and buy now, pay later (BNPL) schemes.

MALAYSIA’S ambition to become a high-income nation hinges significantly on its ability to compete globally, particularly in subject matters concerning Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, and artificial intelligence.A crucial – and often debated – factor in achieving this lies in our national proficiency in English.