THE oceans have long shaped Malaysia's fortunes, from the historical spice trade in Melaka to contemporary global shipping through the Straits of Melaka.

THE signs were already there even before campaigning for the 17th Sabah state elections entered its final lap.

WE are living through a period that keeps forcing us to confront an uncomfortable question: why have good leaders become so rare? This is not a wistful look back at a romanticised past or golden age. It is a recognition that leadership, as a societal function, seems to have drifted from its moral centre.

There are all kinds of signals coming the outcome of the Sabah election and it is like a movie, which is still playing with details of the ending still in the works.

I am a 30-year-old man devastated after a recent diagnosis of testicular cancer, following me noticing a lump in my right testicle while showering.

The US president reached a new level of low even for him when he had the nerve to refer to Bloomberg News White House correspondent reporter Catherine Lucey as 'Piggy'.

We need a holistic approach to solve the social problems plaguing our teens.

Journalists are our frontliners in the battle of truth versus lies. When they are attacked, we all need to stand up for them.

Malaysia's move to crown durian the national fruit has sparked a surprising regional squabble.

There may be a couple of storms in a teacup, but millions of visitors from China and India are bolstering the Malaysian economy. They should be made to feel welcome, not disliked.

IT looks like the "buffalo trading" did not take long – and caretaker Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor is likely to be sworn in soon, possibly in the wee hours of this morning.

IT was a week when everything that could possibly go wrong for Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Md Akin did go wrong.