CONSEQUENCES from the conflict in the Middle East have rippled far beyond the region, unsettling energy markets, disrupting supply chains, and straining economies that had already been struggling to grow.

SOME in Umno had jokingly referred to Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias as "yang amat berhormat mentri besar" shortly after the Negri Sembilan crisis erupted.

There is a drought up north; there are floods in the Klang Valley. And in the midst of it all comes a water music festival. Should we protest or go with the flow?

I recently travelled to Tokyo for a community news workshop, joining editors, senior journalists and media students from across the globe.

KUALA Lumpur's inaugural Rain Rave Water Music Festival has done more than soak revellers in Bukit Bintang. It has washed away a familiar Malaysian trait: our instinct to fear the new.

ON April 19, constitutional provisions worked perfectly and a leadership transition occurred. Various motions were debated, but in the end, decisions were accepted by all. There was a change at the top of the organisation, with one cousin departing and another cousin stepping in.

When implementing any new policy, local councils should allow six months for users to make the transition.

Jiangxi province turned out to have lots of gems and a few duds as a tourist destination.

The war over Iran is no longer only a Gulf crisis. Its consequences are travelling through maritime chokepoints, monetary systems and Malaysian household budgets.

What began as a clash among the aristocracy of the state known for its unique adat perpatih system is now an epic political crisis that is sending shockwaves all over.

IT was exactly 20 years ago when Josiah Ng, then already an Olympic keirin finalist, told this scribe to watch out for a young trainee who had just joined him in Melbourne.

FOR the first time since the start of the season, Manchester City were top of the Premier League ahead of Arsenal after winning their fixture against Burnley.