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Who won the trade wars?

Now, as the second Trump administration signals a renewed reliance on tariff-driven pressure, the lessons from the first US–China trade war have once again returned to the centre of global discussion. For nearly half a decade, that earlier trade war unfolded like a costly and self-defeating drama, with neither side emerging unscathed. Commentators such as The Economist's Robert Guest once argued that "China is winning," but such a conclusion overlooks a more fundamental truth: in a global economy woven together by supply chains, technological collaboration, and shared markets, trade wars do not produce victors—only casualties.

On Your Side

Sweet killer stalks Malaysians

It's time for the government to provide more incentives to promote a healthy lifestyle in the wake of the diabetes epidemic.

Comment

FIFA come clean, and the rot in our sports becomes clear   

THE fact that FIFA, and not our own authorities, have been answering every one of our questions should trouble every Malaysian who cares about the integrity of sport and the credibility of our institutions.

Over the Top

The dull roar of democracy

IN a democracy, we are told that peaceful demonstrations to express feelings of neglect or injustice are supposed to be good for society.

SEARCH Scholar Series

Leveraging neutrality in the Belt and Road Initiative for digitalisation

The Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint (2021 – 2030) and the New Industrial Master Plan 2030 aim to develop digital industry clusters through innovative business models, human capital development, and integrated ecosystems. There are two interrelated issues critical to our restructuring towards a digital economy.

On The Beat

When fraud pays on Facebook

Fake content and scam advertisements are a bane on social media. But it gets worse when platform owners actively allow such content just to make millions.

It's Just Politics

Everyone’s jumping in

Sabah's elections will see families and in-laws and superheroes, oh my, hundreds in all, fighting for just 73 seats. They don't call it the wild, wild east for nothing.

Beyond boundaries

The pain that won’t go away

So many questions remain to be answered about Myanmar, so much effort still waiting to be implemented while millions of people are still suffering.

The Star Says

It’s not normal for so many of us to be diabetic

MALAYSIA is once again at the top of a list no country wants to lead – the one for the number of diabetics.

On The Line

The Vest-kept secret behind Sarawak’s rise

AS Malaysian football transitioned from its amateur roots into the semi-professional era in the early 1990s, a handful of foreign coaches helped shape the domestic game.

Analysis

It won’t be a mini Cabinet reshuffle

IT is puzzling that Khairy Jamaluddin's name keeps popping up in the impending Cabinet reshuffle.

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