KUALA LUMPUR: China has made tremendous efforts to ensure women's equitable access to education of all categories and levels and women's right to education has been effectively guaranteed, says a white paper released on Friday (Sept 19).

By signing a mutual defence pact with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia signals it no longer trusts American security guarantees.

Even as more countries stand up to recognise the Palestine state this week at the United Nations, Israel's Zionist regime continues to commit genocide in Gaza.

The Islamist party seems to have realised that it needs the non-Muslim votes to gain power. However, these voters are not likely to fall for its rhetoric.

It's 'fashionable' for corporations to offer quick help following natural disasters in some states but not in others, it seems.

AS the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) stumble into yet another leadership transition, the silence is deafening.

FOR any incumbent government in most parliamentary democracies, calling an election is all about timing.

LAST Tuesday, Sept 16, was ­supposed to be a day on which we celebrated all things Malaysian – but on that day, one of the most iconic symbols of the nation, the Malayan tiger, died.

The highly-educated professionals who dominate the newly-elected central leadership of PAS is a sign that the party is serious about capturing the urban Malay vote.

The seat belt ruling for everybody in cars is about to be enforced, and that's a good thing. But the question is: Will it reduce casualties or increase corruption?

The truth is plain – fulfil the promises, honour the commitments, respect the sacrifice.

Legislative expansion can foster equality, but reps must provide better services.