Battle of the sexes in sterilisation
Dear Dr G, I hope to put Dr G on the spot to mediate our dilemma in deciding who should take on sterilisation as the final chapter of our family planning. My wife and I are in our early forties and blessed with two teenage kids.
Meaningful ‘pain’ that must be borne
Taxes are always hard for everyone, but after 28 years of deficit budgets, the government needs to collect more revenue – and show what the extra money from the taxes will be used for.
Who said what, when?
A promise was made, say some – but no, that's not what the promise was about, say others. Things are currently rather murky with this Opposition party.
A superpower’s final act?
After Donald Trump's multiple efforts to unravel US primacy in the world, a decision to join Israel in attacking Iran could become his administration's final decisive act.
Taxes should prioritise people’s overall well-being
TAXES are never popular. So, it's not surprising that the recent expansion of the sales and service tax (SST) has ignited concern across Malaysia.
No athlete should have to choose between safety and glory
WHEN we talk about sports, we often celebrate the grit, sacrifice, and glory of our athletes.
Asia-Pacific news agencies seek cooperation to tackle global changes, tech challenges
ST PETERSBURG (XINHUA): The 19th General Assembly of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) kicked off in St Petersburg on Thursday (June 19).
10 martinis in Kuala Lumpur you should try for World Martini Day
Happy World Martini Day! In case you didn't know already, I do love a good martini. It doesn't matter whether it's dirty or dry, a twist or a classic, a good Martini is a good martini.
The moral case for GST
The road to a broad-based consumption tax in Malaysia has been long and tortuous, stretching back more than a decade before its brief life under Barisan Nasional (BN). In December 2009, the then-government first introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in Parliament, pledging that a uniform, 6% levy would replace the patchwork of Sales and Service Taxes (SST) then ranging from 5 to 15%.
An inconvenient baggage for DAP
THERE is something heart-breaking about the Teoh Beng Hock family's relentless pursuit of answers.
Navigating hybrid payment future
Sweet spot of convenience and surety is a blend of cash, cashless commerce.
Deterrence unscripted: What the Iran–Israel escalation really revealed
FROM the outside, the latest Iran–Israel escalation looked like a tightly controlled spectacle—one more episode in the long tradition of geopolitical theatre. Symbolic strikes. Calibrated optics. Narratives exchanged more than missiles. But something disrupted the performance. Someone, somewhere inside Iran, broke the script.