THE news of new-born Yusof caught my attention. The poignant note left behind by the mother for not being able to provide for the baby made me cringe with...

THE most recent report from a global university ranking organisation provides some cheer with six of the nation’s public higher education institutions...

SUARA Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) is disappointed by the Court of Appeal decision in rejecting the appeal by Fahmi Reza against his conviction under Section...

THE reputed international Fitch Rating Agency has given us a warning on the outlook for the Malaysian economy, which we should not ignore or neglect.

LIVING only on two islands in the world – Sumatra and Borneo – orangutans are cute, cuddly and threatened with extinction. These attributes have made the...

LIKE most Malaysians, I must admit that I was greatly saddened by the pathetic story of Rubee Ahmad and Sharin Abd Rahman whose sorry situation was published...

LAST week I attended a Climate Change Forum organised by the Centre for Development, Technology and Environment (CETDEM) with the theme “The role of businesses...

MALAYSIA ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in 1995. The CRC is an international statement of our commitment towards...

SINCE 1988 Malaysians have been subjected periodically to an unrelenting barrage of videos featuring public figures. In a famous 1980s video we had a public...

ONE of the worrying trends in our education system is the increasing incidence of loan repayment defaults. As of last year, the National Higher Education...