MORE and more Malaysians are feeling the pinch from the Covid-19 pandemic and inflation. They complain that their monthly salaries are insufficient to purchase even daily necessities and pay bills.
WHILE it marks a good starting point for newly minted Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa to provide free sanitary pads at the ministry level, the period poverty issue is just the tip of the iceberg.
ALTHOUGH Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s call to activate the district disaster management committees was timely, the current administration has yet to convincingly demonstrate a sense ...
WHILE many Americans are trying to rebuild their financial buffers through various sources of income, a rapid adjustment of the federal funds rate (FFR) has vanished their hope to recover (back to pre-pandemic ...
THE administration’s plan to formulate a law on sustainable food waste management marks a commendable step for Malaysia in its quest to address food security. Nonetheless, food security is not only about ...
WHILE Malaysians greeted the new year with optimism in anticipation of greater freedom of movement towards full reopening and normalisation that is underpinned by eventual endemicity, rising Covid-19 cases ...
THE Sarawak state election could well determine the course for the general election (GE) due by 2023. The GE may be held sooner rather than later depending on the nature of the results.
ALTHOUGH the flexibility offered by the gig economy has encouraged more Malaysians to be self-employed during recent years, the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the vulnerability of the social protection ...
AFTER experiencing online learning for several months, finally, Malaysian students can enjoy some form of normalcy. They can now return to schools for physical lessons and enjoy face-to-face interactions ...
DESPITE various efforts taken to reduce the development gap between the Peninsular and East Malaysia over the five-year implementation of the 11th Malaysia Plan (2016-2020), Sabah and Sarawak continue ...
