The US dollar’s role as the world’s reserve currency has been eroding gradually for decades. However, various US policies, including recent deliberately unexpected actions, have at times accelerated de-dollarisation.

Dollarisation

Despite warnings from economist John Maynard...

My Say: Dollar dominance eroding slowly but surely

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, now known simply as Agra, was established in 2006.

The multi-billion-dollar initiative, by the Gates and Rockefeller Foundations, has been pursued over the last 20 years in 13 focus countries.

After considerable evidence of failur...

My Say: Western-led green revolution failing Africa

US President Donald Trump has blamed trade liberalisation advocated by globalists for US deindustrialisation. Instead, his own weaponisation of economic policies, instruments and institutions purport to “make America great again” (Maga).

Trump 1.0 claimed to do so by “reshoring” industr...

My Say: Trade liberalisation never lifted all boats

In the latest World Cup, Argentina committed the most fouls — largely in midfield to disrupt their opponents’ play — but only received a disputed red card in the final. It never conceded a penalty, and had the most opponents’ goals disallowed.

Messi football

Of course, there...

My Say: Argentina loses World Cup and country

Leadership of the Global South has gradually declined since the 1980s. Many hope BRICS+ will fill the vacuum but its purpose and membership suggest such hopes may be misplaced. A repurposed Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) offers the best way forward.

Golden Age

The post-World War...

My Say: Should BRICS+ lead the Global South?

US President Donald Trump’s policies are supposed to “Make America Great Again” (MAGA), which means different things to various parties. Some of its consequences are inadvertent, including undermining dollar dominance and inducing stagflation worldwide.

Bretton Woods

In July...

My Say: Trump’s world stagflation also undermines dollar hegemony

Recent geopolitical trends threaten more food crises, especially in developing countries. A new International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems report urges a strategy of “resilient self-reliance”, proposing available opportunities to improve equity, sustainability and solidarity.
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My Say: New geopolitics threatens more food crises

The Federal Reserve Bank’s turn to “reserve management” exposes the limited policy options still available as the US seeks to protect itself against international stagflation stemming from President Donald Trump’s policies.

Ex-Duquesne Capital chairman Stanley Druckenmiller, former Geor...

MY Say: New US Fed policy deepens world stagflation

Transnational agribusinesses increasingly shape food policies worldwide. Claiming to best address recent food security concerns, they seek to profit more from innovations in food production, processing and distribution.

MY Say: Food systems and policies undermining food security

The January 2026 US National Defense Strategy (NDS) departs significantly from those preceding it, including from President Donald Trump’s first term. Is it deliberately misleading? Or is actual policy, including war, being driven by other considerations?

National Defense Strategy...

My Say: US military strategy document misleads — deliberately?

Executives at Jefferies Financial Group Inc were sounding increasingly irate.

Inside Jefferies’ months-long tussle with Glencore over Radiant World

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will meet DAP secretary general Anthony Loke soon to hear his views before deciding on the latter's offer to resign as transport minister.

PM to meet Anthony Loke to discuss resignation as transport minister 

Ukraine launched what Moscow's mayor called the biggest drone attack yet on the Russian capital on Sunday, as Russians voted on the final day of a parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine launches biggest Moscow drone attack as Russia votes

We, the members of G25, are once again deeply shocked and dismayed by the decision of the Pardons Board to grant a further conditional pardon to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, allowing him to serve the remainder of his custodial sentence under house arrest. This follows the Pardons Board’s decision in 2024 to halve his 12-year prison sentence to six years and reduce his RM210 million fine to RM50 million, an astounding 76% reduction.

G25 statement on Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s conditional pardon

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he is still looking for ways to pay the fine previously imposed to meet the terms of his conditional pardon.

Najib says assets, accounts still frozen as he thanks King for mercy — lawyer

Chinese DRAM chipmaker CXMT said on Sunday its fifth-generation technology platform had entered mass production, a claimed breakthrough that could help China build a stronger competitor to Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology in the global market for memory chips.

China's CXMT says new memory-chip platform enters mass production

At the end of World War II, the US Navy was by far the world’s largest. As late as 1975, the United States remained a major shipbuilding power, although its preeminence had already begun to diminish. By the end of the 20th century, however, American shipbuilding was in steep decline, despite government efforts to revive it.

America’s Naval Disaster: Making Globalisation Work

Venezuela and TotalEnergies SE signed a memorandum of understanding on Saturday, setting up the French company for a return to operations in the South American country.

Venezuela, TotalEnergies pave way for oil company’s return

Humanity’s desire to delve into the unknown has long shaped how we see and experience the world, from the wilderness to outer space. In this season’s fashion spread, Options takes that instinct for discovery as its starting point, reimagining Autumn/Winter 2026 collections through the lens of adventure.

Window of opportunity

In City & Country's Sept 21 cover story, CPI Land Sdn Bhd is rolling out its second launch of the year — a 50-acre landed residential development located in Selayang, Selangor.

Completing Taman Selayang Mulia