Investors could take comfort that the benchmark index has not performed as badly as during GE12

Malaysia baru One Year on: Policy uncertainties dampen investing appetite

The country’s economic growth so far is still deemed commendable, as it is still pacing between 4% and 5%, despite growing slower than the previous year.

While both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have projected a slower global growth of 2.9% and 3.3% in 2019 re...

Steady growth but cautious sentiment prevails

May 2018

May 9

Pakatan Harapan wins the 14th general election (GE14).

Malaysia baru One Year on - Timeline

KUALA LUMPUR: A year on, the Pakatan Harapan government has been accused as one without a “Malay-Muslim soul”, a rhetoric promoted by none other than the Umno-PAS alliance. In the face of this, various groups and individuals have called for a new narrative to unite the people.

In respon...

‘Making sure everybody is more or less satisfied’

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One year after our momentous change of government, I am breathing much more easily. This country is not going to implode in the sense that I felt in the years running up to 2018.

Where civil liberties are concerned, we certainly see much more freedoms than before. The Attorney-General’s...

Civil liberties: Show political courage to do the right thing

From my perspective, the root cause of the present-day issues of racism and extremism lies mainly in the prevalent narrative of Islam in the country. When Malaysians voted in a new government, I wrote in several articles that for Malaysia, the battle in the next five years and perhaps beyond woul...

Race relations: Change the narrative for true national harmony

Two things dominated Sarawak politics in the past 12 months.

First was the debate over the Malaysia Agreement of 1963 (MA63) and the failed constitutional amendment on April 9 to restore the status of Sabah and Sarawak back to the original wording of the agreement. The constitutional am...

Malaysia Agreement 1963: In election mode, state nationalism reigns in Sarawak

Within a year of the regime change, we have seen some significant changes in our political system and public life — in Parliament, the electoral process and the media. Not many of Pakatan Harapan’s promises have been fulfilled but progress has been seen.

The most obvious changes happene...

Political Reform: Public must demand that reforms continue

Although civil society may be concerned about the slow pace of reform in Malaysia Baru, the Pakatan Harapan government has done more in one year than the Barisan Nasional ever did in checking gross abuse of power, lifting the veil of impunity and putting back in place a respect for the rule of la...

Checks and Balances: True test of reformation lies in the future

When the Pakatan Harapan government took over the Ministry of Health (MoH), it was one of the better organised and well-performing ministries, even under the Barisan Nasional administration. Professional, competent and experienced civil servants form the backbone of the health department, steerin...

Healthcare: On the right track, but financing challenge awaits

The challenge has always been to improve the quality and standard of education in the country. It is imperative to improve the economic livelihood and social strata of the B40 and M40 groups to ensure that they have better prospects in life. This will give them the opportunity to aspire for highe...

Education: The commitment to quality, efficiency and meritocracy

Since the last general election, the space for press freedom has expanded considerably. Almost overnight, the electronic and print media shed their political inhibitions, while censorship in many areas dropped, the most noticeable, of course, surrounding the issue of 1MDB. At first, the media app...

Press Freedom: Build on creditable progress for freer expression

In Promise 17 of its manifesto, Pakatan Harapan (PH) committed itself to take firm action to restore the trust of the people in the elections, acknowledging that there are many concerns about the integrity of the electoral system.

Despite several seriously flawed structural issues in th...

Electoral Reform: Impressive changes leading to a robust democracy

At least 124 people were killed when an airliner landed without wheels, veering off the runway and erupting in a fireball as it slammed into a wall at South Korea's Muan International Airport on Sunday, the national fire agency said.

At least 124 dead after South Korean airliner crashes, explodes in fireball

Central banks around the world responded to the inflationary period following COVID-19 by raising interest rates. Now that inflation seems to be largely under control, monetary policymakers must begin preparing for the next crisis by expanding their toolkit.

This is particularly importa...

The Frontiers Of Growth: The Missing Monetary-Policy Tool

AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc acknowledged that they’d been hit by the China-linked Salt Typhoon hacking operation but that their networks were now clear from the intrusion.

AT&T, Verizon say networks now clear after Salt Typhoon hack

The National Wages Consultative Council Act 2011 requires the government to review the minimum wage order at least every two years. With the gazette­ment of the Minimum Wage Order 2024, the Minimum Wage Order 2022 will be revoked.

The 2024 order introduces the revised minimum wage rate ...

My Say: Business owners must optimise operations in view of new minimum wage order

There was a record 18% rise in homelessness in the US in the last year, driven by factors like unaffordable housing, high inflation, systemic racism, natural disasters and rising immigration, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development said.

US homelessness rose by record 18% in latest annual data

Malaysia's gig economy has continued its upward trajectory in 2024, with the number of own-account workers, including gig workers, surpassing three million as of September.

Gig economy expands in 2024 amid push for increased worker protection

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a key policy-setting meeting of the country's ruling party last week ahead of the new year, state media KCNA reported on Sunday.

North Korea launches 'toughest' US strategy in key party meeting

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday sided with key supporter and billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk in a public dispute over the use of the H-1B visa, saying he fully backs the programme for foreign tech workers opposed by some of his supporters.

Trump sides with Musk in H-1B visa debate, says he's always been in favour of the programme

A Mega Millions ticket holder in California woke up much richer on Saturday after they matched all six numbers in the lottery hours before to win an estimated US$1.3 billion (RM5.8 billion), the fifth largest jackpot in the game's history.

Mega Millions player in California wins US$1.3b jackpot

Elon Musk reiterated his support for the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, in an opinion piece published by the Welt am Sonntag newspaper less than two months before Germans go to the polls.

Musk doubles down on support for German far-right party AfD

At least 124 people were killed when an airliner landed without wheels, veering off the runway and erupting in a fireball as it slammed into a wall at South Korea's Muan International Airport on Sunday, the national fire agency said.

China’s ambitious campaign to revive its flagging stock market has made the yuan an unintended casualty, with record dividend payouts leading to outflows.

China’s record dividend payout intensifies pressure on yuan

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday sided with key supporter and billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk in a public dispute over the use of the H-1B visa, saying he fully backs the programme for foreign tech workers opposed by some of his supporters.

A Mega Millions ticket holder in California woke up much richer on Saturday after they matched all six numbers in the lottery hours before to win an estimated US$1.3 billion (RM5.8 billion), the fifth largest jackpot in the game's history.

There was a record 18% rise in homelessness in the US in the last year, driven by factors like unaffordable housing, high inflation, systemic racism, natural disasters and rising immigration, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development said.

Our last issue for 2024 looks at the social aspect of the environment, social and governance (ESG) triad and how some top property developers implement them in their companies.

Driving the social agenda in ESG

Malaysia's gig economy has continued its upward trajectory in 2024, with the number of own-account workers, including gig workers, surpassing three million as of September.

The end of a year is anything but the end. Life is a continuum, and this period is simply a merciful pause that allows us to reflect on the past — whether with pride in what we accomplished or remorse for the things we botched or left undone. Take a look at the year’s major events in our special Options Index this week.

Options 2024 Index

The National Wages Consultative Council Act 2011 requires the government to review the minimum wage order at least every two years. With the gazette­ment of the Minimum Wage Order 2024, the Minimum Wage Order 2022 will be revoked.

The 2024 order introduces the revised minimum wage rate ...

Elon Musk reiterated his support for the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, in an opinion piece published by the Welt am Sonntag newspaper less than two months before Germans go to the polls.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a key policy-setting meeting of the country's ruling party last week ahead of the new year, state media KCNA reported on Sunday.

AT&amp;T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc acknowledged that they’d been hit by the China-linked Salt Typhoon hacking operation but that their networks were now clear from the intrusion.

Central banks around the world responded to the inflationary period following COVID-19 by raising interest rates. Now that inflation seems to be largely under control, monetary policymakers must begin preparing for the next crisis by expanding their toolkit.

This is particularly importa...

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