There’s been much hype and agitation and, by extension, circulation of kopitiam (coffee shop) talk about reports of Malaysia falling behind its regional counterparts and peers in terms of foreign direction investment (FDI) which include losing out on key strategic investments so that the country now (yet again) is supposed to be down on that path towards becoming a failed state (which we’ve heard many times before). Such a grim outlook could be justified on the basis that according t

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the prevalence of childhood obesity has increased at an alarming rate globally.Southeast Asia has seen an upward trend in childhood obesity during the last 10 to 15 years.

At least six people have died and nearly 50,000 evacuated in Malaysia after monsoon rains pounded the country's east coast, authorities said Friday, causing what residents described as the worst flooding in half a century.Authorities have stepped up rescue operations after locals complained they had to fend for themselves earlier this week.Heavy rains continued to batter the region on Friday, swelling the number of people abandoning their homes to more than 47,000, officials said."I

A French-Irish teenager with learning difficulties died by misadventure after disappearing in the Malaysian jungle on a family holiday and no one else was involved, a coroner ruled Monday. The family of Nora Quoirin said they were "utterly disappointed" by the verdict, which also saw the coroner rule there was no sign the 15-year-old was murdered or sexually assaulted.The teen's body was discovered after a massive hunt through the rainforest following her disappearance

Matters related to territorial disputes both land and maritime, particularly in the case of Southeast Asia (SEA), are among the most contentious issues in the region’s politics nowadays.

Malaysia is home to important habitats for marine turtles such as nesting beaches for the laying of eggs and coral reefs and seagrass beds as their feeding grounds. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Malaysia, the country hosts four out of the seven species of marine turtles found in the world, which are the green, hawksbill, olive ridley and leatherback. Marine turtles are vital for ocean ecosystems.

It’s been sagaciously said that the love of money lies at the root of all evil. Experience tells us that this is so, and therefore it could be also said that the vice of corruption or bribery as an element of the “original sin” of the love of money constitutes a root – as part of the wider root - of all evil. Corruption defined properly in broad terms and inclusively ranges from the simple giving of a bribe to misappropriating and embezzlement of public funds through the pro

Bangladeshi migrant worker Sheikh Kibria recalls with horror the filthy, overcrowded dormitory where he was housed by the world's biggest rubber glove manufacturer when a coronavirus outbreak erupted and infected thousands.Malaysia's Top Glove saw profits soar, and its stock price jump as much as 400 percent this year as countries worldwide rushed to buy protective gear as the pandemic intensified.But in interviews with AFP, the South Asian migrants working flat out to make the glov

Terrorism is as old as politics. States must therefore stay ahead of the threat while engaged in combatting COVID-19.

The following is a press statement issued by the Covid Research Centre in Kuala Lumpur on 11 December, 2020. As the issue of a COVID-19 vaccine has become very controversial and emotional, we may need to pre-qualify ourselves on who we are, our knowledge, track record, beliefs and principles on this issue.Our group was the first in the world to publish an “Open Letter To The Suffering People Of Wuhan” on 11 February, 2020 even before the pandemic engulfed the world.