“How is it that I am able to attend university and connect with people around the globe, while another girl, equally passionate and determined to succeed, is denied these opportunities simply due to her less privileged background?” This was a question that often lingered in the mind of Nur Aimi Abdul Razak and became the […]
By Raghavendra Rau The global sustainable finance market has reached an inflection point. With the United Nations estimating that $4 trillion annually is required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investing has moved from the periphery to the centre of financial decision-making. Yet fundamental challenges threaten to undermine its credibility
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By Nahrizul Adib Kadri We often talk about luck as if it’s something that visits us randomly. A cosmic accident. A stroke of fate. One person gets the promotion, another wins the lucky draw, someone else goes viral overnight — and we chalk it up to “just being lucky.” But what if luck isn’t entirely
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By Sadina Suffian When a flood hits, it is often not the uniformed officials who arrive first. It’s the volunteers — teenagers with towels over their shoulders, students with stacks of packed meals, neighbours with fishing boats turned rescue crafts. In quiet corners of disaster zones, under bridges and inside school halls, you’ll find them:
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By Hanan Addeena Binte Arman We all make mistakes. Some big, some small. But now, thanks to social media, a single wrong move can become a viral moment—and sometimes, it ruins lives. That’s the reality of cancel culture. At first, cancel culture seemed like a good thing. It gave power to the people. When big
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By Lim Jo Yi, He Xiaoyan, and Mohd Istajib Mokhtar From school halls to digital spaces, moral and civic education teaches us to be helpful, considerate, and kind members of society. Yet, despite these teachings, various forms of harm continue to plague both physical and online worlds. One such issue is online harassment—also commonly referred
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By: Professor Dato Dr Ahmad Ibrahim We’ve all seen the images: mountains of plastic waste, overflowing landfills, turtles entangled in debris. In response, a comforting narrative has taken hold: “Recycle more, save the planet.” While well-intentioned, this narrow focus dangerously misrepresents a far more profound and necessary transformation – the true essence of the circular
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By Halima Saadiah After years of studying, the day finally comes — you graduate. You wear the robe, take the photos, and smile proudly with your scroll. But after the celebration fades, another feeling slowly creeps in: What now? This is a question that has been stuck in my head lately. I see friends applying
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By Azizi Abu Bakar In Malaysia, conversations about the environment are everywhere — from school murals to government masterplans. We talk about climate change, biodiversity, clean energy, and zero waste. Yet despite this growing awareness, our rivers are still polluted, and our forests still falling. Why? Because we often forget that caring for the environment
Environmentalism needs the soul Read More »
The long-awaited announcement of Malaysia’s new judicial leadership was made yesterday, with His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, on the advice of the Prime Minister and after consultation with the Conference of Rulers, appointing Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh as the new Chief Justice of the Federal Court. Alongside this, Datuk Abu Bakar Jais
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