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Sabah decides 2025

Sabah decides 2025

Part one of a series on the players and landscape that will determine Sabah’s future for the next five years.

Budget 2026: What's in it for you?

Budget 2026: What's in it for you?

Answer a few simple questions and we'll let you know what benefits you are getting.
Budget 2026 visualised

Budget 2026 visualised

Helping you understand Budget 2026 through charts, graphs.
As Johor's data centre hub grows, so do fears over water supply

As Johor's data centre hub grows, so do fears over water supply

Klang Valley's 'first & last mile' issue: Are on-demand vans the solution?

Klang Valley's 'first & last mile' issue: Are on-demand vans the solution?

On-demand connectivity to rail stations may be a game changer for KL public transport.
Fewer breakdowns, shorter waits: How Klang Valley's rapid rail got better

Fewer breakdowns, shorter waits: How Klang Valley's rapid rail got better

It took a concerted effort to turn things around. Here's what made the difference.

Red rivers and death: Natives fight iron ore mining in Kelantan rainforest

Red rivers and death: Natives fight iron ore mining in Kelantan rainforest

Rudimentary mining under shacks may have poisoned water, food and even the Temiar community.
Heavy metals in K'tan Orang Asli blood, community fears mine poisoning

Heavy metals in K'tan Orang Asli blood, community fears mine poisoning

Budget 2025: Tell us what you think

Budget 2025: Tell us what you think

Give the federal budget's highlights a thumbs-up or thumbs-down.
Budget 2025: What's in it for you?

Budget 2025: What's in it for you?

Budget 2025 visualised

Budget 2025 visualised

Helping you understand Budget 2025 through charts, graphs.
Has govt fulfilled Budget 2024 promises?

Has govt fulfilled Budget 2024 promises?

Check the progress of some of last year's budget announcements below.
Is there a way to get people to have more babies?

Is there a way to get people to have more babies?

Why have Malaysia’s total fertility rates dipped under replacement rate, and does it even matter?
INTERACTIVE | How much does it cost to raise a child?

INTERACTIVE | How much does it cost to raise a child?

High costs for raising children is oft-cited as the reason for declining fertility rates. But just how much is it? Let’s explore.
KINIGUIDE | What's my starting salary under progressive wage policy?

KINIGUIDE | What's my starting salary under progressive wage policy?

Use our interactive chart to find out.
PM salary lower than six state MBs or CMs

PM salary lower than six state MBs or CMs

Orang Asli fighting for land rights face new enemy - rare earth mining

Orang Asli fighting for land rights face new enemy - rare earth mining

Allowances, perks: How much do MPs, speakers and deputy speakers get?

Allowances, perks: How much do MPs, speakers and deputy speakers get?

Helping you understand the perks of being an elected representative in Malaysia.
INTERACTIVE | How much pension can MPs receive?

INTERACTIVE | How much pension can MPs receive?

Timber grab: The truth behind Pahang oil palm plantations

Timber grab: The truth behind Pahang oil palm plantations

Overrun by wild elephants, a barren plantation in what was mature forest bears witness to years of mismanagement.
A scammer used my bank account, but I was the one locked up

A scammer used my bank account, but I was the one locked up

Mule accounts are usually rented out for scams, but Jasmine’s was used without her knowledge.
As a survivor, fighting scammers is my jihad

As a survivor, fighting scammers is my jihad

After retiree Maimunah lost RM75,000 of her life savings to a phone scammer, she decided to fight back.
Love, scam and assassinations: A story of a Twitter swindler

Love, scam and assassinations: A story of a Twitter swindler

In plots of political intrigue, terrorists and assassinations, scammer David kept Sarah in a panic; until the tables turned.

I rebuilt after surviving suicide. A scam turned things upside down

I rebuilt after surviving suicide. A scam turned things upside down

Having met on a dating app, Sammy introduced Marissa to an investment scheme