Wang Yuan

The privilege of doing slow journalism that matters

The privilege of doing slow journalism that matters

In-depth reporting doesn't make business sense but it's worth doing.
KINIGUIDE | What is carbon storage and is it good for Malaysia?

KINIGUIDE | What is carbon storage and is it good for Malaysia?

Becoming dumping ground for captured carbon can be lucrative, but at what cost?
At HRD Corp, PAC finds lavish events, trips, high-risk investments

At HRD Corp, PAC finds lavish events, trips, high-risk investments

RM3.2b invested increasingly into high-risk options, PAC hears.
Flashy building in Tapah ‘as minister’s from there’, HRD Corp CEO tells PAC

Flashy building in Tapah ‘as minister’s from there’, HRD Corp CEO tells PAC

RM1.5m spent on renovation, including 2 fancy but unused RM100K screens.
PAC: HRD Corp boss misled board on Skills Passport issue

PAC: HRD Corp boss misled board on Skills Passport issue

Board member claims CEO added slide on project into brief, board never approved it.
Figs and flowers: Wildlife corridor made in Tawau oil palm plantation

Figs and flowers: Wildlife corridor made in Tawau oil palm plantation

1.2km passageway to benefit orangutans, gibbons, hornbills, and wild cats.
KINIGUIDE | Parallel pathway - what is it and why is it an issue?

KINIGUIDE | Parallel pathway - what is it and why is it an issue?

'Unrecognised' medical specialist training programme hotly debated as govt looks to amend Act.
Slashed media card validity: Info Department says terms under review

Slashed media card validity: Info Department says terms under review

Source tells Malaysiakini the reduced validity period is temporary, conditions being enchanced.
Info Department slashes media card validity for online press

Info Department slashes media card validity for online press

Valid period for web publications reduced from two years to as low as 6 months.
Jakarta museum says junk in UPM paper not from its collection

Jakarta museum says junk in UPM paper not from its collection

It says the contested vessel is likely Chinese, spots another error in the journal.
UK museum says ship model’s Chinese, but designs similar across region

UK museum says ship model’s Chinese, but designs similar across region

UPM academics used photo of ship as an example of Malay vessel.
Another Daim-linked trust worth hundreds of millions revealed in new leak

Another Daim-linked trust worth hundreds of millions revealed in new leak

The trust in Cayman Islands is in wife, children's name.
Fact-check: Knowing BM isn't condition to renew passport

Fact-check: Knowing BM isn't condition to renew passport

Language is only condition for citizenship via naturalisation or registration.
Groups reject claims that new way to mine rare earth isn’t damaging

Groups reject claims that new way to mine rare earth isn’t damaging

Calling rare earth ‘non-radioactive minerals’ misleading, group says.
Outdated policies blocking Orang Asli from getting electricity: NGO

Outdated policies blocking Orang Asli from getting electricity: NGO

UPDATED 6.02PM | Jakoa did not allow off-grid renewable energy project in villages, says Tonibung.
Plan to sell nuclear fuel from Lynas waste ‘speculative’, expert says

Plan to sell nuclear fuel from Lynas waste ‘speculative’, expert says

'Thorium-powered nuclear reactors are still at experimental stage'.
Jomo: Stop quibbling on subsidy for rakyat, look at leakages

Jomo: Stop quibbling on subsidy for rakyat, look at leakages

No one's questioning corporate subsidies and government projects, Jomo says.

Energy experts support nuclear power but activists push back

Energy experts support nuclear power but activists push back

Experts stress at energy transition conference that nuclear tech is safe, efficient.
KINIGUIDE | How could constitutional changes make more people stateless?

KINIGUIDE | How could constitutional changes make more people stateless?

Part of the amendments is to confer rights to pass on citizenship to mothers, but others are more controversial.

KINIGUIDE | Batang Kali landslide tragedy and the forensic report

KINIGUIDE | Batang Kali landslide tragedy and the forensic report

Malaysiakini presents a summary of the report on Malaysia's deadliest landslide, declassified yesterday.
Eating out 'addiction' shrinks disposable income, Rafizi blames past policies

Eating out 'addiction' shrinks disposable income, Rafizi blames past policies

‘Percentage of income spent on buying cooked food higher than other nations.’
Rafizi: Rare earth policy not hypocritical, to stop abuse by state govts

Rafizi: Rare earth policy not hypocritical, to stop abuse by state govts

EXCLUSIVE | 'Country will be left with waste and open mines without policy framework.'
Not 'Big Brother': Govt assures mega database Padu is secure

Not 'Big Brother': Govt assures mega database Padu is secure

100pct govt-owned, Padu uses 270 govt datasets to profile households.
Risky targeted subsidy framework won't topple govt, says Rafizi

Risky targeted subsidy framework won't topple govt, says Rafizi

EXCLUSIVE | Its implementation will be for the better in the long run.