IN 1881, the first rubber plant in Sri Lanka was planted by George Thwaites in the Henarathgoda (Gampaha) Botanical Garden. In 1938, the leftist journal “Samasamajaya” (equal society) reported the ...

Najib Razak has an appeal pending at the Appellate Court for his house arrest bid. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, October 20, 2024. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s surprise announcement on a ...

A banner hanging at the Nirvana Memorial Park during a memorial for Teoh Beng Hock. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, July 26, 2024. IS justice blind, or are politicians to blame for the rampant ...

Former prime minister Najib Razak never expressed remorse after he was found guilty of pocketing SRC International funds, rules a judge. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, September 9, 2020.

THE statement issued yesterday by the Securities Commission (SC) and the body it oversees, Bursa Malaysia, on the recent events, is timely. It appears that the primary purpose of the statements issued ...

RECENTLY the National Development Ministry of Singapore announced a move to start land reclamation work around Pedra Branca, just 600m away from Malaysia’s Batuan Tengah, by the end of this year. The ...

FOLLOWING news that a French arbitration court has ordered Malaysia to pay the descendants of the sultan of Sulu US$14.9 billion (RM62.2 billion), references have been made to a decision of Sabah High ...

ESTIMATING the actual cost of corruption to society is daunting, due to its profound, ubiquitous and systematic impact on various realms of the socioeconomic life of a nation. Nonetheless, even ...

US semiconductor giant Intel Corp has denied reports that it plans to stop its 3D packaging and testing facility expansion in Penang amid financial challenges as the tech industry shifts towards AI ...

An undated photograph of Dr Eusoffe Abdoolcader from a now-defunct magazine. Eusoffe is remembered as one of the greatest judges Malaysia has ever seen. – The Malaysian Insight pic, March 25, 2018.

Since China banned solid waste imports in 2018, Malaysia has become an international hub for such rubbish, says a report. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 5, 2024. MALAYSIA has emerged as a ...

Plastic waste is one of the most damaging forms of pollution, killing more than 250 sea creatures each day. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 22, 2024. MALAYSIA is one of the worst offenders in ...