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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > opinion > 02/07/2026 > safeguarding-harmony-rejecting-division

Safeguarding harmony, rejecting division

1+ hour, 31+ min ago   (344+ words) Malaysia's strength has always rested on restraint: the collective understanding that sensitive issues of faith, land, and identity are handled with care, not confrontation. The planned protest over so-called "illegal Hindu temples" departs from this tradition and risks turning administrative…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > world > 02/05/2026 > un-human-rights-agency-in-survival-mode-says-chief

UN human rights agency in ‘survival mode’, says chief

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (310+ words) Our reporting provides credible information on atrocities and human rights trends at a time when truth is being eroded by disinformation and censorship," Turk said. We are a lifeline for the abused, a megaphone for the silenced, and a steadfast…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > world > 02/04/2026 > japans-pm-wins-over-gen-z-with-drumming-selfies

Japan’s PM wins over Gen-Z with drumming, selfies

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (757+ words) Japan's Sanae Takaichi is generating buzz among Gen-Z in a country where politics has long been determined by the ageing vote. Despite her ultraconservative policies, Japan's first woman premier boasts overwhelming support among young people ahead of Sunday's snap election....

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > nation > 02/04/2026 > health-think-tank-backs-sarawak-proposal-to-set-marriage-age-at-18

Health think tank backs Sarawak proposal to set marriage age at 18

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (365+ words) The think tank's CEO Azrul Khalib said the proposal must be supported and adopted, and that underage marriages are unnecessary and harmful, particularly for girls. "The Galen Centre supports Sarawak's intent to standardise a minimum marriage age of 18 across the…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > nation > 02/04/2026 > pn-urges-rethink-of-kl-mayoral-election-study

PN urges rethink of KL mayoral election study

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (312+ words) PN chief whip Takiyuddin Hassan said framing such elections as a primary instrument to strengthen the role and efficiency of Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) was "overly simplistic, naive and misguided. "If the true objective of the proposal is to…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > world > 02/03/2026 > myanmar-and-russia-agree-on-new-military-alliance

Myanmar and Russia agree on new military alliance

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (355+ words) Myanmar's military snatched power in a 2021 coup, triggering a civil war, and has relied on backing from Russia as well as neighbouring China to keep its forces stocked. Air strikes by Russian-made jets have kept surging rebel factions at bay,…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > nation > 02/03/2026 > swak-roundtable-fails-to-agree-on-marriageable-age-under-native-customary-law

S’wak roundtable fails to agree on ‘marriageable age’ under native customary law

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (298+ words) However, participants strongly agreed that when pregnancy outside marriage occurred between consenting teenagers, both parties should be provided with support instead of being punished, according to a report by the Sarawak Women for Women Society (SWWS). The society said views…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > business > 02/03/2026 > from-rations-to-g20s-doorstep-poland-savours-economic-miracle

From rations to G20’s doorstep, Poland savours economic ‘miracle’

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (739+ words) Since the fall of communism 35 years ago, Poland has transformed itself from a command economy notorious for rationed goods and empty store shelves to one of the engines of European growth. With a GDP of around US$1 trillion, Poland now…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > opinion > 02/03/2026 > how-asean-regains-its-place-on-the-global-stage

How Asean regains its place on the global stage

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (767+ words) Malaysia in 2026 is no longer seen merely as a participant in Asean affairs. It is increasingly recognised as one of the bloc's principal agenda-setters at a time when the international order is fragmenting and regional institutions are under strain. At…...

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freemalaysiatoday.com > category > opinion > 02/03/2026 > evidence-based-medicine-as-the-compass-not-the-cookbook

Evidence-based medicine as the compass, not the cookbook

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1044+ words) From Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam, Dr Musa Nordin, Dr Ahmad Faizal Perdaus, and Dr Sng Kim Hock In an era of information overload and rising healthcare costs, a term echoes through hospital corridors, policy debates and clinical guidelines: evidence-based medicine (EBM)....