7+ hour, 43+ min ago  (789+ words) It is true, as Alexander Pope once said, that to err is human. But while everyone is fallible, some humans are more prone to error than others. That is a justification for democracy'for subjecting decisions that affect large numbers of…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago  (286+ words) JAKARTA (May 8): More than 90 start-up founders, investors, ecosystem leaders and government representatives from across Asean gathered at Innovate for Impact Day Jakarta 2026, a regional initiative aimed at strengthening collaboration within the start-up ecosystem. The event, jointly organised by Satu Creative…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago  (80+ words) Should markets be more regulated for fairness Or should free markets decide what works best? Keeping competition balanced might sound fair" and in some systems, it works. But does that same logic apply to economies? Ultimately, no. .Because economies exist…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (262+ words) (May 7): Australian retirees are withdrawing their pension savings at increasing rates as global turmoil and surging inflation erode their already fragile confidence. At Colonial First State, one of Australia's largest pension and wealth managers, retirees ramped up lump sum withdrawals…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1015+ words) This article first appeared in City & Country, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on April 27, 2026 - May 3, 2026 Sabah's residential market ended 2025 with a clearer divide emerging between the homes people are buying and the homes developers are building. While most transactions in Sabah…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (534+ words) (May 6): Samsung Electronics Co'reached a US$1 trillion (RM3. 95 trillion) market valuation after shares in the world's largest memory maker more than quadrupled over the past year on booming demand for the chips used in artificial intelligence (AI). The milestone came as…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1118+ words) This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on May 4, 2026 - May 10, 2026 Rising geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran are sending shockwaves through global commodity markets, triggering an energy-driven supply squeeze that is rapidly reshaping the outlook for…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1137+ words) THERE are moments in geopolitics when the world does not shake. No tanks cross a border. No president appears on television. Instead, a quiet announcement slips into the news cycle " polite, bureaucratic, almost bloodless " and the world changes by a…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (354+ words) ISKANDAR PUTERI (March 4): Malaysia needs to shift from being perceived'mainly as a trading nation to a technology-driven country by striving'to produce its own technological innovations in order to tackle'the issue of low wages in the country. Deputy Finance Minister Liew…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (848+ words) This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly on April 27, 2026 - May 3, 2026 WITH Malaysia's population ageing faster than that of Japan, dubbed the world's oldest "super-aged" nation, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad last week called for the Senior…...