Hadi Azmi

Poll results showing Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim enjoying higher approval ratings have sparked heated debates, with his critics saying the data does not reflect widespread anger over the country’s stagnant economy and the backtracking of his reformist agenda. Prominent […]

As TikTok continues its meteoric rise towards global domination, another Chinese app is quietly capturing attention in Malaysia. Xiaohongshu – or “Little Red Book” – may have its roots in e-commerce, but it is reshaping how young, Mandarin-speaking Malaysians connect

Celebrity couple Vivy Yusof and Fadzarudin Shah Anuar on Thursday denied criminal charges of embezzlement from Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund at their first court appearance over the alleged misappropriation of 8 million ringgit (US$1.81 million) from their failed Fashion Valet

Floods that swept across nine Malaysian states last week killing six, devastating homes and ruining crops, caused almost 1 billion ringgit (US$244 million) in damages, the government has said. That economic cost is a fraction of the nearly US$3 billion

In Malaysia, school leavers are being forced to brave treacherous floodwaters in military trucks and rescue boats to take a key examination, after the education minister refused to postpone the tests, despite devastating floods that have displaced more than 140,000

Severe floods have displaced nearly 40,000 people across northern Malaysia, as heavy rains continue to pound the region, swelling the Golok River which acts as the border with Thailand to its highest level since 1997. The northeast monsoon season, which

Malaysian authorities are investigating the death of a cadet who fell into a coma after a gruelling training session during which he was allegedly ridden like a horse by an instructor, the latest in a series of abuse accusations linked

Malaysia’s vape industry may be running out of puff after Terengganu became the second state to ban the sale of e-cigarettes, as concerns grow over their impact on public health and youth-targeted marketing. Vape shops have rapidly expanded nationwide over

Chinese milk tea chain Chagee is facing the ire of Malaysians after the company urged customers to remove posts of a TikTok video appearing to show staff tampering with a lucky draw to win luxury handbags and top-end electronic products

Anger and intrigue are mounting across Malaysian social media over the loss of US$10 million in state funding for Fashion Valet, with users turning to AI to investigate the spending habits of the influencer founders behind the failed e-commerce firm.