Razak Ahmad
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INTERACTIVE: Michelle Yeoh, standing tall among Hollywood legends
PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh's Academy Award win marks her entry into the ranks of an illustrious group of screen icons who have won the Best Actress Oscar. Since the first awards ceremony in 1929, 95 women including Yeoh have won Hollywood's most prestigious and significant award. The Ipoh-born Yeoh is the first Asian to ever win the Best Actress Oscar. Previous winners include other… → Read More
INTERACTIVE: Michelle Yeoh, standing tall among Hollywood legends
PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh's Academy Award win marks her entry into the ranks of an illustrious group of screen icons who have won the Best Actress Oscar. Since the first awards ceremony in 1929, 95 women including Yeoh have won Hollywood's most prestigious and significant award. The Ipoh-born Yeoh is the first Asian to ever win the Best Actress Oscar. Previous winners include other… → Read More
The Malaysian Budget
Fun facts on the country's previous budgets. → Read More
The Malaysian Budget
Fun facts on the country's previous budgets. → Read More
INTERACTIVE: A lesson to shake us all
What you need to know about Malaysia and earthquakes. → Read More
INTERACTIVE: A lesson to shake us all
What you need to know about Malaysia and earthquakes. → Read More
INTERACTIVE: Michelle Yeoh’s road to a possible Oscar
PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh is on the verge of becoming not only the first Malaysian to have won a Golden Globe, but possibly an Oscar as well! Yeoh’s portrayal of an ordinary woman who becomes the multiverse’s last hope in the film Everything Everywhere All At Once won her a Golden Globe earlier this month for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Motion Picture. Her performance in the… → Read More
INTERACTIVE: Michelle Yeoh’s road to a possible Oscar
PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh is on the verge of becoming not only the first Malaysian to have won a Golden Globe, but possibly an Oscar as well! Yeoh’s portrayal of an ordinary woman who becomes the multiverse’s last hope in the film Everything Everywhere All At Once won her a Golden Globe earlier this month for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Motion Picture. Her performance in the… → Read More
INTERACTIVE: Who will make the World Cup final? Pick your favourites here!
Four teams are in the semi-finals. Pick the finalists in our online poll. → Read More
INTERACTIVE: Who will make the World Cup final? Pick your favourites here!
Four teams are in the semi-finals. Pick the finalists in our online poll. → Read More
INTERACTIVE: Sizing up Malaysia's new Cabinet
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's new ministerial lineup which was unveiled on Dec 2 marks a return to a smaller Cabinet. → Read More
INTERACTIVE: Sizing up Malaysia's new Cabinet
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's new ministerial lineup which was unveiled on Dec 2 marks a return to a smaller Cabinet. → Read More
INTERACTIVE: How Malaysia voted in GE15
PETALING JAYA: No single coalition managed to obtain the numbers needed to form a federal government in GE15. Pakatan Harapan emerged as the biggest coalition in Parliament with 81 seats but is still short of the 112 needed for a simple majority. The second biggest coalition was Perikatan Nasional which won 73 seats. The results of one remaining seat - Kota Marudu - has yet to be officially… → Read More
INTERACTIVE: How Malaysia voted in GE15
PETALING JAYA: No single coalition managed to obtain the numbers needed to form a federal government in GE15. Pakatan Harapan emerged as the biggest coalition in Parliament with 81 seats but is still short of the 112 needed for a simple majority. The second biggest coalition was Perikatan Nasional which won 73 seats. The results of one remaining seat - Kota Marudu - has yet to be officially… → Read More
INTERACTIVE: In GE15’s battle for rural seats, here is what you need to know
PETALING JAYA: The fight for Malaysia’s rural parliamentary seats has been intense, and for good reason. A rural seat typically has fewer voters than an urban seat, but since there are many more rural seats compared with urban ones, the party that does well in the interior has a better shot at securing Putrajaya. Estimates vary on how many of the 222 parliamentary seats can be classified as… → Read More
INTERACTIVE: In GE15’s battle for rural seats, here is what you need to know
PETALING JAYA: The fight for Malaysia’s rural parliamentary seats has been intense, and for good reason. A rural seat typically has fewer voters than an urban seat, but since there are many more rural seats compared with urban ones, the party that does well in the interior has a better shot at securing Putrajaya. Estimates vary on how many of the 222 parliamentary seats can be classified as… → Read More
INTERACTIVE: These are GE15’s record-holding seats
PETALING JAYA: Bangi has the most voters among the country’s 222 parliamentary constituencies, with 303,430 people eligible to cast their ballots in the Selangor seat for GE15. → Read More
INTERACTIVE: These are GE15’s record-holding seats
PETALING JAYA: Bangi has the most voters among the country’s 222 parliamentary constituencies, with 303,430 people eligible to cast their ballots in the Selangor seat for GE15. → Read More
INTERACTIVE: Key facts about GE15 parties and candidates
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia heads to the ballot box on Nov 19 to elect a new line-up of lawmakers in Parliament and three states. The 15th General Election (GE15) will see a record 21.17 million eligible voters. They include 1.4 million Malaysians aged between 18 and 20 taking part in their first general election after the voting age was lowered from 21. A total of 39 parties are contesting the… → Read More
INTERACTIVE: Key facts about GE15 parties and candidates
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia heads to the ballot box on Nov 19 to elect a new line-up of lawmakers in Parliament and three states. The 15th General Election (GE15) will see a record 21.17 million eligible voters. They include 1.4 million Malaysians aged between 18 and 20 taking part in their first general election after the voting age was lowered from 21. A total of 39 parties are contesting the… → Read More