Cover story - Priced off Penang: Who can afford an island home?

There is a property boom on the island, and Penang's middle class may have to move out.

Editorial: How will nationalism evolve?

Hungry Ghost Festival & Ramadan

In a quirk of two religions' calendar systems, the Hungry Ghost Festival and Ramadan coincides in 2010.

Turning disability into a national asset

Disabled persons can still contribute to the nation's economy, if we let them.

Stronger states, greater progress

It is time to rethink the nation's developmental model.