Learning from woman builders of Malaysia

Malaysian women often fare better than they think they can, and in the building and construction industry, the so-called fairer sex are beginning to pull their weight towards a more gender-balanced workforce, including in top management.

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Women power: A young girl who dreams big

When the headmaster of a school for refugees she volunteers at told Heidy Quah to go ahead and leave for her university studies because the school will be closing down anyway due to lack of funds, Quah became even more reluctant to leave.

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Najib's grip over 1MDB tightened six months after becoming PM

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 29): Six months after Datuk Seri Najib Razak was appointed Prime Minister in 2009, a new article was added to Terengganu Investment Authority Bhd's (TIA) articles of association to grant him significant control over the company, which eventually became 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

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