Malaysia Impact
The same events read from the Malaysian side: what changes for jobs, prices, businesses, students and households here. This is the site's home column — the reason the other columns exist.
Analysis
Shah Alam High Court rules condo management bodies cannot use house rules to ban pets outright
The Shah Alam High Court ruled on 30 October 2026 that House Rule 9.0 cannot be used to prohibit a resident from keeping three cats, and that any enforcement must be based on By-law 14 of the Strata Management (Maintenance and Management) Regulations 2015 and supported by evidence. For strata
Sabah and Sarawak interim special grants jump to RM1.5 billion each as 2027 Budget debate opens
Federal allocations to Sabah and Sarawak reach RM18.7 billion and RM16.2 billion in the 2027 Budget, with interim special grants of RM1.5 billion each. Here is what the money is, where it goes, and what the missing formula means for services in both states.
Malaysia's births fell 1.5% while deaths rose 29.1% from 2010 to 2019, DOSM time series shows
DOSM's Vital Statistics Time Series 2010-2019 shows live births fell 1.5% while deaths rose 29.1%. Crude birth rate dropped to 15.2 per 1,000 while crude death rate rose to 5.4 per 1,000. TFR fell below replacement level from 2015.