Amy Khoo News Today

Malaysia is on the cusp of being admitted to a club dominated by the advanced economies whose material wealth it has long aspired to emulate. But from economic inequality and a rapidly ageing society to political instability and huge fiscal strains, the challenges are many. Malaysia would do well to fix them rather than obsess solely on GDP growth at this point

Being a hawker is no cake walk, so you can imagine our respect for this stall that has been going strong for 70 years. Enter Ri Xin Snack Delights and its owner, a man who has been called "the most courteous person that you could ever meet". Located in Maxwell Food Centre, the elderly hawker's stall sells traditional savoury and...