Since 2018

We tell the Malaysians
The headlines miss.

Good News Malaysia is an independent newsroom dedicated to one mission - finding, verifying and beautifully telling the everyday stories of kindness, ingenuity and progress happening across our country.

1,240+

stories published

180,000

weekly readers

14states

covered nationwide

Our values

What we believe

Optimism is rigorous.

Hope isn't naivety - it's the result of looking harder, asking better questions, and refusing easy cynicism.

Sources first.

Every story is traced back to its original creator on Facebook, TikTok or Instagram - and credited clearly.

Local is global.

A grandmother feeding her kampung matters as much as a head of state. We cover both with the same care.

No outrage bait.

We never engineer anger for clicks. Our growth comes from readers who feel better after reading us.

The newsroom

People behind the byline

Aisyah Rahman

Editor in Chief

15 years across The Star and Reuters. Believes in slow journalism.

Daniel Tan

Sports & Features

Former national swimmer turned storyteller.

Priya Devi

Environment Lead

Marine biologist covering Malaysia's conservation wins.

Hafiz Omar

Food & Culture

Chef-trained writer obsessed with hawker heritage.

We tell the Malaysians The headlines miss.