Harith Mustaffa
Harith covers Malaysia for The Straits Times, with a focus on Johor. He has been a journalist since 2019, starting with Berita Harian, where he covered crime and community issues. His work includes reporting on the reopening of Mecca and Madinah for pilgrimage in 2021, and the opening of Singapore’s representative office in the West Bank in 2022. A South-east Asian Studies graduate from NUS, he joined ST in 2024. Outside work, he plays guitar for a psychedelic rock band.
Latest articles
How your JB mall experience will change when the RTS Link opens in end-2026
Malaysia bans foreign cards at fuel pumps, but S’poreans still free to swipe for RON97
Malaysia slashes subsidised RON95 quota by a third to 200 litres as temporary measure
Bridging the ‘grey area’: Malaysian workers who commute to Singapore welcome new insurance scheme
More expensive dates? How the Mid-East conflict is affecting supply of Ramadan food in S-E Asia
‘Lesson’ for Johor: Data centres should not be sited too near homes, says assemblyman after outcry
Locals left asking what comes next after Johor’s data centre rush swallows their villages
Proposed RTS Link fare of $5 to $7 ‘affordable’ for many Malaysians, but may still be steep for some
Johoreans say JB is now ‘Singapore-priced’. This CNY, they’re shopping on the outskirts
In Malaysia’s ‘jungle railway’, a colonial-era train signalling ritual still survives
