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KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — The future of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition hangs in the balance as PAS will convene a high-stakes central working committee (CWC) meeting tomorrow night to determine its ongoing relationship with Bersatu.
PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang confirmed the meeting today, when speaking to reporters following the launch of a book on the Iran-Israel war at the Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair, Free Malaysia Today reported.
“It will be tomorrow, God willing, Monday. We will have a meeting at night,” Hadi said, addressing mounting speculation over when the party leadership would formally decide the trajectory of the PAS-Bersatu partnership.
The alliance between the two PN pillars has been tenuous since Tan Sri Muhyddin Yassin was forced to resign as the chairman of the coalition last year.
The rift widened after Hadi publicly signalled that PAS would reassess its cooperation with Bersatu, delivering a pointed warning that the party’s “patience has its limits.”
At the core of the dispute are several high-friction issues that have eroded trust between the two parties.
Chief among these is Bersatu’s move to unseat the Perlis menteri besar, as well as allegations of Bersatu interfering in state-level appointments in the PAS strongholds of Kedah and Kelantan.
Adding to the tension is a strategic disagreement over the coalition's growth; Hadi alleged that Bersatu has consistently opposed the admission of new Malay-Muslim parties into the PN fold whereas the Islamist party has continued its outreach towards such groups.
Whenever a gift-giving holiday rolls around, my mom goes one of two routes: the classic “don’t get me anything,” or a list of practical staples she’ll end up buying herself anyway (think: notepads, a fresh tube of mascara—you know the type). Which makes finding 2026 Mother’s Day gifts for her feel like a challenge I’m determined to get right. The truth is, she doesn’t need a gift to feel my love—she gets that in the countless FaceTimes, texts, and love notes that keep us connected between coasts. But that’s exactly why I want to find one that feels worthy of it. (Is my overthinking showing?)
I’m not a mom myself, but Mother’s Day still feels personal. It’s about the women in my life who show up, care deeply, and somehow make it all look effortless: my sister, who doesn’t just run marathons but wins them; a dear friend who hosts with the kind of ease I’m still trying to master; and my own mom, who deserves something far more thoughtful than anything she’d ever ask for.
The best gifts are the ones she wouldn’t splurge on herself—but once she has them, they elevate her everyday. Ahead, I’ve rounded up the gifts I’m actually giving this year. My style of Mother’s Day gifting is focused on thoughtful, beautiful finds for every kind of mom in your life.
This is where things get interesting. The best gifts here are the ones she wouldn’t buy for herself, but once she has them, she can’t imagine living without them.
Knesko Skin
This is what you get her instead of telling her to “take some time for herself.” Each mask comes with a meditation. I’m currently on my third set of these (obsessed) and I’ve started to tuck the little meditations into everything from letters to care packages for my loved ones.
Bed Threads
Bedding, for Mother’s Day? Actually groundbreaking. She’d never buy this for herself, but she definitely has a Pinterest board dedicated to the color. It’s the kind of upgrade she’ll think about every night once she has it.
Bio-Therapeutic
If she’s even a little into skincare, this is the tool she didn’t know she was missing. It’s quick, effective, and makes a visible difference. (This skincare-obsessive writes from experience.)
OSEA
If she’s the type to reapply lotion three times a day and still not be satisfied, this is the upgrade. Skin feels softer, looks better, and actually stays that way.
Friend of Mine
A nostalgic, beautifully printed apron that turns everyday cooking into something you actually look forward to. (Shout out to everything Friend of Mine does—it’s Mother’s Day gifting gold.)
Juniper Books
Same stories, better presence. If she organizes her bookshelves by color, this is an easy win.
Drowsy
Most sleep masks are… fine, but this one actually works. It blocks everything out and makes her feel like she’s sleeping in a hotel.
For when you want something that feels a little more personal—without veering into anything overly precious. These are the pieces she’ll actually always keep.
Casa Zuma x west~bourne
For the mom who can throw together a simple meal and still make it feel like a whole thing. A beautiful set that makes even a quick lunch look intentional.
Quince
14K Gold Diamond Bezel Necklace
This is the one she’ll wear every day and forget to take off. (Exactly the point.)
Wilde House Paper
Thoughtful, but not intimidating. No prompts to overthink—just a place she’ll actually want to come back to. It has a following for a reason.
Casa Zuma x Limor Pinz
A good mug is weirdly personal. Maybe that’s why I have 20 and always come back to the same one? This mug has just enough weight and shape to make it feel like hers from the first sip.
Nothing she exactly needs, but everything that makes her day run a little smoother.
Maison Louis Marie
Not sweet, not predictable. I’ve told everyone to buy one—it’s the scent of spring and summer. (I’m stocking up.)
Bare Hands
She wants to feel polished, and not spend two hours doing it. This gets her there faster.
Dr. Deepika Chopra
Not overly positive, not unrealistic—this is about staying grounded when things are hard. It’s the kind of book she’ll read slowly, underline, and come back to when she needs it most.
Anima Mundi
I trust Anima Mundi with pretty much every part of my routine, so this was an easy yes. It’s rich in botanical ingredients like helichrysum, aloe, and jojoba, so you actually wake up with hydrated, calmer, noticeably better-looking skin—not just the idea of it.
kai
This is the one people stop her for. It’s light, floral, and somehow always reads as her skin, but better—not overpowering, just unmistakably good. The kind of scent she’ll wear every day and still get asked about.
Anthropologie
Eden Stoneware Tea Cups, Set of 4
The cups she’ll pull out when she’s not drinking her coffee standing up.
Stephen Orr
For when she wants to slow down, but needs a reason to do it. This is the kind of book she’ll pick up, read a few pages of, and always keep on the nightstand.
Three Peaks
One of those small additions that makes her feel like she has her life together—at least in the morning. Rich, slightly earthy, and packed with real antibacterial benefits, it’s the kind of upgrade she’ll actually stick with.
Loftie
If she’s still waking up to her phone, this is the upgrade. It’s softer, calmer, and makes her mornings feel noticeably less chaotic. (Bonus: It doesn’t require a phone to operate—so she has no excuses for keeping it out of the bedroom.)
Some gifts just slip seamlessly into her life—no occasion required. These are the pieces that elevate her everyday style with ease, blending function, comfort, and just the right amount of polish.
Clare V.
The easiest way to pull herself together on the go. (While still looking undeniably chic.)
The Jacket Maker
Rumy Black Leather Biker Jacket
I’m fully convinced every woman needs one incredible leather jacket, and this is it. It’s timeless, slightly oversized in the right way, and works with everything—from a clean, minimal look to something softer and more feminine.
July Luggage
You know them for their luggage—this is just as good. If she’s the kind of mom who leaves the house with no less than seven things in her hands, this bag is the answer. Big enough to carry everything without collapsing into chaos.
Kat the Label
Feels like pajamas, looks like she has plans. She’ll wear it more than she expects.
Haven Well Within
Faux Fur Criss Cross Molded Slippers
Not just a house slipper. These are the ones she’ll put on in the morning and realize she never took off.
Sézane
The kind of dress that makes every day feel a little more romantic. She’ll throw it on, add nothing else, and still feel put-together.
This post was last updated on April 20, 2026, to include new insights.
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In May, Ferrari introduced its first entry into the electric vehicle market: the Luce. With an exterior like a Nissan Leaf, and an interior designed by the guy who designed the iPhone, it received a lot of hate. So, if Ferrari can’t make a cool EV, who can?
Enter the Slate truck. It’s a Jeff Bezos-backed, American-made compact truck with no bells, whistles, or even AC — the antithesis of the Tesla Cybertruck. It’s kind of cute. And it might just get more Americans to drive an electric car.
At a time when American manufacturers have fallen far behind countries like China in the automotive industry, companies are still trying to get Americans excited about electric.
Andrew Hawkins is a transportation editor at The Verge who has been following the EV industry in the US. He tells Today, Explained co-host Sean Rameswaram about the problems stopping American drivers from fully adopting EVs and discusses whether this bare-bones truck can fix them.
Below is an excerpt of the conversation, edited for length and clarity. There’s much more in the full podcast, so listen to Today, Explained wherever you get podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Pandora, and Spotify.
There’s another electric truck that we have to talk about.
Oh, yes, indeed. The Slate truck.
This to me represents the dichotomy in the EV market today, right? On the one hand, you’ve got your Ferrari Luce. That is a $640,000 car that no one you will ever meet will probably buy. And on the other hand, you’ve got this Slate Truck that is the most bare-bones two-seater that you could possibly imagine. There’s no radio, there’s no touchscreen, there’s no central screen inside the vehicle. There’s no paint. You even have to opt in to get power windows; otherwise, they will just give you the [window crank].
I love the idea of an electric truck that has manual roll-’em-down windows.
When I heard that, that blew my mind. This is a new startup. They’ve got a lot of investment cash from Jeff Bezos and some other people. This is their first vehicle. And the theory behind it is that we will make this thing as stripped-down as we possibly can. Take out all the bells and whistles. People can add a bunch of stuff. They could turn it into a small SUV by adding a back section to it if they want. They could add wrapping decals. You could personalize it and make it look however you want it to look. Or, you could just buy the bare-bones version.
The idea being that electric vehicles, as they stand today, are above the average cost of a new gas-powered vehicle. So, we need to bring this price down. How are we going to do that? Well, still the most expensive part about any electric vehicle is the battery. So, in order to have a good battery while still having a decent car, you need to take out everything else.
That’s how they’re saying that they’re going to sell this thing for under $30,000 when it eventually comes out at the end of this year.
So, unlike the [Ferrari] Luce, people responded well to this Slate truck. Why is it a truck? Why not a sedan?
Trucks are very popular in the US. They’re amongst the best-selling vehicles, typically. The Ford F-150, for example, was the best-selling vehicle in America for a long time.
But, this is America. We love our trucks. We love our big trucks. This is not a big truck. This is a small truck. And a lot of people have been saying trucks have gotten too big. They’re oversized behemoths out on the road that are dangerous to pedestrians that are out walking around. They don’t offer enough safety protections. And so, maybe we need to come back to more of a midsize or compact.
And then, obviously, gas prices are soaring. People are looking for something that’s a little bit more downsized in general. So, I think the truck prospect is an interesting one. Then again, trucks aren’t for everybody. If you want to turn this thing into a four-seater compact SUV, that’s something that will be an option to you, as well.
Okay, so this reason to make a little truck seems based on market research. People want a truck, and here’s a very different truck that we can offer them. What about this decision to literally strip away every single feature, including the paint, including the power windows, including the radio?
It’s a real risky bet from Slate. I think what they’re trying to say is that maybe cars have become too bloated, right? We’re starting to see a pullback from too many convenience features, especially in the car market with people feeling a lot of pressure on their pocketbooks and how expensive new cars have become. They’re looking for something that is a little bit more downmarket.
But also, I think it’s a reflection of where the expenses are in building a new car and a realization that you can’t just put out a car, especially an electric vehicle today, without some plan to make it profitable. One of the original mistakes of the auto industry, and especially the American auto industry, was that they could take a lot of their most popular cars, retrofit them to be electric, and that people would respond to them.
That was, I think, a pretty understandable bet from a lot of these companies. But, I don’t think they were really taking costs into effect for a lot of that. And what we ended up with was a lot of cars that were indistinguishable from their gas counterparts, but were 20 to 30 percent more expensive than those gas cars.
In so many ways, the automotive industry is a stand-in for our whole economy. We hold up the auto industry as being this kind of beacon which represents our innovativeness and our leadership on the global stage. And I think that we’ve ceded that leadership now to China.
China is now leading. They sell the most cars, they export the most cars, and they have the best technology. They’ve cracked the code on cheap EVs. I feel like America is always going to have an outsized reputation, but whether that reputation is actually earned anymore, I think is a very open question right now.
Do the people want EVs in this country yet, or do they still have range anxiety and a preference for the combustion engine? Does the war in Iran factor into how the people feel right now?
People vote with their pocketbooks, right? That’s where their preferences are today. And I think when electric vehicles were first gaining popularity, you heard a lot about charging anxiety. You heard a lot about range anxiety.
I think those are still considerations, but I feel, right now, the number one consideration for most people is, “I’m living paycheck to paycheck, and it’s costing me $80, $90 to fill up my F-150.” The used EV market right now is extremely attractive to a lot of people. You can get a very good electric vehicle for around $20,000. You take it home, you set up a home charger, you charge that thing overnight. You never have to go to a gas station again. That’s a pretty attractive proposition to a lot of people.
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