Local tech & telco industries hail Anuar Fariz’s appointment as CEO at MDEC

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5: With the appointment of Anuar Fariz Fadzil (in pink tie) as the…

Bakso Goyang Lidah at Bungalow 18 – Swaying Your Culinary Senses

by Dr Rahim Said Our first encounter with “bakso goyang lidah” happened in the 1990s during…

Football players’ union hails European court ruling on transfers

BERLIN, Oct 4: The football players’ union or FIFPRO has welcomed a recent European Court of Justice…

Malaysian songket shines at Washington DC museums

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4:  Songket, Malaysia’s traditional luxurious textile, was showcased at The George Washington University Museum…

You can’t simply harass or verbally abuse Tokyo’s service sector employees from April 1, 2025

TOKYO, Oct 4: The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Friday approved a draft ordinance to prevent customers…

40 tonnes of Malaysian durians snapped up in less than 24 hours in China

BEIJING, Oct 4: In less than 24 hours, Chinese consumers snapped up the first batch of…

Farm in Gopeng, Perak now produces premium Japanese grapes

by Syamsiah Sahat GOPENG, Oct 4: An agrotourism farm in Gopeng has successfully cultivated Kyoho grapes,…

“Abang Adik” picked to represent Malaysia at 2025 Oscars

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4: The film ‘Abang Adik’ has been selected to represent Malaysia at the 97th…

Madrid Zoo develops AI-driven avatar for better visitor experience at panda enclosure

MADRID, Oct 4: A unique zoo keeper, developed using artificial intelligence (AI) and synthetic biology, has joined…

What happens when you verbally abuse a traffic cop?

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 4: Police arrested a man for using abusive language against a traffic police…

No comeback for internal combustion engines?

BRUSSELS, Oct 4: The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is not planning for a comeback of…

MRB in all-round approach to care for rubber tappers & smallholders to sustain competitiveness of local rubber industry

By Erda Khursyiah Basir KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4: Many years ago, a minister said in jest…

Another sad story of Johor man duped of RM124,000 in non-existent investment scheme after being promised RM9 mln

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 4: A man claimed to have lost RM124,000 after being deceived into investing in…

Samsung starts to mass produce chips for AI computers

SEOUL, Oct 4: Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it has begun mass production of its latest industry-leading…

Consumer to get RM50,000 refund as contractor fails to complete house on time

LABUAN, Oct 4: The Labuan Consumer Claims Tribunal has ordered a contractor to refund RM50,000 to…

Singapore’s ex-transport minister Iswaran sentenced to 12 months in jail

SINGAPORE, Oct 4: Former Singapore Transport Minister S. Iswaran was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment by…

RM20,000 fine & two-year jail terms await offenders using illegal fishing methods, including”bubu naga” fishing traps

SEREMBAN, Oct 4:  The Negeri Sembilan Fisheries Department (JPNS) has issued a stern warning to immediately…

World’s smallest Rubik’s cube from Japanese toymaker

TOKYO, Oct 4: A Japanese toy company has unveiled the world’s smallest Rubik’s Cube, with the fully…

Whopping US$12.8 billion scammed from Malaysians in a year

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4: Malaysians have lost a total of US$12.8 billion (RM54 billion) to scams in…

My treasure trove of books, my loot to enjoy

by Trailerman Sam If there’s one not-so-awesome habit that I have, it would be “reading while…

Achieving balanced economic reforms

by Lim Chee Wei More than 90 percent of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members under…

What happens when you throw soup at valuable Van Gogh paintings?

LONDON, Sept 29: Three people have been charged with criminal damage after soup was thrown at…

Sir Lewis Hamilton still has fond memories of hot Sepang circuit

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29: The last time that British Formula One racing ace Sir Lewis Hamilton…

How “Self-Knowledge” turned my attention from the outside world to a place of peace within myself

by Joel Metzger on rebuilding his life after a tragic road accident “Years ago, I believed…