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MPSJ leaves behind a trail of mess after felling 30-year old tree

SUBANG JAYA, Oct 9: Five days after chopping off a mango tree right down to its…

Australia is hosting the world’s first ‘nature positive’ summit. What is it, and why does it matter?

By Andrew Lowe, University of Adelaide This week, Australia hosts the inaugural Global Nature Positive Summit…

ELMU signs MoU and MoA, strengthens law enforcement education

BANDAR ENSTEK, NILAI, Oct 8 — Enforcement, Leadership and Management University (ELMU) signed three Memoranda of…

Water Supply restored to 99 pct of affected users in Penang – PBAPP

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 8 (Bernama) — The Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) has restored water supply to 99 per cent of the…

AI to drive Malaysia’s future growth, transform industries and public services – Gobind

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) — Artificial intelligence (AI) will be the driving force behind the future…

29 Areas in KL to face unscheduled water disruption due to pipe burst

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) — A total of 29 areas around the federal capital will experience unscheduled water…

Reflecting on the warmth of “Bula” in Fiji, let’s popularise “Salam” as a friendly Malaysian greeting

By Ravindran Raman Kutty During my two-week project in Suva, working with the Fijian government, I…

Why would anyone keep RM600k in cash & jewellery at home?

by Dr Rahim Said In the wee hours of the morning, while most of us are…

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…