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How a Deutsche Telekom-T-Mobile US tie-up could become the world's biggest M&A deal

BERLIN, April 23 -- Deutsche Telekom is exploring a possible tie-up with T-Mobile US to create a US$300 billion (RM1.1 trillion) telecoms giant, sources said, in what would overtake Vodafone-Mannesman... Read More


Muay Thai legend Buakaw targets enduring legacy before first‑ever bout in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 -- Amid the rise and fall of fighters within a short period, Muay Thai legend Buakaw Banchamek has proven that endurance, discipline and sacrifice are the keys to staying releva... Read More


The return of Khairy

Kuala Lampur, April 23 -- Umno turns 100 in 2046, and there's every chance if it heads the federal government then Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar is prime minister. Of course, if in 1961 someone posited... Read More


No peace in sight: Iran seizes ships as oil surges past US$100, Trump delays strikes

Kuala Lampur, April 23 -- Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, tightening its grip on the strategic waterway after US President Donald Trump called off attacks with no sign of p... Read More


Usno withdraws from GRS after 2025 Sabah election fallout

KOTA KINABALU, April 23 -- Controversial former Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia has pulled his United Sabah National Organisation (Usno) party out of the ruling Gabungan Rakyat Sabah ... Read More


Malaysians repaid a record RM23b in credit card debt in 2025 as household debt rises

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 -- Malaysians repaid over RM23 billion worth of credit card debt as of December 2025, a record rate underpinning the growing concern about the country's high level of household ... Read More


'I am confident in you': Thinaah gets Chong Wei's vote of confidence to lead Malaysia's Uber Cup charge in Horsens

HORSENS (Denmark), April 23 -- Malaysia's Uber Cup squad received a timely boost when national badminton legend Lee Chong Wei rallied the team via a video call, urging captain M. Thinaah to rise to th... Read More


Could the Strait of Malacca be next? What Hormuz's closure means for the world's busiest chokepoint

BANGKOK, April 23 -- The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has pushed Asian policymakers to confront renewed questions over the security of other major maritime chokepoints, including the Strait of Mala... Read More


Malaysia needs an OPPA (no, not that Korean 'oppa'), says ex-Malaysian Bar president

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 -- Malaysia will need to create an OPPA, instead of just stopping at changing the Federal Constitution to separate the roles of the attorney general (AG) and public prosecutor (... Read More


Embracing analog life: Young Americans detach from their phones for a month in digital detox

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Getting around without Google Maps. No longer scrolling Instagram at the bus stop. Ditching your headphones to hear the birds sing. In March, a group of 20- and 30-somethings ... Read More