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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


Genital mutilation: The silent suffering of Colombia's Indigenous girls

Kuala Lampur, April 23 --  Alejandrina Guasorna did not discover until adulthood that she had been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) the day she was born in a remote Indigenous communi... Read More


Robots that wire cars and build phones: Germany bets on 'physical AI' to catch China in industrial race

HANOVER (Germany), April 23 -- A blue-eyed humanoid robot carefully opens a box and places a tool inside as a crowd of visitors watch the demonstration of "physical AI" skills at a major industrial tr... Read More


Peace or profit? As Maoist rebels fade, villagers in India's  Chhattisgarh state fear mining will take over their forests 

BASTAR (India), April 23 -- The Maoist rebellion that once held sway over nearly a third of India is being bulldozed into submission in its final forest fortress. Thick clouds of red dust billow skyw... Read More