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Plastic to paracetamol: Scientists engineer E. coli to turn waste into painkillers, but doubts remain

LONDON, June 29 -- Scientists have found a way to use the bacteria E.Coli to convert plastic waste into a popular painkiller, a study said Monday, though outside experts doubted the technique would ma... Read More


PBS denies forming new bloc with STAR, says alliance is to boost GRS unity before state election

KOTA KINABALU, June 29 -- The collaboration between Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) and Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) should not be misconstrued as the formation of a new political bloc but instead se... Read More


Tawau police arrests fleeing man after wife reports him for beatings, threats at home with axe and knife

TAWAU, June 29 -- Police arrested a man for allegedly beating and threatening his wife with sharp weapons at a residence here on Saturday. Tawau District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Jasmin Hu... Read More


Dwindling desert hounds: Tunisia's Sloughi hounds face extinction as breeders fight to preserve ancient lineage

TUNIS, June 29 -- Nemcha, Zina and Zouina, three North African Sloughi hounds, play on the beach in Tunisia where their ancestors have long roamed desert plains, seemingly unaware of the existential t... Read More


Dwindling desert breed: Tunisia's Sloughi hounds face extinction as breeders fight to preserve ancient lineage

TUNIS, June 29 -- Nemcha, Zina and Zouina, three North African Sloughi hounds, play on the beach in Tunisia where their ancestors have long roamed desert plains, seemingly unaware of the existential t... Read More


Religious affairs minister censures surau for ejecting worshipper, says mosques are not 'exclusive spaces'

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 -- Religious Affairs Minister Datuk Mohd Na'im Mokhtar has expressed disappointment over a viral incident involving a male worshipper who was removed from a surau in Teluk Pangli... Read More


Pink Dot returns to Singapore's Hong Lim Park with call for inclusion and hope for future generations

SINGAPORE, June 29 -- Thousands gathered at Hong Lim Park in Singapore yesterday for the 17th edition of Pink Dot, celebrating LGBTQ love and pushing for greater inclusion in Singapore society. Despi... Read More


New claims link six more Sabah politicians to RM3.96m mining licence bribes, raising number to 15

KOTA KINABALU, June 29 -- Six more politicians in Sabah have been accused of involvement in the mining licence scandal. A MalaysiaKini report yesterday alleged that among the politicians named are fr... Read More


'Stop exploiting her name': Family forced to cordon off UPSI crash victim's grave amid surge in superstition seekers, supernatural claims

BESUT, June 29 -- The grave of Nurly Shahirah Azman, who died in a bus crash involving Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students in Gerik, Perak, has been cordoned off by her family to preven... Read More


Selangor top cop calls for safer student-only hostels after Cyberjaya killing in off-campus unit

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 -- Off-campus student accommodations should undergo proper screenings and be restricted to student tenants only, Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said. He emph... Read More