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How reading physical books beats screen-reading

Kuala Lampur, June 4 -- Last week, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim called on Malaysians to strengthen the nation's reading culture, stressing that knowledge is essential to national progress. ... Read More


New AI-powered AWAS speed cameras delayed despite June launch promise, Transport Ministry yet to confirm trial start

KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 -- The trials for the new Automated Awareness Safety System (AWAS) have not yet begun. In fact, the exact starting date for the trials has not yet even been set. This is based on... Read More


Philippines to sue AirAsia Move for 'economic sabotage' over inflated airfares in typhoon-hit region

MANILA, June 4 -- The Philippine government will be filing an economic sabotage case against AirAsia Move. This is after the online travel booking platform was found selling its flight tickets at a mu... Read More


Cancer Diaries: EPF comes through, while I start turning into the Tin Man

Kuala Lampur, June 4 -- Last week I talked about the unexpected challenges of getting my EPF medical withdrawal application approved. The good news is that it's sorted and for the moment, I can set a... Read More


Kota Damansara's Kampunglah is the place for family style Malay food with a Negeri Sembilan slant

PETALING JAYA, June 4 -- If you bring a friend visiting from overseas to eat at Kampunglah, he or she may give you a death stare, wondering what they have got themselves into. Brightly coloured dishe... Read More


Suspected foreign national found dead at Bangsar construction site; identity yet to be confirmed

KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 -- The body of a man, suspected to be a foreign national, was discovered at a construction site in Bangsar this afternoon. Brickfields district police chief ACP Ku Mashariman Ku ... Read More


Cairo's Zawya cinema keeps artistic ambition alive and screens indie films that others won't

CAIRO, June 4 -- In the heart of Cairo, a small cinema has for over a decade offered a unique space for independent film in a country whose industry is largely dominated by commercial considerations. ... Read More


Meet Malaysia's new wave of directors shaping cinema from box office hits to Cannes acclaim (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 -- More often than not, film directors are influential people, especially the great ones such as Steven Spielberg or Sir Christopher Nolan, who at least once in their careers have... Read More


Vape ban under review in Perak as MB cites need for thorough study and stakeholder talks

IPOH, June 4 -- The Perak state government has not yet reached a decision on whether to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad. Saarani said several facto... Read More


Anwar likely to exhaust right under law to refer constitutional questions to Federal Court - Hafiz Hassan

Kuala Lampur, June 4 -- In the case of Badan Peguam Malaysia v Yang Berhormat Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Tan Sri Dato' Hj Mahiaddin bin Mohd Yasin & Anor [2024], the Malaysian Bar (Bar) applied to the ... Read More