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Cancer Diaries: Developing needle phobia and dealing with seven-hour-long treatments

Kuala Lampur, March 4 -- Most of my life I have been pretty stoic about getting injections or blood draws and even as a child I wasn't bothered by syringes or needles. Now the thought of getting my b... Read More


PMO: Malaysia to sign strategic partnership with UK's leading chip design firm, boosting AI and semiconductor sectors

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 -- Malaysia is set to sign a strategic partnership agreement with one of the world's largest chip architecture design companies, based in the United Kingdom, this evening, the Pr... Read More


Gen Z's 'conscious unbossing' is a wake-up call - Elman Mustafa El Bakri

Kuala Lampur, March 4 -- For decades, middle management has been seen as a natural career step - a reward for experience and hard work. But Gen Z isn't buying into that narrative. According to a rece... Read More


Works Minister highlights project delays in Sarawak and Sabah, vows to address issues

KAPIT, March 4 -- The key representatives of Public Works Department (JKR) from the Putrajaya headquarters and the Sarawak and Sabah offices recently met in Kuching to discuss issues affecting the imp... Read More


Grab snaps up Sarawak grocery chain Everrise for retail push

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 -- Southeast Asia's ride-hailing leader, Grab Holdings Ltd, is expanding its footprint in the grocery sector by acquiring the Everrise supermarket chain in Sarawak. According to... Read More


Will raising parking costs lower traffic congestion?

Kuala Lampur, March 4 -- As a twice-yearly visitor to Penang, I nevertheless read with concern the report that the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has implemented a 50 per cent increase in parking f... Read More


About those excessive charges for gloves, a reply to Sim Tze Tzin

Kuala Lampur, March 4 -- Dear YB Sim, I watched with interest - and no small measure of disappointment - your remarks in Parliament questioning why private hospitals are "excessively" charging for gl... Read More


Communications Ministry says no plan to implement urine screening to prevent drug use in concerts

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 -- Putrajaya has no plans to implement urine tests for concertgoers as part of standard operating procedures (SOPs) to curb drug use at events, the Communications Ministry said y... Read More


No plans yet to replicate Johor-Singapore SEZ at borders with Kalimantan and Southern Thailand, Putrajaya says

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 -- The government is open to exploring the possibility of establishing special economic zones (SEZs) along Malaysia's international borders with Kalimantan, Indonesia, but no pro... Read More


FAM suspends naturalised player recruitment for Harimau Malaya, Sports Ministry says

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 -- The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has temporarily halted its national-level player naturalisation programme, the Youth and Sports Ministry said yesterday. In a Parli... Read More