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Tom Holland swaps Spider-Man suit for Lego film championing play (VIDEO)

LONDON, Sept. 2 -- Tom Holland may be best known for swinging across the big screen as Marvel's Spider-Man, but the British actor is now fronting a very different role - in a new LEGO short film encou... Read More


Cathay Cineplexes shuts its doors in Singapore amid mounting financial challenges

SINGAPORE, Sept. 2 -- Cathay Cineplexes has ceased operations after its parent mm2 Asia said the cinema chain would enter creditors' voluntary liquidation. The operator told the Singapore Exchange on... Read More


Grab CEO extends support in Indonesia following driver casualties amid protests

PETALING JAYA, Sept. 2 -- Just hours after attending the National Day celebrations in Putrajaya on Sunday, Grab CEO Anthony Tan travelled to Makassar to stand in solidarity with the Grab community in ... Read More


Parents, students uneasy as Singapore schools roll out tough anti-vaping rules

SINGAPORE, Sept. 2 -- Parents and students say they are unsettled by Singapore's tough new anti-vaping measures in schools, warning teenagers may simply find new ways to dodge them. The Ministry of E... Read More


'Dances with Wolves' star Graham Greene dies at 73

TORONTO, Sept. 2 -- Graham Greene, the trailblazing Canadian First Nations actor who opened doors for Indigenous actors in Hollywood, has died at 73 after a long illness, Deadline reported. Greene di... Read More


'They have made history': Malaysia Airlines crew celebrate world champion shuttlers on Paris flight home (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 2 -- On their return flight home from Paris, Malaysia's newly crowned badminton athletes received a warm welcome aboard a Malaysia Airlines plane, where the crew honoured their his... Read More


Joe Bugner, boxing great who went 15 rounds with Muhammad Ali in Kuala Lumpur, dies at 75

LONDON, Sept. 2 -- Former British, European and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Joe Bugner has died aged 75. Bugner, who shared the ring with Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier during a storied career, p... Read More


Asean, Brics, GCC, SCO - and what's left ? - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 2 -- When Timor-Leste formally joins the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) at the October 2025 Summit, Asean will reach a symbolic milestone: 11 members stitched toge... Read More


Of unseen wounds and toxic words: How gaslighting quietly harms everyone at work - Hanaa Samaha

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 2 -- Just as words can heal, they can also wound. Have you ever replayed someone's remarks for days, questioning your feelings, judgment, or even sanity? This is what's called gas... Read More


Urban Renewal Act debate: Modernisation imperatives vs community concerns?

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 2 -- Do you recall the movie Captain America: Civil War, where Cap was trying to find, defend and protect the Winter Soldier or Bucky, his friend, from being hunted, but Tony Stark... Read More