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Rescue pup to meme star: the real-life 'Dogecoin' dog

TOKYO, April 28 -- Her fluffy face now frail, Kabosu still flashes the enigmatic smile that made her the go-to meme dog for millennials and inspired a US$23 billion (RM109 billion) cryptocurrency belo... Read More


Japan anime studio draws on talent of autistic artists

KYOTO, April 28 -- Diagnosed with autism, Shoko Sakuma says she struggled working in accounting but now she is putting her childhood love of drawing to work in a special Japanese animation studio. Th... Read More


Popular on TikTok, can this belly fat burn dance really make you lose weight? (VIDEO)

NEW YORK, April 28 -- Moving your pelvis back and forth repeatedly and regularly will supposedly help you burn belly fat and lose weight. This dance-like exercise, popular on TikTok, is known under va... Read More


Plastic food packaging contains harmful substances, scientists say

OSLO, April 28 -- Researchers who have discovered thousands of chemical substances in food packaging are calling for these plastics to be redesigned to ensure consumer safety. In particular, two studi... Read More


Remembering the Armenian link in Penang: Restoration of Armenian graves in the Western Road Cemetery

GEORGE TOWN, April 28 -- More than 220 years ago, Armenian traders and merchants landed in Penang, creating a trading link between India, Singapore and Penang. One of the earliest records of the Arme... Read More


One killed, two others injured in two-car collision in Kuching

KUCHING, April 28 -- A 37-year-old man was killed while two others sustained light injuries in an accident involving two cars at Jalan Tun Jugah here in the early hours of Sunday. The Fire and Rescue... Read More


Kuching retiree loses RM122,000 to foreign trio offering to help 'cleanse' bad luck

KUCHING, April 28 -- A retired civil servant here lost RM122,000 after being duped by three suspected foreign nationals offering to help rid her of bad luck. Padawan acting police chief DSP Lim Jaw S... Read More


Police confirm Perikatan politician Chegu Bard under sedition investigation over Forest City casino remarks

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 -- The police have arrested Perikatan Nasional politician Badrul Hisham Shaharin for sedition following a Facebook post he made over a news report that a casino would be opened ... Read More


Abang Johari welcomes businessmen keen to migrate from peninsular Malaysia to Sarawak; mulls giving PR status but with conditions

KUCHING, April 28 -- The Sarawak government is considering grant permanent resident status to businessmen from peninsular Malaysia as proposed by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Sara... Read More


Plantation minister: MSPO, RSPO will benefit Sarawak small-scale oil palm farmers

BINTULU, April 27 -- Small-scale oil palm farmers in the country, especially Sarawak, will benefit from Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification programme and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm ... Read More