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Genital mutilation: The silent suffering of Colombia's Indigenous girls

Kuala Lampur, April 23 --  Alejandrina Guasorna did not discover until adulthood that she had been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) the day she was born in a remote Indigenous communi... Read More


Robots that wire cars and build phones: Germany bets on 'physical AI' to catch China in industrial race

HANOVER (Germany), April 23 -- A blue-eyed humanoid robot carefully opens a box and places a tool inside as a crowd of visitors watch the demonstration of "physical AI" skills at a major industrial tr... Read More


Peace or profit? As Maoist rebels fade, villagers in India's  Chhattisgarh state fear mining will take over their forests 

BASTAR (India), April 23 -- The Maoist rebellion that once held sway over nearly a third of India is being bulldozed into submission in its final forest fortress. Thick clouds of red dust billow skyw... Read More


Police arrest two men in Klang over shooting at Bangsar's Jalan Telawi

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 -- Two men were reportedly arrested last night after police traced suspects linked to a shooting along Jalan Telawi in Bangsar. According to The Star, Kuala Lumpur police chief... Read More


The strategic importance of the Strait of Malacca is rising, but peace must begin in the Strait of Hormuz - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, April 23 -- The recent passage of a United States warship through the Strait of Malacca may appear routine. Indeed, under international law, such transits are permissible and even expec... Read More


Level 1 hot weather alert issued for 10 areas in Perlis, Kedah and Kelantan

Kuala Lampur, April 23 -- Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Malay Mail.... Read More


Straits of Malacca and Singapore are not toll roads - Mohd Hazmi Mohd Rusli

Kuala Lampur, April 23 -- Remarks by Indonesia's Finance Minister, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, yesterday at the PT SMI 2026 Symposium in Jakarta, suggesting the possibility of introducing a levy on ves... Read More


Meta AI glasses hype fades as Ray-Ban maker shares slip

PARIS, April 23 -- Shares in EssilorLuxottica, the world's top maker of eyeglasses, slid on Thursday as analysts said investors have turned wary of AI glasses. The French-Italian company has pushed h... Read More


Ships pay up: Iran claims first toll earnings from Hormuz Strait

TEHRAN, April 23 -- A senior Iranian parliament official said on Thursday that Tehran has received the first revenue from tolls it imposed on the strategic Strait of Hormuz in its war with the United ... Read More


Murakami to release July novel 'The Tale of KAHO', his first with a female lead

TOKYO, April 23 -- Haruki Murakami's first novel in three years will hit shelves in Japan in July, starring a woman as the main character for the first time, his publisher said Thursday. Titled The T... Read More