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The Kwangtung and Tengchow Association in George Town: From managing cemeteries to keeping cultural heritage alive for more than 200 years

GEORGE TOWN, July 4 -- Originally established to manage communal cemeteries for Chinese immigrants from Guangdong and Fujian provinces in China, the Kwangtung and Tengchow Association's beginnings her... Read More


Refuge at risk: Mexican drug rehab centers in cartels' crosshairs

CELAYA, July 4 -- Mexican rehabilitation centers were supposed to provide sanctuary to drug users trying to kick their addictions. Instead, they became targets for the same ultra-violent cartels that ... Read More


Deepika Padukone becomes first Indian actress to receive Hollywood Walk of Fame star

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 -- Bollywood star Deepika Padukone has been named among the 2026 inductees of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, becoming the first Indian actress to receive the honour. According to a ... Read More


KLIA Aerotrain suffers brief disruption after reopening this week, caused by tunnel flooding from heavy rain

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 -- The Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Aerotrain service was temporarily suspended this morning after water accumulated in its tunnel following heavy rainfall. Malaysia... Read More


Office closed when delivering defamation letter of demand? Well, I was attending grandpa's funeral, Steven Sim tells PAS man

BUKIT MERTAJAM, July 4 -- Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim Chee Keong has accused a PAS leader of attempting to politicise his absence from his service centre yesterday, claiming it was a deliberate move ... Read More


Lady Gaga's Singapore shows pull in up to S$150m in tourism spend, say analysts

SINGAPORE, July 4 -- Lady Gaga's four-night concert run at Singapore's National Stadium in May may have generated as much as S$150 million (RM497 million) in tourism receipts for the country, accordin... Read More


Ostensible ceasefire in Gaza, real and fictional, has made the ARF more important than ever - Phar Kim Beng and Lutfy Hamzah

Kuala Lampur, July 4 -- The current state of international diplomacy is being shaped not by declarations etched in treaties, but by gestures and optics that straddle the line between the real and the ... Read More


Man suffers serious head injuries after falling onto Kelana Jaya LRT tracks at Subang Alam station

SHAH ALAM, July 4 -- A 27-year-old man sustained serious head injuries after falling onto the Kelana Jaya Line LRT tracks at Subang Alam station in Section 27 here this morning. New Straits Times cit... Read More


Penang open to scaling down Jelutong reclamation off Karpal Singh Drive, says chief minister

SEBERANG PERAI, July 3 -- The Penang state government may consider renegotiating the terms and scale of the reclamation project off Karpal Singh Drive, said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. He said the ... Read More


Firefighters rescue Korean man stuck in eight-foot drain in Kuching

KUCHING, July 3 -- A Korean man in his 50s sustained injuries after falling into a drain approximately eight feet deep at Lorong B4 BDC, near the entrance of a condominium here last night. The Fire a... Read More