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Sports minister spells out what RM30m did for Malaysia's national football programme

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 19 -- The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) recently made key personnel appointments with the help of a RM30 million government allocation for the national football programme. ... Read More


'Captain America must die': US-China tensions play out in Nezha 2 box office success

BEIJING, Feb. 19 -- The record-breaking success of China's Nezha 2, now the highest-grossing animated film of all time, has ignited a wave of nationalist sentiment amid ongoing geopolitical tensions w... Read More


No application in yet, housing minister says on Unesco heritage bid for Selangor's Chinese new villages

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 19 -- The government has yet to receive any applications to propose the Chinese new villages in Selangor as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesc... Read More


Law minister reveals full pardons for 106 prisoners, reduced sentences for 44 others

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 19 -- A total of 106 prisoners were granted full pardons last year from 2006, while 44 others had their sentences reduced. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Inst... Read More


Party veterans Tan Kok Wai, Fong Kui Lun to step aside from DAP leadership, cite confidence in next generation

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 19 -- DAP veterans Tan Kok Wai and Fong Kui Lun have announced they will not contest the Central Executive Committee (CEC) election at the party's 18th National Congress on March 16... Read More


Ministers made 236 overseas trips in 2024, cost RM44m, Parliament told

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 19 -- Malaysian Cabinet members undertook a total of 236 official trips abroad last year, according to Federal Territories Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa. She said the total expenditur... Read More


'The Brutalist' director says critically-acclaimed movie made him 'zero dollar's (VIDEO)

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19 -- The Brutalist director Brady Corbet revealed that he earned no money from his Oscar-nominated film, despite its critical success. Speaking on WTF With Marc Maron, Corbet said ... Read More


Commonwealth Lawyers Association makes last-minute plea to save Malaysian death row inmate in Singapore Pannir Selvam

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 19 -- The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) has issued an urgent appeal to the Singapore government to halt the execution of Malaysian Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, who is schedule... Read More


Cancer Diaries: Knowing when to adjust your difficulty level

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 19 -- Something's got to give, sometimes. In my case it was my pretending that I could keep being resilient without cracking - evidenced by the loud guttural howl-scream when my wa... Read More


China's 'Nezha 2' breaks records, surpasses 'Inside Out 2' in global box office (VIDEO)

BEIJING, Feb. 19 -- Chinese animated blockbuster Nezha 2 overtook Pixar's Inside Out 2 on Tuesday to become the highest-grossing animated film globally, according to data from ticketing platform Maoya... Read More