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Singapore handbag brand Aupen, loved by US celebrities, halts staff and products as Target fights its name

SINGAPORE, Sept. 9 -- Home-grown handbag label Aupen has shut down its website and social media accounts while cutting staff amid a trademark dispute with US retail giant Target. Aupen, founded by Ni... Read More


I can't believe it's not unagi: Penang engineer pioneers lab-grown meat, set for Singapore launch

SEBERANG PERAI, Sept. 9 -- Beef, unagi, and grouper grown in a laboratory may sound like science fiction, but Penang engineer Jason Ng has made it a reality, with plans to launch the products in Singa... Read More


In first case, Singapore detains teen who idolised Hitler, bin Laden and Kim Jong-Ilunder ISA restriction order

SINGAPORE, Sept. 9 -- Singapore has recorded its first case of a youth being self-radicalised by a mix of extremist ideologies, after a 14-year-old boy embraced elements of ISIS, Nazism and communism ... Read More


Singapore reclaims 800ha at Pulau Tekong in first below-sea-level project to cut sand use

SINGAPORE, Sept. 8 -- Singapore has reportedly reclaimed 800 hectaresof land at Pulau Tekong using empoldering, its first below-sea-level land reclamation project, in a move to strengthen the country'... Read More


Fire at Singapore National Gallery forces evacuation, no injuries or art damage reported

SINGAPORE, Sept. 8 -- Parts of the Singapore National Gallery have reopened after a fire broke out in a staff access area earlier this morning. In a Facebook post, the gallery said the incident was s... Read More


No extra cost, just extra care: Five service upgrades for Huawei users

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 8 -- In 2025, owning a Huawei device comes with more than cutting-edge technology - it comes with peace of mind. With the launch of the Huawei Service Upgrade Programme, customers ... Read More


PM Anwar warns neglect of history could undermine nation's cultural identity, calls for balance with technology

PUTRAJAYA, Sept. 8 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called for Malaysia to strengthen its approach to historiography, warning that weakening reading habits and declining interest in hist... Read More


Woman charged with attempting to attack Perak Sultan during National Day parade

IPOH, Sept. 8 -- A 41-year-old woman charged at the Magistrate Court here with attempting to attack the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, during the state-level National Day parade on Au... Read More


Perhaps biomedical engineers can help save Malaysia's ageing future - Turukesh Vellasamy

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 8 -- At my grandfather's care home in Penang, the staff works tirelessly to care for dozens of elderly residents. Yet, one incident remains etched in my memory: an elderly woman, f... Read More


Want to shape KL's skyline? TRX is calling on artists to design its next landmark

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 8 -- Artists and students are being invited to leave their mark on the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) through a public sculpture competition aimed at capturing the spirit of Kuala Lumpur... Read More