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Malaysia makes history by making it to the finals of World Barista Championship 2025

MILAN, Oct. 21 -- Four-time Malaysia Barista Champion - 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2024 - Jason Loo is one of six finalists at the World Barista Championship 2025 in Milan. This is the first time Malaysia ... Read More


JB hostel horror: Man slashes and stabs partner to death before killing himself

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct. 21 -- A foreign man slashed and stabbed his female partner to death before killing himself in an incident at the stairwell of a worker's hostel in Jalan Austin Heights 8/3 in Taman A... Read More


Paetongtarn Shinawatra quits Thailand's Pheu Thai leadership to 'save' party ahead of election

BANGKOK, Oct. 21 -- Former prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced on Wednesday that she is stepping down as leader of Thailand's Pheu Thai Party to allow for a party overhaul. According to t... Read More


Prabowo-Gibran's first year: Indonesia public gives low marks to administration

JAKARTA, Oct. 21 -- Public confidence in President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka remains low after their first year in office, a new report shows. Both leaders received a... Read More


Express bus bursts into flames in Kluang crash with lorry, all seven on board escape

KLUANG, Oct. 21 -- Six passengers and a driver escaped from an express bus that caught fire after it collided with a lorry at Kilometre 78.7 northbound of the North-South Expressway near here last nig... Read More


Family of seven trapped in Singapore flat after PMA battery bursts into flames, no one hurt

SINGAPORE, Oct. 21 -- A family of seven were trapped in their Yishun HDB flat on Monday after a personal mobility aid (PMA) battery caught fire in the corridor. According to AsiaOne, the family owns ... Read More


Sabah state election: Jeffrey Kitingan says forming new bloc, PKDM wants no part

KOTA KINABALU, Oct. 21 -- Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku Sabah (Star Sabah) President Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan said he is in talks with other Sabah-based opposition parties on forming a Gerakan Bersa... Read More


Upko defends Ewon's move

KOTA KINABALU, Oct. 21 -- United Kinabalu Progressive Organisation (Upko) has hit out at a fellow Pakatan Harapan Member of Parliament for suggesting that the party is holding the coalition to "politi... Read More


Stamp out digital scamming: That's how to end Asean and East Asian Summit -Phar Kim Being

Kuala Lampur, Oct. 21 -- As Malaysia prepares to draw the curtain on its Asean Chairmanship and hosts the East Asian Summit (EAS) on October 28 2025, the region stands at a crossroads. Hundreds of se... Read More


Clock's ticking: Seven in 10 Singaporeans still haven't used their expiring S$500 SkillsFuture credit

SINGAPORE, Oct. 21 -- Time is running out for Singaporeans to use their one-off S$500 (RM1,740) SkillsFuture credit, which will expire at the end of next year - but seven in 10 people have yet to tap ... Read More