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Hayden Panettiere, star of 'Heroes' and 'Nashville', dies at 36

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 16 -- LOS ANGELES, Aug 17 - Actress Hayden Panettiere, best known for her roles in the television series Heroes and Nashville, has died at the age of 36, according to ABC News. Her... Read More


No water for nearly two months, then a RM120,000 bill - Putatan condo dwellers ask why pay for water Sabah water utility was already treating

KOTA KINABALU, Aug. 16 -- Residents of Kingfisher Putatan Condominium (KFP) are refusing to pay the more than RM120,000 bill for water delivered by privately-operated tankers when they endured 55 days... Read More


Sarawak forest fire in Daro enters eighth day, 4ha still burning

DARO, Aug. 16 -- Firefighters are on their eighth day of working to extinguish a forest fire in Kampung Kut here, which has affected about 29ha of land. The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba)... Read More


The BN-PN 'wave' is a power play, not Malay-Muslim unity writ large? - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 16 -- The supposed wave of Malay-Muslim unity created by the combination of Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional deserves considerably more scrutiny than it has received. What l... Read More


Kuching man loses RM104,310 after falling for WhatsApp scam from friend's hijacked account

KUCHING, Aug. 16 -- A 49-year-old man here lost RM104,310 to a phone scam last week. Kuching police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said the victim was contacted via WhatsApp from a friend's number, but... Read More


Fire in Singapore flat leaves one dead, 50 evacuated

SINGAPORE, Aug. 16 -- One person died after a fire broke out in a flat at Block 339 Jurong East Avenue 1 here early this morning, forcing about 50 people to evacuate, The Straits Times reported. The ... Read More


NTU to ditch AI detectors, says technology too unreliable to prove cheating

SINGAPORE, Aug. 16 -- Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will stop using its institutional artificial intelligence detector from 2027, saying such tools are "fundamentally unreliable" and cannot b... Read More


The great migration to e-platforms: Malaysia's part in a global consumer revolution and its adverse effects on MSMEs locally - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 16 -- Malaysia's struggle to protect its micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from the enormous competitive pressures generated by e-commerce platforms should not be viewed a... Read More


Mamdani switches to Mandarin in playful push for Broadway access (VIDEO)

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani has added a new language to his outreach toolkit - Mandarin - in a light-hearted social media clip promoting free Broadway tickets for loc... Read More


Rafizi: Bersama names 15 candidates early to give Melaka voters time to assess

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 16 -- MELAKA, Aug 16 - Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) has announced candidates for 15 of the 28 seats in the Melaka state legislative assembly, becoming the first party to unveil ... Read More