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Andrew Garfield's secret Instagram browsing includes 'weird ceramics' and Japanese crafts

LONDON, Aug. 23 -- Andrew Garfield has revealed he maintains a secret Instagram account, admitting to heavy use of the platform. According to Variety, the actor said his online habits often leave him... Read More


Got 20,000 tech engineers, but where are the investors? Jerejak may have the answer, says Bayan Baru MP

GEORGE TOWN, Aug. 23 -- Penang's plan to turn part of Pulau Jerejak into a financial and lifestyle hub is being pitched as a way to give the state's technology start-ups something they have long lacke... Read More


After southern Thailand blasts, Wisma Putra tells Malaysians to think twice before crossing border

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 23 -- Malaysians planning to travel to or cross into southern Thailand have been urged to exercise heightened caution and postpone non-essential trips following a wave of bomb blast... Read More


Ipoh-born Keane Wong's 'Afterpiece' journeys from Shanghai to New York before Malaysia premiere

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 23 -- For Ipoh-born filmmaker Keane T.K. Wong, the road to his feature film debut has taken him from Malaysia to Hong Kong and, eventually, back home. Born to a Malaysian father, W... Read More


IIUM ends ties with academic behind controversial Roman-Malay shipbuilding claim

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 23 -- International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) has confirmed that controversial academic Solehah Yaacob is no longer with the university, months after she drew public scruti... Read More


Asean's missing piece: a logistics super agency to power the region's next growth era - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 23 -- Malaysia has every physical asset a logistics powerhouse needs; deep-water ports, international airports, industrial parks, and strategic geography. What it increasingly conf... Read More


Neighbourly row lands 80-year-old man in Penang Hospital, 62-year-old man in police custody

GEORGE TOWN, Aug. 23 -- A dispute between neighbours turned violent this morning when a 62-year-old man allegedly attacked his 80-year-old neighbour with a steel rod in Jalan Perak here. George Town ... Read More


Sarawak postpones National Day events as haze pushes API readings to unhealthy levels statewide

KUCHING, Aug. 22 -- The Sarawak-level National Day Celebration 2026 and two other major events have been postponed as a precaution amid unhealthy air quality in several parts of the state, said Deputy... Read More


Teluk Intan student awarded RM129,040 after bubur lambuk mishap leaves scars, lasting trauma

TELUK INTAN, Aug. 22 -- A secondary school student has been awarded RM129,040 in damages after the Sessions Court here found her school and two teachers liable for negligence over an incident in which... Read More


Falling pole kills woman trying to stop fleeing driver in Bandar Mahkota food court

KAJANG, Aug. 22 -- A 47-year-old woman was killed instantly when a falling pole struck her during a chaotic attempt to stop an errant driver at a food court in Bandar Mahkota, Cheras. The tragedy unf... Read More