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Metal bars over nursing home beds: Thai scandal exposes South-east Asia's care gap

BANGKOK, Oct. 12 -- Thai officials have found a nursing home where residents could be confined under metal bars fitted over their beds, in a scandal that is shining a light on how South-east Asia care... Read More


The art of asking - Nahrizul Adib Kadri

Kuala Lampur, Oct. 12 -- Imagine having access to almost everything that humanity has ever written, discovered or recorded, but not knowing what to do with it. This would have sounded like a rather s... Read More


Kuraman Island sand spit stretches into record books, spurring Labuan's ecotourism appeal

LABUAN, Oct. 12 -- The natural sand spit on Kuraman Island has set two national records in the Malaysia Book of Records (MBR), with its total length measuring 808.4 metres and its exposed section meas... Read More


U Mobile and HLGY Energy collaborate on smart solar farm solutions powered by private 5G connectivity

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 12 -- U Mobile, Malaysia's best 5G network provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HLGY Energy Sdn Bhd to collaborate on the development of next-generation sma... Read More


Man found electrocuted beside Kota Tinggi TNB substation, cable theft attempt suspected

KOTA TINGGI, Oct. 12 -- An unidentified man was found dead early this morning, believed to have been electrocuted while attempting to steal power cables near a Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) substation ... Read More


Stop making excuses and apologise for haze, Johor Pakatan tells Indonesia

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 12 -- The Johor Pakatan Harapan (PH) has urged the Indonesian government to abandon its dismissive posture towards the transboundary haze choking Malaysia and immediately cease maki... Read More


JPJ suspends Chery Omoda 5 approval, new registrations after rear axle incident in Johor Bahru

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 11 -- The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has temporarily suspended the Vehicle Type Approval (VTA) for the affected Chery Omoda 5 model and variants following a safety concern aris... Read More


OpenAI to put invisible watermark on ChatGPT text in the EU, Malaysians won't get it by default

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 11 -- Picture two university students asking ChatGPT to draft the same assignment summary, one in Petaling Jaya and the other in Munich. Both paste the text into their papers with ... Read More


Looking your best is not the same as fearing your age - Sharon Pasion Vinluan

Kuala Lampur, Oct. 11 -- Distinguishing individual motivation from societal expectations is essential when examining how people navigate ageing and aesthetic self-care. Public discourse frequently mis... Read More


Vandalism causes cable cut on KLIA Ekspress link, combined service in effect

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 11 -- KLIA Ekspres services between the city and the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) were disrupted this morning after a cable cut. The operator attributed the incident t... Read More