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One billion views in four days: 'Spider-Man Brand New Day' sets YouTube trailer record

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 -- The trailer for Sony Pictures' Spider-Man: Brand New Day has reportedly made history, with the studio saying it is the first film trailer to cross one billion combined views ... Read More


Ipoh council launches design contest to rebuild historic Pasar Pasir Puteh after 2024 fire - RM25,000 top prize on offer

IPOH, March 26 -- The Ipoh City Council (MBI) has launched a design concept competition for the proposed rebuilding of the historic Pasar Pasir Puteh, a historic wet market in Ipoh that was almost com... Read More


From Shahed to LUCAS: How Iran's drone doctrine is reshaping American warfare - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, March 26 -- The evolution of modern warfare is often driven not by imitation of strength, but by adaptation to vulnerability. In the unfolding contest between Iran and the United States... Read More


'Bring back that mullet!': Singapore PM Lawrence Wong's 90s throwback has internet in stitches (VIDEO)

SINGAPORE, March 25 -- Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has sent the internet into a nostalgic spin - and it's all thanks to a mullet, a guitar and peak 90s drip. Jumping on the viral "What wer... Read More


Singapore to phase in facial recognition for motorcycle lanes at Woodlands Checkpoint from March 31 (VIDEO)

SINGAPORE, March 25 -- Singapore will begin rolling out facial recognition across its automated motorcycle lanes at land checkpoints from March 31, replacing fingerprints as the primary biometric iden... Read More


Dual citizen loses national service fight after Singapore court shuts down 'I'm Indonesian' defence

SINGAPORE, March 25 -- A man born in Singapore but granted Indonesian citizenship as a child has been convicted of dodging national service (NS), after a court ruled he could not "cherry-pick" which l... Read More


Heineken to exit Singapore brewing, 130 jobs cut as production shifts to Malaysia and Vietnam

SINGAPORE, March 25 -- Heineken will shut large-scale brewing in Singapore within two years, cutting about 130 roles as output moves to regional plants including Malaysia, in a move reported by The St... Read More


Malaysia's universities improve in QS global subject score, but UM's slide tells different story

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 -- Malaysia's universities recorded an overall 18 per cent net improvement in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, but beneath that headline figure lies a story tha... Read More


Malaysia's UTP cracks global top 10 in historic QS university rankings breakthrough

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 -- Universiti Teknologi Petronas has achieved what no Malaysian university has ever done before, ranking ninth in the world for Petroleum Engineering in the QS World University ... Read More


Malaysia keeps subsidised RON95 at RM1.99, raises RON97 and diesel prices after global oil surge

PUTRAJAYA, March 25 -- Malaysia will maintain the subsidised price of RON95 petrol at RM1.99 per litre under the Budi95 scheme, while prices of RON97 and diesel have been adjusted following a surge in... Read More