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Man killed in car-lorry collision along Bintulu-Samalaju Coastal Road

BINTULU, Aug. 23 -- A man was killed after the car he was driving collided with a lorry along the Bintulu-Samalaju Coastal Road here yesterday. The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), in a st... Read More


Libaran MP says new settlement site being secured for 28 Pulau Nunuyan fire-hit families

SANDAKAN, Aug. 23 -- Efforts are underway to secure a new settlement site for 28 families left homeless by the recent fire at Kampung Pulau Nunuyan Laut, said Libaran MP Datuk Suhaimi Nasir. Suhaimi,... Read More


Electrical worker dies after suspected electrocution during installation work in Sandakan

SANDAKAN, Aug. 23 -- An electrical contractor worker died after he was believed to have been electrocuted while carrying out installation work near Bandar Tabin Jaya here yesterday. The victim, ident... Read More


Actor Mark Ruffalo rejects antisemitism accusations, says critique of media mega-merger is being misrepresented

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23 -- Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo has issued a strongly worded statement on Bluesky rejecting accusations of antisemitism, calling them "appalling and fundamentally dishonest," a... Read More


'The walls shook': Southern Thailand blasts send a scare across the border into Pasir Mas

PASIR MAS, Aug. 23 -- The sound of explosions from a string of bomb attacks in southern Thailand last night was strong enough to rattle homes and unsettle residents as far as Pasir Mas, Kelantan, acro... Read More


Everything 'sucks' but the film's great: The magic of Stephen Chow

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 23 -- Stinky tofu lets out an awful stench but for many people it tastes awesome. Our king of fruits gives Westerners the impression they're eating smelly socks but tell that to th... Read More


The Mecca Agreement: A new quest for Muslim strategic unity that Malaysia must watch carefully - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 23 -- The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan on August 7 should not be exaggerated into the sudden birth of a "Muslim Nato." Neither should ... Read More


Penang's Eng Seng keeps traditional charcoal-fired 'kuih kapit' alive year-round

GEORGE TOWN, Aug. 23 -- For eight hours each day, the family behind Eng Seng Kuih Kapit carefully bakes thin wafers over charcoal before folding each one by hand into the familiar triangular shape of ... Read More


October Sarawak assembly sitting no sign of November state election, says Abdul Karim

SHAH ALAM, Aug. 23 -- The possibility of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting being brought forward to October is not an indication that the next state election will be held in Novembe... Read More


Haze watch: Sungai Petani, Johan Setia worsen as five more areas in Malaysia edge towards unhealthy levels

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 23 -- The haze picture shifted across peninsular Malaysia this afternoon, with Sungai Petani worsening and five other areas creeping towards unhealthy levels, while Sarawak remained... Read More