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Diabetes remains one of Malaysia's biggest public health challenges, says Sarawak Health director

KUCHING, June 21 -- Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly diabetes, continue to pose major public health challenges in Malaysia. Sarawak State Health Department director Dr Veronica Lugah sa... Read More


'People said I have no empathy': Khairul Aming breaks silence on why Rembayung counts babies as diners (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 -- Khairul Aming has finally broken his silence over one of Rembayung's most hotly debated rules after a viral complaint accused the restaurant of lacking empathy for counting ev... Read More


'People say I have no empathy': Khairul Aming breaks silence on why Rembayung counts babies as diners (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 -- Khairul Aming has finally broken his silence over one of Rembayung's most hotly debated rules after a viral complaint accused the restaurant of lacking empathy for counting ev... Read More


Sarawak's 'pansuh' gets a passport after Miri chef wins World Tapas Championship spot

MIRI, June 21 -- Chef Kenny Gan Wei Kiat of Hatchi by Kenny's restaurant here has emerged World National Tapas Competition champion. Gan outperformed other 28 fellow Malaysian chefs to clinch the cov... Read More


Eat your way around the East Coast at Bangsar's Rumoh Mekda

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 -- Now you can savour the East Coast of Malaysia, which covers states like Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan, at Rumoh Mekda. It's a special opportunity to relish refined, traditi... Read More


Turning ideas into impact before they fade - Azizi Abu Bakar and Shaliza Ibrahim

Kuala Lampur, June 21 -- Universities around the world produce thousands of patents, inventions and research breakthroughs each year. Yet many never progress beyond the laboratory, prototype or patent... Read More


Harry Maguire didn't make England's World Cup squad - so he's handing out Panini stickers in New York (VIDEO)

NEW YORK, June 21 -- Harry Maguire may have missed out on England's World Cup squad, but the Manchester United defender has still found a way to become part of the tournament. The 33-year-old centre-... Read More


Not tusk luck! Thai traveller's giant bamboo shoot mistaken for ivory by Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport security (VIDEO)

BANGKOK, June 21 -- A routine airport security check turned into an unexpectedly hilarious moment when a Thai traveller's giant bamboo shoot was briefly mistaken for ivory during an X-ray scan. The w... Read More


'Pursuit of Jade' star Zhang Linghe wins fans' applause - and political backlash - after surprise speech on Taiwan-China ties

TAIPEI, June 21 -- Chinese actor Zhang Linghe won over the crowd with a greeting in Taiwanese Minnan during a surprise appearance at a cross-strait forum - but the rising star soon found himself at th... Read More


Bon appetit: What makes a restaurant a 'bistro' - and why is KL suddenly full of them?

COMMENTARY, June 21 -- Take a gander on social media, or even swipe around on Google Maps, and it would seem the newest type of restaurant catching on in the Klang Valley is the bistro. It's spread a... Read More