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Sabah minister calls for urgent fix as teacher shortage weighs heavily on Chinese primary schools

KOTA KINABALU, Feb. 4 -- Sabah's prolonged shortage of teachers in Chinese National-Type Primary Schools (SJKC) requires urgent attention, said State Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Inn... Read More


Cancer Diaries: Where I roll out of a car and march out of an airport taxi

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 4 -- Shouting "M*****f*****" as I rolled gracelessly out of a car was not how I wanted to make an entrance. Especially at a wake. My oldest friend's father died and so I decided t... Read More


Myanmar: Best neglected, or remembered only for its electoral fiasco? - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 4 -- Myanmar's so-called election that began on December 8, 2025, is not a political event worth celebrating. It is not even one worth debating at length. Excessive attention risks... Read More


Malam FYP Timur promises a good time with Indonesia viral sensations Faris Adam, Silet Open Up and Ecko Show in April

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 4 -- Get ready to showcase those TikTok dance moves as Malam FYP Timur is happening at Zepp KL. Organised by Gaga Entertainment and taking place on April 24, the Malam FYP Timur co... Read More


Unseen sentinels: Meet the small team protecting Kuala Lumpur from catastrophic floods

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 4 -- From a little-known nerve centre in the city, a small team of just 43 people works around the clock, making the critical real-time decisions that stand between the city's 2.1 m... Read More


'One happy family again': Singapore woman accused of pressuring daughter to drop rape case against stepfather

SINGAPORE, Feb. 4 -- A woman who allegedly urged her daughter to retract accusations in an aggravated rape case involving her stepfather has been charged with attempting to pervert the course of justi... Read More


Malaysia to champion rare diseases at Asean level, Dzulkefly highlights funding, research and patient rights

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 4 -- Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said Malaysia is committed to elevating rare diseases as a regional priority as the host of the Asean Health Ministers' Meeting (A... Read More


Cat saves family of five from raging house fire.by stealing a fish

BATU PAHAT, Feb. 4 -- In a remarkable act of animal intuition, a stray cat's unusual behavior-stealing a fish from inside a home-alerted a sleeping family to a dangerous fireas flames destroyed four h... Read More


Dzulkefly unveils National Policy for Rare Diseases as 12,000 Malaysians battle nearly 500 conditions

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 4 -- More than 12,000 patients in Malaysia are currently receiving treatment for rare diseases at government hospitals, involving almost 500 different types of conditions, Health Mi... Read More


Charred remains in Kangkar Pulai: Johor police confirm two adult victims were friends slain alongside children

JOHOR BAHRU, Feb. 4 -- Police believe that the two dead adult victims were friends who were killed together before being set ablaze with four others in a house in Kangkar Pulai here early last month. ... Read More