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Najib's house arrest: Not a get-out-of-jail free card - Hafiz Hassan

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 19 -- House arrest is not a get-out-of-jail free card. That is why, as I wrote in Conditions for Najib's house arrest to reflect govt's resolve to fight corruption and abuse of po... Read More


Malaysia must pursue legal action against Indonesia over transboundary haze - Shahrul Mizan Ismail

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 19 -- The duty to prevent dangerous pollution does not begin when a neighbouring government sends a letter. Malaysia should prepare an international claim over transboundary haze w... Read More


Healthcare should not come with a surprise bill - Azanin Ahmad

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 19 -- A parent walks into a private clinic with a coughing child due to bad haze. The consultation is brief. Several medicines are prepared. Only at the payment counter does the pa... Read More


Batman, Betty Boop and bountiful bakes: General Store in Kuchai Lama offers collectibles, crafts and coffee in a community cafe

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 19 -- There are treasures wherever we look: from vinyl records to vintage dolls. Every corner reveals another nostalgic surprise. There's a Ghostbusters original soundtrack album ... Read More


Edison Chen ends near-decade big-screen hiatus with Anthony Wong's 'Temple of Wishes', now shooting in Penang

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 19 -- Edison Chen is heading back to the big screen after nearly a decade away - and his comeback is taking shape in Penang. The 45-year-old Hong Kong actor was unveiled on Septem... Read More


Edison Chen ends near-decade big-screen hiatus, reunites with Anthony Wong for 'Temple of Wishes', now shooting in Penang

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 19 -- Edison Chen is heading back to the big screen after nearly a decade away - and his comeback is taking shape in Penang. The 45-year-old Hong Kong actor was unveiled on Septem... Read More


Historically high suicide rates cause alarm in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 19 -- Bereaved relatives and mental health specialists are trying to start a conversation about suicide in Argentina as more people than ever are choosing to end their own lives. ... Read More


Duncan Sheik, 'Barely Breathing' hitmaker who shook up Broadway with 'Spring Awakening', dies at 56 (VIDEO)

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19 -- Duncan Sheik, the singer-songwriter who turned one of the defining soft-rock hits of the 1990s into an unlikely second act as the Tony-winning composer of Spring Awakening, ha... Read More


Is 'Hope' the 'Mad Max: Fury Road' of monster movies?

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 19 -- Some auteurs, like Takashi Miike, Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Michal Winterbottom, are effortlessly prolific, churning out a new feature every couple of years with factory-l... Read More


Looking to the stars: Planetarium Negara seeks to inspire a new generation of space explorers

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 19 -- As mankind looks towards the wider solar system, Planetarium Negara is seeing renewed public interest in space exploration, with immersive exhibits and experiential programme... Read More