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The summer movie season ends with two surprisingly very good blockbusters

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 5 -- It is no secret that Hollywood is currently suffering from a severe case of acute franchise exhaustion. We live in a cinematic landscape dominated by board approved IP, multi... Read More


Digital independence: Be smart with technology, stay safe when transacting - Syazwani Yahaya

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 5 -- Imagine looking for a home cleaning service online and finding an offer at an unusually low price. After making a booking, you are asked to download an application for payment... Read More


What happens when too few people say no? - Noor Adwa Sulaiman

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 5 -- The recently declassified Royal Commission of Inquiry report on Lembaga Tabung Haji (LTH) is more than an account of past financial and investment problems. It offers an impo... Read More


Blackstone is right, so is Asean's bet on AI: It's not a bubble, SMEs are turning to it - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 5 -- Blackstone president and chief operating officer Jon Gray has said something that Asean governments, corporations and especially small and medium enterprises should take serio... Read More


Emergency remains: Uggah says Serian still under haze alert despite API improvement

KUCHING, Sept. 5 -- Serian remains under the haze emergency despite its Air Pollutant Index (API) reading improving from the hazardous level, with the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) cont... Read More


Ansel Elgort draws criticism in Korea for wearing Japanese yukata at Seoul art gala

SEOUL, Sept. 5 -- American actor Ansel Elgort sparked online backlash in South Korea after appearing in a traditional Japanese yukata at a high-profile art event in Seoul this week. According to the ... Read More


IU sets date for long-awaited digital single after year of halted activities

SEOUL, Sept. 5 -- IU is finally ready to return to the music scene. Her label, EDAM Entertainment, announced Friday that the singer will unveil a new digital single next Thursday - a release that effe... Read More


Haze affects tourist arrivals and upcoming events in Sarawak, says state minister

KUCHING, Sept. 5 -- Sarawak has seen a slight drop in tourist arrivals amid the current haze, said State Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. ... Read More


Riding the China wave: Singaporean recruits describe how they fell for the Guangxi scheme

SINGAPORE, Sept. 5 -- Singaporeans recruited into a long-running investment scheme in China were promised cheap luxury living and a share of Nanning's economic boom, but some found themselves closely ... Read More


Chinese national skips S$560,000 fine for smuggling 30,000 bottles of beer in Singapore, heads to jail instead

SINGAPORE, Sept. 5 -- A Chinese national has been slapped with a record S$560,000 (RM1.74 million) fine for masterminding a scheme to smuggle nearly 30,000 bottles of duty-unpaid beer into Singapore. ... Read More