COMMENTARY, Sept. 15 — Crispy roti canai with a saucer of mildly spiced dhal. Packets of nasi lemak bungkus, with just the basic ingredients of sambal and a sliver of hard-boiled egg. A well-pulled mug of teh tarik, frothy and sweet. These are the foods I love. These are the foods I suspect that you, […]
Kuala Lampur, Sept. 15 — It’s the hope that kills. After almost 75 years of fever-pitched conviction that divide and rule is the Malaysian way, young voices emerge to say, maybe not. A spark in the dour dark. Instead of burning up and blowtorching the archaic institutions and thinking which plague this young nation, they […]
BANGKOK, Sept. 15 — More than two decades after Hollywood film The Beach was shot at Thailand’s glittering Maya Bay, the kingdom’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered officials to press ahead with environmental rehabilitation work. The 2000 adventure drama, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, drew criticism for the impact of the shoot on the pristine sands of […]
PARIS, Sept. 15 — Paris will start switching off the ornamental lights that grace city monuments hours earlier than usual, plunging the Eiffel Tower and other landmarks in the dark to cope with surging electricity costs, officials said Tuesday. Most monuments operated by the city will now go unlit from 10pm, (2000 GMT), a potential […]
PETALING JAYA — A man in Australia allegedly led police on a three-hour car chase before being reportedly caught – having sex with his passenger The 27-year-old man was allegedly spotted driving at 180km/h in a Melbourne suburb just before midnight on Sunday, 7 News reported. The speed limit in the area is 80km/h. Local […]
GEORGE TOWN, Sept. 13 — The Health Ministry (MoH) will accommodate if Datuk Seri Najib Razak needs to be admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said he called MoH yesterday to discuss Najib’s health condition. “I told MoH to try and accommodate whatever he needs, […]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 — K-pop aficionados know RM mostly through the successful boy band, BTS. But the South Korean singer is increasingly making a name for himself in another, more surprising role – that of patron of the arts. The slightest post by RM – whose real name is Kim Namjoon – causes a stir […]
Lowering the minimum voting age is not enough to ensure informed youth political participation. Young voters need political education and practice opportunities to understand and internalise principles of democracy. This was a key finding in Asia Centre’s latest report “Youth and Disinformation in Malaysia: Strengthening Electoral Integrity”. Asia Centre, a research institute in Special Consultative […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 12 — Actress Sharifah Amani, 36, tied the knot with Impact Integrated CEO, Ahmad Faris Amir,34, last Saturday morning. The Sepet and Muallaf star shared a picture of the happy couple on Instagram with the caption: “Know know marriage.” a humorous translation of the Malay phrase ‘tahu tahu kahwin’ . It was […]
