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Roadside parking on Penang island will cost 60 sen instead of 40 sen for 30 minutes starting from March 3, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
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Roadside parking on Penang island up 50pc from March 3; council mulls time limit for busy areas too

The sourdough ‘pan mee’ is best experienced with thick noodles, served dry style. — Picture by Ethan Lau
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Sourdough… ‘pan mee’? Wheatcraft Artisan Bakery in Mutiara Damansara proves it’s no gimmick

Datuk Dr Anuar Masduk served as the personal cardiologist to the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, and had been the pro-chancellor of Unisel since Aug 1, 2009. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Unisel pro-chancellor Anuar Masduki dies at 79

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 28, 2025. Zelensky and Trump openly clashed in the White House on February 28 at a meeting where they were due to sign a deal on sharing Ukraine's mineral riches and discuss a peace deal with Russia. — AFP pic
World  / 14 h ago

A week in Trumpworld: Oval Office shouting match, AI video of Gaza resort, Ebola prevention ‘accidentally cancelled’ and Macron bromance

The under-construction Rumah Pesona Johor project was supposed to be completed in 2024, but has been delayed. — Picture from Facebook/Onn Hafiz Ghazi
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Johor MB sees red over one-year delay in building domestic violence refuge for women, says timelines must be taken seriously

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an investigation into former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob over allegations of corruption and money laundering. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

MACC probes former PM Ismail Sabri over corruption, money laundering claims; raids uncover RM170m in cash

MACC chief Tan Sri Azam Baki said the Malaysiakini reporter had initially asked for a much larger sum before accepting a negotiated sum of RM20,0000, which was found on him during an arrest at a Shah Alam, Selangor hotel on February 28, 2025. — Bernama file pic
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

MACC chief defends investigation into Malaysiakini reporter over alleged bribe, says initially asked for more than RM20,000

File photo of Kwek Leng Beng, executive chairman of City Development Limited, at a press briefing with Las Vegas Sands Corp executives in Singapore on April 7, 2006. – File pic by AFP
Singapore  / 10 h ago

High-stakes father-son feud rocks Singapore property giant

The panther had proven elusive after three years of attempting to catch it after complaints from residents. — Picture from Facebook/Zoo Negara Malaysia
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

After three years of evading capture, elusive black panther finally caught after 3-year hunt in Kuala Pilah

EPF CEO Ahmad Zulkarnain estimates up to 2.5 million foreign workers would be included in the new mandatory EPF scheme of 2 per cent. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Parliament to table mandatory 2pc EPF contributions for foreign workers this week

According to the writer, the man who claims to be fighting for Ukraine is actually leading it straight into the abyss, and America has been played. —AFP pic
What You Think  / 11 h ago

The comedian who would be king — Che Ran 

The writer says Malaysian public healthcare must move beyond the current heavy reliance on general taxation and suggests a focus shift on preventing diseases rather than expensive cures. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
What You Think  / 10 h ago

Malaysia’s healthcare system: A ticking time bomb demanding urgent reform — Shahrul Azman Abd Razak

The Kecik-Kecik Group Show at Hin Bus Depot in 2023. Organised by Penang Art District (PAD), the exhibition showcases Malaysian contemporary art at prices below RM2,000, making it more affordable. — Picture courtesy of PAD 
Life  / 14 h ago

Could Penang’s art scene handle a biennale?

Donald Trump today designated English as the official language of the United States, saying it would bring cohesion to a country characterised by immigration from around the world. — File pic by Reuters
World  / 12 h ago

Trump designates English as official language of US

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer upon arrival to attend a bilateral meeting in central London. – Pic by AFP
World  / 10 h ago

Ukraine’s Zelensky gets warm welcome from UK’s Starmer

Roadside parking on Penang island will cost 60 sen instead of 40 sen for 30 minutes starting from March 3, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Roadside parking on Penang island up 50pc from March 3; council mulls time limit for busy areas too

The sourdough ‘pan mee’ is best experienced with thick noodles, served dry style. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 11 h ago

Sourdough… ‘pan mee’? Wheatcraft Artisan Bakery in Mutiara Damansara proves it’s no gimmick

Datuk Dr Anuar Masduk served as the personal cardiologist to the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, and had been the pro-chancellor of Unisel since Aug 1, 2009. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Unisel pro-chancellor Anuar Masduki dies at 79

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 28, 2025. Zelensky and Trump openly clashed in the White House on February 28 at a meeting where they were due to sign a deal on sharing Ukraine's mineral riches and discuss a peace deal with Russia. — AFP pic
World  / 14 h ago

A week in Trumpworld: Oval Office shouting match, AI video of Gaza resort, Ebola prevention ‘accidentally cancelled’ and Macron bromance

The under-construction Rumah Pesona Johor project was supposed to be completed in 2024, but has been delayed. — Picture from Facebook/Onn Hafiz Ghazi
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Johor MB sees red over one-year delay in building domestic violence refuge for women, says timelines must be taken seriously

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an investigation into former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob over allegations of corruption and money laundering. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

MACC probes former PM Ismail Sabri over corruption, money laundering claims; raids uncover RM170m in cash

MACC chief Tan Sri Azam Baki said the Malaysiakini reporter had initially asked for a much larger sum before accepting a negotiated sum of RM20,0000, which was found on him during an arrest at a Shah Alam, Selangor hotel on February 28, 2025. — Bernama file pic
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

MACC chief defends investigation into Malaysiakini reporter over alleged bribe, says initially asked for more than RM20,000

File photo of Kwek Leng Beng, executive chairman of City Development Limited, at a press briefing with Las Vegas Sands Corp executives in Singapore on April 7, 2006. – File pic by AFP
Singapore  / 10 h ago

High-stakes father-son feud rocks Singapore property giant

The panther had proven elusive after three years of attempting to catch it after complaints from residents. — Picture from Facebook/Zoo Negara Malaysia
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

After three years of evading capture, elusive black panther finally caught after 3-year hunt in Kuala Pilah

EPF CEO Ahmad Zulkarnain estimates up to 2.5 million foreign workers would be included in the new mandatory EPF scheme of 2 per cent. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Parliament to table mandatory 2pc EPF contributions for foreign workers this week

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A YouTube screenshot of a scene from the trailer of Korean movie ‘Dark Nuns’.
20 Feb 2025

Navigating the unseen? Korean shamanism and the real world

India’s grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju competing against China’s chess grandmaster Ding Liren in game 14 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship in Singapore. — AFP pic
12 Feb 2025

Is freestyle chess improving or impairing the game?

Aunts and uncles, once held in awe for their godlike ‘mah jong’ prowess, are now more likely to be seen swiping through reels than strategising how to best exploit their panda and bamboo tiles. — Pexels.com pic
03 Feb 2025

Chinese New Year and our phones

A file photograph shows traffic on the KL Karak Expressway on February 9, 2024. — Picture by Hari Anggara.
27 Jan 2025

On snaking along the highway this Chinese New Year

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With the Singapore MRT urinating cases, I’m sure I’m not the only one surprised at the fact that these incidents could happen at all. — Picture from Facebook/SMRT
18 Jan 2025

Singapore’s public urination cases and the broken windows theory

In between walking on a crane hanging from a skyscraper, fasting for four days and climbing up a 100-foot rope in the middle of Australia’s Blue Mountains, Chris Hemsworth shared his desire and strategies to avoid diseases and stay alive until a very old age. — Reuters pic
08 Jan 2025

From Chris Hemsworth to Bryan Johnson: The on-going quest for longevity

Magnus Carlsen is a five-time world chess champion, winning consecutive FIDE competitions from 2013 to 2021. — Picture from Instagram/Magnus Carlsen
30 Dec 2024

When jeans clash with chess

A screengrab of Donnie Yen in action in a scene from ‘The Prosecutor’.
27 Dec 2024

Donnie Yen’s ‘The Prosecutor’ triumphs 

Lily Phillips is a 23-year-old OnlyFans creator who had sex with 100 men in 24 hours.
21 Dec 2024

Empowerment or exploitation? The Lily Phillips story

India's grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju (left) competes against China's chess grandmaster Ding Liren in game 14 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship in Singapore on December 12, 2024. — AFP pic
13 Dec 2024

The 18-year-old 18th World Chess Champion

If students were taught to love their subjects and enjoy learning as a whole, the assessment method itself will be (almost) secondary, according to the author. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
02 Dec 2024

Abolishing exams to reduce student stress?

A general view of Menara PTPTN in Kuala Lumpur on August 13, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
20 Nov 2024

PTPTN non-repayment: Two possible solutions moving forward

As many educators know, the advent of ChatGPT, Gemini and the myriad of other Artificial Intelligence software have thrown a spanner into the entire system. ― AFP pic
13 Nov 2024

Cheating, translations and other AI dilemmas for educators

American complete their ballots in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 5, 2024. — AFP pic
06 Nov 2024

Must spouses tell each other who they’re voting for?

Starting in the fourth quarter of 2025, Singapore’s Land Transport Authority will replace its 11,500 mechanical pedestrian push buttons with touchless microwave sensors. — AFP pic
28 Oct 2024

Pedestrian crossings and how action bias impacts us

A file photograph showing Bangladeshi workers in line outside the Bangladeshi High Commission in Kuala Lumpur. — AFP pic
21 Oct 2024

Are we treating our migrant workers fairly?

The National Health & Morbidity Survey 2023 states that depression has doubled in the last four years. — Unsplash pic
10 Oct 2024

So when will Malaysians prioritise mental health?

File picture of a student working on her schoolwork. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
07 Oct 2024

Are our children involved in too many after-school activities?

Dropping out suggests one has given up on formal education which, despite all its misgivings and faults, remains critical for young adults today (especially in their teenage years). — Picture by Farhan Najib
30 Sep 2024

Malaysia’s SPM dropout crisis and how teachers can help

In the 90s, public transport was mostly limited to buses and mini buses dominating the roads, but today, the Klang Valley boasts a comprehensive network of buses, LRT, and MRT covering nearly all major commercial areas. — Picture by Hari Anggara
16 Sep 2024

Why some folks are saying no (or later) to drivers’ licences

Is work-life balance, coupled with a good salary, next to impossible to achieve in today’s society? — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
09 Sep 2024

Good pay, fulfilling job, family time: You can only pick two

In the average education institution, every end-of-semester is the time when lecturers are required to be invigilators for closed-book examinations which usually last between 1.5 hours to 3 hours. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
02 Sep 2024

Cheating at exams in Malaysia: A look at some popular ways

The smallpox vaccination (which eradicated smallpox by 1980) provided some measure of protection against monkeypox too; and in Malaysia, almost everyone born in the 1940s and 1950s have been given the shot. — Reuters pic
26 Aug 2024

Some thoughts on mpox... and why we should be alert but not panic

Primary school students return to school at Sekolah Kebangsaan Syed Idrus Chemor in Perak March 21, 2022. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Farhan Najibnn
03 May 2022

The (cautious) case against mask mandates

A man smokes outside an eatery in Petaling Jaya January 1, 2019. u00e2u20acu2022 Picture by Miera Zulyana
25 Apr 2022

Why a smoking ban probably won’t help

A man walks past a shuttered bar/night club with a u00e2u20acu02dcFor Rentu00e2u20acu2122 sign in Kuala Lumpur during the Covid 19 pandemic October 18, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
11 Apr 2022

So what really is the problem with nightclubs?

A customer counts how much change was given back after buying some groceries at a wet market in Kuala Lumpur. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Saw Siow Feng
29 Mar 2022

Why are we worth more dead than alive?

The Employeesu00e2u20acu2122 Provident Fund logo is seen at its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur March 2, 2022. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Miera Zulyanan
21 Mar 2022

Three groups who welcome the RM10,000 EPF withdrawal

Form Five students get ready to sit for their SPM examination at SMK Seksyen 7 in Shah Alam March 2, 2022. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
15 Mar 2022

Should Malaysian students do a gap year?

Sekolah Kebangsaan Section 7 students on their first day back at school in Shah Alam July 22, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
28 Feb 2022

Could e-textbooks be the solution to heavy school bags?

Election Commission officials get the polling station at Dewan Badminton Kompleks Perumahan Polis Tabuan Jaya ready ahead of early voting in Kuching December 13, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
14 Feb 2022

Are Covid-19 cases being artificially boosted ahead of Johor polls?

The Lim clan having their reunion dinner at Lim Jetty, Weld Quay on January 31, 2022. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
07 Feb 2022

Playing ‘20 Questions’ at Chinese New Year

Rex Lee Kok Hong, 36, displays his angpow collection at his home in Sungai Dua February 13, 2018. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
31 Jan 2022

Chinese New Year and e-’ang pows’

27 Jan 2022

BAM should revoke Goh Jin Wei’s ban too

A general view of traffic on the Federal Highway in Kuala Lumpur June 1, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
24 Jan 2022

Alternative to holiday traffic jams

Students resume classes at Sekolah Kebangsaan Meru Klang in Klang January 10, 2022. u00e2u20acu201d Bernama pic
17 Jan 2022

Why hasn’t ‘Pendidikan Moral’ been scrapped yet?

People receive their Covid-19 booster shot at the KL Gateway Mall in Kuala Lumpur January 5, 2022. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
10 Jan 2022

Boosters: Allow walk-ins at PPVs by disabled

People wait to receive their Covid-19 vaccines at the Covid-19 vaccination centre in the Mines International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Seri Kembangan, June 17, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
27 Dec 2021

Notes from a PPV volunteer

A general view of traffic on the Federal Highway in Kuala Lumpur June 1, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
20 Dec 2021

Three pointers on how to be safer behind the wheels

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13 Dec 2021

So far, yet so near: Are you a super-commuter?

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07 Dec 2021

A conversation with Malaysia’s own Indiana Jones

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29 Nov 2021

James Bond: From fantasy to reality

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