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The scene of the collision, which occurred at Kilometre 204 of the northbound North-South Expressway, near the Ayer Keroh Rest and Service Area (R&R) December 23, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Transport Minister Anthony Loke vows action after seven die in North-South Expressway tragedy near Ayer Keroh toll plaza

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Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Public auction of actress Rozita Che Wan’s belongings worth RM900,000 delayed

A view of the construction site of the Jurong East terminus in Singapore for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail. — TODAY pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

MRCB’s exit from KL-SG HSR project signals doubts about its viability, says expert

Melaka Governor Tun Mohd Ali Rustam visits relatives and victims of the accident at the Forensics Department of Melaka Hospital December 24, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Melaka governor consoles victims’ families after deadly North-South Expressway crash near Ayer Keroh toll plaza

The shortage of local coconuts has led suppliers to source coconuts from Indonesia, which are now priced at RM3.20 each, nearly double the previous price of RM1.80. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Report: Coconut prices hit RM3.20 each, coconut milk now RM16 per kilo in Kelantan

A 31-second video went viral on social media platforms like TikTok, showing a woman performing a belly dance in revealing attire during a recent dinner event in Tanah Merah. — Pexels pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Kelantan fines event organiser RM10,000 over belly dance violation

The IGP said the 74-year-old suspect and 12 others were arrested during a joint operation with MCMC in six states, namely Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Perak, Johor and Terengganu. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

IGP: Senior citizen among 13 arrested in nationwide child sexual abuse material crackdown, 40,000 files seized

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has extended his condolences to the families of the victims of a five-vehicle crash at KM204 of the North-South Expressway (PLUS) in Melaka last night. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Anwar expresses condolences to families of victims in deadly Melaka crash

The Panama Canal is an 82-km artificial waterway that connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans through Panama, saving ships thousands of miles and weeks of travel around the stormy, icy southern tip of South America. — Reuters pic
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Trump and the Panama Canal: The history, the politics, and the latest drama

Hong Kong police are looking to arrest six activists based overseas who are accused of committing national security crimes. — AFP pic
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HK to cancel passports of pro-democracy activists abroad, offers HK$1m bounty

Koay Beng Ghee, 36, Teh Eng Tat, 36, and Ng Weng Kooi, 41, were charged with abetting an accomplice, who remains at large, to injure Beh Hong Shien, 37. — Picture from Pexels.com
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

In Penang, marketing executives plead not guilty to injuring lawyer with iron rod 

Handwritten messages of hope, peace, joy and love can be seen in the background as a man decorates the Church of Our Lady of Fatima in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur on December 24, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

PM Anwar calls for unity and justice in Christmas message for a stronger Malaysia

Case facts revealed that Mohd Ariffshahrin Bujang instructed the victim to perform a lewd act on him, and when she refused, he punched her in the face. — Reuters file pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Indecent proposal: Kuching man jailed, fined for insulting woman’s modesty and punching her after she refused lewd demand

The Edge Singapore issued an apology to Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng today for publishing a Bloomberg article on its website. — Reuters pic
Singapore  / 17 h ago

The Edge says sorry to Singapore ministers over false article on mansion deals, removes Facebook post

The blogger was questioned in connection with the video, which was said to have insulted the police force and the IGP. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

IGP: Papagomo defamation video investigation sent to AGC for further action

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Herceptin is a drug that attaches itself to human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 in cancer cells to stop their growth and division, while also signaling to the immune system to destroy the “bad”cells. — Picture from Roche website
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Cancer Diaries: Being open about my diagnosis and asking for help

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

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My favourite albums of 2024

Malaysia’s total fertility rate (TFR) dipped to 1.6 in 2022. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
19 Dec 2024

Malaysians disappearing, or a case of dropping birth rate

 

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A motorist enters the gates of Universiti Malaya in Kuala Lumpur January 22, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
18 h ago

If the law is complied with, justice will be served — Hafiz Hassan

The call for the AG to be appointed from among MPs, or even Senators, has been made and heard in recent years. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
1d ago

Let’s have an MP or a Senator as AG — Hafiz Hassan

Students can understand idioms and lingo that textbooks might miss by watching popular shows like ‘Stranger Things’ or listening to BTS tunes. — Handout pic via AFP
1d ago

The positive effect of pop culture in enhancing language skills — Nurizah Md Ngadiran, Nurhidayatie Md Adnan and Nur Suhaila Aminudin 

Wan Afiqah Anis Wan Ahmad (4th right) receiving certificate from the conference organiser. APIUM Dean Prof Dr Mohd Fauzi Hamat (2nd right) is also present. — Picture courtesy of Wan Afiqah Anis Wan Ahmad
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Listening to the confident voice within — Wan Afiqah Anis Wan Ahmad

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‘Kahar: Kapla High Council’ is one of the most emotionally powerful Malaysian films you’ll see this year. — Picture via X/Astro Shaw
14 Dec 2024

‘Kahar: Kapla High Council’ & ‘Babah’: Two new Malay films worth checking out in local cinemas now

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
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The 18-year-old 18th World Chess Champion

Here’s to better and more affordable cancer treatments and less incentive for people to think insurance CEO assassinations are a good thing, actually. ― Malay Mail pic
11 Dec 2024

Cancer Diaries: Finding hope when insurance fails you

File picture of KL City Hall logo. — Photo by Hari Anggara.
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Read the signs, not only the signboards

A blood test has been shown to detect five types of cancer years before the diseases could be spotted using conventional methods, according to a study July 21, 2020. — Picture from IStock.com
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So I have cancer. Now what?

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?

Paul Mescal is the star of the 'Gladiator' sequel, a film the writer considers not as entertaining as the first. — Picture courtesy of Paramount Pictures
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Underemployed, overeducated, disrespected or not given their worth. Various ways to call it. Whichever way referred to they constitute 37 per cent — more than a third — of the tertiary educated employed in the Malaysian economy, according to the author. — Picture by Hari Anggara
28 Nov 2024

Over clever workers: Malaysia’s grad job wobble

This year I’ve seen more doctors than I have in the last five years. — Malay Mail pic
27 Nov 2024

Pricking my fingers daily made me feel sorry for diabetics

A general view of the Kuala Lumpur city centre on January 10, 2023. —Picture by Firdaus Latif
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Kuala Lumpur: A city under other people

A general view of Menara PTPTN in Kuala Lumpur on August 13, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
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PTPTN non-repayment: Two possible solutions moving forward

A file photograph shows a patient before a mammography at the Paoli-Calmette institute, a fight against cancer regional centre. — AFP pic
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Of lumpy breasts and the looming threat of ‘cancer, maybe?’

Dylan O’Brien in ‘Caddo Lake’. — Picture courtesy of Max
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‘V/H/S/Beyond’ and ‘Caddo Lake’: Two outstanding genre gems you need to check out

Will GE16 be the final nail in the political coffin for MCA and MIC? — Picture by Miera Zulyana
14 Nov 2024

MIC and MCA face the abyss in 2027

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

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