STORY: The 85-year-old walked slowly while holding the arm of an aide, limping as he approached his seat about 11 yards away.
Last Thursday (May 5) at an audience for a group of nuns, Francis used a wheelchair in public for the first time since a new flare-up of pain in his knee has limited his ability to walk.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Leading regional chemicals group Ancom Nylex Bhd said its shareholders have agreed to the company...
MAY 19 — Can you remember the last time Malaysia won the Thomas Cup? I can. It was 1992. It was the year I did my SPM. ...
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 ― A seagull is gaining notoriety in the UK for stealing snacks from a supermarket. Named by l ...
PETALING JAYA, May 20 — When I was growing up, the name Cheow Sang was synonymous with Teochew-style bak kut teh and fri...
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Former Universiti Utara Malaysia lecturer Kamarul Zaman Yusoff, who was previously accused of sto...
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin today said Datuk Seri Ta...
It’s Malaysia and her multiculturalism at its finest. There’s always a festival or two to celebrate in a typical month. On 3 June, it is the turn of the Chinese community who will observe the age-old tradition of Dragon Boat Festival 2022. While its simplistic English name doesn’t fully encapsulate the true scale of the festival, in Chinese, it’s called duan wu, which is translated into double fifth, as the festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. There a
PETALING JAYA, May 19 ― Former United States president George W. Bush had a Freudian slip-up for the ages when he mistak...
GEORGE TOWN, May 19 — The Tanjung City Marina redevelopment project developer, MPDT Capital Berhad, has said the main st...
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — The newly announced revocation of approved permits (AP) to import foodstuffs into the country is...
After an electrifying headline performance at Coachella and two months of dropping social media posts, Harry Styles released his new album Harry’s House, on 20 May 2022. The album follows the drop of his hit single “As it was,” which is also a part of the album. The song was released on 1 April 2022 and it soared to No 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It held the top spot for three weeks and set the stage for the upcoming album release. Here’s more on the album and where you can stream it Harry
Starlink, the groundbreaking satellite-enabled internet connectivity pioneered by Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk that provided a lifeline to Ukrainians trapped in the vicious war with Russia, may come to Malaysia in the not-too-distant future. Here’s what you should know. Is Elon Musk’s Starlink really coming to Malaysia? According to a Star report on May 20, citing Senior Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali, the introduction of Starlink into Malaysia is
PETALING JAYA, May 19 ― A woman in Singapore used her creativity to transform used plastic bags from the famous FairPric...
In the mood for a chill thrilling night? Add these serial killer documentaries to your Netflix watch list. If you’re someone who loves watching spine-chilling true crime documentaries on Netflix till 4am, look no further. Infamous and sensationalised serial killers, from Ted Bundy to Richard Ramirez (Night Stalker), have fascinated people for years with their prevalence in the news and entertainment sections, feeding the public’s appetite for the macabre. Serial killer documentaries and true-cri
The microwave, or as British cookbook author and television personality Nigella Lawson pronounces it, the mee-crow-wah-vay, has a public relations problem. Invented in 1946, the microwave is a real feat of culinary ingenuity and an incredibly versatile kitchen tool for a plethora of recipes, but rarely is it celebrated like other modern kitchen inventions. (Looking at you, Instant Pot, air fryer, and sous vide machines.) Far too often, it is used only to heat up prepackaged frozen dinners, pop p
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — A food bank has claimed that children in Cornwall are becoming ill because parents are turning of...
Attention all gamers: The award-winning role-playing game Borderlands 3 can be downloaded on PC for free now, at the ongoing Epic Games Store mega sale. The popular 2019 shooter-looter RPG by Gearbox, which is centred on vault hunters on a quest around the galaxy to stop evil cult leaders from gaining power, is the first of several free games to be released every Thursday as part of the annual sale that started yesterday. It will be available for download until May 26 and can be played indefinit
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — The government’s move to abolish approved permits (APs) for food imports was a short-term solutio...
SHAH ALAM, May 20 — The initials "KJ" appeared in a ledger owned by Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd (UKSB) for numerous cash paymen...
Noodle lovers can’t get enough of Malaysia’s local pan mee dish. Popular in Malaysia, the hearty meal marries the Chinese and Malaysian culinary traditions. The name originates from the Hakka method of cutting the noodles into straight strands. A traditional way of serving pan mee is in a soup, but an alternative is to serve it dry such as the chilli pan mee. Each delicious bowl of dry chilli pan mee comes with flavourful ingredients such as flat noodles, dried anchovies, green onion, minced mea
