Tory leadership competitor Tom Tugendhat says he has "spent decades serving the country" and will continue to do in the "best way he can".
The Health Ministry of Malaysia is looking to secure five percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to upgrade the country’s public healthcare and ensure that it has a world-class standard healthcare system in the future. According to Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, the baseline for public health spending in an upper middle-income nation is…
Two restaurants in Malaysia have placed among Asia’s Top 50 Pizzas 2022, a list of rankings that survey all the best pizzerias on the continent. 50 Top Pizza, as the name suggests, is the guide to the best pizzerias in the world. For pizza lovers everywhere, which is basically all of us, it’s an annual list you cannot miss. Each one serves as a reminder that when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore. Which are the two Malaysian restaurants on the Asia’s Top 50 Pizzas 2022 li
A couple of days ago, a tweet about a Malaysian transgender man peforming the Umrah in Saudi Arabia went viral, with the person who wrote it condemning the man’s actions as an insult to Islam. The tweet thread included a picture of the man, who is known as ‘Ayid’ on social media, as well as…
IPOH, Aug 17 — Penang-based feeder and rescuer David Yim Boon Leong used to feed stray dogs under his care a big piece o...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — Kedah Umno has reportedly binned any possibility of working with PAS in the next general election...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — In an unprecedented move, music magazine Rolling Stone will be moving its September publication d...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said today he would convey to the Cabinet the Se...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) today questioned the federal anti-graft agency as...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — A Stanford University study, which found Malaysians are the third laziest people in the world, wa...
Malaysia has agreed to remove its temporary freeze on applications to hire foreign workers with Human Resources Minister M. Saravanan saying yesterday that the suspension will be lifted on Friday. Even though the temporary freeze had already been decided upon, the new decision, he claimed, was made after taking into account the impacted industries’ demands…
There’s no street cred for the savvy traveller quite like finding a hidden gem. Secret beaches are a league of their own. Here’s a ranking of some of the best — but shh, let’s keep this between us. For the sake of tranquility if not curiosity, finding a little-known beach has become a real objective for a community of travellers eager for off-the-beaten-path experiences. To take up this challenge, guidebooks or social networks are obviously useless, perhaps, you should focus on the destinations
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — Two videos have emerged over the weekend showing shoppers rushing to leave a shopping mall and an...
IPOH, Aug 16 — Umno’s Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad today indicated there will be no change to the allocation of seats for...
Within the arts, there is a vital yet lesser-known field of practice that strives to develop cultural understanding and civic engagement. Sabahan collective – Pangrok Sulap – fills this niche to a tee. Founding member, Rizo Leong, explains what makes their work different and how he strives to make a difference. His initiative draws striking parallels between great entrepreneurs and great artists. Both groups possess an uncanny ability to follow their intuition. Whether in business or art, one mu
How do we speak about a violence with no witnesses? We do not have recorded footage of A. Ganapathy’s death, a forty-year old Tamilian and Dravidian man who was detained at Gombak police station for an inquiry into his sibling’s alleged crimes and who died in the ICU of Selayang Hospital on 18 April 2021 from injuries sustained during his detainment. There are no witnesses to the event of Ganapathy’s death except for the testimony of his mother, who claims her son told her that he was beaten wit
The Federal Court’s decision to deny former premier Najib Abdul Razak’s request to introduce new evidence related to the RM42 million (US$ 9.4 million) SRC International corruption case has left him “shocked and bitterly disappointed.” “I believe the evidence would clearly indicate that judge Mohd Nazlan (Mohd Ghazali) was heavily conflicted,” the 69 year-old said…
Chang Yoong Chia is an artist who explores different kinds of materials with the sensibility of a painter. Yoong Chia’s work includes paintings on canvases, painted animal and plant remains, household objects, stamp collages and embroidery exploring wide-ranging topics such as politics, religion and culture and nature. The repeated gestures and complex methods reflect a commitment to craft in which the labour adds another layer of meaning to the work. Placing an importance on the material, he be
A woman was arrested yesterday in Johor Bahru for ramming into her ex-boyfriend’s house as well as threatening his family. Following a report made by the ex-boyfriend’s sister, North Johor Baru district deputy police chief Fariz Ammar Abdullah said the 20-year-old woman was arrested at Lima Kedai Toll Plaza in Gelang Patah at 6:30 am,…
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — Khairy Jamaluddin today said that the Health Ministry (MoH) has made 4,053 contract doctors into...
Located in Bangkok, the neighbourhood of Phrom Phong is popular during the day, and equally busy during the evening. It’s full of shopping malls, food spots, hip bars, amazing bakeries, and more. There’s even relaxing wellness spots in the area for some R&R. Give yourself a few days at least if you want to visit all the wonders that Phrom Phong has to offer, and knowing how to get the best as you’re walking down there will certainly do you good. Let us help — here are nine compelling reasons why
