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UK's smoke-free generation law: Five key questions

LONDON, April 26 -- Britain's parliament this week approved a bill to ban those aged 17 and under from ever legally buying tobacco products during their lifetime. A first in Europe, the UK will be on... Read More


Signal isn't broken - so how are hackers targeting the world's 'most secure' chat app?

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Signal, an end-to-end encrypted messaging app long considered one of the most secure in the world, has recently faced attacks from hackers accused of links to Russia. Top Germ... Read More


Let's have a Charities Act - Hafiz Hassan

Kuala Lampur, April 26 -- The reported millions in monies from public donations intended for the poor and vulnerable being diverted by officials of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) for the purcha... Read More


Three decades and one generation later, Taman Jinjang Baru's Kedai Kopi Soon Teik continues to serve its unique mushroom sauce and curry 'chee cheong fun'

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 -- Deep inside a cluster of flats in Taman Jinjang Baru lies the unassuming Kedai Kopi Soon Teik.  For over 30 years, it has served a short, simple list of offerings - cur... Read More


Trump cancels Pakistan peace mission, says talks with Iran pointless as Hormuz blockade deepens

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- US President Donald Trump cancelled his envoys' trip to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran on Saturday, saying there was no point "sitting around talking about nothing" but add... Read More


Police arrest man in Ampang surau case linked to azan, Friday prayers, seize laptop and phone

SHAH ALAM, April 26 -- Police have detained a local man to assist investigations into a case involving alleged defiance of a decree by the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, relating t... Read More


Tok Mat to lead Malaysia's delegation to 25th Asean-EU Ministerial Meeting in Brunei

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 -- Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan will lead Malaysia's delegation to the 25th Asean-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM) in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei from April 27 to 28, ... Read More


The goodest girl: Meet Tessy, the German Shepherd sniffing out MRT cable thieves one theft at a time (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 -- Tessy may look like any other trained sniffer dog at first glance, but along the Klang Valley's MRT rail alignments, her keen sense of smell has become a quiet yet formidable... Read More


The 'housewives' did well-Ukraine takes drone know-how abroad

PARIS, April 26 -- Like something straight out of a spy movie, lots of cloak and dagger was required before AFP could meet three Ukrainian drone manufacturers on the fringes of a hush-hush defence for... Read More


From radiation to invasion: A Chernobyl worker's two wars

SLAVUTYCH (Ukraine), April 26 -- Nikolay Solovyov was on shift the night of April 26, 1986 when the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. Instead of fleeing, he chose to fight his "first war" agains... Read More