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How villagers along the Tenom-Pangi route stopped a runaway train in Sabah

KOTA KINABALU, March 3 -- Quick-thinking villagers stopped a train after it suffered brake failure along Sabah's west coast route from Tenom to Pangi by placing a motorcycle trolley on the tracks. Me... Read More


iPhone 17e: A19 chip, MagSafe compatible, faster Qi2 wireless charging and still priced from RM2,999

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 -- Apple has just introduced the iPhone 17e, its most affordable model in the iPhone 17 lineup. While it still retains the same design as last year's iPhone 16e, the new budget ... Read More


A stuffed situation: Komodo dragon's plush toy feast at Singapore Zoo sparks vet dash (VIDEO)

SINGAPORE, March 3 -- A komodo dragon at the Singapore Zoo has survived an unusual medical scare after vets were forced to reach into its stomach to remove two plush toys swallowed during a burst of m... Read More


Singapore eyes nuclear shift as energy crunch turns 'existential', Parliament told

SINGAPORE, March 3 -- Singapore's government has signalled its strongest shift yet towards nuclear energy, with Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology Dr Tan See Leng describing the cou... Read More


iPad Air 2026: More powerful M4 chip, WiFi 7 support and same starting price of RM2,799

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 -- Apart from the iPhone 17e, Apple has also introduced its new iPad Air for 2026. This time round, it is yet another incremental upgrade with a more powerful M4 chip. It also b... Read More


What is bad for the GCC is equally bad for Asean plus three - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, March 3 -- When drones and missiles rain down on member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the tremors are not confined to the Middle East. They reverberate across Asia's sea... Read More


Iran's strategic miscalculation in expanding the Gulf conflict - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, March 2 -- The widening of the Middle Eastern conflict following Operation Epic Fury marks a dangerous escalation. What began as a direct confrontation between the United States, Israel... Read More


Perikatan to name new opposition leader on March 14 after Hamzah Zainudin's Bersatu ouster

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 -- Perikatan Nasional (PN) will determine a successor to Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin as opposition leader in a Supreme Council meeting scheduled for March 14. Utusan Malaysia rep... Read More


Data alone won't save us, better policy will - Azizi Abu Bakar

Kuala Lampur, March 2 -- Malaysia has much to be proud of. In the 2024/2025 Open Data Inventory (ODIN) by Open Data Watch, Malaysia ranked first globally, outperforming 198 countries with an overall s... Read More


Anwar condemns US and Israel strikes on Iran in Dewan Rakyat, calls for ceasefire

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Parliament this morning condemned the US and Israel's attack on Iran, blasting it as a flagrant violation of international law as he... Read More