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'Monster' 63kg Tapah landed via casting, earns Baram angler over RM2,000 (VIDEO)

MIRI, Jan. 26 -- An avid angler landed a giant 63kg Tapah, a species of freshwater catfish, during a fishing outing at Sungai Tinjar near Long Jegan in Baram late Sunday afternoon. The fish was caugh... Read More


Singapore to simplify medical checks for drivers aged 65 and above with vocational licences

SINGAPORE, Jan. 26 -- Authorities will streamline the medical assessment process for elderly vocational licence drivers to reduce confusion over the number of examinations required each year. The cha... Read More


Why 'GDP by race' is the wrong question to ask - Mohd Zaidi Md Zabri and Ramzah Dambul

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 26 -- As educators in Malaysia, we have spent decades in lecture halls observing patterns that are frequently discussed in passing but rarely examined with care. In many of our clas... Read More


Singapore steps up AI ambitions with S$1b public research investment

SINGAPORE, Jan. 25 -- Singapore is pouring S$1 billion (RM3.15 billion) in artificial intelligence (AI) research between 2025 and 2030, as the government accelerates efforts to build long-term capabil... Read More


Penang police hunt for remand detainee who fled Sungai Bakap Hospital during treatment

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 25 -- NIBONG TEBAL, Jan 25- Police have launched Op Tutup to track down a detainee who escaped while receiving treatment at Sungai Bakap Hospital (HSB) here last Friday. Penang dep... Read More


Putrajaya moves to professionalise and centralise Syariah prosecutions, says uniformity won't hurt state powers

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 25 -- The government is finalising plans to set up a Federal Syariah Prosecution Department (JPSM) to strengthen the coordination, efficiency, and professionalism of Islamic prosecu... Read More


Before the reboot: Why 'Girl from Nowhere' became SE Asia's cult Thai series

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 25 -- Thai content has been gaining ground in Malaysia, with acclaimed titles such as How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (2024) and the Death Whisperer franchise - whose third... Read More


Choosing new chairman on Perikatan agenda in Thursday meeting, after Muhyiddin steps down

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 25 -- Perikatan Nasional (PN) is set to hold an extraordinary meeting of its supreme council this Thursday and pick a new chairman following the resignation of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yas... Read More


Francis Buchholz, Scorpions bassist behind 'Rock You Like a Hurricane', dies at 71

BERLIN, Jan. 25 -- German rock musician Francis Buchholz, best known as the long-serving bassist of Scorpions, has died at the age of 71. His family announced his death in a Facebook post on Friday, ... Read More


Lim Guan Eng urges overhaul of Sosma after teen girl detained for nine days in Kedah

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 25 -- DAP veteran Lim Guan Eng has condemned the detention of a 16-year-old girl under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma), saying the case exposes serious fla... Read More