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What we saw coming in 2019, and the avalanche we didn't - Ahmad Ibrahim

Kuala Lampur, April 3 -- In December 2019, a team of researchers published an academic paper titled "Tourism of the Future - An Ongoing Challenge."  Reading it today is an exercise in poignant f... Read More


Four Nasa astronauts break from Earth orbit, begin moon-bound Artemis 2 mission

HOUSTON, April 3 --  The four Artemis astronauts fired up their spacecraft's engine to break away from Earth's orbit and zoomed towards the moon yesterday, a milestone that commits Nasa to t... Read More


Trump's White House ballroom wins planning approval but construction halted by court order

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- US President Donald Trump's White House ballroom won final planning approval on yesterday, but construction remains in limbo following a court order that he needs congressional ... Read More


Trump orders new tariffs on medicines and metals, aiming to boost US manufacturing

WASHINGTON, April 3 --  US President Donald Trump yesterday ordered new tariffs on certain medicines, alongside an overhaul of metal duties, doubling down on his trade agenda a year after un... Read More


Penang culinary legend 'Uncle Seong' behind famous Air Itam laksa dies at 77

Kuala Lampur, April 3 --     GEORGE TOWN, April 3 - Penang lost a local culinary icon today with the passing of Ang Kak Seong, the owner of the renowned Air Itam Market Laksa stall, at the... Read More


Trump gloating over attacks on Iran sparks war crime concerns

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Threatening to destroy Iran's electricity grid and to reduce the country of 90 million to destitution, US President Donald Trump is shattering precedent by not just accepting bu... Read More


US-Iran war crisis shows Malaysia not built to survive an oil shock, think tank warns

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 -- The global oil shock triggered by the US-Israel war against Iran has exposed a fundamental weakness in Malaysia's economic structure: its overwhelming dependence on cars and s... Read More


'You're fired': Trump removes Attorney General Pam Bondi, names Todd Blanche as acting chief

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- US President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi yesterday after months of strained relations and named his former personal lawyer to serve as the acting chief of... Read More


Explosion sparks fire at Chinese prayer shop in Kuala Krai; owners escape with burns (VIDEO)

KUALA KRAI, April 3 -- A couple suffered burns after their shop selling Chinese religious items at Central Park here caught fire Wednesday night. Kuala Krai Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) chief Nik Ah... Read More


Taman Gembira's Hakka Kopitiam serves a mixed bag of goodies, including fried prawn noodles, prawn noodles and 'yong tau foo'

Kuala Lampur, April 3 --   KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 - On the outside, this eatery in Taman Gembira looks like it suffers from dual personality syndrome: the signboard says, "Hakka Kopitiam" wh... Read More