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Hidden inside a home in Sungai Way, Xhin Fhong Claypot Bak Kut Teh serves up old-school comfort in a bowl of 'bak kut teh'

PETALING JAYA, May 3 -- After a particularly heavy night of drinking - for my fellow Gen Z, it's like a coffee rave, but actually enjoyable - I always crave the soothing, restorative touch of meat in ... Read More


No more roadside Pad Thai? Bangkok's street food sellers battle new rules as city cracks down on footpath businesses

BANGKOK, May 3 -- Across Bangkok, aromas of garlic, chilli and grilled meat drift from roadside stalls and carts, but tighter controls on vendors threaten livelihoods and the street food culture that ... Read More


What's new in the Middle East war? Latest flashpoints from Iran, Lebanon and Gaza

PARIS, May 3 -- The latest developments in the Middle East war: Iran hangs man Iran hanged a man convicted of involvement in the killing of a security forces volunteer during anti-government protest... Read More


In Koovagam, India, transgender devotees celebrate faith, identity and rare freedom

KOOVAGAM (India), May 3 -- For a few fleeting days each year, India's often-shunned transgender community is welcomed and revered at a festival that is at once sacred ritual, celebration, and a refuge... Read More


Rethinking the future: From elite forecasts to shared human agency - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, May 3 -- Futures studies has often been treated as an intellectual luxury-something produced by a small circle of thinkers and consumed by policymakers at the top. This perception is no... Read More


Viral clip captures moments when bystanders subdue armed woman at Rain Rave Music Festival in KL (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 -- A 28-year-old woman armed with a knife was arrested on the final night of the Rain Rave Water Music Festival in Bukit Bintang yesterday, with a viral video showing members of th... Read More


Air Arabia passenger opens emergency exit and jumps off plane mid-taxi at Chennai airport

CHENNAI, May 3 -- A routine landing turned chaotic at Chennai International Airport this morning when a passenger aboard Air Arabia flight G9471 unexpectedly opened an emergency exit and jumped onto t... Read More


'Impossible' military operation or 'bad deal'? Iran tells Trump to choose

TEHRAN, May 3 -- Iran's Revolutionary Guards said today that the US faced a choice between an "impossible" military operation or a "bad deal" with the Islamic republic. The Middle East war, launched ... Read More


'Absurd but fun': Visitors don swimsuits for free entry to Swiss museum's 19th-century Cezanne exhibition

RIEHEN, May 3 -- A Swiss museum made a splash yesterday by inviting in the public in their swimwear to enjoy Paul Cezanne's iconic paintings of people bathing. At the Fondation Beyeler outside Basel,... Read More


From war-era timber to turtle patrols: A Pulau Perhentian eco sanctuary rebuilt for conservation and sustainability

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 -- By the time most guests on Pulau Perhentian have turned in for the night, the real work begins. Under dim red lights, volunteers walk the shoreline in near silence, watching fo... Read More