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Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai caught criticising CCP in leaked audio, amid allegations about mistreatment of uncredited writer on his latest film

BEIJING, Nov. 25 -- When it comes to Hong Kong cinema, Wong Kar Wai is one of its defining names but his stellar work comes with a far less-than-stellar reputation. Wong has been said to be difficult... Read More


Feminism still matters - Ivy Josiah

Kuala Lampur, Nov. 25 -- Recently, I had to drive to an unfamiliar part of town for an appointment. When I arrived at the building around 7.45 pm, the street was deserted - dark, quiet, and empty. I... Read More


Nothing is forever: Why TFFF is doomed to fail without a radical rethinking - Ahmad Ibrahim

Kuala Lampur, Nov. 25 -- We've seen this story before. A high-level summit, a splashy new fund, and grand promises to finally halt the destruction of the world's tropical forests. The latest hopeful ... Read More


Follow the aroma of freshly baked buns to Seremban's Siew Pow Master, where every golden pastry keeps the legacy going

SEREMBAN, Nov. 25 -- There is something about Seremban's siew bao that feels deeply local yet quietly universal: the comfort of hot pastry, the richness of seasoned meat, the flake of a crust that giv... Read More


GRS or chaos? PBS info chief warns multi-cornered fights show KDM unity is just rhetoric

KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 25 -- Calls from Kadazan, Dusun and Murut (KDM) based parties for unity is meaningless political rhetoric if parties insist on contesting elections independently, Parti Bersatu Sab... Read More


Warisan demands investigation into election smear campaign, calls it 'organised election crime'

KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 25 -- Parti Warisan has lodged multiple police reports across Sabah over what it alleges is a coordinated smear campaign involving the mass distribution of defamatory and false mat... Read More


Non-consensual sexual content now top online threat to Malaysian children, says Unicef

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 25 -- Non-consensual sexual content - from sextortion to coerced or self-generated intimate images involving minors - is now the most severe online harm faced by children in Malaysi... Read More


Malaysia's chairmanship of Asean delivers landmark gains amid global turmoil

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 25 -- Malaysia's chairmanship of Asean has undoubtedly supercharged the bloc's quest to become the world's fourth-largest economy by 2030 with a string of landmark initiatives. Und... Read More


Shamsul Iskandar steps down as PM's political secretary following support letter controversy

PETALING JAYA, Nov. 25 -- Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin has announced his resignation as Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's political secretary. In a statement posted on X, Shamsul revealed that ... Read More


Dengkil gunman finally named: Cops say mystery dead man was wanted Sepang criminal with long armed robbery history

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 25 -- The mystery man shot dead in a gunfire exchange in Dengkil last night has been identified as a 30-year-old from Sepang with a long criminal record. Bukit Aman Criminal Invest... Read More