Kuala Lampur, May 15 -- KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 - Award-winning Malaysian singer Yuna has reached a new career milestone after surpassing one billion streams across all credits on Spotify, becoming the first Malaysian artist to do so.

Speaking to local media, the 40-year-old singer said the achievement came as a surprise after she first learned about it through a fan page earlier this month.

"The news actually came from my fans who congratulated me and I was like, 'Huh? Really?' and it turns out to be true after we checked it.

"It's not even a target (for me) and it came indirectly because I just want to make music for fun with friends and for myself - this is kind of a nice bonus for my career.

"And it is also for Malaysians too - I'm j...