Fear and grief grip Gaza anew amid familiar glare

To the outside world, the scenes of rocket fire, bombing raids and angry protests in the Middle East this week…

Indonesian unicorns to merge, creating tech giant

JAKARTA – Two of Indonesia’s most successful start-ups are to merge, the companies announced on Monday, creating the largest tech firm…

Miss Mexico crowned Miss Universe 2021

WASHINGTON (AFP) : Miss Mexico was crowned Miss Universe on Sunday (May 16) in Florida, after fellow contestant Miss Myanmar…

At Miss Universe pageant, Myanmar’s contestant pleads “our people are dying”

Myanmar’s Miss Universe contestant, Thuzar Wint Lwin, used the pageant on Sunday to urge the world to speak out against…

Private universities, colleges risk permanent closure

About 60 PHEIs closed down last year primarily due to financial issues and lower enrolments PRIVATE higher education institutions (PHEIs)…

Najib Razak: a legacy in tatters or a second coming?

In the second and final part of an exclusive interview with The Vibes, the former prime minister speaks candidly on…

‘I tried my best’: Najib reveals what he really wanted to achieve as PM

In the first of a two-part exclusive interview with The Vibes’ Eddin Khoo, the former prime minister talks legacy, controversy,…

Ex-1MDB CEO cites Jho Low’s instructions on alleged ‘boss’ Najib over signing of US$3b fundraising agreements without full documents in hand

KUALA LUMPUR : Former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) CEO Mohd Hazem Abd Rahman today (May 17) cited now-fugitive businessman Low…

Parit Raja ‘gathering’ an annual affair, ‘kerajaan gagal’ banner a surprise

According to sources, a smaller group had brought along the banner. A majority of the 20 individuals arrested in connection…

IRB files suit against Najib’s lawyer Shafee over RM9.41m of unpaid taxes across five years

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 : The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has filed a suit against lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee…

Beatles fans can study for a master’s degree in the Fab Four at the University of Liverpool

Professor Holly Tessler says course is centred not just on their music but the growth of Beatles-connected tourism in the…

On telling China’s Jiang Zemin to slow down, ‘saving’ ex-premier Li Peng and midnight golf with Bill Clinton – former Singapore PM Goh Chok Tong reveals details in new book

In the second instalment of Goh’s biography, he shares how personal encounters with the likes of Bill Clinton and Jiang…

Watch-and-sniff video walk-through of Dutch art exhibition comes with the pungent aromas of 17th century living

Fleeting – Scents in Colour uses aromas to enhance the viewing of 17th century Dutch masters – such as those…

Turkish, Iranian leaders discuss Israeli attacks on Palestine

Global community should send Israel strong message of deterrence in face of reckless attacks, Erdogan tells Rouhani over phone ANKARA…

Palestinians experiencing ‘catastrophe’ since 1948

Israel’s declaring its independence in historic Palestinian territories on May 14, 1948 marks the beginning of a series of disasters…

ANALYSIS – Anadolu Agency and TRT’s journalism exposes Israel’s and pro-Israeli media’s lies

Simultaneously with its massacres, Israel seeks to silence the media and prevent visual evidences from circulating far and wide ISTANBUL…

At least seven dead after selfie attempt makes tourist boat capsize in Indonesia

Only eleven of the overloaded boat’s 20 passengers were rescued after it capsized in a reservoir on Java island, police…

How Anthony Loke’s family restaurant honed his political skills – and spawned a Lunar New Year custom in Malaysia

Loke is tipped to become the next chief of DAP, Malaysia’s biggest opposition party He credits his people skills to…

No baby boom, data points Malaysia to ageing nation

Just a year ago, when the first of the stricter movement curbs was imposed and people were mostly confined to…

Batu Pahat police: 13 held over Parit Raja viral rioting freed on bail

BATU PAHAT : Thirteen individuals arrested on Thursday over suspected involvement in an unlawful assembly in Parit Raja, that went…

Can lab-grown algae help tackle hunger?

A SPRINKLE of mycoprotein in your burger? Cities dotted with photo-bioreactors growing algae? Mass farming of house fly maggots? These…

‘Forget Covid’: Tourists return to Greece

HERAKLION (Greece) : Tourists basked in the warmth, sun and crystal waters of Crete yesterday for long-awaited holidays as Greece…

Body painting is in fashion – does it appeal to you?

People have been applying colorful paint to their bodies since the beginning of time to enhance beauty or as war…

Mosques disappear as China strives to ‘build a beautiful Xinjiang’

QIRA, China (REUTERS) : The Jiaman mosque in the city of Qira, in the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang,…