Analysis

Pakatan mulling “test election” in Perak

NURUL Izzah Anwar sort of made news for the wrong reason this week.

Indonesia

Most Indonesians push back on Board of Peace membership, Gaza troop plan

JAKARTA: Indonesia's participation in the United States-led Board of Peace (BoP) is facing growing domestic opposition, with a recent national survey showing most Indonesians disapprove of joining US President Donald Trump's initiative and deploying troops amid the escalating US-Israeli strikes against Iran.

Sabah & Sarawak

Sibu businessman loses over RM190,000 to currency exchange scam

SIBU: A 60-year old businessman lost RM190,800 after falling victim to an online currency exchange scam involving a suspect who offered rates higher than the market.

Europe

Many people visit the quiet Italian city of Turin to see this one special thing

Turin may be overshadowed by bigger Italian cities, such as Rome and Milan, but it is full of charm and surprises.

Internet

Influencers accused of peddling medical misinformation on social apps

Many so-called influencers are allegedly spreading "misleading information" about prescription medicines in "ethically problematic" paid-for promotions that blur the line between personal testimony and marketing.

Nation

Former MCA President Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik passes away at 82

KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik passed away peacefully on Saturday (April 4).

Singapore

Singapore's Workers' Party disciplinary panel completes investigations into party chief Pritam Singh

SINGAPORE: A disciplinary panel looking into whether Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh had breached the party's Constitution after his conviction for lying to Parliament's Committee of Privileges, has completed its investigations.

Japan

Japan PM Takaichi plans Australia visit to discuss rare earths, Nikkei reports

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is planning a visit to Australia, seeking to discuss supply chains for rare-earth elements and cooperation on safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Friday (April 3).

South Korea

South Korea suitcase murder reveals pattern of family abuse

SEOUL: A woman found dead inside a suitcase in Daegu had been living with her daughter to shield her from domestic abuse by her husband, South Korean police said, in a case that has exposed sustained violence inside a confined one-room residence.

Living

Artist turns experience raising her daughter with Angelman syndrome into art

Visual artist Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio's exhibition Noncompliant explores disability, agency, and time through her daughter's Angelman syndrome.

Wellness

When the sperms are the problem

Many still assume it's the woman who has the issue when it comes to fertility, but men are equally likely to be the source of the problem.

Social media

How will Meta and Google's landmark legal defeat change social media?

Two of America's largest tech companies suffered stunning defeats in court, sustaining early jolts in what could prove to be a seismic shift in how social media operates amid a new landscape of legal risk.

Vietnam

Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese authorities crack transnational drug manufacturing case, arrest 41

BEIJING: The narcotic control authorities from China, Thailand and Vietnam on Thursday (April 2) jointly cracked a transnational drug manufacturing case, arresting 41 suspects, China's Ministry of Public Security said Friday.

Myanmar

Yangon power lines restored, electricity supply resumes

YANGON: The Yangon Electricity Supply Corporation (YESC) has announced that electricity transmission to Yangon Region has resumed following the successful repair of the 230 KV Shwe Taung–Myaung Takar No. (1) and No. (2) Transmission lines.

Nation

Fire in Kampung Chabang Tiga affects eight houses

KOTA BARU: Eight houses were affected by a fire in Kampung Chabang Tiga, Kedai Buloh, here, on Friday night (April 3).

Thailand

Blood clots, burning eyes: pollution chokes north Thailand

PAI, Thailand: After hours spent in the thick pollution-choking parts of northern Thailand, Pon Doikam gets home and blows her burning nose to find blood clots spattered across the tissue.

Video games

The anomaly of humanity as AI grows inevitable

Over the decades, the depiction of artificial intelligence has evolved from sci-fi villain to systemic reality.

World

Stick to Easter travel, Australians told, though hundreds of petrol stations dry

April 4 (Reuters) - Australians were ⁠urged to maintain their travel plans for Easter weekend ⁠although hundreds of petrol stations, mostly in rural areas, ‌were without power on Saturday, as the Iran war continued to strain the nation's fuel supply.

Nation

MCMC took down 159 fake global energy crisis-related content

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has detected and taken down 159 pieces of false content related to the global energy crisis over a four-day period since March 29.

Nation

Anwar: Boost silat to build youth with character and spirit

KUANTAN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wants the martial art of silat to be strengthened, especially among young people, as it not only builds character and self-discipline but also instils a spirit of struggle.