Cambodia

After border clashes with Thailand, Cambodia’s economic time bomb ticks louder

PHNOM PENH: The drive from the new Techo International Airport into Phnom Penh encapsulates much of what the Cambodian leadership wants to showcase, both domestically and to the world.

Badminton

Haikal says sorry, Herry moves on

PETALING JAYA: The relationship between men's doubles head coach Herry Iman Pierngadi and Mohd Haikal Nazri is back to normal after the player personally apologised.

Indonesia

Tourists raped in Bali in two separate cases

DENPASAR: Two female foreign tourists have been raped in Bali in separate incidents, with the police managing to arrest a suspect in one of the cases, while still pursuing the other.

Nation

Penang deepens ties with Latin America as global chip supply chains shift

PETALING JAYA: Penang is positioning itself to deepen ties with Latin America as global semiconductor supply chains rapidly restructure, says Penang Port Commission chairman Datuk Yeoh Soon Hin.

Nation

Batu Gajah MCA raises RM58,000 at charity dinner to aid local community

BATU GAJAH: About RM58,000 was raised by Batu Gajah MCA during a charity dinner to support activities benefiting people in the constituency.

China

China blasts 'false' news after report says chipmaker SMIC supplying Iran

BEIJING: China's foreign ministry accused the media of publishing "false information" on Friday following a report that said the country's top semiconductor firm has sent chipmaking tools to Iran.

Music

Right here, rocking for you: Richard Marx is no softie

Marx, 62, is the only male artiste to have his first seven singles chart in the Top 5, with three of them reaching No.1.

AI

AI agents: They’re fun. They’re useful. But don’t give them the credit card.

New AI bots can do more than just chat. They can edit files, send emails, book trips and cause trouble.

Fitness

Any kind of strength training is better than none at all

Researchers find that it's better that you do some form of strength training regularly, even if it's not frequent.

Living

Scrabble players in the US keep the iconic board game alive through competitions

These seasoned Scrabble players continue to promote the iconic board game through competitions.

Thailand

Fuel fears and price surge dampen Songkran travel mood in Thailand

Rising oil prices and Middle East tensions weigh on Songkran travel demand, though Thailand still expects 30 billion baht in tourism revenue

Singapore

Garuda flight passengers evacuated after safety hazard detected during boarding at Changi

SINGAPORE: Passengers on board a Garuda Indonesia flight bound for Jakarta, Indonesia, from Changi Airport were evacuated after a safety issue was detected on the aircraft before take-off on March 25.

World

Nepal's ex-PM Oli arrested over deaths during Gen Z protests

KATHMANDU, March ⁠28 (Reuters) - Nepal's former prime minister, K.P. Sharma Oli, was arrested ⁠on Saturday as police investigate whether he was negligent in ‌failing to prevent dozens of deaths during Gen Z anti-corruption protests last September, officials said.

AI

Scientists use saliva for non-invasive, AI-based Parkinson's test

Timely diagnosis of debilitating and often deadly brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's remains largely elusive, though in recent years several teams of scientists have reported potential advances based on eye scans or blood tests.

Nation

PKR orders two MPPWP members to step down over viral video

KUALA LUMPUR: Two individuals from the Wangsa Maju Federal Territory Residents' Representative Council (MPPWP) have been ordered to immediately vacate their positions following a viral video alleging they solicited protection money from a business premises.

Technology

Apple hires ex-Google executive to head AI marketing amid push to improve Siri

SAN FRANCISCO, ⁠March 27 (Reuters) - ⁠Apple on Friday said ‌it has hired Lilian Rincon, who previously spent ​nearly a ⁠decade at ⁠Google overseeing its shopping and ⁠assistant ‌products, as the ⁠vice president of product marketing ​for ‌artificial intelligence, reporting ⁠to ​its marketing chief Greg "Joz" Joswiak.

Letters

Ensuring good governance of learned societies

From A CONCERNED PROFESSIONAL Sungai Buloh, Selangor

Nation

RON95 petrol to remain subsidised

PUTRAJAYA: The government remains committed to protecting the people from global economic pressures by maintaining the subsidised price of RON95 petrol at RM1.99 per litre under the Budi Madani RON95 (Budi95) programme, keeping Malaysia among the countries with the lowest fuel prices globally.

Focus

Bad snow year worsens wildfire fears

IN Colorado, mountain towns are wrapping up one of the worst ski seasons that anyone can remember.

Focus

Teaching the tune of survival

REGENT honeyeaters were once abundant in the forests of southeastern Australia, congregating in enormous, eye-catching flocks.