Nation

Probe of Ampang surau case done, cops awaiting word from prosecutors

SHAH ALAM: Police say investigations into the 46-year-old man arrested for disobeying the Sultan of Selangor's order regarding Friday prayers have been completed.

Singapore

‘Forever neighbours’ Singapore, Malaysia must not allow issues to affect relationship: Lee Hsien Loong

KUALA TERENGGANU: Singapore and Malaysia are very different countries, but also "forever neighbours" that have to understand each other's differences, said Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong on May 7.

Sabah & Sarawak

Cops: Penampang teen slashed over plumbing debt

KOTA KINABALU: A debt over plumbing repairs is believed to be the cause of a man slashing a 16-year-old girl at a house in Nosoob, Penampang, near here on Thursday (May 7).

Nation

Mat Sabu slams the brakes on talk of Amanah rep taking over as Negri MB

SEREMBAN: Amanah president Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu has ruled out the possibility of its sole assemblyman in Negri Sembilan taking over the mentri besar post.

Indonesia

Indonesia nets hundreds of foreigners at Batam scam centre

JAKARTA: Hundreds of foreigners were nabbed during a raid by immigration officers against an international scamming syndicate at Baloi View Apartment in Lubuk Baja, Batam city, Riau Islands, on Wednesday (May 6).

Banking

RHB unveils SME stabilisation relief facility

KUALA LUMPUR: RHB Bank Bhd has introduced a suite of financing and repayment relief measures to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) manage the impact of global economic uncertainties and supply chain disruptions.

Nation

Seven drug mules held, over 150kg of ganja buds seized in KLIA ops

SHAH ALAM: Police have foiled two drug trafficking operations and arrested seven suspected mules following the discovery of suspicious luggage at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) late last month.

Malaysia

I tried paragliding at Kuala Kubu Bharu and did not expect this

Paragliding is a thrilling experience for beginners and adventure-lovers.

AI

AI use surges globally but rich-poor divide widens, Microsoft says

Generative artificial intelligence is being used by 17.8 percent of the world's working-age population, but the gap between wealthy and developing nations continues to widen, according to a report published Tuesday by Microsoft.

Singapore

‘He slandered me’: Female hawker in Singapore demands apology from ex-actor Huang Yiliang after viral argument

SINGAPORE: A female hawker involved in a viral argument with local former actor Huang Yiliang is demanding an apology after accusing him of making defamatory comments about her relationship status.

Nation

Woman crashes car into Tumpat laundry

KOTA BARU: A woman accidentally drove her car into a laundry at Pasar Besar Wakaf Bharu in Tumpat while making a U-turn.

Myanmar

Myanmar military claims recapture of trade artery towards China

YANGON: Myanmar's military claimed Thursday (May 7) to have recaptured a key northern transport corridor towards China after a 15-month battle, touting a counterblow to rebels in the civil war.

Nation

First Pakatan convention in four years set for May 17 in JB

KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Harapan will hold its first convention in four years on May 17.

Arts

An outsider artist thrives on a last-minute selection at the US Pavilion in Venice

Alma Allen's road to the Venice Biennale once led through homelessness in New York, where he sold art atop an ironing board

Sabah & Sarawak

Bintulu man is Sarawak's fourth rabies fatality this year

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded another rabies-related death, a senior citizen from Bintulu, bringing the total number of human rabies cases in the state to four so far this year.

Nation

Police confirm report over pupil’s fall from bicycle shed roof

MELAKA: Police have confirmed receiving a report on a Year Five pupil who was injured after falling from the roof of a bicycle shed at a primary school in Batu Berendam last Wednesday.

Technology

Education tool Canvas hacked, multiple US college newspapers report

LOS ANGELES, May ⁠7 (Reuters) - Education tool Canvas, used by schools, colleges and universities ⁠for grades and other class materials, was hacked, blocking students from ‌accessing the application, multiple college student newspapers reported on Thursday.

Fitness

Hyrox: The new fitness race craze everyone can join

This hybrid event is a rapidly growing global fitness racing phenomenon designed for everyday athletes.

Climate

How a retired cranberry bog helped change the game for wetland restoration

The land's transformation, documented through a network of cameras and sensors, offers a playbook for wetland restoration as cranberry farms see slimmer profits from New England to Wisconsin in the United States because of climate change and other factors.

AI

Greece, birthplace of democracy, seeks to put humanity ahead of AI in updated constitution

Greece is preparing major constitutional changes, including an amendment requiring that artificial intelligence serve human society.