Metro News

Consistent effort key to SPM success

SCORWING 10A+ opens many doors but Penang lad M. Sanjay has ruled out medicine as he gets queaph at the sight of blood.

Views

Open house tradition should be sustained for communal fellowship

Letters: From V Thomas of Sungai Buloh.

Views

Crack down on illegal photo touts at Twin Towers

Letters: From Mike Chong Yew Chuan, MCA Youth, National Deputy Chairman.

Metro News

RM12,000 for folk in fire-ravaged village

THREE non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have stepped in to assist villagers of Kampung Orang Asli Teluk Jawa in Masai, Johor, whose homes were destroyed in a fire on Feb 12.

Focus

The US farm labour paradox

FOR years, the US agricultural sector has faced a tight labour market as farmworkers age and fewer new immigrants and younger Americans are willing to toil in the fields.

Metro News

New skills for fresh start

Vocational training in farming, cooking at reintegration centres prepares prisoners for brighter future upon their release.

Football

Pan-gon eyes Kuching danger men in Malaysia Cup semis

PETALING JAYA: Selangor head coach Kim Pan-gon has his eye on several key Kuching players who could prove dangerous when the two sides clash in the Malaysia Cup semi-final first leg match at the Petaling Jaya Stadium tomorrow.

Focus

16,000 years of companionship

IN the waning days of the last ice age, when humans hunted with spears and turned cave walls into canvases, a hot new trend was spreading across the Paleolithic world.

South Korea

Choosing a steady path to Hormuz

French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung have agreed to work together to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ease global economic uncertainties caused by the conflict in the Middle East.

Japan

Cannabis cases reach record high

Police have investigated a record 6,832 individuals in cannabis-related cases in the country in 2025, with authorities warning of a growing spread of drug use among young people driven in part by social media.

Cambodia

Lawmakers approve anti-cybercrime law

Fraudsters running cyberscam operations in the country could face life in prison after the Senate approved a new law targeting criminals involved in the multibillion-dollar illicit industry.

China

Alleged drug smuggler repatriated

The United States has repatriated a Chinese national suspected of drug trafficking, a "first" such return in recent years, Beijing's public security ministry said.

Myanmar

Junta chief elected as president

THE parliament has elected junta chief Min Aung Hlaing (pic) as president. Parliament said, with the ex-military commander set to maintain his rule in a civilian guise after snatching power by force five years ago.

Pakistan

Officials: Taliban must end conflict

Officials have said the burden of ending the nation's cross-border conflict lay with Afghanistan, as the two sides held preliminary talks to try to end hostilities.

Japan

Airlines mull fuel surcharge hikes due to conflict

Japanese airlines are considering raising fuel surcharges to reflect surging energy costs due to the Middle East conflict, though officials from major carriers have stressed that no decisions had been made yet.

Thailand

Fuel shortage from hoarding

THE nation's prime minister has slammed oil traders for "excessive profiteering", blaming those stockpiling fuel or smuggling it abroad for shortages that have driven prices steadily higher

Nation

IJNUC EYES RECORD INTAKE

WITH its sights set on a record-breaking year, Institut Jantung Negara University College (IJNUC) is targeting its largest student intake to date – 900 new enrolments in total.

Letters

Could Malaysia emulate the South Korean ‘Hallyu’?

From DR SHAHRILL RAMLI of Hulu Selangor, Selangor.

Nation

Yusuf Bahrin and Zizi Kirana’s divorce confirmed

ACTOR Yusuf Bahrin, 34, has said that he is unaware of the reasons behind singer Zizi Kirana's decision to file for divorce, reported by Sinar Harian.

Star Biz7

Winners and losers in carbon-priced climate

The move towards carbon pricing is unlikely to produce immediate winners and losers among investors, but it will gradually widen the gap between companies prepared for a low-carbon operating environment and those still dependent on older, emissions-heavy business models