2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (615+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 11 — The first time I tried pao fan — a classic Teochew dish of rice submerged in a pork or seafood broth, usually topped with crispy rice — it unlocked something in me. Growing up, I did enjoy my rice…...

6+ day, 53+ min ago   (658+ words) NEW YORK, Sept 7 — Data centres are running into a wall of public anger in the United States over their thirst for water and power. The tech giants spending billions of dollars on them say the water part, at least, is…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (199+ words) GEORGE TOWN, Sept 6 — A worker was killed after falling about seven metres while dismantling scaffolding at a construction site in Bayan Lepas here last Friday. The Penang Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), in a statement today, said initial…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (475+ words) KULAI, Sept 5 — The government hopes Meta will expand its safety features for Facebook and Instagram users under the age of 18 worldwide as soon as possible, including daily usage limits and restrictions on access at night. Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (554+ words) VENICE, Sept 5 — American actress and director Maggie Gyllenhaal said yesterday she ditched AI-generated video planned for her latest film about Marilyn Monroe due to quality problems, offering a degree of reassurance to actors worried about their jobs — for now. The…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (476+ words) CHAPEL HILL (United States), Sept 2 — Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk on Tuesday stressed the need for more AI data centers and the electric power needed to support them at a meeting of G20 technology ministers focused on the disruptions and opportunity…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (410+ words) SINGAPORE, Sept 1 — Singapore’s largest car-sharing platform GetGo has launched a new service allowing users to drive its vehicles across Peninsular Malaysia, including to Kuala Lumpur and Cameron Highlands. Mothership reported that the new “Drive to Malaysia” feature allows users to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (210+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 — A family outing ended in tragedy when a 33-year-old father and his eight-year-old son drowned off the coast near a campsite in Pengerang, Johor, last night. Utusan Malaysia reported that the victims were identified as Mohammad Nizam…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (314+ words) GEORGE TOWN, Aug 30 — Police have arrested 13 male suspects, including three minors, to assist in investigations into a violent brawl involving weapons that occurred in front of Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Kong Min branch in Air Itam here early yesterday....

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (728+ words) AUGUST 30 — Back in 2001, I had to go to KLIA every weekend and I always used the same taxi driver. When I recall his skills (as he used to pick me up before picking up my other colleagues), my mind is…...