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AP x Swatch ‘Royal Pop’ Fever: Swatch urges calm, caps queue sizes after chaotic launch including in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Following a weekend of frenzied queues and arguments, Swatch has issued an official plea to fans to stop rushing its stores for the new Audemars […]
Workload, social media pressures add to teachers’ mental health challenges, says Kelantan Social Welfare Dept
KOTA BHARU, May 17 — The teaching profession has become increasingly challenging in the digital era, with teachers facing not only teaching and administrative duties, but also pressure from social […]
PACE to boost national talent development with RM100m allocation to strengthen workforce skills, says Ramanan
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — The Ministry of Human Resources (KESUMA) will launch a new national initiative, Progressive Acceleration for Capability and Employability (PACE), with a total allocation of RM100 […]
SUV driver aged 75 arrested over Klang hit-and-run that killed two sisters
KLANG, May 17 — A 75-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a tragic accident that claimed the lives of two sisters in Bandar Baru Klang last Thursday. The […]
Pakatan convention kicks off with 5,000 delegates, Anwar to deliver keynote this afternoon
JOHOR BAHRU, May 17 — The Pakatan Harapan (PH) 2026 Convention, which brings together about 5,000 delegates and leaders from across the country, opened here today with a focus on […]
Two colleagues killed after Honda City bursts into flames in Jalan Sungai Besi crash
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — A man and a woman were killed early this morning after their car veered off the road and crashed into a concrete pillar, causing the […]
Prabowo admits Indonesia’s free meals programme ‘comes with many problems’, but doesn’t want it to stop
JAKARTA, May 17 — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto acknowledged on Saturday that the government’s programme to provide free meals to combat malnutrition, his signature project, “comes with many problems”. Thousands […]
UK PM Starmer faces leadership battle as ex-health minister Wes Streeting enters contest
LONDON, May 17 — Wes Streeting, who resigned as UK health secretary this week, announced Saturday he will run to replace Keir Starmer as Labour leader and prime minister, after […]
Trump and Nigeria say IS commander al-Minuki dubbed ‘world’s most active terrorist’ killed in joint operation
LAGOS (Nigeria), May 17 — A senior Islamic State group leader, described as “the most active terrorist in the world”, has been killed in a joint operation by US and […]
Canadian cruise passenger ‘presumptive positive’ for rare human-to-human hantavirus after MV Hondius outbreak
MONTREAL, May 17 — Canadian public health officials said Saturday a “high risk” passenger who was aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius tested “presumptive positive” for the Andes hantavirus. The […]