ENTERTAINMENT
A better world with soap
Entrepreneur Anna Lee Xin Ning had probably never thought about being the owner of a soap business prior to her trip to New Zealand for a working h…
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ENTERTAINMENT
Sam Asghari defends Britney
PERSONAL trainer, model and actor Sam Asghari recently posted a lengthy captioned Instagram story talking about the various documentaries regarding…
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ENTERTAINMENT
Scarlett Johansson, Disney settle ‘Black Widow’ pay suit
LOS ANGELES: Actress Scarlett Johansson and Disney announced Thursday they reached a settlement in her lawsuit over her compensation for Black Wido…
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WORLD
US appeals court sides with Biden, allow border expulsions of families to continue..
NEW YORK: A US appeals court ruled on Thursday that the Biden administration can continue expelling migrant families caught crossing the US-Mexico …
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WORLD
Test of Biden’s agenda looms after Congress votes to avert government shutdown..
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's agenda faced a key test on Thursday among fellow Democrats as the House of Representatives prepared a vote on…
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WORLD
Former French President Sarkozy found guilty of illegal campaign financing..
PARIS : A Paris court on Thursday found former French President Nicholas Sarkozy (pix) guilty of illegal campaign financing, sentencing him to one …
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WORLD
'We live day to day': Almost half of Argentines in shadow of poverty..
BUENOS AIRES : Eduardo David Rodriguez takes bags of fruit and vegetables to sell in a fresh produce market in Buenos Aires twice a week to make end…
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WORLD
Israeli foreign minister in Bahrain to sign deals, open embassy..
MANAMA : Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid flew to Bahrain on Thursday on the highest-level Israeli visit to the Gulf state since the countries es…
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WORLD
CNN blocks access to its Facebook page in Australia..
SYDNEY : CNN has blocked access to its Facebook page in Australia after a court ruled media companies were liable for defamatory user comments on th…
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WORLD
Kilauea volcano begins erupting in Hawaii: USGS..
MOSCOW : Kilauea volcano on the Hawaiian Islands has started prompting authorities to set up a red alert in the vicinity, reported Sputnik, quoting …
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ENTERTAINMENT
Twenty seconds of fame
A young actor has become an instant star despite having only 20 seconds of screen time in Squid Game . Actor Lee Jung Jun, 22, appeared briefly i…
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WORLD
Kim Yo Jong: North Korean leader's newly promoted sister..
SEOUL : Sister, adviser, and now top official: the latest promotion of Kim Yo Jong (pix) , sibling to North Korea's leader, solidifies her posit…
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OPINION
Treat need to vaccinate as civic duty!
IT is encouraging to read that 30% of teen students nationwide have received their first vaccine dose ( theSun 28/9). It is about being responsible…
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OPINION
Expand FDI scope to drive recovery!
DATUK Seri Ismail Sabri, in his inaugural speech as the nation’s 9th prime minister, outlined his vision of the private sector in playing a role “as…
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OPINION
Malaysia should reject Aukus!
THE Association for Community and Dialogue (Acid) condemns the US, UK and Australia for setting up a trilateral security partnership aimed at confro…
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OPINION
Sense of urgency key to success !
KUDOS to the government for launching the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), thereby charting the nation’s development for the next five years. As a former…
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WORLD
Taliban disperse women protesters with gunfire in Kabul..
KABUL : The Taliban on Thursday violently cracked down on a small women's rights demonstration, firing shots into the air and pushing back prote…
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OPINION
Poll: Four in five believe THR products help people quit cigarettes!
A RECENT opinion poll claimed that majority (80%) of Malaysians believe that the adoption of tobacco harm reduction (THR) strategies in the country…
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WORLD
More than 100 dead in Ecuador’s latest prison violence..
GUAYAQUIL: The death toll from bloody clashes between rival gangs in an Ecuador prison reached 116, with nearly 80 more wounded, President Guillerm…
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ENTERTAINMENT
Revisiting the inner child
ILLUSTRATOR Chein Shyan lives in a nonsensical world of storytelling. Her love for visual art, fuelled by her curious nature, takes her on a journe…
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ENTERTAINMENT
Jungkook resigns from clothing company
BTS’s Jungkook has officially resigned from his brother Jeon Junghyun’s clothing company called Six6uys, after he was accused of “false advertising…
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WORLD
US says ‘no hostile intent’ towards N. Korea, still ready for talks..
WASHINGTON: The United States said Wednesday it bears “no hostile intent” towards North Korea and remains open to the idea of negotiations, after K…
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ENTERTAINMENT
One last mission for Craig
JAMES BOND is back. And better still, he’s back as producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson always intended: on the big screen. At the wor…
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Hardy takes charge of Venom sequel
BACK in 2018, Sony Pictures made history with iconic villain Venom getting his own movie. However, the superhero flick was not well-received as man…
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ENTERTAINMENT
Growing into their sound
OVER the past few years, musicians have achieved fame in unconventional ways. With the rise of online streaming platforms and music software, it ha…
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WORLD
Top Rohingya leader in Bangladesh shot dead..
COX’S BAZAR: Unidentified assailants on Wednesday shot dead a top Rohingya community leader in a refugee camp in the Bangladesh resort district of …
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WORLD
Merck says research shows its Covid-19 pill works against variants..
NEW YORK: Laboratory studies show that Merck & Co’s experimental oral Covid-19 antiviral drug, molnupiravir, is likely to be effective against …
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WORLD
US ‘lost’ the 20-year war in Afghanistan, says top US general..
WASHINGTON: The top US general conceded in a stark admission on Wednesday that the United States “lost” the 20-year war in Afghanistan. “It is cle…
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OPINION
Be reasonable with rules for unvaccinated!
HEALTH Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has stated that Covid-19 will remain endemic among Malaysians, and it has to be regarded as an epidemic. The Worl…
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OPINION
Digitalisation crucial for Asean recovery!
THE 42nd General Assembly of the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly was held in August, emphasising the paramount importance of expediting digitalis…
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OPINION
Form emergency-resilient framework !
LAWMAKERS should put forth amendments or additions to Article 150 of the Federal Constitution to provide emergency legal provisions, specific for na…
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OPINION
Get right tools to ensure security!
PSYCHOLOGIST Abraham Maslow wrote in 1964, “Give a small boy a hammer, and he will find that everything he encounters needs pounding”. This is commo…
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