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Malaysian AIDS Foundation celebrates International AIDS Memorial Day with virtual run
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Passionate determination: Malaysia’s first Chinese woman police commissioner hopes promotion paves way for others
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Gambling platform’s tone-deaf Raya ad draws flak from Malaysians (VIDEO)
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Tree ‘iguana’ that struck fear in Polish neighbourhood turns out to be croissant
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Guinness World Records’ longest rabbit living reported stolen from UK home
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After a 32-year gap, Malaysian cartoonist Lat to publish a second ‘Mat Som’ book
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Canadian lawmaker apologises for appearing naked during a parliamentary video call
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Oldest Ramadan bazaar in Malaysia beefs up on SOPs, determined to keep the tradition alive
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Flying high: The ‘lip wings’ beauty trend explained
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Inventing beauty: Zero-waste eyeliner grows back as wild flowers
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Embracing grey: A deep desire for authenticity, despite society's norms and expectations
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Greece to allow vaccinated tourists in next week
MYKONOS, April 16 — Greece plans to open its borders to vaccinated visitors from several countries from next week, the government said Thursday, as the country seeks to restart...
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Young Britons ambivalent on Prince Philip and ‘weird’ royals
LONDON, April 15 — Queen Elizabeth II’s late husband Prince Philip divided opinion among young British people, who are less likely to take a positive view of his legacy and...
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No uniforms for royals at Prince Philip’s funeral, says UK media
LONDON, April 15 — The British royals are all to wear civilian clothing at Prince Philip’s funeral to avoid awkwardness over which princes are entitled to military uniform,...
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Media: UK queen has to step into debate over Philip’s funeral outfits
WINDSOR, April 15 — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has stepped in to settle a problem over what senior royals should wear to her husband’s funeral, because of concerns about...
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Indonesian man offers to call and wake single men up so they will not miss 'sahur' during Ramadan
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 ― As Muslims around the world observe Ramadan, an Indonesian man in Magelang, Central Java, is offering the morning call services to his countryman so...
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Why go on a plant-based diet? Malaysian dietician highlights the health benefits with diet plan ideas
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — There are always never-ending arguments among health freaks about which diet is the best. However, health and nutrition experts have always highlighted...
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Cultural Economy Development Agency to honour traditional arts masters, boost local cultural traditions
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — The Cultural Economy Development Agency (Cendana) and cultural organisation, Pusaka, have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further boost the...
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Two Malaysians accepted into Harvard, chosen from more than 57,000 applicants
PETALING JAYA, April 15 ― Two Malaysian students made headlines after being accepted into Harvard University, beating more than 50,000 applicants. Jarell Cheong Tze Wen from...
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Man in India seeks to end marriage due to wife’s fear of cockroaches
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — A man in Bhopal, India is seeking to divorce his wife after the woman’s fear of cockroaches forced the couple to move houses 18 times in their three...
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Ramadan bazaar customer dismayed after forking out RM21 for packs of soggy rice
PETALING JAYA, Apr 15 — A Malaysian man was hugely disappointed after he was forced to break his fast with a packet of soggy rice he bought at a Ramadan bazaar. Muhammad...
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Highly emotional online reviews may hold the key to publishing success
EVANSTON (US), April 15 — Budding authors often dream about having their books on the New York Times best-sellers’ list. Now a new American study has revealed that...
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Austrian man gets reduced fine for farting in front of police
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — An Austrian man, who was slapped with a £425 (RM2,416) fine for farting in front of police, has managed to get his fine reduced to £85 (RM483)...
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Sotheby’s sale of digital-only artwork fetches US$16.8m
LONDON, April 15 — An online sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) by the digital artist Pak fetched a total of US$16.8 million (RM69.3 million) at Sotheby’s, including an image...
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Magic mushroom compound at least as good as antidepressant in UK study
LONDON, April 15 — Psilocybin, the psychedelic active compound in magic mushrooms, may be at least as effective as a leading antidepressant drug and could help more patients...
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Noise pollution poses long-term risk to trees, study shows
NEW YORK, April 15 — Noise pollution poses a long-term risk to tree populations and plant diversity that may persist even after the sources of excess noise are removed,...
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German ‘inventors’ panned over pink period gloves
BERLIN, April 14 — Two German men who came up with a pink glove to help women dispose of tampons have sparked a backlash on social media, with critics panning the product as...
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Bukit Mertajam MP brings joy to Kelantan man by giving him a motorcycle to ease his food delivery job
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — This year’s Ramadan will be extra meaningful for a food delivery man who has been upgraded from using a bicycle to a motorcycle for his...
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Malaysian fashion designers’ Raya creations sell like hot cakes despite Covid-19 downturn
PETALING JAYA, April 14 — Malaysian fashion designers have been pleasantly surprised by the overwhelming response of their Raya creations this year compared to 2020’s...
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Viral video of KL building’s glass windows shattering in thunderstorm shocks social media users (VIDEO)
PETALING JAYA, April 14 — A video of a building’s glass windows shattering during yesterday’s thunderstorm in Kuala Lumpur has set many social media users on edge. The...