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Ivorian painter Aboudia (Abdoulaye Diarrassouba) watches as a young boy paints a picture during a workshop in Assinie-Mafia on February 22, 2025. — AFP pic

Life / 8 h ago

Ivorian painter Aboudia takes teen rebellion to top of the art world

Satellite technology means we can now zoom in on the surface of the Moon, or a neighbourhood half-way around the world, but when it comes to the ocean floor, there’s a basic problem. — AFP pic

Life / 8 h ago

Less mapped than the Moon: Quest to reveal the seabed

This photo taken on February 26, 2025 shows Hung Hui-ching, member of the Taiwanese all-female funeral marching band Da Zhong, playing her saxophone at a funeral as friends and family of the deceased watch in Changhua County. Da Zhong women's group is part of a long tradition of funeral marching bands performing in mostly rural areas of Taiwan for families wanting to give their loved ones an upbeat send-off. The band was composed mainly of men when it started 50 years ago and has evolved into an all-female ensemble. — AFP pic

Life / 10 h ago

All-women marching band livens up Taiwanese funerals

Why not get Baju Raya for your cats, courtesy of KFC? — Picture via Facebook/KFC Malaysia

Life / 11 h ago

Get your exclusive KFC Malaysia ‘baju raya’…for your cats (VIDEO)

People take photographs before Mount Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776 metres in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi prefecture on October 31, 2024. — AFP pic

Life / 12 h ago

Overcrowding fears spur Japan to enforce RM120 fee for Mount Fuji hikes

OMSMC’s CEO Lee Soon Teck stated that the Cath Lab 2 with Biplane Angiography system reinforces the hospital’s commitment to quality healthcare and clinical excellence, while positioning it as a leader in cutting-edge cardiac care. — Picture courtesy of OMSMC

Life / 13 h ago

Oriental Melaka Straits Medical Centre introduces Cath Lab 2 and PRECISE Pharmagenomics services

Volvo Car Malaysia (VCM) is launching its 2025 flagship SUVs, the EX90 and XC90, in our market very soon. — SoyaCincau pic

Life / 13 h ago

Volvo EX90 preview: Flagship seven-seater EV coming to Malaysia, priced around RM450,000

Residents of Taman Desa Pelancongan 2 preparing lemang. — Bernama pic

Life / 22 h ago

Ramadan vibes hit early in Ipoh with a gotong-royong feast of lemang and rendang

A poster for the for film ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ starring actor Audrey Hepburn, is pictured during a press preview ahead of the Cinema on Paper: The Dwight M. Cleveland Collection Movie Posters Auction, at Heritage Auctions in London on February 27, 2025. — AFP pic

Life / 22 h ago

A collector’s treasure: Rare film posters from ‘King Kong’, ‘Casablanca’ and more heading to auction

Artist Plastered 8 poses for a photograph during the opening of an exhibition titled 'RE:URGENT' by Young Soy Gallery with five Hong Kong artists including Go Hung, Louie Jaubere, OBSRVR, Plastered 8 and Riya Chandiramani, at a vacant office in Hong Kong on March 13, 2025. — AFP pic

Life / 1d ago

Rebels in art: Hong Kong’s satirical exhibition subverts ‘rigid’ workspaces

Pope Francis waves to the crowd during the weekly general audience on March 20, 2024 at St Peter’s square in The Vatican. — AFP file pic

Life / 1d ago

Papal mail surge: Italian post inundated with a staggering 150kg of letters for Pope Francis every day since hospitalisation

Watching nature scenes could influence our perception of pain. — filadendron/Getty Images/ETX Studio pic

Life / 1d ago

Nature’s soothing effect: Visual exposure to natural scenes, even digitally, shown to relieve pain

Mosque worshippers queue to get free meals ahead of the Subuh prayers in conjunction with the month of Ramadan during a visit to the Tengku Kelana India Muslim Mosque in Klang March 12, 2025. — Bernama pic

Life / 2d ago

Sahur with a purpose: Klang mosque’s 16-year Ramadan tradition fosters community and connection through pre-dawn meals

Popular among the Cham Malay community in Kelantan, tongmo is now capturing the taste buds of more locals, especially in Ramadan. — Picture via X/Bernama

Life / 2d ago

Traditional Cham sausage ‘tongmo’ becomes a Ramadan favourite in Kota Baru

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft launches from the Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on March 14, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. — AFP pic

Life / 2d ago

Bold claim: Musk says SpaceX’s Starship to fly to Mars in 2026 with Tesla robot, humans could follow by 2029

Beniko, a 52-year-old photographer from Saitama, a suburb of Tokyo, spent a decade working as a sex worker in the red-light district of Yoshiwara before making Japan’s pleasure districts her preferred subject. — AFP pic

Life / 2d ago

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Singaporean boy, 7, dies in Johor crash; lorry driver on meth, had no valid licence

National unity minister condemns attack on non-Muslim for eating during Ramadan

Johor police probe viral slapping incident involving Chinese man accused of not fasting

Anwar urges critics of ‘PM term limit proposal’ to read his book, not racialise issue

Johor MB says JB-Gemas double-tracking project a major boost for state, country

Mapim says eight aid workers killed in Gaza during Israeli bombing

Melaka police nab Vellfire driver who punched motorcyclist

MACC busts two Kedah enforcement officers for bribery

Houthi rebels claim attack on US aircraft carrier after strikes kill senior leaders in Yemen

Ismail Sabri back at MACC to start another day of questioning

Guan Eng urges DAP to close ranks after heated polls

After UKM specialist suspended, Zambry says kids with spina bifida will be referred out

Batik Air updates power bank policy, limits carry-on allowance to two units

Suspect in St Joseph’s Church stabbing faces three additional charges

Men with guns at Ipoh college part of counter-terror drill, police say

Ivorian painter Aboudia takes teen rebellion to top of the art world

Less mapped than the Moon: Quest to reveal the seabed

All-women marching band livens up Taiwanese funerals

Get your exclusive KFC Malaysia ‘baju raya’…for your cats (VIDEO)

Overcrowding fears spur Japan to enforce RM120 fee for Mount Fuji hikes

Oriental Melaka Straits Medical Centre introduces Cath Lab 2 and PRECISE Pharmagenomics services

Volvo EX90 preview: Flagship seven-seater EV coming to Malaysia, priced around RM450,000

Ramadan vibes hit early in Ipoh with a gotong-royong feast of lemang and rendang

A collector’s treasure: Rare film posters from ‘King Kong’, ‘Casablanca’ and more heading to auction

Rebels in art: Hong Kong’s satirical exhibition subverts ‘rigid’ workspaces

Papal mail surge: Italian post inundated with a staggering 150kg of letters for Pope Francis every day since hospitalisation

Nature’s soothing effect: Visual exposure to natural scenes, even digitally, shown to relieve pain

Sahur with a purpose: Klang mosque’s 16-year Ramadan tradition fosters community and connection through pre-dawn meals

Traditional Cham sausage ‘tongmo’ becomes a Ramadan favourite in Kota Baru

Bold claim: Musk says SpaceX’s Starship to fly to Mars in 2026 with Tesla robot, humans could follow by 2029

From soaplands to snapshots, a former sex worker captures Tokyo’s red-light legacy