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Stoma may be necessary as part of the treatment for certain intestinal or bladder conditions... individuals may perceive it as being disfiguring, but it allows patients to resume their daily lives — Picture by Choo Choy May

‘Doctor, I do not want surgery as I dread being debilitated and dependent on others if I have a stoma’: Time to dispel the myths surrounding stomas

The Royal Malaysian Air Force’s (TUDM) Air Special Forces (Paskau) reenacts the parachute landing of Special Unit Z, codenamed ‘Semut’, during the 80th Commemoration of the Semut Parachute Landing 1945 at Padang Merdeka in Kuching March 27, 2025. — Bernama pic

Parachutes over Bario: Sarawak marks 80 years since Operation Semut

This handout photo taken on March 12, 2025 and released on March 26 by the Minderoo Foundation shows divers inspecting corals impacted by a bleaching event on the Ningaloo Reef off Australia’s west coast. — AFP pic

Marine heatwave ‘cooks’ coral off Australia’s west coast

Pigs have emerged as the best animal organ donors, with several living patients in the United States having received pig kidneys or hearts in the last few years. Livers have proved trickier — and had not previously been tested out inside a human body. — Istock.com pic via AFP-Relaxnews

Chinese doctors implant pig liver in human for first time

A monk looks at a cracked temple bell remaining after most of the buildings were burned to the ground in a wildfire at Gounsa Temple in Uiseong March 26, 2025. — AFP pic

After losing ancient Gounsa Temple to wildfire, South Koreans race to save others

Dressed in a traditional Japanese kimono, 30-year-old Nik Ahmad Kashfi Nik Zamani, or Kay, has been turning heads in Malaysia as he picks up litter in public spaces to promote cleanliness and mindfulness. — Picture via TikTok/kay.chanel52

How a Malaysian youth is using Japanese tradition to fight littering in Kota Baru (VIDEO)

Kuala Lumpur will be featured in its first official Monopoly edition, set to launch end-2025 in partnership with Tourism Malaysia and UK game maker Winning Moves, ahead of the Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign. — Bernama pic

‘Monopoly: Kuala Lumpur Edition’ to debut in 2025 featuring city’s iconic landmarks for Visit Malaysia 2026

A life reconstruction of the Cretaceous dinosaur Duonychus tsogtbaatari, whose fossils were unearthed in Mongolia. — Reuters pic/Masato Hattori

Duonychus: This dino shows when evolution gives you two claws, you make it work

This photograph taken in Le Buisson-de-Cadouin, south-western France, on February 20, 2025, as part of an exclusive visit granted by the Direction Regionale des Affaires Culturelles (DRAC — Cultural Affairs Regional Direction) of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, shows scientists illuminating with their torches man-made engravings dating back to about 30,000 years and created with sharp tools such as flint, pieces of wood or bones, constituting the so-called panneau de la Decouverte (Discovery pannel) located some 150m inside the Cussac cave. 1.6km long, the cave contains more than a thousand complete or partial figures, both animal and female, traced with a large-scale gesture on the soft rock during the so-called ‘Gravettian’ period, between 35,000 and 26,000 years ago, several millennia before Lascaux. — AFP pic

Unveiling France’s Cussac cave: Ancient art holding prehistoric secrets hidden for 30,000 years

This photo taken on August 24, 2024, shows Philippine’s ‘virtual assistant’ Nathalie Mago conducting an online training for her work at her home in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. Mago’s workday begins after she’s tucked her three daughters into bed and flicked off the lights in their house north of the Philippine capital Manila. — AFP pic

‘No one will be hungry’: Virtual assistant work offers Filipinos pathway from poverty to prosperity

Canadian and American flags fly on the Canadian side of the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario March 8, 2025. The US was the top destination for Canadian tourists, with 20.4 million visits reported last year by the US Travel Association, pumping some US$20.5 billion (RM90.7 billion) into the American economy and supporting 140,000 jobs. But that number is expected to plummet this year as Canadians cancel their travel plans. — AFP pic

Vacation buzzkill: Holiday plans unravel as Canadians ditch trips to Trump’s America

This photograph taken on March 20, 2025 shows needy Muslims receiving free fast-breaking iftar meals from Buddhist monks during the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Dharmarajika Buddhist Monastery in Dhaka. A Buddhist monastery in Bangladesh has found renown for opening its doors to the needy during the Islamic month of Ramadan -- a beacon of interfaith harmony in a time of religious tension. — AFP pic

A beacon of interfaith harmony: Buddhist monastery offers free meals during Ramadan amid unrest

The cast of 'The White Lotus' Season 3 poses at the Paramount Theatre on February 10, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. — AFP pic

Koh Samui tops Songkran bookings, driven by hit tv series ‘The White Lotus’ influence

An unusual combination of bottled spring water, mouth tape, and banana peels has launched US fitness influencer Ashton Hall into viral territory. — Picture via Instagram/ashtonhallofficial

US fitness influencer goes viral with early morning routine of mouth tape, banana peel facials and ice bath (VIDEO)

Design partner Pininfarina said it is supporting the retail sector’s shift towards blending digital tools with physical store experiences. — Picture courtesy of CelcomDigi

CelcomDigi turns to Italy’s Pininfarina to redesign stores as it eyes lead in 5G and AI products

This year, colours such as burgundy, rich brown, royal blue, golden olive, lilac, magenta and teal blue are expected to be the trending colours. — Bernama pic

Burgundy, teal, magenta: How to wear this year’s Raya colours effortlessly