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‘Meniti Cakerawala’ is based on Tan Sri Mazlan Othman’s book, Cosmic Connections (2023), which highlights that humans are materially connected to the stars. — Picture courtesy of Sutra Foundation

Life / 14 Jun 2025

‘We’re all star stuff’: Dance legend Ramli Ibrahim and Malaysia’s first astrophysicist unfold the cosmos in ‘Meniti Cakerawala’

At 90, national laureate A. Samad Said reflects on a life of literature, activism and quiet resilience — and he’s still savouring the classics he once set aside. — Picture by Saw Siow Feng

Life / 14 Jun 2025

National Laureate A. Samad Said turns 90, but the ink still flows

Strip club dancers prepare for a performance in a dressing room at the strip club ‘Flash Dancers’ in Kharkiv on May 15, 2025. Since Russia’s 2022 invasion, exhausted troops are the main clientele of the Flash Dancers club in the centre of the north-eastern city, just 20 kilometres from Russian forces. The dancers act as confidantes to soldiers bruised — mentally and physically — by a three-year war with no end in sight. — AFP pic

Life / 13 Jun 2025

‘The show must go on’: Ukrainian strip club becomes refuge for war-weary troops

Hyatt Regency Kuala Lumpur is a stylish addition to the KL cityscape. — Picture courtesy of Hyatt Regency Kuala Lumpur

Life / 13 Jun 2025

Calling all job seekers! Hyatt Regency Kuala Lumpur at KL Midtown is looking for you

Life / 13 Jun 2025

China tackles decade of pollution at Unesco-listed park that inspired sci-fi film ‘Avatar’ after public outcry

Underwater image of fish at the North Seymour Island dive site in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, taken on March 8, 2024. — AFP pic

Life / 13 Jun 2025

‘A chronicle of disaster foretold’: French Polynesia leader warns against deep-sea mining, urges ocean conservation

People take photos as they visit the grounds of the Blue House in Seoul on June 9, 2025, named for the approximately 150,000 hand-painted blue tiles that adorn its roof, that had been home to South Korea's leaders for seven decades until 2022, when former impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol moved out to settle in what was then the Defence Ministry headquarters, about 6 kilometres away. Tens of thousands of South Koreans poured into the Blue House in northern Seoul on June 9, as it could be their last chance to visit the premise as a new president is poised to return to the former presidential office. — AFP pic

Life / 13 Jun 2025

South Koreans flock to historic Blue House as new president prepares to move in

(Front from 2nd left) Manogaran and Sri Maha Mariamman Temple deputy president Vijayakumar R pose with others in front of the new temple’s main entrance. — The Borneo Post pic

Life / 12 Jun 2025

Sibu’s new Sri Maha Mariamman Temple undergoes final touch-ups, on schedule to open on July 7 (VIDEO)

This handout artist’s illustration made available by University of Calgary on June 6, 2025, shows the newly discovered dinosaur species Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, an ancestor of Tyrannosaurus Rex. — AFP pic

Life / 12 Jun 2025

New T-Rex ancestor discovered in drawers of Mongolian institute

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd as he arrives to hold the weekly general audience in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican June 11, 2025. — AFP pic

Life / 12 Jun 2025

First China bishop appointed under Pope Leo

The launch of the Yik Fong Theme Park, a family entertainment centre, has sparked a resurgence of interest among locals, particularly younger visitors and families. — Picture by John Bunyan

Life / 12 Jun 2025

Nostalgia meets new thrills as Ipoh’s Yik Fong Complex draws crowds with retro arcade revival

A general aerial view shows the Sicilian coast towards Cape Torre Faro, over the Strait of Messina. — AFP pic

Life / 12 Jun 2025

A billion-euro dream or a bridge to nowhere? Italy’s plan to link Sicily faces mafia threats, protests, and 150 years of false starts

This aerial photo taken on May 25, 2025 shows a giant Buddha statue at a Golden Triangle viewpoint in northern Thailand’s Chiang Rai province, with Thailand on left, Myanmar in centre, Laos on right. — AFP pic

Life / 12 Jun 2025

Myanmar’s illegal mining operations poison Thailand’s rivers with arsenic — and the crisis is only growing

Since trading the battlefield for Afghanistan’s halls of power, some Taliban members have also swapped their weapons for pens to tell their version of the 20-year conflict with Western forces. — AFP pic

Life / 11 Jun 2025

Taliban hang up Kalashnikovs to pen memoirs of Afghan war

Scientists monitoring the world’s largest penguin species used satellites to assess sixteen colonies in the Antarctic Peninsula, Weddell Sea and Bellingshausen Sea, representing nearly a third of the global emperor penguin population. — AFP pic

Life / 11 Jun 2025

‘Worrying result’ for Antarctic emperor penguins as populations plummet faster than expected

The lawsuit comes as Tesla sales in the European Union have almost halved since the beginning of the year, a slump attributed to Musk’s political activities. — AFP pic

Life / 11 Jun 2025

News

Trump slaps 25pc tariff on Malaysian goods, tells country to ‘build in America’

After Trump warning, Tengku Zafrul reaffirms Malaysia’s commitment to Brics cooperation

Luxury cars, safe full of cash: 25-year jail term in Singapore for Shell fuel heist mastermind who led S$100m syndicate

Malaysia commits to fair trade deal with US amid Trump’s new 25pc tariffs

For truly slurp-worthy pork noodles and curry mee topped generously with ‘seehum’, travel to Restoran Mei Mei Seafood in Semenyih

Rafizi: AGC statement confirms concerns over judicial appointments, calls for royal commission

Trump’s latest tariff threat, explained: What it means for Malaysia and 13 other affected countries

BAM ready to support Lee Zii Jia after worrying Instagram posts

Cyberjaya student murder: Male suspect to be charged under Section 302, says Selangor police chief

Ringgit catches cold as US turns up tariff heat

Asean hits back at Trump’s ‘counterproductive’ trade tactics, warns of regional instability

TNB says high consumption rates seen on myTNB app due to glitch

High Court rules Isham Jalil’s judiciary remarks on Najib’s SRC, 1MDB trials not contemptuous

Saifuddin Nasution downplays talk of PKR discord after Rafizi, eight others press for RCI on judiciary

Rosmah awarded RM100,000 in defamation suit over TikTok video linking her to ‘bomoh’, Satan

‘We’re all star stuff’: Dance legend Ramli Ibrahim and Malaysia’s first astrophysicist unfold the cosmos in ‘Meniti Cakerawala’

National Laureate A. Samad Said turns 90, but the ink still flows

‘The show must go on’: Ukrainian strip club becomes refuge for war-weary troops

Calling all job seekers! Hyatt Regency Kuala Lumpur at KL Midtown is looking for you

China tackles decade of pollution at Unesco-listed park that inspired sci-fi film ‘Avatar’ after public outcry

‘A chronicle of disaster foretold’: French Polynesia leader warns against deep-sea mining, urges ocean conservation

South Koreans flock to historic Blue House as new president prepares to move in

Sibu’s new Sri Maha Mariamman Temple undergoes final touch-ups, on schedule to open on July 7 (VIDEO)

New T-Rex ancestor discovered in drawers of Mongolian institute

First China bishop appointed under Pope Leo

Nostalgia meets new thrills as Ipoh’s Yik Fong Complex draws crowds with retro arcade revival

A billion-euro dream or a bridge to nowhere? Italy’s plan to link Sicily faces mafia threats, protests, and 150 years of false starts

Myanmar’s illegal mining operations poison Thailand’s rivers with arsenic — and the crisis is only growing

Taliban hang up Kalashnikovs to pen memoirs of Afghan war

‘Worrying result’ for Antarctic emperor penguins as populations plummet faster than expected

French Tesla owners sue, claiming cars are now ‘extreme-right symbols’ after Musk’s Nazi salute