While generally blessed with sun and showers year round, one of the chief complaints about Malaysian weather is that it’s either: a.) too hot o...

Fingerprints, facial scans becoming more commonplace at airports
Travellers navigating through a busy airport have become accustomed to a hectic juggle of IDs and boarding passes while lugging bags through se...

Hikers can’t stop talking about battle of snakes
GEORGE TOWN,. It’s been days since a huge cobra fought with a smaller python near Penang Botanic Gardens but hikers are still talking about it....

Hong Kong is fun for all ages
Just a four-hour flight away from Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong makes for a great family getaway for both young and old alike. Creative arts scene? C...

Finger bone points to early humans in Arabia
A lone finger bone unearthed in the desert suggests modern humans had penetrated deep into Arabia already 85,000 years ago, said a study Monday...

Cosby paid accuser $3.38 mln, US sexual assault retrial hears
Disgraced US megastar Bill Cosby paid $3.38 million to a former university employee who accused him of sexual assault, a court heard Monday in ...

Go your own way: Buckingham leaves Fleetwood Mac, again
Fleetwood Mac, the veteran rockers notorious for internal strife, are at it again. The band said Monday it was parting ways once more with guit...

‘Black Panther’ pounces past ‘Titanic’ box office record
“Black Panther” broke more records over the weekend in North America, exceeding revenues from the 1997 blockbuster “Titanic,&...

How Malaysian actress Shiva Kalaiselvan became a Batman villain
When it comes to popular culture, Malaysian actors are slowly but definitely making their mark in the world. We’ve had Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh as...

Rendangate: Masterchef UK judge recorded travel series on Malaysian food
PETALING JAYA,. Masterchef UK judge John Torode, infamous for the Rendangate controversy, had actually made a 10-part travel series on Malaysi...