Travel

Downsize to outsmart fish: When fishing pressure builds, use smaller baits

While biologists continue to debate whether fish learn to avoid bait and lure used by anglers, seasoned anglers have drawn their own conclusions: fish do learn.

Singapore

Singaporean actress Victoria Chen to play lead role in West End’s My Neighbour Totoro

SINGAPORE: Singaporean actress Victoria Chen will play the lead role of Mei in a stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s cult classic animated film My Neighbour Totoro (1988), which opens at London’s West End on March 8.

Nation

Culture, religious differences no barrier for Dr Wee's aunt to visit his mum for CNY

PETALING JAYA: Differences in religion and culture are no barrier for Junaidah Ibrahim, her husband Azizi Abu Bakar and their children to celebrate Chinese New Year with her elder sister, who is Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong's mother.

Technology

SAP sees growing demand for sustainability software despite U.S. climate disengagement

(Reuters) - Germany's SAP sees a growing global demand for software to manage and document companies' sustainability efforts despite a trend of weakening climate protection targets in the United States, its chief financial officer, Dominik Asam, said in an interview with Reuters.

Sabah & Sarawak

Evacuate for your safety when told, Uggah urges ‘’stubborn’ flood victims 

KUCHING: 'Stubborn' flood victims have been urged to evacuate immediately if instructed by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee for their safety.

Aviation

Weststar-GAP Aviation bags RM176mil helicopter transport contract in Timor-Leste

KUALA LUMPUR: Weststar-GAP Aviation LDA, a joint venture between Timor GAP-Timor Gas Petroleo, EP, and Weststar Aviation Timor, Unipessoal, LDA, has secured a helicopter transportation services contract with an Australian energy company Santos NA (19-12) Pty Ltd worth US$40 million or RM175.6 million.

Property

Property transactions hit RM217.46bil in 2024, exceed initial target - Nga Kor Ming

IPOH: Malaysia’s real estate transactions value hit RM217.46 billion in 2024, far exceeding the initial target of RM100 billion set at the beginning of the year, said Minister of Housing and Local Government, Nga Kor Ming.

Nation

Malaysia to facilitate Timor-Leste's accession to Asean economic agreements, says Tengku Zafrul

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, as the Asean chair this year, will facilitate Timor-Leste’s accession to Asean Economic Agreements, says Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

Myanmar

Myanmar joins hands with Thailand, Laos and China to tackle cross-border forest fire and smog

YANGON: Myanmar is cooperating with Thailand, Laos and China to control cross-border forest fire and smog pollution at the national level, said U Khin Maung Yi, Union Minister for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation.

AseanPlus News

Feng shui masters on Hong Kong’s Year of the Snake: Will it just slither along?

City leader John Lee will benefit in a stable year while Donald Trump is set for good fortune, say feng shui masters.

Nation

Our priorities are in order, helping Gaza is an act of humanity, says PM

IPOH: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has defended Malaysia’s decision to help Gaza amid criticism questioning the country's priorities.

AseanPlus News

Chinese massage parlour offers US$1 service to ‘exceptional’ women guests who own iPhone 16, Mercedes

Women-only, next-to-nothing massage service targets high-end customers, but lists 27 criteria that must be met before customer gets the nod

World

Russian drones injure four in Ukraine's south, Ukrainian officials say

KYIV (Reuters) - Russia launched a barrage of drones on Ukraine in an overnight attack on Friday, injuring four people and damaging a hospital and a grain warehouse in the southern Odesa region, officials said.

Vietnam

Museum's collection celebrates national milestone in Vietnam

HANOI: Dozens of valuable works from the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum’s Modern Art Collection, capturing moments in the history of the nation and the founding of the Communist Party, have been brought together for the first time.

Entertainment

'Squid Game 3' to premiere on June 27, drops new images and teaser poster

'Squid Game' is one of a trio of popular series returning to Netflix in 2025.

World

Greek farmers worry about crops drying up as Bulgaria water deal expires

KASTANIES, Greece (Reuters) - On an unusually balmy January day, Dimitris Marinoglou ploughed his field in northern Greece fearing the worst: that water supplies from neighbouring Bulgaria that have kept his family's crops alive for decades will dry up come summer.

AI

Pentagon workers used DeepSeek’s chatbot for days before block

DeepSeek’s privacy policy states that it stores user data on servers in China and that it governs that information under Chinese law.

Nation

Parents seek answers after son, awaiting trial for murder, warded and bedridden

JOHOR BARU: The parents of a 21-year-old remand inmate want answers after their son was hospitalised just a week after they last visited him.

Cambodia

‘Model schools’ expected to double in 2025, as push for digital learning in Cambodia continues

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's Minister of Education, Youth and Sport announced plans to expand the model school programme, integrate digital learning and promote waste-free school initiatives as part of broader education reforms for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Indonesia

Indonesian government vows to avoid complacency on 80% approval rating for first 100 days

JAKARTA: The Indonesian government has promised to avoid complacency while continuing to improve its performance upon welcoming the results of the two latest public opinion polls, which showed high public approval of the first 100 days of Prabowo Subianto’s (pic) presidency.