Australia PM plays down privacy fears of social media ban for children
Anthony Albanese says social media firms would be required to destroy personal data used to verify ages of users.
Mon Nov 25 2024
Deepfakes: How to empower youth to fight the threat of misinformation and disinformation
The incidents highlight vulnerability to sophisticated AI-driven frauds and scams targeting people of all ages.
Thu Feb 01 2024
State polls: Selangor has highest number of young and old voters
Selangor has the highest number of young voters between the ages of 18 and 20, totalling 274,194 people.
Wed Jul 05 2023
China launches projects to build 'new-era' marriage, childbearing culture
The projects focus on promoting marrying, having children at appropriate ages, encouraging parents to share child-rearing responsibilities, and curbing high "bride prices".
Mon May 15 2023
Guatemala takes back 106 unaccompanied children and teen migrants
The flight to Guatemala City brought back 106 youths ages 12 to 17 who had been traveling without family.
Thu Mar 09 2023
Doctor? Engineer? As dreams fade, Afghan girls turn to madrasas
The madrasas were open for girls of all ages, where male teachers are forbidden from hearing the voices of female students in person.
Thu Feb 16 2023
South Koreans set to become younger as traditional way of counting age scrapped
South Korea passed laws to adopt the international standard of counting ages - a shift which will make its citizens 1 or 2 years younger.
Thu Dec 08 2022
Princess Diana: A timeless icon and now a source of inspiration for the TikTok generation
The style of the 'queen of hearts' has managed to transcend the ages and is now a key trend on social networks.
Thu Sep 01 2022
Philippine leader approves bill raising sex consent age from 12 to 16
The Philippines until now has had one of the world's lowest minimum ages of sexual consent.
Mon Mar 07 2022
Australia's medicine regulator approves Pfizer vaccine for children 5-11
Australia's medicine regulator provisionally approved on Sunday the Pfizer Inc coronavirus vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11.
Sun Dec 05 2021
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine over 90 per cent effective in children ages 5 to 11
If authorised, it would be the first COVID-19 vaccine for younger children.
Sat Oct 23 2021
Malaysia approves Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12 to 17
Malaysia's drugs regulator advised priority for Sinovac's product among teenagers without comorbidities or allergy problems.
Fri Oct 01 2021
Malaysia needs more nursing homes as population ages - Rina
More nursing homes are needed as the country deals with an ageing population come 2030, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun said.
Fri Sep 24 2021
Vaccines: Two centuries of scepticism
From real fears sparked by side-effects, to fake studies and conspiracy theories, we take a look at anti-vax sentiment over the ages.
Sat Aug 07 2021
Excitement, greatness return as a "special" Tokyo 2020 reaches midway
the Tokyo Olympics Games has gathered the best athletes around the world, among them returning Olympians, whose passions for the Games have never been damped down by ages.
Sat Jul 31 2021
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024