How Israel’s bulky pager fooled Hezbollah
The agents designed pager batteries hiding a small explosive charge and a novel detonator undetectable by X-ray.
Wed Oct 16 2024
Psychomatics: A new frontier in understanding AI
Psychomatics offers a novel framework to bridge the gap between human and AI cognition.
Sat Aug 10 2024
Australian writer Yang Hengjun given suspended death sentence in Beijing
Yang Hengjun wrote about Chinese and U.S. politics as a high-profile blogger and also wrote a series of spy novels before his detention.
Mon Feb 05 2024
Malaysia pulls out of Frankfurt Book Fair citing organisers' pro-Israel stance
The move to pull out came after literary association Litprom said it would postpone an award ceremony for a novel by a Palestinian author.
Tue Oct 17 2023
Michelle Yeoh introduces mythological heroes in TV show 'American Born Chinese'
"American Born Chinese" draws from Chinese folklore and Chinese and Japanese animation that is based on a 6th century Chinese novel.
Tue May 23 2023
'Look, I'm selfish': Tom Hanks gets grumpy in A Man Called Otto
Hanks said zero auditions were required for his role, as he and his wife Rita Wilson bought the rights to adapt the novel and film.
Wed Jan 04 2023
Tennis - Djokovic has no regrets about missing Slams due to unvaccinated status
Novak Djokovic missed two of this year's four Grand Slams due to not being vaccinated against the novel coronavirus.
Fri Sep 23 2022
Salman Rushdie off ventilator, talking following stabbing attack
Novelist Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed at a literary festival in New York, is now off the ventilator and is able to talk.
Sun Aug 14 2022
Salman Rushdie, novelist who drew death threats, on ventilator after New York stabbing
Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged, Andrew Wylie said.
Sat Aug 13 2022
Adele, Ed Sheeran and Dave nominated for Ivor songwriting awards
Ivors announces nominees for the annual awards honouring those penning famous lyrics.
Thu Apr 07 2022
More than 3.3 million people died from coronavirus in 2021: WHO chief
Tedros said the novel coronavirus continues to claim around 50,000 lives worldwide every week.
Tue Dec 21 2021
The passengers on the bus go ZZZ on Hong Kong nowhere route
That's the idea behind a novel tour bus business in Hong Kong billing itself as a possible cure for insomnia.
Wed Nov 24 2021
Legendary novelist Wilbur Smith dies aged 88
Smith's novels have gripped readers for over half a century, selling over 140 million copies worldwide in more than thirty languages.
Sun Nov 14 2021
Wakey wakey, it's the 'Squid Game' sniper doll!
This novelty device shoots foam bullets in a concept that has gone completely viral on the internet.
Thu Oct 21 2021
Single mother to autistic children launches novel based on life's struggles
The challenge of raising two autistic children has inspired a single mother to publish a novel.
Sat Oct 16 2021
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily
Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024