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Consider This: Microplastics (Part 1) - Malaysia Leads in Microplastic Consumption

Consider This: Microplastics (Part 1) - Malaysia Leads in Microplastic Consumption

A recent study, published in the Environmental Science and Technology journal, found that Malaysia has the highest per capita microplastic consumption amongst 109 countries. Malaysia is also among the top ten countries that inhales the most microplastic particles each day. How are these invisible pollutants entering our lives, and what can be done to stop it from continuing to happen? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Professor Dr K. Sudesh Kumar, Professor of Applied Microbiology at USM’s School of Biological Sciences.
Tue Jun 18 2024
Leading for sustainability: USM maintains fourth place in the world

Leading for sustainability: USM maintains fourth place in the world

USM is now ranked first in Asia as a result and in SDG16, USM holds the top global ranking.
Fri Jun 02 2023
Two friends charged with murder of businessman

Two friends charged with murder of businessman

An e-hailing driver and his friend were today charged with the murder of a businessman, whose body was found inside a luggage bag in a ravine in Hulu Langat.
Mon May 08 2023
USM lecturer selected as mentor for UN's Space4Women programme

USM lecturer selected as mentor for UN's Space4Women programme

The project aims to ensure equal inclusion and participation in space exploration, science, and technology to achieve the fourth SDG.
Wed Dec 21 2022
Autistic Ivan bags USM's gold award

Autistic Ivan bags USM's gold award

Ooi Ivan, who has been suffering from autism since he was two, never expected that he will be named the recipient of the USM Gold Award.
Wed Nov 30 2022
BNM approves UOB's acquisition of Citi's consumer banking business

BNM approves UOB's acquisition of Citi's consumer banking business

The transaction is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2022.
Wed Sep 14 2022
USM lecturer, sibling jailed three years for abuse of power, abetment

USM lecturer, sibling jailed three years for abuse of power, abetment

A USM lecturer was sentenced to three years in prison and fined RM807,475 for abusing his position by approving his younger brother's company to supply various goods to the university.
Fri Aug 19 2022
Stranded USM graduate gets lift from motorcyclist to convocation

Stranded USM graduate gets lift from motorcyclist to convocation

"I get out of the car clad in my convocation robe because I panicked as it was already 9 am. Yet, my parents and I were still stranded in the unusual traffic jam at the Penang Bridge."
Tue May 24 2022
German resort's rift over Russian oligarch resonates across country

German resort's rift over Russian oligarch resonates across country

This mirrors Germany's ambivalence to becoming a sanctuary for wealth in a culture that cherishes privacy.
Mon Mar 21 2022
Gunmen kill at least 62 vigilantes in Nigeria's Kebbi state

Gunmen kill at least 62 vigilantes in Nigeria's Kebbi state

The violence has compounded the problems in northern states, which are typically poorer than those in the south.
Tue Mar 08 2022
Lee Chong Wei receives honorary doctorate from USM

Lee Chong Wei receives honorary doctorate from USM

Lee was awarded the honorary degree for bringing glory to the country as a three-time Olympic silver medallist.
Thu Dec 02 2021
LADA expects arrival of 400,000 tourists in Langkawi, Sept 16 to December

LADA expects arrival of 400,000 tourists in Langkawi, Sept 16 to December

LADA is expecting the arrival of about 400,000 tourists over a period of three and a half months with the reopening of the resort island under the travel bubble programme.
Tue Sep 14 2021
USM Hospital requires patients' companions to get tested for COVID-19

USM Hospital requires patients' companions to get tested for COVID-19

The latest positive case involved a patient's companion at USM Hospital, causing the management to tighten the permission policy.
Fri Jul 30 2021
Policeman killed, more than 80 students abducted in attack on Nigerian school

Policeman killed, more than 80 students abducted in attack on Nigerian school

Usman Aliyu, a teacher at the school, said the gunmen took more than 80 students, most of them girls.
Fri Jun 18 2021
Weeding out unsustainable kelulut honey harvesting practices

Weeding out unsustainable kelulut honey harvesting practices

Experts caution that harvesting of the honey must be carried out in a sustainable manner to maintain bee populations.
Thu Jun 03 2021
G7 seeks unity on ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu

G7 seeks unity on ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu

The United States, part of the G7, has rejected the ICC decision, with President Joe Biden describing it as outrageous.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Francissca Peter remembers Tan Sri Ahmad Nawab: A tribute to a musical legend

Francissca Peter remembers Tan Sri Ahmad Nawab: A tribute to a musical legend

A legend who has influenced our music for decades, was one of the highlights of my career, says Francissca Peter.
Tue Nov 26 2024
TikTok decision coming soon as Jan. 19 divestment deadline looms

TikTok decision coming soon as Jan. 19 divestment deadline looms

Judges are reviewing TikTok's challenge to a law requiring ByteDance to sell its US assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Lebanese sources: Biden, Macron set to announce Israel-Hezbollah truce

Lebanese sources: Biden, Macron set to announce Israel-Hezbollah truce

In Washington, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, "We're close" but "nothing is done until everything is done".
Tue Nov 26 2024
PM meets chaebol tycoon to attract more FDI to Malaysia

PM meets chaebol tycoon to attract more FDI to Malaysia

Chaebols are prominent figures from South Korea's family-owned conglomerates.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Govt won't allow non-citizen vehicles to enjoy RON95 subsidy - Economy Ministry

Govt won't allow non-citizen vehicles to enjoy RON95 subsidy - Economy Ministry

The implementation of the RON95 subsidy in 2025 is expected to provide savings of RM3.6 billion to government expenditure.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Ringgit opens lower as greenback gains ground

Ringgit opens lower as greenback gains ground

Dr Mohd Afzanizam says the market responded positively to news of hedge fund manager Scott Bessent heading the US Treasury Department.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Management of low-cost housing, gov't quarters, focus at Dewan Rakyat today

Management of low-cost housing, gov't quarters, focus at Dewan Rakyat today

Also among the highlights, UNICEF report on 12.3pct of teenagers in Klang Valley's PPR face mental health issues and suicidal tendencies.
Tue Nov 26 2024
UN Resolution 1701, cornerstone of any Israel-Hezbollah truce

UN Resolution 1701, cornerstone of any Israel-Hezbollah truce

Here are the resolution's main terms, and a note about subsequent violations and tensions.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Record aid worker deaths in 2024 in 'era of impunity', UN says

Record aid worker deaths in 2024 in 'era of impunity', UN says

So far this year there have been 281 aid worker victims, according to the Aid Worker Security database.
Tue Nov 26 2024