NAIROBI: Starved, beaten and electrocuted, Ahmed remains traumatised months after being trafficked to Southeast Asia, one of an untold number of Africans forced to work in scam centres far from home.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Merdeka 118 Youth Programme, initiated by Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s unit PNB Merdeka Ventures Sdn Bhd (PMVSB), continues to inspire and empower young Malaysians through various activities in its second year.

Feb 1, 2025 marks four years since Myanmar’s military coup shattered the country’s fragile experiment with democracy, plunging it into an unprecedented humanitarian and political crisis.

IT was a historic evening on Aug 31, 1957, when Malaysia’s first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, stood before a jubilant crowd at Stadium Merdeka and raised his hands to declare the country’s independence.

Climate sceptics say wildfires are an annual affair in the Californian city of the rich and famous. But what they don’t tell you is that the wildfires are getting progressively worse, with the city having gone without rain for months.

AS Malaysia takes the helm in chairing Asean 2025, a key focus lies on fostering unity within the Asean Community.

KUALA LUMPUR: Actress Mia Sara Shauki, the daughter of popular actor, director and producer Datuk Afdlin Shauki, aspires to follow in the footsteps of her father.

STRENGTHENING engagement with the community and providing opportunities to thrive alongside the vibrant Merdeka 118 precinct, the Merdeka 118 Youth Programme by PNB Merdeka Ventures Sdn. Berhad (PMVSB) is aimed at unleashing the talent of young Malaysians.

IN Tan Jit Seng’s world, facts take a back seat to imagination. “I don’t have to be defined by facts,” he says with a mischievous grin, pausing to dig into a plate of roast duck rice.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has never given up on tracking fugitive businessman, Low Taek Jho (Jho Low), who is linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan Tatparanandam, who had been battling a progressively worsening lung disease, spent his final months reflecting on the enduring goodwill he had received, his children said.

KUALA LUMPUR: Senior lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah claimed he believes fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho is currently hiding in conflict-ridden Myanmar.

INSIDE the quiet confines of the Leica Store in Avenue K, Kuala Lumpur, the noise and bustle of the outside world seem to melt away. Beyond the glass doors, the mall pulses with energy — shoppers moving in every direction like harried ants, unaware of the artistry unfolding just a few steps away.

THE Walk The Doc Festival, a highly anticipated international documentary film event, is back for its third edition at Stadium Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur from Nov 19 to 21.

IT'S easy to make assumptions about Hsinchu at first glance. After all, the city is renowned for its thriving tech industry and the globally influential Hsinchu Science Park, which has earned it the nickname “Silicon Valley of Taiwan”.

GAZA: In a day marked by the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, displacement and more air strikes, exhausted Gazans said they just wanted to end more than a year of conflict that has brought untold suffering.

KUALA LUMPUR: Film producer and screenwriter Datuk Afdlin Shauki is reportedly one of three candidates in the running for the Kuala Lumpur FA (KLFA) president’s post, with elections set for Oct 12.

IN a week’s time, world leaders will gather in New York to speak at the United Nations General Assembly, now in its 79th year.

AS more Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) make their way into the Malaysian market, we can’t help but notice how far ahead they are in terms of technology.