TOKYO, March 28 — A time-travelling TV comedy with a bawdy middle-aged hero has become a big hit in Japan, juxtaposing the country’s brash 1980s boom years with its more politically correct present day. In the series, titled Extremely Inappropriate, the past isn’t rose-tinted: There’s smoking on the bus, boobs on television and corporal punishment … Read more
Kulai: Program Cashless Society anjuran Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (SKMM) berjaya mencatatkan 20,035 transaksi tanpa tunai sejak program berkenaan mula dilaksanakan pada 2023 hingga Februari tahun ini. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
SHAH ALAM, March 3 — Malaysia’s demographic landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, with the proportion of elderly citizens expected to soar to 40 per cent by 2043, highlighting critical implications for the nation’s fiscal outlook, said Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn, chief executive officer of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF). With a projected population of 39.9 … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — Chinese contemporary rock band Omnipotent Youth Society will be performing on their stopover in Malaysia on March 8 as part of their Inside The Cable Temple 2024 Asia Tour. The quartet, formed in 1996 at Hebei, China, will be performing at Zepp Kuala Lumpur, 8.30pm. The group, consisting of Dong … Read more
BINTULU, Jan 15 — Segregation is a hidden danger to social security and as such, everyone must always be vigilant when it comes to any element that can cause division among the people, says Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. The tourism, arts and culture minister said with Malaysia being a multi-ethnic country, everyone must respect … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — A memorial ceremony to remember the people who died during World War II when Malaya was occupied by colonial Japanese forces will be held on the second Sunday of January starting this year instead of on January 11. Malaysia World War II History Society chairman Lee Ying Wai said the … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — The Ministry of Education (KPM) is conducting an investigation related to a viral video on social media involving a school student being bullied to ensure that action is taken and the matter is resolved immediately. The MoE in a statement disclosed that the initial step taken is based on the … Read more
LOS ANGELES, Jan 1 — Roberto Canessa has spent most of his life recounting the astonishing tale of how he survived a plane crash, two avalanches and a diet of human flesh before trekking across freezing mountains to save himself and his friends. Now the infamous tragedy — or miracle — in the Andes that … Read more
KUCHING, Dec 11 — Sarawak is due for a review on redelineation of the electoral boundaries by the Election Commission (EC), said Rise of Social Efforts (ROSE) co-founder Ann Teo. She said this is in view of the fulfilment of the minimum eight-year interval from the last review and delineation exercise which was last conducted … Read more
KUCHING, Dec 4 — All layers of society should help persons with disabilities (PwDs) register with the Social Welfare Department (JKM), said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. Speaking at the launch of the National PwD Day celebration here last night, Nancy said the advantage of registration enables the PwD community … Read more
