IPOH, May 4 — It is no secret that Malaysia’s popular breakfast staples roti canai and nasi lemak have garnered international acclaim, solidifying the nation’s reputation as a food paradise. In fact, nasi lemak has even caught the attention of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which featured this “national dish of Malaysia” on … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — The adoption of the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) Resolution 2728 (2024) regarding Gaza, agreed upon on Monday, reflects the stance of the majority of the world’s population, demanding justice for the Palestinians and an end to their oppression. In light of this, the Women’s Wing of the Parti Keadilan … Read more
LISSE (Netherlands) March 25 — The world’s biggest tulip garden opened to the public on Thursday for its 75th edition, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to enjoy a bewildering array of seven million bulbs in the western Dutch city of Lisse. Keukenhof park, southwest of Amsterdam in the heart of “bulb country”, contains … Read more
NEW YORK, March 7 — While connoisseurs of fine French dining will be looking out for the announcements hailing from the Michelin Guide France 2024 ceremony set for March 18 in the French city of Tours, a new comparative study shows that a chef’s popularity in terms of Google searches is not proportional to the … Read more
SYDNEY, March 7 — It may have deadly animals and wild weather, but Palm Cove in Australia’s northeast has been named the world’s best beach, beating rivals in Hawaii, Greece and Fiji. The two-kilometre stretch of pristine white sands backed by rows of palm trees was ranked number one beach in the world by the … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — As announced by Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil at MWC 2024, Malaysia is ranked number 1 globally for 5G consistency. He shared that Malaysia’s 5G network deployed by Digital Nasional Berhad has gotten an Ookla 5G Consistency Score of 97.27 per cent, beating other countries that have rolled out 5G earlier. … Read more
BARCELONA, Feb 26 — The world’s biggest mobile phone fair throws open its doors in Barcelona today with the sector looking to artificial intelligence to try and reverse declining sales. Phone makers are expected to focus on the unique AI-powered tools of their latest handsets at the four-day Mobile World Congress in Barcelona where 95,000 … Read more
PARIS, Feb 13 — Long envied for its seductive superpowers, the French language seems to have lost some of its appeal. In fact, Italian is taking precedence as the lingo of love, now considered the sexiest language in the world according to a new poll. “Oh la la,” “c’est la vie,” “bon appétit,” “voulez-vous coucher … Read more
CLARK (Philippines), Feb 11 — Nasa has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world’s biggest flying laboratory, in an ambitious mission to improve the models that help to forecast and fight air pollution. Millions of deaths each year are linked to air pollution, and improving the ability to identify its … Read more
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 — The world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, set sail from Miami on its maiden voyage Saturday, carrying what amounted to the population of a small city. The ship, built over 900 days at a shipyard in Turku, Finland, is a monument to enormity, longer than the Eiffel … Read more
