The abdication of Sultan Muhammad V as the Malaysia's King on Sunday (Jan 6) comes after weeks of intense rumours and speculation on social media.

It seems Gen Zers are adopting a new pose in family photos — that is, to cover their noses This has left some baffled as to why teenagers might want to partially hide their faces in photos Parenting ...

JAKARTA — Some K-pop fans, identified as Korean "fansites", were recently embroiled in a scandal over their bad behaviour during the 38th Golden Disc Awards held in Jakarta, Indonesia last Saturday ...

SINGAPORE — The Israel-Hamas war is a reminder for Singapore that it has national interests at stake, said Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan as he spelt out the principles underpinning the ...

SINGAPORE — When it was announced two years ago that Muslim nurses in public healthcare would be allowed to wear the “tudung”, or headscarf, while at work, the team at Lepak Conversations felt that ...

KUALA LUMPUR — How much do you need to be in the top 1 per cent of your country’s population in terms of wealth? Just US$485,000 (S$655,000) in net wealth in Malaysia is all it takes for you to be ...

PUTRAJAYA — Malaysia’s Court of Appeal has acquitted a clerk of a reckless driving charge linked to the death of eight teen cyclists in Johor. A three-member panel led by Justice Hadhariah Syed Ismail ...

Several residents at a BTO project in Sumang Lane have complained of mouldy exteriors to their housing blocks This follows similar complaints from residents at a Sengkang BTO project last week HDB ...

SINGAPORE — The Housing and Development Board (HDB) will buy back flats from eligible owners who face genuine difficulties selling their flats due to constraints they face under the Ethnic Integration ...

HONG KONG — It’s been 20 long years since we last saw teenaged Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger enjoying butterbeers in Hogsmeade after their classes at Hogwarts. But rejoice, Warner ...

The 2020 census found that the proportion of singles have risen across all age groups since 2010 It also found that women had fewer children than in 2010 Singapore’s population grew 1.1 per cent ...

I graduated with an economics and engineering degree from Stanford University in 2014. When I was studying in the United States, I had tried internships with McKinsey, Morgan Stanley, startups and the ...