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Volchkova is devastated that that her mural at Jalan Panggung has been painted over. — Picture via Instagram/volchkovaart
Life / 17 Jul 2024

‘Painful because art is my children’: Russian artist Julia Volchkova disappointed over whitewashing of famous ‘Goldsmith’ mural (VIDEO)

As the authorities focus on boosting foreign tourism in a bid to revive the economy and perk up sluggish consumer spending, thousands of visitors have flocked to China. — Reuters pic
Life / 17 Jul 2024

China strives to lure foreign tourists, but some turned off by geopolitical tensions and widespread use of WeChat, Alipay

According to today’s announcement, MAA members have sold 22,501 units of xEV models from January to June this year. Out of this number, 6,617 units were battery-powered EVs (BEVs) while the other 15,884 units were hybrid models. — SoyaCincau pic
Life / 16 Jul 2024

EV sales in Malaysia on an upward trend with a 112pc rise in first half of 2024, but more to come in 2025

Tim Hortons signage has been spotted at Sunway Velocity mall in Kuala Lumpur. — Picture via Facebook/Azrai Razuan
Life / 16 Jul 2024

Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons brings its famous ‘timbits’ to Malaysia in August

Secretary-General of the Malaysian Olympic Council (MOM), Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin Mohd Najib (fourth from the left), along with the co-founder of Pestle and Mortar Clothing, Hugh Koh (fourth from the right), posed for a photo with former national athletes during the launch event of the ‘Malaysian Pride’ Collection by Pestle and Mortar Clothing in conjunction with the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at APW Jalan Riong Bangsar today. — Bernama pic
Life / 16 Jul 2024

Pestle & Mortar’s ‘Malaysian Pride’ collection celebrates Olympians (VIDEO)

Tea pickers at work at tea gardens owned by Boh in Cameron Highlands. — Picture courtesy of Boh
Life / 16 Jul 2024

Malaysia’s first highlands tea garden and largest tea producer Boh turns 95

This photo taken on June 18, 2024 shows actress Guo Ting (right) performing during an audition in Hengdian in east China’s Zhejiang Province. Braving loneliness, tough auditions and an unfamiliarly hot and humid climate, aspiring actor Guo Ting is determined to make it in China’s answer to Hollywood. — AFP pic
Life / 16 Jul 2024

Goodbye 9-to-5, hello Hollywood: Young Chinese pursue dreams over stability

Tan was one of the artists who was featured at Cartier Trinity 100 anniversary pop-up in Singapore. — Picture courtesy of Poh Sin Studios.
Life / 16 Jul 2024

Malaysian artist Pamela Tan’s work featured at Cartier's Trinity 100th anniversary pop-up in Singapore

Bike polo is nothing new: the sport was invented in Ireland in the late 19th century, before catching on among a small community of enthusiasts across Europe, Asia and America. — Video screenshot by Reuters
Life / 16 Jul 2024

In Moscow, enthusiasts work to bring bike polo to Russia

The image of Trump post-shooting has now become the stuff of t-shirts, proving popular on sites such as Taobao and TikTok. — TikTok screenshot/shopbyvinny
Life / 15 Jul 2024

‘Grazed, but not Dazed’, ‘Legends Never Die’: China-made Trump T-shirts spawn online frenzy hours after shooting

ChargEV activates its first EV charging station with a Battery Energy Storage System at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club Resort in Bukit Kiara. — SoyaCincau pic
Life / 15 Jul 2024

ChargEV unveils first EV charging station with Battery Energy Storage System and card payment at KLGCC Resort

Renopedia is an online platform that links people to interior designers and contractors. — TODAY pic
Life / 15 Jul 2024

To build your dream home, must you endure a nightmare? What new homeowners wish they’d known before starting renovations

Slang phrases are being used increasingly on social media to refer to mental health challenges. — Nurjannah Suhaimi/TODAY pic
Life / 15 Jul 2024

Gen Zen: ‘Stressy depressy’ or a just bad day? Mental health slang can be helpful but may trivialise serious conditions

Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli today shared a video of a missing cat on X (formerly known as Twitter), asking Putrajaya Precinct 10 residents to keep an eye out of the missing ‘Muffin’. — Picture via X/Rafizi Ramli
Life / 15 Jul 2024

‘Muffin has not come home for two days’: Rafizi Ramli on lookout for pet cat gone missing in Putrajaya (VIDEO)

In this picture taken on June 9, 2024, a honey hunter of Gurung ethnic community harvests honeycomb at a cliff in Lamjung district of Nepal. Hanging from a rope and bamboo ladder off a Himalayan mountain cliff, skilled Nepali climbers gather highly prized hallucinogenic honey — an ancient tradition stung by environmental degradation and rapid climate change. — AFP pic
Life / 14 Jul 2024

Sticky future: Climate change hits Nepal’s highly prized hallucinogenic honey hunters

A Zunzuncito hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) feeds at The House of the Hummingbird on July 5, 2024, in Palpite village, Matanzas province, Cuba. The wings of the world’s tiniest birds are a near-invisible blur as they whizz around tourists visiting a private Cuban garden that has become a haven for the declining species. — AFP pic
Life / 14 Jul 2024

In Cuba, a haven for the world’s tiniest bird