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The Pekan Pop-Up Market at People’s Park in Ipoh, Perak receives a large number of visitors from near and far. — Picture courtesy of Pekan Pop-Up
Life / 10 Aug 2025

From coffee and clothes to culture and crowd: The rise of Pekan Pop-Up in Ipoh

Entrepreneur Muhammad Akhmal Adib, 33, inspects his tyre-based decorations drying in the sun at his workshop in Kampung Pulau near Durian Tunggal, Melaka. — Bernama pic
Life / 10 Aug 2025

From scrap to art: Ex-lorry driver turns used tyres into thriving business

AirAsia Cabin Crew Leader Suhaila Hassan at the Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week (KLFW) 2025 recently. Three young designers — Salahuddin Hilmi, Mei Mei and Raja Muhammad Irfan — showcased nearly 30 unique creations made from worn curtains, old bed sheets and repurposed leather bags in the AirAsia Presents Design to Sustain segment. — Bernama pic
Life / 10 Aug 2025

From curtains to couture: Designers showcase sustainable fashion at KLFW 2025

A rat needs one ounce (28 grams) of food per day to sustain itself, and it can have up to 12 offspring per litter. — AFP pic
Life / 09 Aug 2025

New York steps up war on rats with sterilisation, high-tech tracking

China’s newest craze is adult-sized pacifiers. — Picture via Unsplash
Life / 09 Aug 2025

From stress relief to quitting smoking: How grown-ups in China ended up in the middle of a pacifier craze

In a heartwarming tale that has captured the hearts of many, Oyen, a cheeky orange cat, has become an internet sensation after his furmum shared videos of his ‘slipper-stealing’ antics on TikTok. — Pictures via TikTok and Facebook/Noraini Darus
Life / 09 Aug 2025

Meet Oyen, the adorable thief behind the slipper heist in his neighbourhood

This photo taken on July 22, 2025 shows a gecko looking on as conservationists take pictures of them in a hotel room at Phnom Proek district in Battambang province. The trio of newly discovered geckos illustrates the incredible and often overlooked biodiversity in these harshly beautiful landscapes, and the risks posed by the cement industry’s appetite for limestone. — AFP pic
Life / 09 Aug 2025

Three new gecko species found in Cambodia’s karst as cement industry threat looms

Traditional glass craftsman Rusman Nordin, 57, showcases his glass craft designs produced at his workshop in the Noor Arfa Craft Complex (NACC) in Kuala Terengganu recently. — Bernama pic
Life / 08 Aug 2025

From ‘mat rempit’ to master: Terengganu’s last glass craftsman keeps tradition alive

Life / 08 Aug 2025

Proton e.MAS 5 Premium revealed: 40kWh battery, rear-wheel drive, CarPlay and full ADAS suite

A suspect obtained access to classics works at the library at the University of California, Los Angeles. — Picture from Facebook/UCLA
Life / 08 Aug 2025

UCLA library user fakes name to steal rare Chinese manuscripts, smuggles them to China before returning dummies

Pablo, a 10-year-old former pet white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar) comes out from a carrier as he is moved as part of the process to be introduce him to a companion at the Gibbon Rehabilitation Centre in Raub, Malaysia July 22, 2025. — Reuters pic
Life / 08 Aug 2025

Braving mockery, Malaysia’s first all-Orang Asli female ranger unit fights to save endangered gibbons

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour carrying the Crew-11 mission lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on August 1, 2025.
Life / 08 Aug 2025

SpaceX to fly Italian science payloads on first Mars-bound Starship missions

Sandwiches, including burgers, topped the list of ultra-processed foods for both US youth and adults, followed by sweet bakery products such as donuts. — Picture by Lee Khang Yi
Life / 08 Aug 2025

US notes drop in junk food consumption, but ultra-processed food like burgers and sodas still dominates diets

This photo illustration taken in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2025, shows images on the internet and social media of
Life / 08 Aug 2025

Obsessed with perfect sleep? Experts warn viral ‘sleepmaxxing’ craze may worsen insomnia, anxiety

Influencer Sandro Castro often regales his followers with images of him partying, often with a beer in hand. — Picture from Instagram/sandro_castrox
Life / 08 Aug 2025

Fidel Castro’s influencer grandson angers loyalists with luxury flaunting, mockery amid Cuban economic crisis

This photo taken on May 26, 2025 shows French student
Life / 08 Aug 2025

Tied but not tortured: Japanese rope master reclaims bondage kink ‘shibari’ as art