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Kokichi Akuzawa, who was born in 1923, summited Japan’s highest peak after climbing a mountain on an almost weekly basis as part of his training. — Picture via Facebook
Life / 26 Aug 2025

Japanese man with heart condition climbs Mount Fuji at 102, calls feat ‘nothing special’

Books Kinokuniya will soon have a presence at Pavilion Damansara Heights. — Picture via Facebook/Kinokuniya
Life / 26 Aug 2025

Books Kinokuniya Damansara Pavilion set to open Sept 4

The 28 countries where more than one in four people still lacked basic services were largely concentrated in Africa. — AFP pic
Life / 26 Aug 2025

UN: One in four people lack safe drinking water, global target slipping away

A Maharaja Mac vegetarian burger package with a Protein Plus sticker is placed on a tray, advertisng the protein menu at a McDonald's restaurant in Mumbai. — Reuters pic
Life / 26 Aug 2025

McDonald’s joins Bollywood and cricket stars to fuel India’s protein boom

Former President of the Malaysian Linguistic Association, Prof. Emeritus Datuk Nik Safiah Karim, showing a book on The Malay Girls’ College during an interview on language as a unifying force and the development of the Malay language over the past decade. — Bernama pic
Life / 26 Aug 2025

From ‘suitable wives’ to nation builders: Malay Girls’ College reunion honours women who shaped Malaysia’s language, tech and leadership

A resident uses digital credit earned from delivering plastic waste to a Human Needs Project (HNP) collection point to pay for laundromat services in the Kibera informal settlement of Nairobi, on August 11, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 26 Aug 2025

‘Restoring dignity’: Kenya slum exchange offers water for plastic

Sahleselasie Melaku, 31, Head of the Department and Research Associate of the Paleontology and Paleoanthropology collections, examines bone fragments of the fossil skeleton of 'Lucy' using a computer microscope at the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, on November 19, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 26 Aug 2025

Human ancestor Lucy gets first European showing in Prague

Fan Bingbing wore a bespoke baju kurung designed by Malaysian designer, Melinda Looi. — Pictures via Instagram/Melinda Looi
Life / 25 Aug 2025

Fan Bingbing’s datukship ceremony look was pure elegance, thanks to Melinda Looi

Still holding onto some feelings for your ex? Why not turn them into something positive with SPCA Selangor’s cheeky Neuter Your Ex 2.0 campaign. — Picture via Facebook/SPCA Selangor
Life / 25 Aug 2025

SPCA Selangor’s Neuter Your Ex 2.0 campaign: Here’s how you can let go of the past while supporting a good cause

Two local animated series that were popular over a decade ago, Supertots and SuperSquad, are set to return in 2027 said Mediafoundry Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Nor Haslina Mohamed. — Bernama pic
Life / 25 Aug 2025

Local animation classics ‘Supertots’ and ‘SuperSquad’ set to return with a high-tech web motion comic in 2027

Egypt produces nearly half the world’s jasmine concrete, a waxy extract from the plant that provides a vital base for designer fragrances and is a multi-million dollar export. — AFP pic
Life / 25 Aug 2025

Once a fragrance goldmine, Egypt’s jasmine harvest is losing its scent as climate change takes its toll

A worker at the 83-year-old Kedai Ubat Kien Fatt in Kuala Lumpur prepares self-made traditional medicine for customers, as the heritage shop continues to attract loyal patrons and curious tourists recently. — Bernama pic
Life / 25 Aug 2025

In Petaling Street, an 83-year-old Chinese medicine shop remains a magnet for multicultural locals, curious tourists

This photo taken on August 9, 2025 shows people covering their ears as a truck mounted with a tower of subwoofers drives past during a ‘sound horeg’, which loosely means to move or vibrate in Javanese, held as part of Indonesia’s 80th Independence Day celebrations in Malang, East Java. — AFP pic
Life / 25 Aug 2025

From cracked windows to health risks – East Java says no to loudspeaker chaos

A worker installs a street sign bearing what is supposed to become the new name for the ‘Mohrenstrasse’ (Moor street), the ‘Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-strasse’ in Berlin’s Mitte district Aug 22, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 25 Aug 2025

Berlin renames street after Ghana-born philosopher, replacing label long seen as racist

The chirping of birds echoed through a packed lecture hall in Hong Kong, though there wasn’t a feather in sight. — AFP pic
Life / 25 Aug 2025

From sparrows to owls: Hong Kong residents try to out-chirp each other for conservation

Songket handbag entrepreneur Nurul Wahidah Mustafa, 35, at her home in Kuala Selangor, where she spoke about her brand Karya Songket, which blends modern techniques with designs that appeal to the younger generation, on Aug 24, 2025. — Bernama pic
Life / 24 Aug 2025

‘Songket has a soul’: How one woman turned heritage fabric into a thriving handbag brand