News

‘Super’ El Niño Could Exceed 40.1ºC in Malaysia Next Year

Chuping, Perlis set the highest temperature record in Malaysia, a whopping 40.1ºC, back in 1998. We can expect higher temperatures than that next year.

Futurism

China Just Hosted the World’s First Humanoid Robot MMA Fight

The robots used in the tournament were EngineAI’s T800, a clear nod to ‘The Terminator’. You won’t want to fight it either.

News

Malaysians As Young as 14 Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes

While the numbers are worrying, it makes sense, considering the fact that lots of Malaysian dishes contain high amounts of hidden added sugar.

News

Malaysia To Study Feasibility of Thorium As Nuclear Energy

Thorium is seen as a less radioactive material than uranium, and less of it needs to be mined in the first place despite being more abundant.

Cars

Lotus Emeya R Sets Fastest EV Lap Record in Sepang

It beat the previous publicly reported Sepang track record by a whopping 7.473 seconds, and in stock production spec too.

News

Economy Minister: Cost of Living Outpacing Income Growth

The bar for what’s considered “poverty” in Malaysia has been lowered, which serves to include a much larger group of people in that category.

Movies & TV

Iconic ‘Jurassic Park’ Star Sam Neill Dies at 78

The New Zealander had undergone treatment for lymphoma in recent years, but declared himself cancer-free earlier this year.

News

Football Critic Assaulted by 2 Masked Men at Gas Station

The victim, who is in his 40s, sustained several injuries. The two assailants fled the scene after recording a video of the assault.

News

Netflix, Sony & Paramount in Talks To Acquire Letterboxd

The film-centric social network has more than 30 million active users worldwide, making it a pretty enticing platform to take over.

News

Mark Wahlberg Spotted in Penang for ‘The Big Fix’ Film Shoot

The Hollywood star is set to be in Penang for the next two weeks, shooting various scenes in different parts of the state.