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  KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 — For the past four years, Nur Husna Hassan and her siblings have worked to ensure their father can continue driving safely without sacrificing his independence. Living in Taman Perling, Johor Bahru, her 77-year-old father still drives himself to the mosque, surau, grocery shops and coffee shops as part of

  KUALA LUMPUR,  June 11 — Malaysia risks raising a generation proficient in artificial intelligence (AI) technology but lacking strong critical thinking and analytical skills if numeracy and reasoning abilities are not strengthened from an early age, according to an expert. Senior lecturer at the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM),

Depression can turn into deadly thinking in men. Here is how to spot the warning signs and act before tragedy strikes DEPRESSION strikes millions but in its darkest form, it drives fathers to destroy what they love most – their own families. Friends and family can identify these cognitive shifts early, particularly “learned helplessness”, the

PUTRAJAYA, June 10 — Finding the courage to enter a courtroom is a lot to ask of a child, even more so to ask them to testify or recount abuses, what more to identify the accused. In those moments, a reassuring face can make all the difference. That is where Victim Liaison Officers (VLOs) come in,

Governance and policy uncertainty drive investors from Indonesia Rupiah is the world’s worst-performing currency vs USD this year Slide drives equity selling, risks ‘doom loop’ — investor SINGAPORE, June 10 — Indonesian ‌President Prabowo Subianto is losing the trust of investors and his growth agenda risks being undone by a plunging currency. The special forces

WHEN EU foreign policy chief declared at a conference in Estonia that China’s economic model and dominance in strategic sectors such as batteries and chemicals was the “lesion” making Europe “sick” and that Europe needed to treat it with “chemotherapy”, she was probably unprepared for the backlash triggered by her unprecedented, factually and logically flawed

PUTRAJAYA, June 10 — For child witnesses, speaking about traumatic abuse experiences in a courtroom setting can be overwhelming and distressing, especially when they struggle to recount important details of what they endured. Enter the anatomical dolls — seemingly ordinary playthings with facial features (including a retractable tongue), limbs, clothing and realistic body proportions, including private

LONDON, June 9 — As soaring jet fuel prices triggered by the Iran war send ripples across the global travel market, a wealthy elite of CEOs, celebrities and sports stars is flying by private jet in greater numbers than ever before, to glitzy events from the Monaco Grand Prix to the Cannes film festival. The

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 9 — Airlines expect to carry more passengers this year but earn only half as much profit as in 2025, as high fuel prices don’t appear to be fully deterring travel, according to projections published Sunday. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicted its 370 member airlines, which account for 85