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Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City (SMC) clinical oncologist Dr David Lee Dai Wee
Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City (SMC) clinical oncologist Dr David Lee Dai Wee
HEALTH
Early-onset cancer on the rise in Malaysia, driven by lifestyle and environmental factors
SHAH ALAM - Cancer among adults under the age of 50 is becoming an increasingly recognised health...
Photo for illustration purpose only. (Photo by DESIREE MARTIN / AFP)
Photo for illustration purpose only. (Photo by DESIREE MARTIN / AFP)
World
Microplastics triple in Sydney waterways over 3 years - Report
SYDNEY - Microplastic pollution in Sydney's waterways has tripled over the past three years,...
A volunteer of the NGO 'Canarias Libre de Plasticos' (Canary Islands free of plastics) carries out a collection of microplastics and mesoplastic debris to clean the Almaciga Beach, on the north coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife, on July 14, 2018. (Photo by DESIREE MARTIN / AFP)
A volunteer of the NGO 'Canarias Libre de Plasticos' (Canary Islands free of plastics) carries out a collection of microplastics and mesoplastic debris to clean the Almaciga Beach, on the north coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife, on July 14, 2018. (Photo by DESIREE MARTIN / AFP)
World
New research highlights risks to children from chemicals in plastics
NEW YORK - Exposure to chemicals commonly found in plastics during childhood can pose significant...
Plastic waste is a major environmental issue, polluting rivers and oceans and posing health risks to wildlife and humans as microplastics enter the body. - 123RF photo
Plastic waste is a major environmental issue, polluting rivers and oceans and posing health risks to wildlife and humans as microplastics enter the body. - 123RF photo
World
Asia's plastic leakage to environment to rise 70 per cent by 2050 - OECD
TOKYO - Plastic waste leakage to the environment in Southeast Asian countries plus China, Japan and...
A volunteer of the NGO 'Canarias Libre de Plasticos' (Canary Islands free of plastics) carries out a collection of microplastics and mesoplastic debris to clean the Almaciga Beach, on the north coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife, on July 14, 2018. (Photo by DESIREE MARTIN / AFP)
A volunteer of the NGO 'Canarias Libre de Plasticos' (Canary Islands free of plastics) carries out a collection of microplastics and mesoplastic debris to clean the Almaciga Beach, on the north coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife, on July 14, 2018. (Photo by DESIREE MARTIN / AFP)
World
Plastic pollution 'grave and growing' health threat - Lancet
PARIS - Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognised danger" to health that is...
A volunteer of the NGO 'Canarias Libre de Plasticos' (Canary Islands free of plastics) carries out a collection of microplastics and mesoplastic debris to clean the Almaciga Beach, on the north coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife, on July 14, 2018. Negotiations on a global treaty to combat plastic pollution will resume Monday, with nations under pressure to stem the tide of trash amid calls from campaigners to limit industry influence on the talks. Some 175 nations pledged last year to agree by 2024 a binding deal to end the pollution from largely fossil fuel-based plastics that is choking the environment and infiltrating the bodies of humans and animals. The May 29-June 2 talks in Paris are tasked with agreeing the first outline for actions that could form the basis of a draft negotiating text. (Photo by DESIREE MARTIN / AFP)
A volunteer of the NGO 'Canarias Libre de Plasticos' (Canary Islands free of plastics) carries out a collection of microplastics and mesoplastic debris to clean the Almaciga Beach, on the north coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife, on July 14, 2018. Negotiations on a global treaty to combat plastic pollution will resume Monday, with nations under pressure to stem the tide of trash amid calls from campaigners to limit industry influence on the talks. Some 175 nations pledged last year to agree by 2024 a binding deal to end the pollution from largely fossil fuel-based plastics that is choking the environment and infiltrating the bodies of humans and animals. The May 29-June 2 talks in Paris are tasked with agreeing the first outline for actions that could form the basis of a draft negotiating text. (Photo by DESIREE MARTIN / AFP)
World
What are all these microplastics doing to our brains?
PARIS - Tiny shards of plastic called microplastics have been detected accumulating in human brains,...
Dr Mohamad Hafizi Abu Bakar, a senior lecturer in bioprocess technology at the School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, recently shared his experience tasting lab-grown unagi—cultivated by scientists at Cell AgriTech Sdn Bhd. - Bernama photo
Dr Mohamad Hafizi Abu Bakar, a senior lecturer in bioprocess technology at the School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, recently shared his experience tasting lab-grown unagi—cultivated by scientists at Cell AgriTech Sdn Bhd. - Bernama photo
National
Malaysia's first lab meat, scientists successfully grow cultured eel
KUALA LUMPUR - Scientist Dr Mohamad Hafizi Abu Bakar poked suspiciously at the shiny light brown...
General View of the Mindounbe open dump in Libreville on April 9, 2025. (Photo by Daniel Beloumou Olomo / AFP)
General View of the Mindounbe open dump in Libreville on April 9, 2025. (Photo by Daniel Beloumou Olomo / AFP)
World
Global plastic recycling rates 'stagnant' at under 10 per cent - Study
PARIS - The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10 percent...
Photo illustrated by Sinar Daily
Photo illustrated by Sinar Daily
HEALTH
Plastic is not just around you — It’s getting inside you
Plastic is woven into the fabric of modern life. It is in our packaging, clothes, utensils and even...
By 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 1.33 billion pounds (602,000 metric tons) of plastic waste entering the world's oceans and waterways every year, according to a stark new analysis by the nonprofit Oceana. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
By 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 1.33 billion pounds (602,000 metric tons) of plastic waste entering the world's oceans and waterways every year, according to a stark new analysis by the nonprofit Oceana. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
World
Over a billion pounds of Coke plastic waste to enter waterways - Study
WASHINGTON - By 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 1.33 billion pounds (602,000...
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Comedian Rizal Van Geyzel - BERNAMA FILE PIX
Comedian Rizal Van Geyzel - BERNAMA FILE PIX
Digital era changes stand-up comedy landscape
For decades, life on Banggi Island moved at the rhythm of the sea. - Photo by Bernama
For decades, life on Banggi Island moved at the rhythm of the sea. - Photo by Bernama
From remote outpost to rising economic jewel of Sabah, Banggi Island charts new future
Aedes aegypti mosquitos are kept in cages for reserachers to collect their eggs, at a laboratory of biotech company Wolbito do Brasil, in Curitiba, Parana state, Brazil on March 19, 2026. - (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP)
Aedes aegypti mosquitos are kept in cages for reserachers to collect their eggs, at a laboratory of biotech company Wolbito do Brasil, in Curitiba, Parana state, Brazil on March 19, 2026. - (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP)
What if we killed all mosquitoes?
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Photo for illustration purposes only.
Brain surgery effects extend beyond operation site: Study
Guests take photos at the Bay Area Store of Shenzhen Book City. - Photo: Shenzhen Government Online website
Guests take photos at the Bay Area Store of Shenzhen Book City. - Photo: Shenzhen Government Online website
Poetry brings young Chinese, Arab writers closer
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Indonesia’s Chromebook procurement scandal: What you need to know
Indonesia's former education minister Nadiem Makarim attends his trial at the Corruption Court in Jakarta on Jan 12, 2026. - (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)
Indonesia's former education minister Nadiem Makarim attends his trial at the Corruption Court in Jakarta on Jan 12, 2026. - (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)
NKVE accident: Viral video shows car struck three times near Duta Toll Plaza, one arrested
A multi-vehicle accident along the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) near the Duta Toll Plaza on Friday night turned chaotic after a car was struck three times within minutes, in an incident that later went viral on social media.
A multi-vehicle accident along the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) near the Duta Toll Plaza on Friday night turned chaotic after a car was struck three times within minutes, in an incident that later went viral on social media.
CCTV captures repeated incidents of woman defecating in front of Seremban shop
CCTV footage at the location captured the actions of the woman, who is alleged to frequently defecate. Photo: NegeriSembilanKini
CCTV footage at the location captured the actions of the woman, who is alleged to frequently defecate. Photo: NegeriSembilanKini
Police hunt man who lured boy with phone package offer before confining and sexually assaulting teen in Bukit Kemuning
Police are tracking down a man believed to have confined and sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy in an apartment in Bukit Kemuning, Section 32, here, yesterday.
Police are tracking down a man believed to have confined and sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy in an apartment in Bukit Kemuning, Section 32, here, yesterday.
Ab Rauf hints at retaining young BN line-up for next Melaka polls
Melaka Umno liaison committee chairman Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh does not rule out the possibility of retaining the line-up of young Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders selected in the last state election for the next polls. Bernama FILE PIX
Melaka Umno liaison committee chairman Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh does not rule out the possibility of retaining the line-up of young Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders selected in the last state election for the next polls. Bernama FILE PIX
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