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SeoulTech bets on industry-embedded campus model to stand out in AI era

Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech) is doubling down on its identity as a practice-oriented institution, pushing to train graduate-level researchers in advanced fields and position itself as…

Kelantan cops deny Ketereh teen murder suspect comes from influential police family

KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 — Police have dismissed online claims that the father of one of the teenage boys arrested over the fatal stabbing of a female college student in Ketereh, Kelantan, last Friday is a retired police…

NUS scientists unveil a faster way to “train” bacteria for complex tasks, like munching plastics

Millions of tonnes of plastic waste accumulate in landfills and oceans every year. One promising response is to engineer microbes to break the plastic down into useful chemical building blocks. However, teaching a…

UAE’s bumpy divorce from Opec

The UAE, the third-largest oil producer in the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), left the group last Friday, ending its almost six-decade membership. This was a serious blow to Opec and the expanded…

Ministries told to surrender unspent funds

• Move aimed at finalising revised estimates for FY2025-26 and preparing upcoming fiscal year’s budget • Deadline advanced to May 10 on directions of Public Accounts Committee ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has…

Kimchi sandwich at Van Gogh Museum sparks misrepresentation row

A restaurant inside Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum has drawn criticism for describing its kimchi sandwich as a combination of a French dish with Japanese influences. Sungshin Women’s University professor Seo Kyoung-duk…

Selangor police: 280 reports lodged over social media caricature insulting Sultan Sharafuddin

SHAH ALAM, May 4 — A total of 280 police reports have been lodged as of yesterday over the circulation of a caricature on social media containing elements deemed insulting to the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin…

Search underway for two missing US troops in Morocco

RABAT: Two US service members participating in the African Lion joint military exercises were reported missing near the city of Tan Tan in southern Morocco, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the Moroccan Royal Armed…

Pak-China expand ties across sectors

President Asif Zardari’s week-long visit to China is widely interpreted as a fresh push by Pakistan to recalibrate its “all-weather” partnership around hard economic priorities, with investment, industrial cooperation,…

UNSW’s AI companions for student wellbeing

University of NSW (UNSW) researchers have developed new digital AI companions designed to support students experiencing loneliness, isolation and mental-health challenges. Loneliness is increasingly recognised as a…

Why unis are losing out on SEA students

For 20 years I've worked on digital marketing and university recruitment communications across South East Asia (SEA). For the last six years we ’ ve been running recruitment programmes focused on driving regional…

Jemima ‘plans to remarry’

LONDON: British social activist and Imran Khan’s ex-wife, Jemima Goldsmith, is reportedly set to remarry, marking a new chapter in her personal life. According to recent media reports, Jemima, 52, is engaged to…

A gas sector gaslighting itself

Pakistan’s gas sector has an allocation problem, not a supply problem. The country already produces and imports enough gas to serve the existing network more intelligently. Pakistan’s energy ladder runs in cruel…

Hong Kong Exchange Fund records smallest gain in 5 quarters amid Middle East crisis

Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund, the war chest used to defend the local currency, reported its smallest investment gain in five quarters as the Middle East crisis weighed on stock market performance. The fund gained HK$34.5…

Rafizi arrives at MACC over Arm Holdings probe

KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 — Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli arrived at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters in Putrajaya this morning to give a statement over an ongoing investigation linked to the…

Tokyo's reliability draws global startups in volatile world, governor says

Special counsel appeals ex-first lady's 4-year corruption sentence to Supreme Court

A special counsel team said Monday it has challenged an appeals court ruling sentencing former first lady Kim Keon Hee to four years in prison on corruption charges. The Seoul High Court raised Kim's sentence from 20…

Punjab cops in a bind over transfer to ‘hard areas’

• Establishment Division transfers ‘encadred’ officers, many of whom are close to retirement, to KP and Balochistan • Under rotation policy, these postings were supposed to go to younger officers • IGP says matter will…

Anwar calls on civil servants to help explain govt’s subsidy balancing act amid Middle East energy shock

PUTRAJAYA, May 4 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today urged civil servants to play their role in explaining the fiscal strain facing the government amid a global energy shock triggered by conflict in the…

‘Second Dubai’ vision: Raja of Perlis sees state as Asean gateway and trade hub

KANGAR, May 4 — The Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail, is confident that Perlis has the potential to emerge as a “Second Dubai”, serving as gateway to Asean countries within the next few years. Tuanku…