The Star (Malaysia)

The Star is a tabloid-style newspaper published in English in Malaysia. It holds the title of the largest paid English newspaper in the country, as reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulations, with a daily circulation ranging from 290,000 to 300,000 copies. Additionally, The Star offers an online version for free, making The Star Online one of the most visited news websites in Malaysia. The newspaper is also part of the Asia News Network.

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#6825

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#42

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Uncertainty hangs over planned Ukraine peace talks as Moscow stays silent on who it is sending

14 hours ago | thestar.com.my | Dmitry Antonov |Andrew Osborn

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Uncertainty swirled around what could be the first direct peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in years after the Kremlin on Wednesday held off disclosing who would represent Russia, and Ukraine demanded clarity before deciding on its own actions.
Mobile games turn into boom-or-bust industry as spending rises

21 hours ago | thestar.com.my | Vlad Savov

Mobile gamers ramped up their spending by 4% last year even as the number of downloads and new releases fell, highlighting the narrowing of the industry to a handful of huge titles that dominate users’ time. New hits took less time than ever to reach their first US$1mil (RM4.31mil) in revenue – 106 days – but competition from evergreen titles meant there were fewer of those standouts than before, according to Appfigures data.
Cloning concerns: Should we bring back extinct animals?

1 day ago | thestar.com.my | Sim Leoi Leoi

IT’S the stuff of fiction. When news broke that a biotechnology company in the United States had “successfully” cloned dire wolves, which have been extinct since the last Ice Age 13,000 years ago, it, well, broke the Internet. Time magazine captured the news eloquently with a cover picture of the dire wolf, which bears a close resemblance to an overly large white Swiss shepherd dog, with the word “extinct” crossed out.
Edible works of art on a plate

1 day ago | thestar.com.my | Aida Ahmad

WAGYU beef and foie gras in a sandwich is as decadent as it gets. As we took our seats at the marble countertop teppanyaki bar in Iketeru, Hilton Kuala Lumpur, a heady mix of anticipation and appetite hung in the air – all of it building towards that first bite of the Japanese sando. We knew what was coming wasn’t just food – it was theatre, indulgence and craftsmanship layered between slices of charcoal bread.
After the China-US trade deal, what tariffs will exporters actually pay?

1 day ago | thestar.com.my | Kandy Wong

With the United States and China agreeing to lower tariff rates after bilateral trade talks held over the weekend in Switzerland, the triple-digit duties imposed since April have been significantly reduced.
Can a US$700 calendar save your marriage?

1 day ago | thestar.com.my | Eliza Shapiro

On a Thursday morning in March, my family needed to accomplish three things at exactly the same time. My husband had to board a plane to return from a business trip in London. I had agreed to moderate a panel discussion about how the cost of child care in New York City is harming the local economy. And someone had to sign our daughter up for a first-come-first-served preschool programme that typically fills its seats within 90 to 120 seconds of their online release at 10am.
Pact hinges on seat division

2 days ago | thestar.com.my | Imran Hilmy

KEPALA BATAS: Seat allocations in the upcoming Sabah elections must be properly ironed out if Barisan Nasional, which is an opposition party in the state, is to work with ruling coalition Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS). Though open to the idea, Barisan chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Umno has a principle where the party will contest any seat that it had won even if its representative later defected to another party.
US SEC chair says agency plans to create new rules for crypto tokens

2 days ago | thestar.com.my | Hannah Lang

(Reuters) -Paul Atkins, the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, laid out his vision for overhauling the agency's cryptocurrency policies on Monday, saying he plans to establish guidelines for distributions of crypto tokens that are securities and consider whether additional exemptions are necessary.
When research becomes discovery

2 days ago | thestar.com.my | Imran Hilmy

MANY foreigners have misguided impressions of Malaysia –something that quickly changes once they set foot in the country and see for themselves. In 2022, there was the family from US who visited a mall in Kuala Lumpur and were astounded. Already a subscriber? Log in. Subscribe now and receive free sooka plan for 1 month. T&C applies. RM12.33/month Billed as RM148.00/year Free Trial For new subscribers only Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app.
Trump calls for broad drug price cuts in executive order, wants at least 59% drop

2 days ago | thestar.com.my | Patrick Wingrove |Michael Erman

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed a wide-reaching executive order on Monday directing drugmakers to lower the prices of their medicines to align with what other countries pay that analysts and legal experts said would be difficult to implement. The order gives drugmakers price targets in the next 30 days, and will take further action to lower prices if those companies do not make "significant progress" towards those goals within six months of the order being signed.