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THE government should set up a “nerve centre” to address challenges in controlling sugar intake among consumers in its quest to shape a healthier nation.

TOKYO: Japanese fishermen set sail on Monday to hunt whales commercially for the first time in more than three decades after Tokyo’s controversial withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) triggered outrage from environmental groups.

KUALA LUMPUR: Human Resources Minister M. Kula Segaran said the suggestion to source for African workers to work in Malaysian plantations will be dropped.

SHAH ALAM: As Selangor’s no plastic straw policy is due to take effect tomorrow, eateries are gearing up for life without the single use item.

SELFIES, which have become a global sensation in the last decade or so, have remarkably killed five times more people than shark attacks.

OSAKA: Leaders of the Group of 20 opened a high-stakes summit in Japan’s Osaka Friday that is expected to be one of the most fractious in years.

OSAKA: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to work together to promote "free and fair trade" in talks on Thursday that included a "complicated" global economic landscape, a Japanese official said.

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines have signed a preliminary agreement to explore a wide-ranging strategic partnership that could include more codeshares as well as cargo and aircraft maintenance, the companies said on Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Gamuda Bhd’s board members have voted in favour of accepting government's offer to take over the firm’s partly-owned four highways.

SHAH ALAM: Dozens of firemen are struggling to douse an illegal dumpsite blaze in Kampung Rantau Panjang in Klang, which has been raging since Thursday morning.