Pristine rivers in half-forgotten Malaysian towns offer a unique experience

Small towns around the world can become “victims” of progress when highways are built. As traffic zooms along the highways and bypass old trunk roads, small towns lose economic opportunities. But when something is lost, something else is gained. The tin-mining towns of Kampar and Gopeng in Perak are testimony to this fate when the North-South Expressway stretch...

Man drowns while fishing at Sungai Tebrau

JOHOR BARU: A 39-year-old local man has drowned while fishing at Sungai Tebrau here. Tebrau Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Shahril Sapar said they received a call about the incident in Kangkar Tebrau at 12.42pm on Sunday (Sept 17). "Fifteen firemen were deployed to the scene upon receiving a distress call about the incident. "We conducted a...