Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections worldwide, and a complex interaction of biological, anatomical, and behavioural factors shapes its transmission dynamics.

With more countries beating a path towards dialogue with the grouping, perhaps this is the time to expand cooperation – especially in the face of one country's unilateral actions that threaten the rest of the world.

MALAYSIA is generally not a country that worries about going hungry.

At a time when anyone with a phone can publish 'news', unverified and often racially-tinged information are common. Being responsible when reporting news has become crucial.

There's a noisy alarm clock around that is determined to save its home by making sure no one inside ever gets a moment's sleep.

A proposal to postpone the Melaka and Johor state elections by invoking emergency rule suggests that Pakatan is fearful of ending up with more "eggs".

For Arjan Singh, the 4.30am alarm was a daily ultimatum.

IT was a quiet Sunday evening, and then the peace in the Cheras suburb of Taman Shamelin Perkasa, Kuala Lumpur, was shattered.

IT was 2013. And a young upstart of a shuttler was hosting the media at his house in Odense, Denmark.

Anytime is a good time to discover what this southern state has to offer.

IT'S been seven years, but I am back, China! As you read this, it will be my second day in Jiangxi province located in south-eastern China, known for – according to Google – "its mountainous terrain, rich revolutionary history, and porcelain production".

THE beautiful artist impressions of Penang's Silicon Island kept drawing my eye as though something was missing.