A cool RM500,000 in cash prizes will be up for grabs in Malaysia as the country’s biggest e-Sports tournament begins in April. Organised by e-sports company Garena, the tournament is exclusive to Malaysians and will get players to pit their skills in the real-time strategy game Heroes of Newerth (screenshot above).

Qualifiers will be hosted in six different states – Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, Perak, Johor and Sarawak – and played over a period of eight months, culminating in the grand finals in December at the Garena Malaysia Carnival. …

Singapore and Malaysia have inked a deal which reduces the cost of mobile roaming by up to 30 per cent for voice calls and 50 per cent for text messages (SMS). Travellers will start reaping the cost savings, which apply to all mobile operators in both countries, from May 1. …