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Sumadi Ibrahim poses with golf balls inside his diving suit that he recovered in a pond at a course in Shah Alam, Selangoron Nov 11, 2024. — AFP pic,

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How a retired Malaysian Navy frogman makes RM8,000 a month diving for golf balls

SAPP president Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee today announced the party's exit from Perikatan Nasional. — Picture by Devan Manuel

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Sabah’s SAPP quits Perikatan, claims Opposition pact insists on putting West Malaysian candidates in upcoming state polls

A general view of the Chagee Eco Grandeur outlet in Shah Alam, November 21, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

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From Mixue to Chagee, how Chinese milk tea chains are now outpacing Taiwanese and local brands

Former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng is opposing Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s request to postpone the payment of the judgment debt of RM1.402 million in their defamation case. — Bernama pics

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Lim Guan Eng opposes Muhyiddin’s bid to delay RM1.4m judgment debt payment

Lawyer Datuk Ahmad Zaharil Muhaiyar (second right) and Safwan Roshdy (right) lodges a police report on December 13, 2024. — Picture from Facebook/Mr Wan Cai Official

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What we know so far: ‘Frozen’ stillborn baby case in Klang private hospital now under police probe

A screenshot from the live stream shows the upside-down Malaysian flag stitched on national badminton men’s singles’ player Lee Zii Jia during his match against Taiwan’s Chou Tien Chen in the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals on December 11, 2024.

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Fahmi labels Lee Zii Jia’s jersey blunder a critical lapse in judgment, urges moderation in public comments

Former MACC chief Latheefa Koya said the public prosecutor’s withdrawal to appeal against Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s 40 foreign visa system contract charges is a huge blow to to the fight against corruption. — File picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Ex-MACC chief says decision to charge Zahid in VLN case was thorough, shocked by AGC’s claim of ‘no basis’

PAS vice-president Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar (third right) has recently resigned as Perikatan Nasional treasurer-general. — Picture By Firdaus Latif

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PAS, Perikatan allies left baffled as Ahmad Samsuri resigns as opposition pact’s treasurer-general

A file photo shows Toh Ee Wei (left) and Chen Tang Jie at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 27, 2024. — AFP pic

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Malaysia mixed doubles pair reach last hurdle of badminton World Tour Finals for first time

Malaysia Airlines’ first commercial A330neo flight is scheduled for Kuala Lumpur to Melbourne and it will operate 6x flights weekly between the two destinations. — Picture courtesy of Malaysia Airlines

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Flying KL-Melbourne on Malaysia Airlines from Dec 19? Welcome aboard the new Airbus A330neo

Speaker of the National Assembly Woo Won-shik signs the impeachment resolution against South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol at the Speaker’s Office in Seoul on December 14, 2024. — AFP pic

World / 4 h ago

South Korean parliament vote to impeach President Yoon over martial law bid, 204 out of 300 lawmakers in favour

This delay follows a similar disruption involving another flight from Cape Town earlier in the week. — Reuters pic

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SIA’s Johannesburg to Singapore flight delayed by 36 hours, second South Africa technical hitch this week

The body of Zhang Cao, in his 30s, is recovered by civilian divers in the waters of Pulau Mabul. — Picture courtesy of Royal Malaysia Police

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Police: Bricks found in backpack of drowned Chinese tourist in Semporna

Zainab Ash Shughra Amer is the first Muslim woman embalmer — and currently the only one — in Singapore. It is understood that there are no Muslim women embalmers in Malaysia too. — Picture from TikTok/doktermayat7

Singapore / 14 h ago

Concierge by day, embalmer at night: The trailblazing Muslim woman redefining death care in Singapore (VIDEO)

G.E.M. will perform at Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on February 15, 2025. — Picture courtesy of Star Planet

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Mandopop sensation G.E.M. returns to Kuala Lumpur with her biggest show yet on Feb 15 — here’s how to get tickets

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Shafiqah Othman Hamzah

Shafiqah Othman Hamzah

Shafiqah is a human rights activist and Muslim feminist. She tweets her thoughts at @sfqomhz and occasionally writes extremely long articles on shafiqahothman.com.

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