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Traders along Jalan Burma have protested the barriers, saying the move has affected their sales. — Picture via Facebook

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Road barriers go up along George Town’s Jalan Burma as MBPP targets traffic congestion

Malaysia’s Thinaah Muralitharan (front) and Pearly Tan play a point during their women’s doubles semifinal match against Japan’s Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto at the BWF Badminton World Tour Finals at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province December 20, 2025. — AFP pic

Sports / 19 h ago

Malaysia’s top women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan‑M. Thinaah lose to Japanese pair in World Tour Finals semi‑finals

Kenny, who is also the deputy Chef de Mission for the Malaysian contingent said the Sea Games Thailand 2025 outcome should not be viewed in isolation, pointing out that the national setup is guided by both short-term and long-term planning anchored on clearly defined performance milestones. — Bernama pic

Sports / 17 h ago

BAM urges calm after Malaysia’s badminton team miss four-gold target at Sea Games Thailand 2025

The main suspect in the discovery of a woman’s body found in a bag buried at a house in Kampung Batu 4, Pedas, Rembau is escorted to the Magistrate’s Court in Seremban December 20, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Body found in bag: Police link money dispute to Pedas killing

The national sepak takraw squad won the men’s regu gold medal at the SEA Games Thailand 2025 after defeating Vietnam 2-0 at Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium Stadium today. — Bernama pic

Sports / 19 h ago

Malaysia capture men’s regu gold in sepak takraw, finish SEA Games with 57 golds

Anwar said the Madani government raised cash aid to the highest level in Malaysia’s history in 2025, expanding support for families and speeding up disaster relief. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Madani government scales up cash aid, disaster support to record levels in 2025, says Anwar

The Makam Sheikh Omar features Moorish architecture with intricate arabesque details on its dome, Kampung Melayu, Air Itam. — Picture by Opalyn Mok

Life / 5 h ago

‘Most handsome tomb in Penang’: Sheikh Omar’s mausoleum, a hidden gem in Air Itam’s historic Malay village

According to police, the father was reversing his Suzuki Swift car at about 8.15am December 18, 2025 from the garage when he accidentally knocked down his two-year-old daughter at their Parit Bunga house in Tangkak, Johor. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Dad’s reversing car claims life of two-year-old girl in Tangkak home

Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates during the Premier League match with West Ham United at London Stadium in London December 14, 2025. Rogers has emerged as a central figure in Villa’s remarkable run of form. — Action Images pic via Reuters

Sports / 15 h ago

Sleeping giants no more as Aston Villa gatecrash Premier League title conversation

Police were seen at St Joseph’s Church in Upper Bukit Timah, Singapore, this morning after a suspicious item prompted the evacuation of the premises and cancellation of Mass services. — Picture from Facebook/St Joseph's Church

Singapore / 2 h ago

Singapore police secure St Joseph’s Church after suspicious item found, specialist military unit deployed

Raja Permaisuri Agong Raja Zarith Sofiah (fourth from left) poring over manuscripts and letters from Malay Rulers during a visit to the British Library in London on December 16, 2025. — Picture from Facebook/Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Queen cautions against blanket claims over ‘stolen’ Malaysian artefacts from colonial era

A video showing an adult man caning a boy in a Kulim tahfiz school dormitory has been circulating on Malaysian social media in December 2025, and is being investigated under the Penal Code after Kedah police confirmed the incident happened in September, and that no arrests have been made three months on. — Screengrab from Facebook/Info Semasa My

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Kedah police confirm caning incident involving 11-year-old tahfiz student in Sungai Kob

A 53 year old man was charged in court today with voluntarily causing hurt using a knife after a stabbing incident in Tampines. ― TODAY file pic

Singapore / 18 h ago

Singapore man charged over Tampines stabbing incident after arrest within six hours

Shafie said excessive taxation and refund delays are forcing some Sabah businesses to shut down or relocate, putting jobs at risk. — The Borneo Post pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Heavy taxes putting Sabah jobs at risk, says Warisan chief

Hiyam Zarouri, 35, poses during a photo session in Paris on December 19, 2025. Zarouri is one of around 200 women to have accused Negre, a former human resources manager, of having spiked their hot drinks to belittle them. Investigators have discovered that between 2009 and 2018 Christian Negre preyed on 197 women job-seekers of all ages, whose names and reactions to the drug he listed in a spreadsheet, a source close to the case told AFP on condition of anonymity. — AFP pic

World / 18 h ago

Nearly 200 women allege ex‑HR manager at French culture ministry spiked drinks to humiliate them in job interviews

Life

1 h ago

Head of Nobel-awarding Swedish Academy resigns

As of June 1, 2026, Academy member Ingrid Carlberg, an author and journalist, will take over as permanent secretary. — AFP pic

STOCKHOLM, Dec 21 —The Swedish Academy said yesterday its permanent secretary, Mats Malm, is stepping down after seven years of heading the prestigious institution that awards the annual Nobel literature prize.As of June 1, 2026, Academy member Ingrid Carlberg, an author and journalist, will take over as permanent secretary.“He (Malm)...

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Michaela Benthaus, an aerospace and mechatronics engineer at the European Space Agency, was among the passengers to cross the Karman line, the internationally recognised boundary of space, during the approximately 10-minute flight. — Blue Origin via AFP pic

Life / 2 h ago

Blue Origin’s New Shepard welcomes first wheelchair-using passenger into space

During the trip to the charity’s centre, named The Passage, Prince George signed the visitor’s book on the same page previously signed by Diana, who was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997 when Prince William was 15 years old. — Picture via Facebook

Life / 2 h ago

UK’s Prince William and son George volunteer at homelessness charity

Residents of Kam Tin deck out their northern corner of the city with towering flower boards and a vast bamboo stage for the Taoist Jiao festival which dates back over 300 years. — AFP pic

Life / 5 h ago

Once every 10 years, a Hong Kong village burns a giant effigy to chase away bad luck

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Built inside the Sungai Pin Conservation Area, orangutan bridges are helping wildlife cross safely between fragmented habitats while reducing human-animal conflict. — Bernama pic

5 h ago

These orangutan bridges are quietly stitching Borneo’s forests back together in Sungai Pin

Women walk over parched soil as they carry pots to fetch drinking water from Kholpetua river at Parshemari village in Khulna district. Once dismissed as long shots, climate damage lawsuits against fossil fuel and cement giants are gaining legal ground. — AFP pic

5 h ago

Farmers take climate polluters to court — and experts say this is just the start

Boris Mateev, 25, co-owner of a fish farm, looks at sturgeon fish at a floating fish farm in Kardzhali dam, southern Bulgaria, December 2, 2025. — AFP pic

5 h ago

Inside the Bulgarian farm behind the world’s most expensive caviar

The Makam Sheikh Omar features Moorish architecture with intricate arabesque details on its dome, Kampung Melayu, Air Itam. — Picture by Opalyn Mok

5 h ago

‘Most handsome tomb in Penang’: Sheikh Omar’s mausoleum, a hidden gem in Air Itam’s historic Malay village

Displaced Palestinian youths take part in a training session at the Aida Refugee Camp football pitch, next to the separation wall outside Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, December 16, 2025, a few weeks after an Israeli military decision to demolish the field. — AFP pic

15 h ago

Bethlehem camp’s ‘lifeline’ football field faces Israeli demolition

A woman follows a TV broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual press conference in her apartment in Saint Petersburg on December 19, 2025. — AFP pic

1d ago

Putin’s TV marathon: National costumes, marriage proposal and praise

The creator of the fake French coup video says he has no regrets despite making very little money off it. — AFP pic

1d ago

Despite making only €7 from viral French ‘coup’ video, Burkinabe teen has no regrets

Tourists queue around the Trevi fountain in central Rome on December 19, 2025. — AFP pic

1d ago

Save your coins: Rome to charge access to Trevi Fountain

Irregular menstruation may be an early sign of hormonal disorders such as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), which can increase long-term health risks including uterine cancer, diabetes and heart disease, say health experts. — Bernama pic

1d ago

Irregular periods: PCOS a silent killer affecting women

BookXcess founder Jacqueline Ng believes that reading should not be exclusive to the privileged. — Picture by Sayuti Zainduin

1d ago

Beyond gadgets: Why physical books continue to captivate Malaysian readers

Victor Chin’s two-part zine titled ‘KL Pretty’ on display during the recent Kuala Lumpur Art Book Fair. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

1d ago

‘KL Pretty’ and the obituaries for buildings: A zine mourning Dang Wangi’s forgotten architecture

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s prison diary sold 100,000 copies in under a week. — AFP pic

1d ago

From cell to bestseller list: Sarkozy’s prison diary doing better time than he is

London wakes in the mist of Westminster Bridge, as migrant night workers finish their shifts in silence. — AFP pic

1d ago

Ghosts of the night shift: The invisible migrant workforce powering Britain 24/7

Letters from Japanese prisoner Takanori Kuzuoka, photographed in Tokyo on November 5, 2025, detail his life in organised crime. — AFP pic

1d ago

The rise of ‘tokuryu’: Anonymous, online and ruthless gangs reshaping Japan’s underworld

The Norwegian palace said preparations are under way for a possible lung transplant for Crown Princess Mette-Marit, 52, after doctors noted a clear deterioration in her health. — Reuters pic

1d ago

Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit likely to undergo lung transplant after health setback

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