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Born in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Tun Dr Ling served as Malaysia’s Transport Minister from 1986 to 2003. — Bernama file pic
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Former MCA president Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik dies aged 82

Passengers wait in line to board a train at University Station in Kuala Lumpur September 14, 2023. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

After passenger falls onto LRT track at Abdullah Hukum station, Loke issues urgent reminder to please mind the gap

Communications Minister and PKR Information Chief Datuk Fahmi Fadzil arrives for the opening ceremony of the Federal Territories Keadilan branch annual general meetings at Komune Living and Wellness in Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur on April 3, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

After Wangsa Maju controversy, Fahmi tells PKR members not to go around ‘checking licences’

File photo of public housing estates in Singapore. Tan Keng Wee ran a cross-border loan shark syndicate that netted millions and triggered more than 1,500 harassment-related complaints, according to Shin Min Daily News.
Singapore  / 9 h ago

From S$1,000 runner to S$1m kingpin: Singaporean loan shark boss jailed over China-based empire

Dr Ling served as the Member of Parliament for Mata Kuching from 1974 to 1986 before representing Labis for four terms from 1986 to 2004, while also holding key positions including deputy information minister, deputy finance minister and deputy education minister before being appointed transport minister in 1986. — Bernama
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Wee Ka Siong pays tribute to Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik, calls him towering statesman and nation builder

A general view shows a white Buddha statue shrouded in heavy pollution as smoke (top left) rises from a hillside wildfire in Pai April 1, 2026, west of Thailand’s second-largest city Chiang Mai. — AFP pic
World  / 13 h ago

‘It’s suffocating’: Why Chiang Mai’s air is among the world’s worst right now

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government’s focus is not on denying legitimate salaries but on controlling excessive spending, especially amid current economic challenges. — Picture by John Bunyan
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Anwar: State leaders entitled to salaries, my decision not to take pay is personal choice

A worker walks between steel coils at a steel market in Hangzhou. Commodity shipments including fertilisers and steel have been hit hard by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. — AFP pic
Money  / 13 h ago

In numbers: The commodities most affected by the Strait of Hormuz shutdown

Cargo ships and containers are seen at the container terminal of the port in Qingdao, as the Hormuz crisis threatens flows of oil, gas and commodities to China. — AFP pic
Money  / 13 h ago

Who’s hit hardest by the Hormuz crisis? Greek, UAE and Chinese fleets lead the list

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim views essential items on sale during a visit to the MADANI Mart grocery store after officiating its first branch in Indera Mahkota 8, Kuantan on April 4, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Small stalls, big impact: Why Anwar wants to focus on local traders over mega projects

Shiloh Jolie's resemblance to her actress mother has drawn attention on social media. — Social media screenshot
Showbiz  / 10 h ago

‘Copy and paste’: Angelina Jolie’s daughter Shiloh goes viral after appearance in K-pop music video (VIDEO)

Selangor PAS Youth deputy chief Aubidullah Fahim Ibrahim said penalties in the form of fines alone would not deliver a meaningful deterrent, especially when lives are lost due to drivers operating vehicles under the influence of alcohol. — Picture via Facebook
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Selangor PAS Youth urges govt to restrict alcohol sales, says fines alone not enough to curb drunk driving

Putrajaya district police chief ACP Aidi Sham Mohamed said the district police control centre received reports of the incident at about 11.50pm. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Police hunt driver involved in hit-and-run that killed Putrajaya motorcyclist

File photo of former oil tycoon Lim Oon Kuin, better known as OK Lim, who has been taken into custody from hospital to begin serving a 13½-year jail term in Singapore. — AFP pic
Singapore  / 11 h ago

Former Singapore oil tycoon OK Lim taken into custody at hospital after failing to surrender for 13½-year jail term

File picture of male tapir found dead, believed to have been hit by a vehicle on Jalan Kuala Terengganu-Kuantan near a lemang stall in Kijal, December 26, 2025. In recent years, tapir roadkill has emerged as a recurring issue across multiple states, particularly in areas where highways cut through or sit near forest reserves. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

When one Malayan tapir dies, what else is lost?

SpaceX's Elon Musk gives an update on the company's Mars rocket Starship in Boca Chica, TexasSeptember 28, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
Life / 30 Sep 2019

Elon Musk unveils new Mars rocket prototype, expects missions in months

Le Moulin Rouge was inaugurated on October 6, 1889. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 30 Sep 2019

130 years of Moulin Rouge in 10 figures

This photo taken on August 31, 2019 shows a member from the Prumsodun Ok & Natyarasa dance company during an Apsara dance performance in Phnom Penh. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 29 Sep 2019

Cambodia’s first gay dance troupe upends centuries of tradition

Life / 29 Sep 2019

Thai model death ‘scandal’ casts spotlight on murky industry

A journalist takes pictures next to a statue of late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong inside the Party School of the Chinese Communist Partyu00e2u20acu2122s Central Committee during a government organised visit in Beijing, June 26, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
Life / 29 Sep 2019

The world’s remaining communist countries

Chessboxers play a round of chess during a chessboxing training in Paris September 22, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 29 Sep 2019

Chess and boxing create ‘essence of excellence’

Life / 29 Sep 2019

Beijing hopes glitzy new airport will take off as aviation hub

A new experimental therapy is made from patients' own immune cells, sometimes known as T-cells, which are collected by researchers and reprogrammed to search for and kill cancer. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 29 Sep 2019

Study: Bristol-Myers immunotherapy combo outperforms chemo in lung cancer survival

British singer Cheryl presents a creation for L'Oreal during the Women's Spring-Summer 2020 Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show at the Monnaie de Paris, in Paris September 28, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 29 Sep 2019

L’Oreal celebrates female empowerment with glamorous runway show

Austrian designer Andreas Kronthaler speaks with his wife British designer Vivienne Westwood before the Vivienne Westwood Women's Spring-Summer 2020 Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show in Paris September 28, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 29 Sep 2019

Designer calls out fashion’s richest man on Thunberg attack

Saudi men attend the launch of the new Saudi tourist visa at the historic city of Diriyah, a Unesco World Heritage Site, in Riyadh September 27, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
Life / 29 Sep 2019

Saudi Arabia to enforce ‘decency’ amid tourism push

A worker rides on a machine through water at the under construction giant indoor amusement park u00e2u20acu02dcIsland of Dreams.u00e2u20acu2122 u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn
Life / 28 Sep 2019

Moscow’s billion-dollar theme park protected from Russian winter

Naomi Campbell presents a creation by designer Anthony Vaccarello as part of his Spring/Summer 2020 womenu00e2u20acu2122s ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Saint Laurent during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, September 24, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
Life / 28 Sep 2019

Two tribes: Culture wars rage on the Paris catwalk

Hilton National Marketing & Communication Director Eugen Oelofse, Sabah Health and Public Well Being assistant minister Norazlinah Arif, MAF honarary secretary Bakhtiar Talhah and SAGA president Dr Zaiton Yahaya at the press conference for the fundraising
Life / 28 Sep 2019

AIDS fundraising dinner to aid more rural Sabahans

A man visits the Palais Ideal (the u00e2u20acu02dcIdeal Palaceu00e2u20acu2122) created by late French postman Ferdinand Cheval, on September 11, 2019 in Hauterives, France. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 28 Sep 2019

‘Ideal Palace’ still delivers on French postman's dream

A model presents a creation by Celine during the Women's Spring-Summer 2020 Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show, in Paris on September 27, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 28 Sep 2019

Slimane’s charge of the culotte brigade at Celine