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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  / 14 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  / 14 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  / 14 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  / 14 h ago

When one Malayan tapir dies, what else is lost?

When Six Flags launched its coffin competition last year for the first time, more than 25,000 signed up to the challenge, which required participants to u00e2u20acu02dcplay deadu00e2u20acu2122 for 30 hours in a coffin. u00e2u20acu201d Picture courtesy of Six Flags/Business Wire
Life / 13 Sep 2019

Six Flags is resurrecting its 30-hour coffin challenge

The facade of the Mohamed Ali Shubra Palace in the Egyptian capital Cairo, on September 12, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 13 Sep 2019

Palace of modern Egypt’s ‘founder’ to return to former glory

Women wearing church regalia walk past a vegetable vendor in Mbare township outside the capital Harare, Zimbabwe September 8, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
Life / 12 Sep 2019

‘We just have to brave it’: Women face assault on Zimbabwe’s public buses

US regulators say they are considering an immediate ban on flavoured e-cigarettes, as the Food and Drug Administration chief warned of an 'epidemic' of vaping among youths. u00e2u20acu201d Paolo_Toffanin/Istock.com pic via AFP
Life / 12 Sep 2019

Four things to know about vaping

People board the u00e2u20acu02dcsababusu00e2u20acu2122, a bus service that works on Shabbat, or Saturday, a day of religious observance and abstinence from work, kept by Jews from Friday evening to Saturday evening, in Ramat Gan north of Tel Aviv September 7, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 12 Sep 2019

Saturday buses in Israel: A blessing for some, curse for others

Rubble are seen on the beach of Xwlacodji, in the 5th arrondissement of Cotonou after the passage of bulldozers September 3, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 12 Sep 2019

‘They fooled us’: Benin bulldozes district, leaving residents homeless

Sumeyye Yilmaz speaks to AFP in her home in Ankara on August 27, 2019 about how she believes her husband, Mustafa Yilmaz, has been abducted and fears he may be being tortured. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 12 Sep 2019

Turkish families seek answers over relatives’ disappearances

Gentoo penguins leap out of the water in their enclosure during a media presentation at the Sea Life London Aquarium May 18, 2011. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
Life / 12 Sep 2019

Same-sex penguin couple to raise ‘genderless’ chick

Saudi human resources professional Mashael al-Jaloud, 33, walks in western clothes past women wearing niqab, an Islamic dress-code for women, at a commercial area in the Saudi capital Riyadh on September 3, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 12 Sep 2019

‘Rebel’ Saudi women shun obligatory abaya robe

This photograph taken on September 8, 2019 shows Han Van Hoa, a Vietnamese migrant worker living for the past 10 years in the floating guesthouse along the banks of the Red River in Hanoi. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 12 Sep 2019

On Hanoi’s Red River, fruit sellers forgo comfort for cash

Yayasan MRCB chairperson Datin Jasmine Abdullah Heng receives the cheque for RM50,000 from MRCB Landu00e2u20acu2122s chief executive officer Raymond Cheah during the Home Ownership Campaign carnival in Shah Alam. u00e2u20acu201d Picture courtesy of Yayasan MRCB
Life / 12 Sep 2019

Yayasan MRCB receives donation from public and MRCB Land to help youths with disabilities

Visitors take and pose for u00e2u20acu02dcselfieu00e2u20acu2122 photographs at The Selfie Factory in Westfield London shopping centre in west London September 11, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 12 Sep 2019

London selfie shop lets Instagram generation strike a pose

Mohd Zairi (left) and Ng enjoying a meal at the mamak after the accident. u00e2u20acu201d Picture from Facebook/kok.how1
Life / 12 Sep 2019

Kind Penang motorist buys meal for lorry driver who knocked into his car during rush hour

A woman sits on a bench as she poses for a picture during a snowfall in Almaty, Kazakhstan February 6, 2018. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
Life / 12 Sep 2019

Fashion victims: Anger over murder-themed Kazakh photoshoot

This photo taken on August 30, 2019 shows transgender Alice (centre in pink) as she rides an escalator at an underground train station in the city of Chengdu in Chinau00e2u20acu2122s Sichuan province. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 12 Sep 2019

China’s transgender community risk self-surgery and illegal drugs

Paintings of Japanese superhero Ultraman with Thai-style Buddhau00e2u20acu2122s head are seen in Bangkok, Thailand September 11, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
Life / 12 Sep 2019

‘Ultraman Buddha’ art in Thailand prompts police complaint