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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  / 11 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  / 12 h ago

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

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  / 7 h ago

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

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  / 11 h ago

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

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  / 12 h ago

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

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  / 7 h ago

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

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  / 15 h ago

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

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  / 13 h ago

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

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  / 15 h ago

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

Shiloh Jolie's resemblance to her actress mother has drawn attention on social media. — Social media screenshot
Showbiz  / 12 h ago

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

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  / 15 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  / 13 h ago

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

Former Transport Minister and MCA Honorary Life President Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik died at the age of 83 on April 4, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

King and Queen express condolences on passing of Ling Liong Sik

People look at BYD EV cars on display at a mall roadshow in Singapore. Rising global energy costs driven by the Iran war are beginning to filter into daily life in Singapore, pushing up prices for fuel, transport and basic goods. — Reuters pic
Singapore  / 8 h ago

‘Everything is going up’: Singapore hit by war-fuelled price hikes across the board

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  / 12 h ago

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

'The Heart Goes Last' is Atwoodu00e2u20acu2122s first standalone novel since her Man Booker Prize-winning The Blind Assassin which was published 15 years ago.
Life / 05 Sep 2019

Copies of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ sequel ‘The Testaments’ released early by mistake

Newly-crowned Supermodel Universe Malaysia Thalia Thin and Partiban A/L Vijayanathan will represent the country at Supermodel Universe International in Bulgaria later this month. u00e2u20acu201d Picture courtesy of Supermodel Universe Malaysiann
Life / 05 Sep 2019

Supermodel Universe Malaysia crowns duo to compete at international pageant in Bulgaria

Indian gay married couple Vishwa Srivastava (right) and Vivek Kishore (left) show their wedding rings in Gurgaon on the outskirts of New Delhi September 1, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 05 Sep 2019

Year after India gay ruling, a battle to change attitudes

A general view of the skyline in the central business district of Singapore July 2, 2015. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
Life / 05 Sep 2019

Stay or go? Singapore, other Asian nations mull options as seas rise, cities sink

Ipah, who is a local resident in Semboja district, sits on a bench as her grandmother looks through a door at her stall near the main road at Samboja district in Kutai Kertanegara regency, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia August 29, 2019. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters p
Life / 05 Sep 2019

Sleepy to sleepless? Indonesia's future capital in the forest

Noorhishan Ghazali, 43, and Mohd Rashid Abdul Wahab, 64, have been serving Milo for a large part of their lives, but never get tired of putting smiles on the young kidu00e2u20acu2122s faces when they serve them a cup. u00e2u20acu201d Pictures by Yusof Mat Isa
Life / 05 Sep 2019

A tale of two ‘Abang Milo’ who became in-laws and what it takes to do the job

Chess consultant and player Tunde Onakoya (centre) gestures as he addresses children during a chess class at Ogolonto in Ikorodu district of Lagos August 17, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 05 Sep 2019

Chess offers Nigerian slum children new move

Fikhile Mthiyane (left), holds her 2-week-old grandson Lubanzi Ndlovu as she talks with her mother-in law, Thumekile Mthiyane, 90, who is known as Gogo Mthiyane, outside of the family home in KwaNdengezi, South Africa May 18, 2017. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
Life / 05 Sep 2019

‘No safe place’: South African women suffering ‘epidemic’ of violence, activists warn

Immigrant women hold their children by the border wall as they await apprehension after illegally crossing into the US from Mexico on August 29, 2018. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
Life / 05 Sep 2019

US watchdog describes trauma of separated migrant children

nA health worker injects a man with Ebola vaccine in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo August 5, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picn
Life / 05 Sep 2019

Study: Ebola survivors face kidney problems and risk of premature death

Aerial view of burnt areas of the Amazon rainforest, near Boca do Acre, Amazonas state, Brazil, in the Amazon basin August 24, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 05 Sep 2019

Indigenous tribes fear hard year ahead after Amazon fires

A mural depicting the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean Amelia Mary Earhart has drawn backlash online. u00e2u20acu201d Picture via Facebook/ Majlis Perbandaran Taiping
Life / 05 Sep 2019

Taiping’s latest mural of aviator Amelia Earhart draws online criticism

With almost 23 million international visitors last year, the Thai capital outpaced both Paris and London, which were second and third with just over 19 million visitors. u00e2u20acu2022 Istock.com/AFP pic
Life / 05 Sep 2019

Bangkok ranks top in 2018 for international visitors, says report

The Team of Maiti Cafe. u00e2u20acu201d Picture via Facebook/Maiti Cafe
Life / 05 Sep 2019

Cafe brews hope for Nepal’s trafficking survivors

Gwyneth Paltrow at the 2019 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York May 6, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 05 Sep 2019

Banana Republic and Goop talk female empowerment with a new podcast

Visitors attend the u00e2u20acu02dcInvisible Peopleu00e2u20acu2122 exhibition in South London January 5, 2018. u00e2u20acu201d Thomson Reuters Foundation pic
Life / 04 Sep 2019

Tech tools can lead fight against modern slavery, says UN expert