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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

Global warming is melting ice in Antarctica faster than ever before, leading to increasingly high sea levels worldwide, according to a new report. u00e2u20acu201d AFP Pic
Life / 23 Sep 2019

W. Antarctica’s crumbling ice sheet to redraw global coastline

A university bus transformed into a water tank is parked next to its damaged other half in a neighbourhood of Yemenu00e2u20acu2122s third city of Taiz September 21, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 23 Sep 2019

Yemen upcycles shot-up buses to ease water shortage

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple (left) and Oprah Winfrey hug during an Apple special event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California March 25, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
Life / 23 Sep 2019

New version of Oprah’s Book Club picks ‘The Water Dancer’ by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Farmer Babel Tena works in a field cultivating barley, beans and potatoes, on the side of the Choke Mountain, in Ethiopia March 13, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Thomson Reuters Foundation pic
Life / 23 Sep 2019

Poorest people getting world’s small change to cope with climate crisis

A laboratory assistant works with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device dedicated to the mouse and rat to study anatomical and functional imaging of the brain on January 23, 2014 at the Neurosciences Research Centre in Bron. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 23 Sep 2019

French researchers build massive new scanner to tackle brain disease

Zilan Serwud, the 22-year-old owner of the Zee Burger food truck, sweeps up the area around her truck in Arbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region August 17, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 23 Sep 2019

For Kurdish Iraq’s women entrepreneurs, persistence pays off

Virgil Abloh is nominated in both the Menswear Designer of the Year and Accessory Designer of the Year categories at the 2019 CFDA Fashion Awards. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 23 Sep 2019

Paris fashion week braces for climate protests, absent star

Malaysian grandfather graduates with a bacheloru00e2u20acu2122s degree in TESL (Teaching English as Second Language) at the age of 87. u00e2u20acu201d Picture via Twitter/eikazulaikha_
Life / 23 Sep 2019

87-year-old Malaysian granddad graduates with degree, inspires many youth

Picture taken November 9, 1989 shows Politburo central committee of East Germany's ruling communist party spokesman Guenter Schabowski at a press conference to announce that visas would be freely granted to those wanting to travel outside the GDR. u00e2u20acu201d AFP
Life / 23 Sep 2019

November 9, 1989: The day that changed the world

Participants of the so-called Friendship-Run run past a remaining section of the Berlin Wall on the eve of the 8th edition of the Berlin Wall Race on August 16, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 23 Sep 2019

The Berlin Wall in five points

This photograph taken on September 17, 2019 shows a worker collecting yellow silk threads on a bobbin inside a workshop in Co Chat village in Vietnamu00e2u20acu2122s Nam Dinh province. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 23 Sep 2019

Keeping the thread alive at a Vietnam silk village

A recent iMoney survey found that 75 per cent of Malaysians said they have low to average financial knowledge. u00e2u20acu201d Pictures by Choo Choy May
Life / 23 Sep 2019

Feeling dumb when it comes to managing your finances? Here are some tips from experts to help you

Life / 23 Sep 2019

Poetry in motion: Social media revives ancient art

Fahmi Jamil laying down peacefully next to his second child, Fatihah. u00e2u20acu201d Picture via Facebook/Fahmi Jamil
Life / 23 Sep 2019

Nervous Kedah dad successfully delivers own baby with help from emergency hotline

Cosplayers pose at the second edition of the multi-genre 'Comic Con Africa' in Johannesburg. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 23 Sep 2019

S. Africa cosplayers flock to African comic convention

Andrea Emilova Ivanova before and after undergoing lips enlargement procedure. u00e2u20acu201d Picture via Facebook/andrea.ivanova.35
Life / 23 Sep 2019

Bulgarian woman undergoes 15 procedures to enlarge lips size, still wants to go bigger