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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  / 15 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  / 16 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  / 11 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  / 15 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  / 17 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  / 11 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  / 19 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  / 17 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  / 19 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  / 16 h ago

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

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  / 11 h ago

King and Queen express condolences on passing of Ling Liong Sik

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  / 19 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  / 17 h ago

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

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  / 12 h ago

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

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  / 16 h ago

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

A combination picture shows a paralysed mouse (left) and a former-paralysed one in a lab at Ruhr University, where scientists discovered a way to restore the ability to walk in mice that had been paralysed, January 21, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
Life / 22 Jan 2021

German scientists make paralysed mice walk again

US President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks during a televised speech on the current economic and health crises at The Queen Theatre in Wilmington, Delaware January 14, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn
Life / 22 Jan 2021

Biden could have to give up Peloton over security concerns

Eli Lilly logo shown on one of the company's offices in San Diego, California September 17, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
Life / 22 Jan 2021

Lilly antibody reduced Covid-19 risk by 80pc in nursing home study

Director of the Uffizi Gallery Museum, Germany's Eike Schmidt (left) attends on January 21, 2021 the reopening of the Uffizi Galleries in Florence. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 22 Jan 2021

Closed by Covid, Italy’s Uffizi finally reopens its doors

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Life / 22 Jan 2021

Art Basel June fair postponed until September over virus

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Life / 22 Jan 2021

A law to crow about: France upholds rural ‘sensory heritage’

An aerial view of the Burj al-Arab hotel in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, during a government-organised helicopter tour. u00e2u20acu2022 AFP pic
Life / 22 Jan 2021

Glitzy Dubai limits entertainment activity as Covid-19 cases spike

Life / 22 Jan 2021

Sri Lanka sets visitor cap as it reopens for foreign tourists

American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington January 20, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d AFP picnn
Life / 21 Jan 2021

US inauguration turns poet Amanda Gorman into best seller

Former presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders sits in the bleachers on Capitol Hill before Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th US President January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Life / 21 Jan 2021

Bundled-up Bernie: ‘Anti-fashion’ Sanders sparks inauguration meme storm

Yellow paint, symbolising sun and rays, around Arc de Triomphe, protest on Champs Elysees avenue, World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21), photo taken and distributed December 11, 2015, by Greenpeace. REUTERS/Greepeace
Life / 21 Jan 2021

Study: Rich nations ‘hugely exaggerate’ climate finance

The African elephant population in Gabon has been increased and the animals will serve to promote ecotourism for the country. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
Life / 21 Jan 2021

Satellite images to aid elephant conservation from space

Preacher Ustaz Ebit Lew (right) answered Hospital Kuala Lumpuru00e2u20acu2122s call for help. u00e2u20acu201d Picture from Facebook/ Ebit Lew
Life / 21 Jan 2021

Preacher Ustaz Ebit Lew reaches out to frontliners after call for help

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Life / 21 Jan 2021

Covid-19: Malaysian Institute of Art’s music department to host free virtual concert to bring comfort and hope

Twitter had a field day trying to guess what Trump said to Biden in a private letter. u00e2u20acu201d Pictures by Reuters, Twitter/rsrobin1
Life / 21 Jan 2021

‘You lost bigly’: Twitter users get creative with memes imagining contents of Trump’s letter to Biden

Bernie Sanders's inauguration outfit took over the internet. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
Life / 21 Jan 2021

US Senator Bernie Sanders at Presidential Inauguration sets social media on meme frenzy; Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool joins in