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Unsold residential properties continue to build up across Malaysia as financing difficulties and cautious buyers weigh on the property market, according to a survey by the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda). —Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Malaysia’s property sector faces growing unsold units as financing challenges and high prices weigh on sales

The Ministry of Higher Education said the issue involving Universiti Malaya and a student organisation over the use of the university’s logo should be addressed in a constructive and prudent manner. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

MOHE urges dialogue over Universiti Malaya logo dispute, says legal action should be last resort

An American KC-135 aerial refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq while a second plane involved in the incident landed safely, the US military said on March 12, 2026. — AFP pic
World  / 16 h ago

US refuelling plane crashes in Iraq as Iran claims allied group shot it down

This file picture shows the Mutiara LRT Line construction project at the Bandar Sri Pinang project site in George Town, Penang, January 10, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Penang’s LRT Mutiara Line to feature eight-minute cross-sea rail link between island and mainland

Former Chief Judge of Malaya and the first woman to hold the position, Tan Sri Siti Norma Yaakob, passed away at the age of 85 at KPJ Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital this afternoon. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

First female Chief Judge of Malaya, Siti Norma Yaakob, dies at 85

‘Dakhanmari’ is a Korean whole chicken hot pot dish centred around a concentrated chicken broth, and a whole chicken, naturally. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 16 h ago

At Solaris Mont Kiara’s Dongdaemun Dakhanmari, a ‘healthy’ Korean whole chicken hot pot surpasses expectations

An assessment of the short-, medium- and long-term impact of the West Asia conflict on the country will be discussed at the Special Cabinet Meeting tomorrow, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Special Cabinet meeting today to assess short, medium and long-term fallout from West Asia crisis

A schoolgirl holds up a poster of Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei during an anti-US and Israel demonstration in Baghdad March 12, 2026. — AFP pic
World  / 15 h ago

Iran supreme leader says vengeance is priority ‘until fully achieved’

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that all Malaysian pilgrims staying at the Mira Ajyad Hotel in Mecca are safe after a fire broke out at the premises yesterday evening. — Picture via social media
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Foreign Ministry confirms 70 Malaysian pilgrims safe after blaze at Mira Ajyad Hotel in Mecca

The ringgit traded mixed early Friday, weakening against the US dollar as investors adopted a cautious, risk-off stance amid escalating tensions in West Asia. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Money  / 15 h ago

Ringgit steady against Asian currencies but slips versus US dollar

IJM Corporation’s board has urged shareholders to reject Sunway Bhd’s takeover offer after an independent adviser said the bid undervalues the company’s shares. — Picture courtesy of IJM Corporation
Money  / 8 h ago

IJM board urges shareholders to reject Sunway takeover bid after independent adviser calls offer ‘not fair’

The savings measures announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim amid global economic uncertainty reflect the Madani Government’s commitment to prioritising public welfare, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Hannah Yeoh says Anwar’s savings directive shows Madani govt commitment to prioritising public welfare

A man on a motorcycle looks at a large billboard featuring Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, and late Supreme Leaders Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran March 12, 2026. — Reuters pic
World  / 12 h ago

Trump says he thinks Iran’s new supreme leader is ‘alive in some form’ but ‘damaged’

Malaysians looking to buy homes are increasingly struggling to secure financing, with developers reporting loan rejection rates of up to 45 per cent for certain property price segments. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Financing hurdles bite hard as Malaysians face rising loan rejections, slowing property sales, Rehda warns

Trump made the remarks as the conflict between Iran, the United States and Israel entered its second week. — AFP pic
World  / 7 h ago

Trump claims Iran is ‘about to surrender’ in call with G7 leaders, report says

A picture shows a view of Bahla Fort, one of four historical forts located at the foot of the Green Mountain highlands of Oman, and the only fort in the country designated a Unesco Heritage Site, in Bahla, 200km north of Muscat, on October 5, 2023. — AFP pic
Life / 20 Nov 2023

‘City of jinn’: Magical myths haunt ancient Omani oasis

Visitors walk through a gallery during a press preview at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on November 16, 2023. — AFP pic
Life / 20 Nov 2023

At NY Met, European masters can be seen in a new light

If you’re among the first batch of owners who ordered the upgraded Tesla Model 3 ”Highland” since September, your brand new EV is already on its way to Malaysia. — SoyaCincau pic
Life / 20 Nov 2023

First batch of Tesla Model 3 is on its way to Malaysia, deliveries to start soon (VIDEO)

The cosmetics and skincare industry is growing at a rapid rate in Malaysia with an estimated revenue of RM2.07 billion this year. — Pexels.com pic
Life / 20 Nov 2023

Ready to start your cosmetics, skincare business in Malaysia? Here’s how to begin

Among the key findings of this study are that the richest 1 per cent globally — 77 million people — were responsible for 16 per cent of global emissions related to their consumption. — Liliya Filakhtova/Getty Images/ETX Studio pic
Life / 20 Nov 2023

Report: World’s richest 1pc emit as much carbon as bottom two-thirds

This handout photograph from the courtesy of train hostess Tetyana Kogut taken on April 21, 2022, shows then British prime minister Boris Johnson posing for a picture with Tetyana in a train carriage in Kyiv. — Handout/Courtesy of Tetyana Kogut/AFP pic
Life / 20 Nov 2023

The Ukrainian train attendant chaperoning Western VIPs

Napoleon's hat was sold for €1,932 million at auction on November 19, 2023. — AFP pic
Life / 20 Nov 2023

Napoleon’s hat sells for record sum at French auction

Environmental scientists search for snails known as ‘Escargots de Quimper’ in Brest. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Nov 2023

Snail-by-snail: French city in painstaking operation for tram 

Almost half of the breeding seabird species in the UK and Ireland have declined in the past 20 years, with climate change one of the possible causes. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Nov 2023

Survey: Over half of seabirds in UK and Ireland ‘in decline’

This photo taken on November 16, 2023 shows British artist Sam Cox, better known as Mr Doodle, posing for a picture with his piece ‘The Doodles Leave Earth’ at Pearl Lam Galleries in Hong Kong. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Nov 2023

British artist draws Hong Kong crowds with his ‘graffiti spaghetti’

A member of the teamLab digital art group poses in an installation in preparation for the reopening of their Borderless museum in February at the Azabudai Hills complex in Tokyo, Japan November 17, 2023. — Reuters pic
Life / 19 Nov 2023

Japan’s teamLab readies renewed digital museum in Tokyo mega complex

The newly crowned Miss Universe 2023, Sheynnis Palacios from Nicaragua, waves after winning the 72th edition of the Miss Universe pageant, in San Salvador on November 18, 2023. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Nov 2023

Nicaraguan Sheynnis Palacios wins crown at Miss Universe 2023

Farah (second from left) at Alice + Olivia's launch party with influencers Athina Kamarudin, Athisha Khan and Nadia Brian. — Picture courtesy of Melium
Life / 19 Nov 2023

NY fashion brand Alice + Olivia, favoured by Hollywood stars, debuts in Malaysia (VIDEO)

Joergen Peder Steffensen, professor of ice core related research at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, holds part of an ice core sample in the University of Copenhagen's ice core repository in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 26, 2023. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Nov 2023

Frozen library of ancient ice tells tales of climate’s past

This aerial picture taken on September 20, 2023, shows vineyards surrounding the alsacian village of Gueberschwihr. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Nov 2023

Long and wine-ing road: Alsace celebrates its ‘Route des vins’

Details of a restored stained-glass window from the French Champigneulle factory on November 7, 2023, in Havana. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Nov 2023

Colour and light: Bringing life back to Havana’s stained glass windows