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A lawyer linked to a triple fatal shooting case in Durian Tunggal, Melaka on November 24, 2025 filed a police report on December 5, 2025 claiming to have received a death threat online. ― iStock pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Police probe lawyer’s social media death threat linked to Melaka triple shooting

Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican says improved servers and 8,000-plus retailers will prevent a repeat of congestion seen during the first rollout of the RM100 Sara aid programme. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Government upgrades servers for next Sara aid round, expands retailer list to over 8,000 shops

Workers install warning signs and barriers on the collapsed Bukit Kawah road near Tasik Kenyir in Hulu Terengganu on December 6, 2025, a day after a couple who were soon-to-wed died when their SUV fell into a 60m ravine. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Couple’s fatal plunge highlights dangers: Terengganu warns motorists to heed road closure signs

A view of the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia (the brightest spot in the centre) from outer space as snapped by Nasa astronaut Don Pettit and posted on his social media account on December 2, 2025. — Picture from X/Don Pettit
Life  / 18 h ago

Kaaba shines from space: Stunning ISS photo of Islam’s holiest site goes viral

This is not ‘sang har mee’; instead, it is braised ‘sang har sang mein’, and it is the signature dish at Wong Kok Seafood Restaurant in Ipoh. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 4 h ago

At Wong Kok Seafood Restaurant in Ipoh, the unique braised ‘sang har mee’ and cold tofu are the stars

Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh (right), accompanied by International Cycling Union (UCI) President David Lappartient (left), attended the launch of the UCI World Cycling Centre Regional Development Satellite at the Johor Velodrome in Johor Bahru on December 6, 2025. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 17 h ago

Malaysia pedals to the top: Johor Velodrome becomes Southeast Asia’s first UCI satellite centre

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim visits the family of the late Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin at their home in Damai, Kota Kinabalu December 6, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Anwar visits Bung Moktar’s family, calls late Sabah leader ‘a great loss to the nation’

Sabah Assistant Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Andi Md Shamsureezal Mohd Sainal (sixth left) welcoming passengers from the first Loong Air charter flight from Shenzhen, China at Tawau Airport on December 6, 2025. — Daily Express pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Semporna dive spots lure first international flight from China to Tawau as Loong Air lands

A view of Yayasan Terengganu’s Kemaman hostel during an inspection on September 1, 2025. — Picture from Instagram/asramaytkemaman_aytk
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Yayasan Terengganu’s Kemaman hostel to close in 2026 for private school expansion

One of the undocumented migrants is seen with hands and legs cuffed among those detained during a joint operation in Selayang Baru, Kuala Lumpur, last night. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Authorities detain 843 undocumented migrants in Selayang Baru raid after community complaints

A Japanese research team led by Nagoya University assistant professor Norikazu Ishigaki has come up with a ‘portable fire extinguisher’ that prevents fires from overheated lithium-ion batteries that could rewrite air travel rules for power banks. — Pexels pic
Tech-gadgets  / 16 h ago

Safer power banks on the go: Japan creates portable, fireproof battery box, to launch April 2026 

Published in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology in 2000, the paper ranks in the top 0.1 per cent of citations among studies on glyphosate—the key ingredient in Roundup, owned by agri-giant Monsanto and at the center of cancer lawsuits worth billions of dollars. — Reuters pic
Life  / 6 h ago

Flagship Roundup safety study retracted after 25 years over undisisclosed flaws

The attack is the latest in a string of mass shootings that have shocked the crime-weary country of 63 million people, which suffers one of the highest murder rates in the world. — Reuters pic
World  / 18 h ago

Mass shooting at illegal hostel outside Johannesburg leaves 11 dead and 14 injured

Subang Jaya police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said the boys were picked up in Bukit Lanchong, Shah Alam, yesterday. — Screengrab via Facebook/Info Kemalangan & Bencana Malaysia
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Two teens arrested over viral ‘basikal lajak’ stunt at Putra Heights traffic light

A Perodua Myvi driver narrowly escaped with injuries after a tree crushed a 22-year-old motorcyclist to death on Tun Razak–Ayer Keroh Road near Taman Delima Raya, Melaka on December 6, 2025. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Falling tree kills motorcyclist on busy Melaka road, teen Myvi driver narrowly escapes same fate

According to certain TikTok users, walking alone, without any noise, is good for your physical and mental health. — ETX Studio pic
Life / 15 Nov 2023

What is the new ‘silent walking’ trend that TikTokers can’t get enough of? (VIDEO)

Cormorant fishing master, known as usho, Youichiro Adachi, 48, his son Toichiro, 22, and his steersman Naoki Adachi, 44, sail for cormorant fishing, known as ukai, on the Nagara River in Oze, Seki, Japan, September 9, 2023. — Reuters pic
Life / 14 Nov 2023

Environmental change threatens what’s left of Japan’s cormorant fishing legacy

An 18-metre-long sperm whale swims in the Mediterranean sea, off the coast of Nice, southern France, on July 22, 2009. Dominica is set to create the world’s first sperm whale reserve, designating a swath of ocean where large ships and commercial fishing are restricted and visitors can swim alongside the gentle marine giants. — AFP pic
Life / 14 Nov 2023

Dominica to create world’s first sperm whale reserve

The skull of a Triceratops dinosaur, nicknamed ‘Baby Jane’, from the Jurassic period, from South Dakota, United States, is displayed before its auction at Christie’s auction house in Paris, France, November 14, 2023. — Reuters pic
Life / 14 Nov 2023

‘Baby Jane,’ the Triceratops skull, goes on sale in Paris

Pet owners pray with their pet dogs as they arrive for a Shichi-Go-San blessing, traditionally performed for young children to ask for health and happiness, at Zama Shrine in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, Japan, November 14, 2023. — Reuters pic
Life / 14 Nov 2023

Dogs don kimonos, receive blessings in place of children in ageing Japan

A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, the most valuable car ever offered at auction, is displayed during a preview at Sotheby’s in New York on November 2, 2023. ― AFP pic
Life / 14 Nov 2023

Sotheby's: 1962 Ferrari auctioned for US$51.7m in New York

The new store in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur aims to encourage shoppers to explore nature. — Picture courtesy of National Geographic Apparel
Life / 14 Nov 2023

National Geographic Apparel’s first Southeast Asian store in Pavilion KL gives back to nature

Personality tests can be a useful starting point for thinking about yourself and your behavior in the workplace. — Getty Images pic via ETX Studio
Life / 13 Nov 2023

From detective to problem solver, what’s your workplace persona?

Writing freely for six minutes a day could improve your well-being. — shutterstock pic via ETX Studio
Life / 13 Nov 2023

Writing for six minutes a day could improve your well-being

A first-class dinner menu from the Titanic's ill-fated maiden voyage offering oysters, beef and mallard duck has sold for £84,0000. — AFP pic
Life / 13 Nov 2023

Titanic menu sells for £84,000 at UK auction

Winners of Ratu Buri Borneo 2023 and distinguished guests pose for a group photo. — Picture by Churchill Edward/Borneo Post
Life / 13 Nov 2023

Ratu Buri Borneo revives traditional costume, supports local artisans

The Sagrada Familia basilica's towers of the Evangelists are lit up for the first time, following a blessing ceremony, marking their completion, on November 12, 2023 in Barcelona. — AFP pic
Life / 13 Nov 2023

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia lights up new towers

This photo taken on August 27, 2023 shows a man, who said he was jailed for two years, speaking during an AFP interview on condition of anonymity at temporary housing for ex-prisoners in Tokyo. — AFP pic
Life / 13 Nov 2023

‘Like a video game’: Japan’s gangs hire online

This underwater photograph taken on August 16, 2023, shows fragments of a melting iceberg due to unusually high temperatures in Scoresby Fjord, Greenland. — AFP pic
Life / 13 Nov 2023

Study: Greenland’s rapidly melting ice shelves risk ‘dramatic’ sea level rise

Gentari has deployed a DC fast charger at Petronas Ulu Bernam Southbound R&R. — SoyaCincau pic
Life / 12 Nov 2023

Gentari turns on 180kW DC fast charger at Petronas Ulu Bernam Southbound R&R

The unusual fountain — featuring 33 humanoid sculptures seated in a circle — was created by the provocative Viennese artist group Gelitin after their design symbolising the ‘communal responsibility for water’ as a precious resource won over the jury. — AFP pic
Life / 12 Nov 2023

Vienna fountain decried for ‘ugliness’, costs