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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar shows the new Cabinet list during a special announcement in Putrajaya on December 16, 2025. — Picture from Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Anwar announces Cabinet reshuffle: Jo Ghani takes over at Miti, Hannah Yeoh now FT minister

A view of the Cabinet meeting room at the Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya. — Picture by Afiq Hambali/Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Malaysia Cabinet reshuffle: Full list of all 28 ministers and deputies

PM Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to deliver a special update on the Madani Cabinet at 3:30pm today. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Anwar to go ‘live’ at 3.30pm today with special announcement

Passengers pose for a selfie at JB Sentral on Dec 12, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

KL Sentral-JB Sentral ETS services double to eight daily trips starting 2026

Panelist and Court of Appeal judge Datin Evrol Mariette Peters speaks at the ‘Children’s Rights in Malaysia: From Commitments to Monitoring and Accountability’ panel session during the Human Rights Day Forum 2025 in Kuala Lumpur December 11, 2025. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

How judges handle children in custody disputes: Court of Appeal judge shares personalised, child‑friendly approach

A customer buys fish at the Section 6 wet market in Shah Alam on February 16, 2023. — Yusof Mat Isa pic
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Why are fish prices so high in Malaysia? LKIM claims wholesalers are hoarding, manipulating market

Rain clouds are seen over the city centre in Kuala Lumpur in this file picture dated December 8, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Brace for rain: Thunderstorm alert until noon for Selangor, KL, N. Sembilan and Sabah

A damaged luxury car rests on a roadside embankment in Kuala Langat after the driver allegedly lost control while reaching for his mobile phone. — PDRM pic
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Costly distraction: Man crashes Porsche in Kuala Langat after dropping phone

A handout photo taken and released by the Australian Prime Minister's Office on December 15, 2025 shows Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (2nd left) walking with police officers after laying flowers at the Bondi Pavillion at Bondi Beach, the scene of a shooting where 15 people were killed. — Australian Prime Minister's Office handout/AFP pic
World  / 12 h ago

Father, son behind Bondi Beach mass shooting linked to Islamic State ideology, says Albanese

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told the Dewan Negara that the police report on the case will be submitted to the Attorney-General today for further action. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

‘No compromise’: Police assure full, transparent probe into Durian Tunggal triple shooting in Melaka, says Anwar

The new Aerotrain is seen during its launch at KLIA Terminal 1 in Sepang on July 1, 2025. — Yusof Mat Isa pic
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

KLIA Aerotrain starts trial operations amid major repair push; nightly shutdown to continue

Dr Mohammed Taufiq is a politician and a physician who has been serving as the Sungai Petani MP since November 2022. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Physician turned politician Dr Mohammed Taufiq Johari takes charge of Youth and Sports portfolio

Penang police chief Datuk Azizee Ismail said the 54-year-old man was deceived after receiving a call on February 21 at his home in George Town from an individual claiming to be a cybersecurity officer. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Manager duped out of RM2.54m in elaborate phone scam in Penang

In this picture taken on June 16, 2020, media tycoon Jimmy Lai poses during an interview with AFP at the Next Digital offices in Hong Kong. US President Donald Trump said yesterday he wanted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to free Jimmy Lai as he voiced sadness over the Hong Kong media mogul’s conviction. — AFP pic
World  / 12 h ago

‘I feel so badly’: Trump says he asked Xi to release Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai

Prices for some of Rapid KL’s public transport passes will go up next year starting January 1, but prices for the My50 monthly pass will remain unchanged at RM50. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Rapid KL transport passes’ prices go up from Jan 1, but My50 pass stays at RM50

Smokers have been urged to kick the habit in the new year after new analysis revealed the significant life expectancy lost with each cigarette smoked. — Picture by Farhan Najib
Life / 31 Dec 2024

Kick the habit: Research reveals quitting smoking for a week could add a day to your life

Players test ‘2045’, a new board game by Mizo Games set against the backdrop of armed conflicts around Taiwan, in Taipei September 22, 2024. — Reuters pic
Life / 31 Dec 2024

Imagining conflict: Taiwan’s ‘2045’ board game simulates invasion scenarios as tensions with China grow

Taman Orkid, located on Jalan Keliling here, showcases the breathtaking beauty of orchids in a peaceful natural environment. — Bernama pic
Life / 30 Dec 2024

Hidden gem in Seremban: Taman Orkid serves up serenity and vibrant blooms

Aileen Ong shares that the profession is far more demanding than it appears. — Bernama pic
Life / 30 Dec 2024

A final act of love: The mortician restoring dignity to the departed

KL Tower has not held a New Year's Eve fireworks display since 1996. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Life / 30 Dec 2024

KL Tower to light up New Year’s Eve with record-breaking fireworks, first display since 1996

A LAMPU 2024 performance at Dataran Putrajaya Precinct 3 December 28, 2024. — Bernama pic
Life / 30 Dec 2024

LAMPU festival returns after five years, illuminating Putrajaya with futuristic vision

Zarina binti Zainal Abidin transforms outgrown baby clothes etc into beautiful quilts and plushies.
Life / 03 Jan 2025

Crafting memories: How one Malaysian entrepreneur is turning childhood keepsakes into treasured quilts and plushies

Carlsen, the reigning champion in both the rapid and blitz chess competitions, may now return for the blitz event which starts on Tuesday. — AFP— Picture from Instagram/magnus_carlsen
Life / 30 Dec 2024

Chess federation relaxes dress code after ‘jeangate’

Wajima, a coastal city with a population of just over 20,000, is a nationally celebrated centre for fine lacquerware. Products made there are known as Wajima-nuri, and a basic soup bowl can command a price of US$150 or more. — AFP pic
Life / 30 Dec 2024

Wajima’s lacquerware craftsmen look to the future after devastating disasters

A Palestinian amputee who was injured in the Gaza Strip during the war between Israel and Hamas, receives rehabilitation care at a hospital in Abu Dhabi December 12, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 30 Dec 2024

Gaza child amputees get new limbs but can’t shake war trauma

At just six months old and learning to eat, June the hippopotamus is quick to follow the style of her older brother Atan and their parents, Lek and April, as they wait by the edge of their pond, their home, with their mouths wide open. — Bernama pic
Life / 30 Dec 2024

Cuteness overload: Meet June, Taiping Zoo’s baby hippo stealing the spotlight

A chimpanzee living in the wild on an island climbs creepers after picking fruit and vegetables brought by volunteers in the Douala-Edea Natural Park in Marienberg on December 15, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 29 Dec 2024

‘Monkey paradise’: Cameroon islands offer safe home for orphaned chimps

Afghan musician Majid plays the rubab instrument at a house in Kabul December 17, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 29 Dec 2024

Afghan rubab music defies Taliban silence as artists keep legacy’s soul alive

Japanese artistes Suzuki Konomi and MYTH & ROID vocalist KIHOW posing for a shot after having once again successfully captivated hundreds of their fans at the closing act of Comic Fiesta 2024. — Picture courtesy of JFKL
Life / 29 Dec 2024

Malaysia’s Comic Fiesta 2024 ends with a bang with popular Japanese artistes Suzuki Konomi, MYTH & ROID vocalist KIHOW rocking crowd

Warren “Red” Upton died on December 26, 2024, just two months after turning 105 on October 17. — Picture from Facebook/Pacific Historic Parks
Life / 29 Dec 2024

Oldest Pearl Harbour survivor, American Warren Upton, dies at 105

Johor Unity Ambassador Lim San Shien has been named the latest National Malay Language Icon by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. — Bernama pic
Life / 29 Dec 2024

Lim San Shien recognised as National Malay Language Icon for commitment to language and heritage