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National Muay Thai athlete Angie Yan Jia Chi performs in the women’s Wai Kru event at the SEA Games Thailand 2025 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok December 17, 2025. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 16 h ago

Malaysia’s Angie Yan stuns Thai world champion to claim Wai Kru gold on SEA Games debut

File photo of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Hannah Yeoh. The prime minister rejected claims today that Yeoh’s appointment strengthens DAP dominance, saying she serves the government, not a political party. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

‘Atrocious’: Anwar hits back at race-based attacks on Hannah Yeoh’s Cabinet appointment

Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abd Rahman speaks to the press at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya on June 25, 2025. — Sayuti Zanudin pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

After court‑ordered ‘reflection’ on Syed Saddiq appeal, prosecution decides the next move is forward

Heavy rain falls during the FA Cup Final between JDT and Sabah FC at the National Stadium Bukit Jalil in Kuala Lumpur on December 14, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Monsoon surge continues: METMalaysia issues rain warnings for peninsula, puts Pahang on max alert

Data from the Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) shows persistent demand for Malaysian university enrolment from China, Bangladesh and India. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Why Malaysian campuses are a hit with students from China, Bangladesh and India

The three matches affected are Malaysia’s 1-1 draw against Cape Verde on May 29, the 2-1 victory over Singapore on September 4, and the 1-0 win against Palestine on September 8. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Sports  / 19 h ago

Fifa sanctions FAM, Harimau Malaya hit with three 3-0 losses over ineligible players

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim with Hannah Yeoh, who thanked him for the trust placed in her following her appointment to oversee the Federal Territories. — Picture via Facebook/Hannah Yeoh
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Hannah Yeoh thanks Anwar for trust as she sets out priorities for Federal Territories

National Muay Thai athlete Muhammad Mikail Ghazali Zulfikar (left) launches an attack against host nation fighter Suphakon Sirilun during the men’s 57kg final at the Thailand 2025 SEA Games in Bangkok today. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 14 h ago

Malaysian Muay Thai squad pull off sensational three-gold feat by upsetting home favourites, including a World Champion

National diver Yong Rui Jie competes in the men’s one-metre springboard event at the Thailand 2025 SEA Games at the Assumption University Aquatic Centre, Bangkok today. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 13 h ago

SEA Games 2025: Malaysia denied diving clean sweep, claim bronze in men’s one-metre springboard

His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, chats with attendees after the presentation of appointment letters and the swearing-in ceremony for federal ministers and deputy ministers at Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur on December 17, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Sultan Ibrahim’s message to Anwar’s new Cabinet: Integrity, teamwork, and service to the people

Perodua’s new Traz makes its debut as the brand’s latest urban SUV, designed with Malaysian drivers in mind.
Life  / 19 h ago

From KL to Penang on RM35? Perodua thinks the new RM76,000 Traz can do it

At 6pm, the ringgit inched down to 4.0855/0940 against the greenback, from 4.0835/0875 at yesterday’s close. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Money  / 14 h ago

Ringgit slips against US dollar as traders lock in gains

Police said four suspects were arrested on the day of the incident, with four more detained in follow-up operations. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Police detain eight over brutal Batu Caves slashing attack

A Malaysian martial arts coach has been accused of assaulting a Filipino referee at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand following protests over a disputed pencak silat result, the Philippine Olympic Committee said. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 14 h ago

Malaysian pencak silat coach accused of striking SEA Games judge in tie-break dispute

The Malaysian pair defeated China’s Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian in straight games in 46 minutes. — Reuters pic
Sports  / 18 h ago

SEA Games glow continues as Pearly Tan-Thinaah hit the ground running at World Tour Finals

Wang announced the birth of her son, conceived via IVF, but explained that as she is still legally marriage to Yu, he must be listed as the father. — Photo via Weibo/王暖暖
Life / 09 Dec 2024

Legal nightmare: Chinese woman battles to divorce husband who pushed her off Thai cliff as he demands RM18m divorce payout

American content creators on TikTok asked followers to subscribe to their channels on rival platforms like Meta-owned Instagram and Alphabet’s YouTube after a federal appeals court ruled that the social media app could be banned if it is not sold to a US-based company by January 19. — Reuters file pic
Life / 09 Dec 2024

US TikTok content creators warn of economic fallout, urge followers to join them on rival Instagram, YouTube amid looming ban

The BYD M6 is the most popular EV model registered in Malaysia last month with 235 units, followed by the Tesla Model 3 at #2 with 197 units, BYD Atto 3 at #3 with 190 units, BYD Seal at #4 with 130 units and the latest BYD Sealion 7 at #5 with 128 units. — SoyaCincau pic
Life / 09 Dec 2024

Malaysia's EV boom: BYD M6 leads November registrations as EVs near 20,000 mark for 2024

Members of the Mon Refugee Learning Centre perform a dance during the Human Rights Festival at MyTown Shopping Centre in Kuala Lumpur December 8, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Life / 08 Dec 2024

Celebrating the good Malaysia has done for human rights: In third edition, KL fest garners support of nearly 50 NGOs

This undated confrontation between this man and woman took place at a restaurant in Stulang, Johor, and was witnessed by young children. — Screencap from video posted on r/Malaysia/whusler.
Life / 08 Dec 2024

Battle of the sexes at Stulang restaurant in JB turns physical with chair thrown (VIDEO)

Fari and Ali’s Kitchen co-founders Sharifah Athirah Syed Azmin, 34 and Sharifah Samira Syed Anwar, 32. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Life / 08 Dec 2024

Fari and Ali’s Kitchen Bukit Damansara: A cream puff craving turned entrepreneurial voyage

Nor ‘Phoenix’ Diana in action during a match in 2022. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Life / 08 Dec 2024

Unmasking the Phoenix: How one hijab-wearing wrestler finds comfort in her own identity, and blazing a trail for others

A picture taken on June 16, 2022 in Oslo, Norway, shows Marius Borg Hoiby, son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit. A string of rape and assault allegations against the son of Norway's future queen have plunged the royal family into its ‘biggest scandal’ ever, wrapping up an ‘annus horribilis’ for the monarchy. — Haakon Mosvold Larsen/NTB/AFP pic
Life / 08 Dec 2024

Norway’s royals face ‘annus horribilis’ with assault, rape allegations, wedding with shaman controversy and King Harald’s health struggles during Malaysia trip

This photograph taken on December 6, 2024, shows a pages from original manuscript of General de Gaulle’s 1940 ‘Appeal of June 18’, displayed ahead of an auction of General de Gaulle’s personal memorabilia and writings (the manuscript displayed in the photograph is not up for sale, however), at Artcurial auction house in Paris. — AFP pic
Life / 08 Dec 2024

‘Should hope disappear? Is defeat final? No!’: French WWII hero De Gaulle’s famed speech on display for first time ahead of auction

Frenchman Bernard Poitau poses on his boat ‘Anticylone’ as he takes part in the Vendee Globe, the solo non-stop round the world yacht race, on the Virtual Regatta sailing race simulator, spending 22 hours a day on a boat on slipways in his garden to raise charity funds in Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette, central-eastern France December 3, 2024. The tenth edition of Vendee Globe, which takes place every four years, sailed out from Les Sables-d'Olonne in western France on November 10 with 40 skippers embarking on a 24,300 nautical mile course which will take roughly three months to complete. — AFP pic
Life / 07 Dec 2024

Unique charity journey: Frenchman ‘sails’ around the world in 80 days — without leaving his backyard

This photograph shows Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral illuminated on the eve of its official reopening, after more than five-years of reconstruction work following the April 2019 fire, in Paris December 6, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 07 Dec 2024

Joan of Arc, Victor Hugo and 2019 blaze: Five dates that shaped Notre Dame

Protesters take part in a rally calling for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law, which was reversed hours later, near the National Assembly in Seoul December 7, 2024. — Reuters pic
Life / 07 Dec 2024

K-pop tunes, impeachment carols and guillotines at South Korea’s protests fuelled by SNSD and aespa hits (VIDEO)

A massive reticulated python, reportedly after consuming a dog, was filmed floating in floodwaters in southern Thailand, capturing widespread attention online. — Picture via Facebook/Muhammadsabri Abdurrahman
Life / 07 Dec 2024

Slithering spectacle: Giant python with bulging stomach spotted floating in Thailand floodwaters after reportedly eating a dog (VIDEO)

The Zeekr 009 has officially launched in Malaysia. — SoyaCincau pic
Life / 07 Dec 2024

Zeekr 009 arrives in Malaysia: Rivals Alphard and Vellfire with 603hp, priced from RM349,800

The 2023 Human Rights Festival in KL. — Picture courtesy of Bar Council’s Human Rights Committee
Life / 07 Dec 2024

Celebrate human rights at MyTOWN KL: Treasure hunts, music, stories, and more this Sunday

Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales, hosted a Christmas service at Westminster Abbey yesterday. — AFP pic
Life / 07 Dec 2024

Princess Catherine hosts touching Christmas service after cancer battle