News

Logo
Most Read
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  / 13 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  / 13 h ago

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

Passengers pose for a selfie at JB Sentral on Dec 12, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

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

PM Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to deliver a special update on the Madani Cabinet at 3:30pm today. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

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

Rain clouds are seen over the city centre in Kuala Lumpur in this file picture dated December 8, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 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  / 19 h ago

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

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  / 10 h ago

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

Dr Mohammed Taufiq is a politician and a physician who has been serving as the Sungai Petani MP since November 2022. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

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

New evidence related to the killing of three victims in the Durian Tunggal police shooting was presented during a press conference at Lawyers for Liberty in Petaling Jaya, December 15, 2025. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

AGC orders Durian Tunggal police shooting case reclassified as murder

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  / 18 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  / 15 h ago

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

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  / 18 h ago

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

After helming the deputy minister’s role twice in different ministries, Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir will now take on a new role as Economy Minister. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Akmal Nasrullah succeeds Rafizi Ramli as Malaysia’s new Economy Minister

A general view of the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur on May 7, 2025. — Bernama pic
What You Think  / 15 h ago

Why Petronas finds it difficult to accept Sarawak’s current demands — Samirul Ariff Othman

North-east District police chief ACP Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the local men, aged between 25 and 28, were detained at several locations around the state. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Roadside brawl in Jelutong over sale of car: Penang police arrest six men in restaurant fight

Ginzan Onsen, a remote town in northern Yamagata region, draws around 330,000 visitors each year. Many share photos online of its old-fashioned buildings blanketed in snow and illuminated by lamplight that create a nostalgic atmosphere. — Picture via Facebook
Life / 23 Dec 2024

Snowy streets, no crowds: Japanese hot spring town Ginzan Onsen limits entry to protect its winter vibe

Kim Seung-hwan demonstrates the prototype of exoskeleton robot 'WalkON Suit F1' at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), in Daejeon, South Korea, November 27, 2024. — Reuters pic
Life / 23 Dec 2024

South Korea’s ‘Iron Man’-inspired wearable robot suit helps paraplegics walk again

A general view shows the Trevi fountain after renovation works in Rome, on the day of its reopening, on December 22, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 23 Dec 2024

Rome’s Trevi Fountain reopens to limited crowds after three months of cleaning, as authorities mull entry fee

A croissant dough mince pie is pictured at Pophams bakery in London on December 20, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 23 Dec 2024

Don't mess with perfection: The great Brit debate over new takes on mince pies

In this photograph taken on October 25, 2024, pedestrians walk past the Eros Cinema, a Unesco-designated Art Deco cinema theatre in the Cambata Building at Churchgate in Mumbai. — AFP
Life / 23 Dec 2024

Mumbai’s Art Deco charm at risk: Can the city save its iconic architectural heritage?

Cheng Chen Chin-Mei, 90, lifts 45kg as she breaks her personal record at a weightlifting competition in Taipei, Taiwan December 21, 2024. — Reuters pic
Life / 23 Dec 2024

Lifting lives: Taiwan’s 90-year-old weightlifting hero champions health in ageing society

A man sells alcohol through a small window at a shop in Baghdad on December 5, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 22 Dec 2024

Iraq’s alcohol ban sparks struggle in Baghdad’s vibrant nightlife scene

This handout video grab released by the Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps (CNSAS) “Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico” on December 18, 2024 shows the rescue operation of Italian Ottavia Piana, a caver who was injured and trapped inside the Bueno Fonteno cave near Bergamo for few days. — AFP pic/Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico (CNSAS)
Life / 22 Dec 2024

We meet again: Italian woman rescued from cave... again, 18 months later

Croatian authorities arrested an Austrian national on suspicion of trying to smuggle a corpse, after he was stopped at a border crossing with a dead woman riding in his car’s passenger seat, police said earlier this week. — AFP pic
Life / 22 Dec 2024

A ride too quiet? Austrian man caught trying to sneak deceased woman in car across border, avoid official paperwork

Revellers celebrate the pagan festival of 'Winter Solstice' at Stonehenge in Wiltshire in southern England on December 21, 2024 — AFP pic
Life / 22 Dec 2024

Thousands greet the sun at Stonehenge solstice celebration

A volunteer places a gold leaf on a human skull during a Lang Pa Cha mass cleansing ceremony for unclaimed bodies. — Reuters
Life / 22 Dec 2024

Thai ceremony for the dead brings good karma and emotional closure

Watching Christmas films creates the perfect atmosphere for celebration. — Picture from Instagram/christmas.tv
Life / 22 Dec 2024

Five films from around the world to get you into the spirit of Christmas

UK customers were set to spend £2 billion on second-hand Christmas gifts this year, around 10 per cent of the £20 billion Christmas gift market. — AFP pic
Life / 22 Dec 2024

‘Pre-loved’ Christmas: UK shoppers swap consumerism for sustainability

This aerial view shows the Citadel overlooking the city of Aleppo on December 17, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 22 Dec 2024

Resurrecting Aleppo: Healing war’s scars on Syria’s heritage

A Loreto White-lipped Frog (Leptodactylus rhodomystax) specimen, observed during an expedition to the Peruvian region of Alto Mayo. — Reuters pic/Conservation International/Trond Larsen
Life / 22 Dec 2024

Meet the amphibious mouse: Scientists uncover 27 new species in Peru’s Amazon

Salt cod has long been a national staple in Portugal, where it is said there are as many recipes for this humble fish as there are days in the year. — AFP pic
Life / 21 Dec 2024

Salt cod: Portugal’s Christmas staple served with tradition and a twist, but for how long?