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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

View of the fortified church in Cincsor, a small Transylvanian village some 250km north-west of Bucharest October 17, 2024. The medieval village of Cincsor is located in a region at the foot of the Carpathians where Germans settled in the 12th century, recruited by the Hungarian kings to colonise an uninhabited land. Before World War II, there were still up to 300,000 Germans, but there are only about 10,000 today, most of them having emigrated since the 1970s to flee persecution by the communist regime of Nicolae Ceausescu. — AFP pic
Life / 16 Dec 2024

From ruins to revival: Last Saxons breathe life into Transylvania’s stunning ghost villages

Co-founder of Mlimani Editions Depaul Bakulu looks at books on sale at the ‘Lave Litteraire’ bookshop in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo November 22, 2024. In the DR Congo, access to reading is very complicated, not least because of the price of books and access to African authors who can resonate with local populations. With this in mind, Mlimani is working to re-edit books by Congolese or African authors and print them in Goma, where they can then be offered at prices suited to the population's standard of living. — AFP pic
Life / 15 Dec 2024

Grassroots publisher brings book bug to DR Congo, giving affordable access for youth

Angelique Angarni-Filopon (second from right) reacts after being crowned Miss France 2025 at the Arena Futuroscope in Chasseneuil-du-Poitou in central-western France on December 14, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 15 Dec 2024

Trailblazer crowned: In a first, new Miss France takes tiara at 34

A Monarch butterfly perches on a Cherry tree as it overwinters in the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary in Pacific Grove, California on January 26, 2023. The Fish and Wildlife Service said on December 10, 2024, it has initiated a public comment period to consider listing the insect under the Endangered Species Act. — AFP pic
Life / 15 Dec 2024

Once-common monarch butterfly faces extinction as US launches bid for endangered species status

A person dressed as Santa Claus poses to camera during Christmas season at a shopping mall in Jakarta December 14, 2024. — Reuters pic
Life / 15 Dec 2024

‘Santa’s not real’: UK vicar’s Christmas truth bomb leaves kids in tears and parents outraged

Surdi Maris, 72, showcases the Kuih Pau sold at his stall during the Pau Festival X Muallim Recreation 2024 event at the Bernam River waterfront in Tanjung Malim December 15, 2024. — Bernama pic
Life / 15 Dec 2024

‘Pau’ and relax: Tanjong Malim’s steamed bun festival adds a ‘healing’ twist

Japan’s Tokyo-based Space One President Masakazu Toyoda (centre) and others bow their heads during a press conference regarding the launch failure of their first small satellite rocket Kairos, in Nachikatsuura Town, Wakayama Prefecture March 13, 2024. — Jiji Press/AFP pic
Life / 15 Dec 2024

Japan’s first private satellite launch delayed for second day in a row

A pub owner serves whisky to customers in Damascus on December 13, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 15 Dec 2024

Damascus pubs reopen, but drinkers are asking: Will Hayat Tahrir al-Sham let us party?

Ah Yen Traditional Fried Pork Kway Teow’s signature noodles: The shop sells about 800 bowls on weekdays and 1500 bowls on weekends. — Picture by Julia Chan
Life / 15 Dec 2024

From wet market to the world: Sabahan chef’s journey from fine dining to success with Sandakan’s Hakka fried pork noodles

Pokémon Trading Card game superfans Owen and Conner Gray took the record for the largest collection of Pokémon cards from Benjamin DeGuire, whose collection was tallied at 34,310 in 2023, United Press International reported. — Guinness World Records pic via UPI/Bernama
Life / 14 Dec 2024

‘Gotta catch ‘em all’: UK brothers amass world’s largest Pokemon card collection with 48,339 cards (VIDEO)

Japan’s Tokyo-based Space One President Masakazu Toyoda (centre) and others bow their heads during a press conference regarding the launch failure of their first small satellite rocket Kairos, in Nachikatsuura Town, Wakayama Prefecture March 13, 2024. — Jiji Press/AFP pic
Life / 14 Dec 2024

Japan’s first private satellite launch delayed over strong winds, retry set for tomorrow

Malaysia Airlines’ first commercial A330neo flight is scheduled for Kuala Lumpur to Melbourne and it will operate 6x flights weekly between the two destinations. — Picture courtesy of Malaysia Airlines
Life / 14 Dec 2024

Flying KL-Melbourne on Malaysia Airlines from Dec 19? Welcome aboard the new Airbus A330neo

According to Zeekr, they received over 58,000 orders for the electric SUV in 20 days in China after its official debut during Chengdu Motor Show. — SoyaCincau pic
Life / 14 Dec 2024

First look at Zeekr 7X: A game-changing electric SUV set for Malaysian roads in 2025

Sumadi Ibrahim poses with golf balls inside his diving suit that he recovered in a pond at a course in Shah Alam, Selangoron Nov 11, 2024. — AFP pic,
Life / 14 Dec 2024

How a retired Malaysian Navy frogman makes RM8,000 a month diving for golf balls

Female midwives and nurses check the documents of pregnant women at a private hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Dec 10, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 14 Dec 2024

Taliban ban on women’s medical training sparks fears of surge in Afghan childbirth deaths

This handout from USAID Wonders of the Mekong taken on December 10, 2024 and released on December 13, 2024 shows people carrying a Mekong giant catfish in Cambodia's Tboung Khmum Province. — AFP pic
Life / 14 Dec 2024

Boost for Mekong conservation as six rare giant catfish seen once more