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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  / 13 h ago

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

Pearly Tan and M Thinaah during the women’s doubles final at the 2025 Thailand Open badminton tournament in Bangkok on May 18, 2025. — AFP pic
Sports  / 7 h ago

Malaysia power into SEA Games semis to lock in women’s badminton medal

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  / 15 h ago

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

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks beside Deputy Prime Ministers Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof in a townhall session during the ‘Rancakkan Madani’ programmer, Dataran Putrajaya December 7, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Anwar gives all ministers thumbs up in surprise midterm review, says no weak links

Continuous rain is expected overnight in Johor, involving the districts of Segamat, Kluang, Mersing, Kulai, Kota Tinggi and Johor Bahru from December 7 to 8, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

MetMalaysia warns of non-stop heavy rains overnight in Johor and Sarawak 

MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said that if Barisan Nasional’s component parties continue working with DAP and Pakatan Harapan in the next general election, his party will chart its own path. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

MCA says ‘good luck’ to BN if allies team up with Pakatan, DAP again in next GE

Police said the woman’s hair was also cut during the incident, prompting her to flee the house and seek help from nearby neighbours before she was rescued. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Domestic worker’s nightmare: Malaysian woman burnt, stabbed and punched by employer in Rawang flees to neighbours; cops investigating

The Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia welcomed the exemption of businesses earning below RM1 million from e-invoicing in 2026, saying it gives small firms vital breathing space to stabilise and upgrade. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

SME group welcomes e-invoicing exemption for sub-RM1m firms, says 200,000 to benefit

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  / 13 h ago

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

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  / 13 h ago

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

A bank employee helped prevent a customer from losing more than S$200,000 to scammers after intervening during a tense encounter at a DBS branch late last year.  — Reuters pic
Singapore  / 9 h ago

Singapore bank employee foils S$200,000 scam attempt as victim almost hands cash to criminals

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  / 15 h ago

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

Leong Jun Hao leads Malaysia to the SEA Games badminton semi-finals after beating the Philippines’ Jewel Angelo Albo 21-17, 21-18 in the men’s singles on December 7, 2025. — AFP pic
Sports  / 4 h ago

Malaysia secures semi-final spots in SEA Games badminton

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the proposal to reduce parking bays at new projects near public transit hubs could encourage residents to use public buses and trains and lower housing prices for home buyers at the same time. — File picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Less parking, more savings? New homes near LRT, MRT could have fewer bays, says transport minister

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (second from right) presents the People’s Welfare Insurance Scheme (SIKR) 3.0 to a recipient representative at the closing ceremony of the ‘Rancakkan Madani Bersama Malaysiaku programme’ at Dataran Putrajaya on December 7, 2025, accompanied by Deputy Prime Ministers Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (centre) and Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (right), and Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar (left). — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

New govt-paid insurance scheme raises payouts for death and disability; up to RM26,500 for Malaysia’s poorest families

This screenshot from handout trap camera footage taken on July 11, 2024 and released on January 29, 2025 on the Facebook page of Kaeng Krachan National Park shows three Bengal tiger cubs in Kaeng Krachan National Park. — AFP pic/Kaeng Krachan National Park
Life / 31 Jan 2025

Thailand’s Kaeng Krachan Park witnesses first-ever Bengal tiger litter of three cubs

A view of Mount Taranaki from tramping track Pouakai Circuit in the Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki national park. — Picture from Wikimedia public domain/Sarang
Life / 31 Jan 2025

Taranaki Maunga: New Zealand recognises mountain’s legal personhood, ends colonial Egmont era

Chinese AI shooting star DeepSeek has made headlines for its R1 chatbot’s supposed low cost and high performance, but also its claim to be a public-spirited open-source project in contrast to closed alternatives from OpenAI and Google. — AFP pic
Life / 31 Jan 2025

Open-source or not? DeepSeek’s R1 chatbot fuels debate in AI innovation

A campaign sign opposing development at Heathrow Airport in the village of Harmondsworth. — Reuters pic
Life / 31 Jan 2025

West London villagers stand firm as Heathrow runway plan sparks outcry

A Pakistani YouTube star who was gifted a lion cub on his wedding day has avoided jail after promising a judge to upload animal rights videos for a year. — AFP pic
Life / 31 Jan 2025

Pakistani YouTuber escapes jail over lion cub wedding gift — ordered to promote animal rights for a year

Tunnels built to shelter Londoners during World War Two bombing by Germany are set to be transformed into the British capital’s biggest new tourist attraction. — Reuters pic
Life / 31 Jan 2025

London’s hidden wartime tunnels to open as new tourist attraction

Pilgrims gather to take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, on the occasion of 'Mauni Amavasya' during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 29, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 30 Jan 2025

Hindu pilgrims unfazed by Kumbh Mela stampede that killed 30, continue ritual baths in rivers

Princess Beatrice gave birth to Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi, her second child. — Picture from Instagram/Edo Mapelli Mozzi
Life / 30 Jan 2025

UK’s Princess Beatrice, niece of King Charles, gives birth to second daughter

Visitors take pictures of the painting ‘La Joconde’ (the Mona Lisa) by Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci at the Louvre museum in Paris on January 23, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 29 Jan 2025

‘Mona Lisa’ gets VIP treatment: Louvre to give iconic painting its own room in major revamp

Maria del Mar Terron Martinez, 29, and her father Marco Antonio Terron, 59 ride their modified motorcycle in Acolman, Mexico. — Pic by AFP
Life / 28 Jan 2025

Hollywood cameo for Mexico’s scrap merchant anthem

Members of a lion dance troupe playing drums and percussions during a lion dance practice session in Shantou. — AFP pic
Life / 28 Jan 2025

Slithering past stereotypes: Women slay China’s lion dance scene

Gump Suzuki, the Japanese runner and social media sensation, who started in July 2024 an overland journey of 6400km from Kenya to South Africa. — AFP pic
Life / 28 Jan 2025

Japanese man ends 6,000km Africa rickshaw trek in Cape Town

Syrian activist and former refugee Wafa Mustafa (left) drinks mate with a her mother on their balcony with a picture of her missing father Ali on the table, in Masyaf in Syria's central Hama province. — Pic by AFP
Life / 27 Jan 2025

Bittersweet return for Syrians with killed, missing relatives

Former photographer Nguyen Than Nghe attended the premiere of ‘The Stringer’ at the Sundance Film Festival — Pic by AFP
Life / 27 Jan 2025

New film claims ‘Napalm Girl’ photo credited to wrong journalist

South Indian bridal pendants called ‘thali’, can differ based on the groom’s ethnicity, caste or even religious denomination. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Life / 27 Jan 2025

Do you know your ‘thali’? The bridal necklace that’s more than just wedding bling

Nguyen Thi Thuy Hong wraps ‘banh chung’ rice cake, a traditional Tet (Vietnamese New Year) delicacy, in the yard of her house on the outskirts of Hanoi. — AFP pic
Life / 27 Jan 2025

‘Banh Chung’ and done: Vietnam’s sticky tradition rolls into Tet