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Lawyer Surendra Ananth speaks during the “Justice for the Disappeared” forum organised by the National Human Rights Society (Hakam) and held at the Bar Council auditorium in Kuala Lumpur. December 06, 2025 — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

‘Nothing to do with race’: Lawyers explain why court ordered RM3m in Amri’s case, RM36m in Raymond Koh’s case

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  / 19 h ago

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

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  / 17 h ago

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

Motorcyclist Roslan Rusly (right) shares the snapshot he took with the hotel security guard who lent him RM1 so he could pay the RM5 parking fee and exit the hotel carpark at Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur. — Picture from Facebook/Roslan Rusly
Life  / 15 h ago

Motorcyclist short on cash touched by Bukit Bintang hotel guard’s RM1 act of kindness

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  / 15 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  / 16 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  / 18 h ago

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

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  / 19 h ago

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

The government has doubled the tax refund allocation to RM4 billion to clear its backlog and if necessary, will pump in more, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who is also finance minister said on December 7, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Govt doubles tax refund kitty to RM4b, payouts start tomorrow

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks at the launch of his book ‘Rethinking Ourselves: Justice, Reform and Ignorance in Postnormal Times’ at Tsutaya Books, Pavilion Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, December 7, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

‘I don’t want to rush’: Anwar says Cabinet reshuffle list ready but hasn’t begun talks with party leaders

The Chief Registrar of the Federal Court said the rotation exercise follows a complaint received on September 22, 2025 alleging the presence of touting activities involving lawyers and certain individuals in the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Police to rotate officers at KL court complex to curb alleged lawyer touting

Malaysian Bar president Datuk Mohamad Ezri Abdul Wahab speaks at the 4th Human Rights Festival, Kuala Lumpur, Dec 7, 2025. — Photo by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Legal aid made easier: Malaysian Bar’s new pro bono plan helps lawyers reach those who need justice most

The damaged car following the incident. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Chinese tourist dies after fall from ninth floor of Kota Kinabalu hotel, police investigating

As the monsoon pauses latex production, local communities in Gua Musang turn to gold panning in nearby streams, using improvised tools to earn a modest daily income while awaiting government licensing plans. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Monsoon gold: Gua Musang villagers turn to panning as rubber trees stop producing

Ang Kee is worth visiting for their unique Signature La-La (Clam) Fried Meehoon that packs spicy, piquant flavours with thick ‘meehoon’ . — Picture by Lee Khang Yi
Eat-drink  / 1 h ago

SS2’s Restoran Ang Kee relocates to Damansara Jaya’s Restoran Times Kopitiam & Cafe, serving fried noodles like ‘lala’ fried ‘meehoon’, Hokkien mee

The building of the Washington Post newspaper headquarter is seen on K Street in Washington DC on May 16, 2019. — AFP pic
Life / 05 Jan 2025

Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Telnaes quits Washington Post after paper spikes Bezos cartoon

Sisters Fatima Liu (right) and Aisha show off their proficiency in speaking Malay to Malaysian tourists at their shop in Pearl Market, Beijing, China. — Bernama pic
Life / 05 Jan 2025

Traders and varsity students in China learn Malay to boost prospects among South-east Asians, Malaysians included (VIDEO)

Darmalingam Manickam (right) and his son Sivarajah Darmalingam posing for a picture at their Mr D Hair Studio salon in Bandar Baru Bangi recently. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Life / 05 Jan 2025

Bangi barber’s special touch: How Mr D Hair Studio creates a safe space for children with autism

Mohd Shahril Talib, 36, showing the vintage shoes on sale at his shop Kenincaliq Bundle in Armenian Street. — Picture by Opalyn Mok
Life / 05 Jan 2025

From roadside stalls to boutique success: Penang man turns hustle into thriving vintage sneakers, running shoes biz

A zookeeper poses with Squirrel monkeys during a photocall for the annual stocktake at ZSL London Zoo in central London on January 3, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 05 Jan 2025

How do you count 10,000 animals? London Zoo has it down to a science

A bartender pours a cocktail at a restarant in New York City on June 13, 2022. The US’ top government doctor on Janauary 3, 2025, called for health warnings on alcoholic drinks to highlight that they cause cancer and urged a reassessment of daily consumption limits due to the risks. — AFP pic
Life / 05 Jan 2025

Understanding alcohol’s role in cancer: How moderate drinking increases risk, according to new findings

Accurate timekeeping is crucial for satellite navigation systems, mobile telephones and digital TV, among other applications, and may open new frontiers in research fields such as quantum science. — Dragon Claws/ETX Studio pic
Life / 04 Jan 2025

Secret lab developing UK’s first quantum clock to boost defence intelligence, reduce GPS reliance

This handout file photo taken on May 23, 2024 and provided to AFP on August 22, 2024 by the Ashiya City government shows Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka as she celebrates her 116th birthday, in the city of Ashiya, Hyogo prefecture. The world's oldest person, Tomiko Itooka of Japan, has died at the age of 116, the city were she lived announced on January 4, 2025. Itooka, who had four children and five grandchildren, died on December 29 at a nursing home, the city of Ashiya said. — Picture courtesy of Ashiya City via AFP
Life / 04 Jan 2025

World’s oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, dies at 116

Participants and volunteers remove plastic waste and other garbage washed ashore at a beach in Kedonganan Badung regency, Indonesia's Bali island on January 4, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 04 Jan 2025

Hundreds of volunteers join cleanup effort as Bali faces ‘worst’ plastic pollution from monsoons

This handout photograph taken by vertebrate palaeontologist, Dr Emma Nicholls shows members of the excavation team working on the footprints at the Dewars Farm Quarry, north of Oxford in central England in June last year. — AFP pic/Emma Nicholls/Oxford University Museum Of Natural History
Life / 04 Jan 2025

When Megalosaurus walked the Earth: 200 dino tracks unearthed in the UK

Adel Yazdi, an Iranian artist who has transformed an alley in one of the old neighbourhoods of Shiraz into an open air permanent art gallery, stands next to one of his high reliefs in the central Iranian city on May 14, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 04 Jan 2025

Iranian artist transforms Shiraz’s rustic Narenjestan into a cultural gem

About a dozen nuns performed hand chops and high kicks, some of them wielding swords, as they showed off their martial art skills to hundreds of cheering well-wishers at the long-awaited reopening of their nunnery in Nepal. — Reuters pic
Life / 03 Jan 2025

Nuns with ninja skills: Nepal’s kung fu nuns flex strength, spirit, and mindfulness

Nine out of ten new cars sold in Norway last year were powered by battery only. — Reuters pic
Life / 03 Jan 2025

Norway drives ahead: 9 in 10 new cars sold are electric

Italian designer Rosita Missoni, co-founder of the eponymous fashion house known for its bright and patterned styles, has died at the age of 93. — AFP file pic
Life / 03 Jan 2025

Farewell to Rosita Missoni, the icon of Italian knitwear, who passes at 93

The Rafflesia in bloom at Gunung Gading National Park – Photo from Facebook/Gunung Gading National Park
Life / 03 Jan 2025

Sarawak’s Gunung Gading National Park expects Rafflesia to be in full bloom today

Pudding had lived with a 80-year-old man, the eldest victim of the crash, who tragically lost his life alongside eight members of his family, including his wife, daughter, and six-year-old granddaughter. 
Life / 03 Jan 2025

Saving Pudding: The dog orphaned by the Jeju Air tragedy (VIDEO)