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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 ‘Resilience’ Lunar Lander is seen integrated into the SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle Adapter seven days before the planned launch, in the Payload Processing Facility at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida January 7, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 15 Jan 2025

One SpaceX rocket, two missions: US and Japan team up for ‘rideshare’ lunar exploration

After years of debate, the commission sought a middle road, introducing two new categories for people with obesity — ‘clinical obesity’ and ‘preclinical obesity’ — but not everyone is convinced. — AFP pic
Life / 15 Jan 2025

Is obesity a disease? Sometimes but not always, experts decide

Pope Francis carries out baptisms of infants during mass for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord in the Sistine chapel, at the Vatican January 12, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 15 Jan 2025

Pope Francis opens up about ‘mischievous’ youth and joy of ordering pizza in autobiography

The woman, named as Anne, told a news programme that she had believed she was in a romantic relationship with the Hollywood star, leading her to divorce her husband and transfer €830,000 (RM3.8 million). — AFP pic
Life / 15 Jan 2025

Scammed by ‘Brad Pitt’: French woman loses RM3.8m to romance fraudsters — and faces public mockery

Starbucks is officially changing its code of conduct and ending a longtime policy that permitted people to sit and stay at coffee shop locations without making a purchase. — AFP pic
Life / 15 Jan 2025

Starbucks shuts bathroom doors in US: Buy something or get out!

Catherine, Princess of Wales talks with Katherine Field during a visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital in west London January 14, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 15 Jan 2025

UK’s Catherine, Princess of Wales in cancer remission and looking ahead with hope (VIDEO)

Tourists walk down steps during a visit to Fushimi Inari Shrine in the city of Kyoto on January 13, 2025. Japan on January 15 will announce tourist figures for the year 2024, widely expected to break the record set in 2019. — AFP pic
Life / 14 Jan 2025

Kyoto hikes hotel taxes for visitors, as locals grumble about overtourism

A window cleaner wipes the glass door of the Paris' tourist office, showing its logo and buildings reflection on October 20, 2016 in Paris. — AFP pic
Life / 14 Jan 2025

Paris closes last tourist information centre as tourists prefer online guides

Activists Alyson Lee and Di Bligh from the Just Stop Oil group on Monday painted inscriptions on the grave of famous naturalist Charles Darwin in to protest against political inaction on global warming. — AFP pic
Life / 14 Jan 2025

Controversial green vandals Just Stop Oil at it again, defaces Darwin’s grave with chalk paint

Qie during her birthday celebration surrounded by family and friends. — Picture via X
Life / 14 Jan 2025

Rice, lard, and walks: Chinese woman turns 124, shares her secrets to longevity

The medical cost inflation that gives rise to medical insurance premium hikes affect many Malaysians and needs to be addressed. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Life / 14 Jan 2025

While insurance premium hikes may be inevitable, what can help rein it in?

A Hindu devotee prays at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers. — Reuters pic
Life / 13 Jan 2025

India’s Maha Kumbh Mela: What to know about the largest human congregation

This handout photo courtesy of Blue Origin shows the New Glenn rocket on the launch pad at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on December 27, 2024. — Blue Origin handout pic via AFP
Life / 13 Jan 2025

Ferrari of rockets? Five key facts about Blue Origin’s New Glenn heavy-lift launcher

Diners enjoy their meal inside a decommissioned bus at the Boss Bus Camp in Ipoh. — Bernama pic
Life / 13 Jan 2025

From wheels to meals: Ipoh’s Boss Bus Camp offers dining with a retro twist

Marine specialists treat a sea turtle on a care barge in Tunisia’s Kerkennah Island, the only one in the Mediterranean, December 18, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 13 Jan 2025

Inside Tunisia’s pioneering floating clinic for injured sea turtles

Blue Origin’s ‘New Glenn’ rocket sits on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, January 11, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 13 Jan 2025

Space race ignites: Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket readies for maiden orbital flight today