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2025 World Championships women’s doubles runners-up Pearly Tan and M Thinaah. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 11 h ago

Malaysia’s badminton camp falls short of four-gold target, spotlight now on doubles aces Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Pearly Tan-Thinaah

DAP Youth says SPM Malay requirement proves community respects national language. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

UEC recognition a constitutional right, not threat to Bahasa Malaysia, says DAP Youth Wing

The local streetwear and lifestyle convention LahLahLand 2025, which took place at The Mines International Exhibition and Convention Center saw over 50 local brands participating. —Pictures by Arif Zikri
Life  / 14 h ago

From Jalan Pudu to Japan: Malaysian streetwear brands making waves locally and internationally

Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi attends the 33rd All Malaysian Indian Progressive Front (IPF Malaysia) general assembly in Hulu Langat December 14, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Zahid cautions BN component parties against exit, says there will be ‘no way back’

‘Wantan mee’ with ‘char siu’ and Hakka ‘zha yuk’ at Toong Kwoon Chye. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 12 h ago

Toong Kwoon Chye Wanton Mee, Bukit Bintang: A taste of four generations of ‘wantan mee’ legacy going back over a century

A KTM Komuter train at the Kajang station. A new timetable for selected routes will take effect from January 1. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

KTMB announces new Klang Valley Komuter timetable from Jan 1 amid KVDT2 works

Malaysia secured its first badminton gold of the SEA Games today after national women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan and M Thinaah triumphed in Bangkok. — Reuters pic
Sports  / 6 h ago

Pearly Tan–Thinaah break the spell as Malaysia finally strikes SEA Games gold

Health workers move a woman on a stretcher to an ambulance after a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney. — AFP pic
World  / 2 h ago

Bloodshed at Bondi: 11 killed as gunfire tears through Sydney beach

Ayesha Assilla Watuna said she has raised over RM15,000 so far, pledging 100 per cent of the proceeds to the Global Sumud Flotilla. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Legendary move: Sabah woman sells rare Pokémon card collection to join next Sumud Flotilla mission

The Bagan MP said a proposed RM20 billion tax refund payout before Chinese New Year could inject much-needed liquidity into the business sector. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Lim Guan Eng urges full tax refunds, buy-local policy to ease business cash crunch

Emergency responders at the scene of the road accident at Machang UiTM, where a student was killed after being hit by a motorcycle while crossing the road. — Picture via Facebook
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Student killed in Machang UiTM accident had wireless earbud on, police say

BAM doubles coaching director Rexy Mainaky said he is ready to step down as part of taking responsibility for the four-gold shortfall in Malaysia’s 2025 SEA Games badminton results. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 1 h ago

One gold, two silver, six bronze: Malaysia’s badminton chief admits shortfall, open to stepping down after SEA Games results

Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the decision was made following feedback from teachers who felt the sSPLKPM was affecting their focus on their core duties. — File picture by Mukhriz Hazim
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

MOE ends SPLKPM so teachers can focus fully on the classroom 

The Kuala Terengganu High Court ruled today that the earlier defamation trial against Clare Rewcastle-Brown was invalid and must be reheard. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Kuala Terengganu High Court orders retrial in Clare Rewcastle-Brown defamation case

Feng Minmin doesn't let her height stop her from shooting hoops. — Xiaohongshu screenshot
Life  / 10 h ago

How high? China schoolgirl doesn’t let height get in the way of her basketball dreams (VIDEO)

A woman undertaking a fish drying process in Cambodia under the auspices of the the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation’s CAPFISH-Capture project. — Picture from the Unido website
Life / 31 May 2025

Cambodian women turn tide in seafood trade, now other nations want in

Ballerinas prepare for the revival of ‘Chopiniana,’ in the underground area of the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre in Kharkiv, Ukraine, April 26, 2025 amid ongoing attacks in the war with Russia. — Reuters pic
Life / 31 May 2025

Under bombs, above fear: Kharkiv’s ballet reclaims the stage amid war’s shadows

The MMC Friendship Half Marathon on May 31, 2025 attracted 6,000 participants, making it the largest running event in Johor. — Pictures courtesy of MMC
Life / 31 May 2025

Running together: MMC Group unites communities at inaugural friendship half-marathon in Forest City

Stepping into the Kaamatan spirit, Syed Saddiq and Bella Astillah bring the moves and the vibes. — Composite of screengrabs from TikTok
Life / 31 May 2025

‘Like a robot’: Syed Saddiq laughs off Kaamatan dance struggle with Bella Astillah (VIDEO)

A screengrab from video of the man surnamed Sun after he had climbed over the guardrail and the protective net and jumped into the pit, damaging the clay warriors.
Life / 31 May 2025

Tourist jumps barrier at Xi’an Terracotta Army museum, damages two clay warriors

File photo for illustration purposes only. The accident happened when a semi trailer carrying a load of hives overturned. — AFP file pic
Life / 31 May 2025

Bee-nado! Swarm warning after truck tips in Washington, setting 250 million insects free

French biochemist and endocrinologist Etienne-Emile Baulieu, poses during a photo session at the Kremlin-Bicetre hospital in Kremlin-Bicetre, outside Paris, on March 17, 2023. The inventor of the abortion pill has died aged 98, his wife announced on May 30, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 31 May 2025

Abortion pill inventor Etienne-Emile Baulieu dies aged 98

The Kadazandusun people of Sabah are known not only for their vibrant traditions — such as gong music, rice wine, and dance — but also, as the largest indigenous ethnic group in the state, for their deep spiritual connection to the land from which they draw life and livelihood. — Bernama pic
Life / 31 May 2025

The heartbeat of Kaamatan: Inside the Kadazandusun’s sacred ‘Magavau’ ceremony that calls the rice spirit home

Darcy Lynne (left) and Ashley Bea being fitted in traditional costumes for their kindergarten’s Kaamatan festival. — Picture by Julia Chan
Life / 31 May 2025

‘Everyone wants a piece of Sabahan culture’: Kaamatan sparks booming global demand for ethnic wear

Half of the global population faced at least 30 extra days of extreme heat between May 2024 and May 2025, according to a scientific study by three global climate observation organisations. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Life / 31 May 2025

Heatwaves getting worse? Scientists say answer is to cut out fossil fuels, fast

Sakarun beach on Dugi Otok island is often called ‘Croatia’s Caribbean’. — AFP pic
Life / 31 May 2025

Croatia’s coastline under threat as tourism boom fuels environmental concerns

The location (circled) of a star residing near the edge of a supernova remnant situated 15,000 light-years from Earth, that cycles in radio wave intensity every 44 minutes, placing it into the category of celestial objects called long period radio transients, is seen in this image released on May 28. — Reuters pic
Life / 30 May 2025

Astronomers discover mysterious star emitting rare combination of X-rays and radio waves

A Dogon art sculpture is on display in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing of New York's Metropolitan Museum. — AFP pic
Life / 30 May 2025

Met reopens African art wing with 500 works, explores complexity of sub-Saharan cultures

A YouTube screenshot showing a scene from Petronas’ Gawai video clip titled ‘Marked’ or ‘Tanda Kasih’.
Life / 30 May 2025

Of ‘marks’ and ‘crowns’: Petronas celebrates Gawai and Kaamatan with heartfelt tales of heritage and belonging (VIDEO)

The owner of a floating restaurant in Phuket has urged local authorities to build more public toilets for tourists after catching foreign visitors defecating on his property. — Unsplash pic/Alexandra Tran
Life / 30 May 2025

‘We’re not ready for tourists’: Phuket eatery owner pleads for public toilets after messy incident

Dior announced Thursday that Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri was stepping down as artistic director of the French fashion house’s women’s collection after almost a decade on the job. — AFP pic
Life / 30 May 2025

After nearly a decade at Dior, Maria Grazia Chiuri steps down as artistic director