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New evidence related to the killing of three victims in the Durian Tunggal police shooting was presented during a press conference at Lawyers for Liberty in Petaling Jaya, December 15, 2025. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

AGC orders Durian Tunggal police shooting case reclassified as murder

Prices for some of Rapid KL’s public transport passes will go up next year starting January 1, but prices for the My50 monthly pass will remain unchanged at RM50. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Rapid KL transport passes’ prices go up from Jan 1, but My50 pass stays at RM50

Continuous heavy rain is expected in parts of Terengganu, Pahang, and Johor from today until Thursday. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Continuous heavy rain forecast until Thursday in Terengganu, Pahang and Johor

Dashcam footage showed retired mechanic Boris Gurman, 69, knocking the elder attacker to the ground as he tries to rip away his long-barrelled gun. — Picture via X
World  / 4 h ago

Dashcam reveals retired mechanic, wife tried to disarm Bondi Beach shooters before deaths

Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir speaks at a press conference in George Town on April 17, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Who is Akmal Nasrullah Nasir? A brief primer on the low-key leader now heading one of the toughest ministries

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) M. Kulasegaran speaks at the Dewan Negara in Kuala Lumpur on December 11, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Durian Tunggal shooting: Why wasn’t it murder from day one, asks deputy minister

Civil Defence Force personnel conduct rescue operations in Kuala Terengganu on November 28, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

METMalaysia issues heavy rain warning for multiple states, parts of Pahang on highest alert

Malaysia saw a string of unsettling violent crimes this year, with several high-profile murders drawing national attention and raising fresh concerns about safety in homes, schools and public spaces. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Tracking violence: Murders, shootings and stabbings that shocked Malaysia in 2025

An undated file photograph shows the National Registration Department logo at its headquarters in Putrajaya. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Dual citizenship in Malaysia: NRD clarifies voluntary renunciation and legal process

A photo taken on November 25, 2025, shows a man working at a plastic waste facility in a village on the outskirts of Hanoi. — AFP pic
Life  / 17 h ago

Villagers in Hanoi recycle the world’s waste, but pay with their health

Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani has described his appointment to helm the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) as a significant responsibility. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Johari Abdul Ghani calls Miti portfolio a significant responsibility amid global challenges

His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia poses for a commemorative photo during the Ceremony for the Presentation of Letters of Appointment and the Oath of Office, Allegiance, and Secrecy of Federal Ministers and Deputy Ministers at Istana Negara, December 17, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Seven ministers, eight deputy ministers officially sworn in following Madani Cabinet reshuffle

The famed American steakhouse Smith & Wollensky is finally opening in KLCC this week. — Picture courtesy of Smith & Wollensky
Eat-drink  / 19 h ago

Steak lovers, rejoice! The iconic American steakhouse Smith & Wollensky opens in KLCC this Friday

Belongings collected at the scene of the Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney on December 15, 2025. — AFP pic
World  / 17 h ago

A timeline of lives lost and courage shown in the Bondi Beach mass shooting

Public Service Department personnel sign into MyDigital ID at the PSD lobby in Putrajaya, December 14, 2023. — Bernama pic
Opinion  / 6 h ago

Cancer Diaries: I shouldn’t need to think about MyDigitalID as I lay dying

Some banks began rejecting wires to or from Alameda the same year that the cryptocurrency exchange scrambled to access the US banking system, the report said. — Reuters pic
Money / 27 Jun 2023

Banks raised questions in 2020 about FTX-affiliated hedge fund’s wire activity, says FTX

Describing what she called uncomfortable truths, Gita Gopinath argued that the financial community may be too optimistic about the cost and difficulty of taming inflation, which then raises the sort of stability risk central banks might not be equipped to handle. — Reuters pic
Money / 27 Jun 2023

Investors overly optimistic on speed, cost of taming inflation, says IMF

The logo of French luxury group Kering is seen at Kering headquarters in Paris February 13, 2023. — Reuters pic
Money / 27 Jun 2023

Kering snaps up fragrance label Creed for new beauty division

Last week, US stocks sputtered after a recent rally, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq snapping its eight-week winning streak after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled there could be more interest rate hikes ahead. ― Reuters pic
Money / 27 Jun 2023

Wall Street slips as investors eye Russia, Fed hikes, quarter-end

Around US$274 million went to the economic reform programme, which is one instalment in the more than US$1 billion Costa Rica has received from the IMF under the arrangement, the fund said. ― Reuters file pic
Money / 27 Jun 2023

Costa Rica unlocks US$519m from IMF for economic reform, climate programmes

The HSBC headquarters is seen in the Canary Wharf financial district in east London February 15, 2016. — Reuters pic
Money / 27 Jun 2023

HSBC dumps London tower for smaller office as real estate reckoning unfolds globally

Global energy sector carbon dioxide emissions hit a record peak last year counter to Paris commitments, a key study warned today. — AFP pic
Money / 26 Jun 2023

Study: Energy sector CO2 emissions hit record in 2022

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq climbed today, with chipmakers and energy stocks leading a rebound as investors shrugged off geopolitical risks and assessed the outlook for US monetary policy. ― AFP file pic
Money / 26 Jun 2023

S&P 500 and Nasdaq climb, shrugging off geopolitical uncertainties

Jan Gilpin displays for Reuters the asthma and allergy drug Singulair, first prescribed to her son when he was three-years-old, at her home in Newton, Massachusetts June 21, 2023. — Reuters pic
Money / 26 Jun 2023

Merck accused of downplaying early evidence of drug’s brain impact

LBS executive chairman Tan Sri Lim Hock San said that the company was excited to receive the recognition in Malaysia. ― Picture by Miera Zulyana
Money / 26 Jun 2023

LBS Bina Group wins BCI Asia Top 10 Developers Award 2023

S&P Global said there has been a soft reaction from the global oil market despite a threat of an armed insurrection in Russia. — Reuters pic
Money / 26 Jun 2023

S&P Global: Soft reaction on oil prices amid armed uprising threat in Russia

Aston Martin today announced a deal with US-Saudi electric vehicle specialist Lucid Group to help make the British group’s luxury ‘green’ cars. — Reuters pic
Money / 26 Jun 2023

Aston Martin agrees US-Saudi electric car deal

Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan attends the shareholders meeting of SNB in Bern, Switzerland, April 28, 2023. — Reuters pic
Money / 26 Jun 2023

Chairman: Swiss National Bank to launch digital currency pilot 

Illustrative picture shows Japanese 10,000 yen bank notes spread out at an office of World Currency Shop in Tokyo in this August 9, 2010 illustrative picture. - Reuters pic
Money / 26 Jun 2023

Yen outperforms as official expresses concerns for weakened currency; rouble volatile

Sterling gave back early small gains against the dollar and euro today as traders continued to grapple with the implications of the previous week’s outsized rate hike by the Bank of England. — Reuters pic
Money / 26 Jun 2023

Sterling struggles to hold its ground after last week’s rate hike

A technician fixes a VW sign in the assembly line of German carmaker Volkswagen's electric ID. 3 car in Dresden June 8, 2021. — Reuters pic
Money / 26 Jun 2023

Carmakers owe compensation for emissions cheating devices, German court rules