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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  / 15 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  / 13 h ago

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

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  / 18 h ago

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

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  / 11 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  / 12 h ago

Malaysia secures semi-final spots in SEA Games badminton

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  / 15 h ago

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

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  / 19 h ago

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

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  / 13 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  / 14 h ago

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

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  / 1 h ago

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

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  / 17 h ago

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

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  / 15 h ago

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

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  / 15 h ago

Govt doubles tax refund kitty to RM4b, payouts start tomorrow

Penang police uncover 30 bitcoin mining machines hidden at several premises around Jalan Air Putih, Balik Pulau on December 6, 2025 following a join inspection with TNB on high electricity usage. — Bernama file pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Mystery electricity spike in Balik Pulau leads police to hidden bitcoin mine

Katy Perry shared a series of photos from her Lifetimes Tour stop in Japan, including a selfie of the pair cuddled beneath autumn foliage. — Picture via Instagram
Showbiz  / 17 h ago

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau go Instagram official after months of speculation

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Money / 26 Mar 2025

FBS Supports 250 Children in Indonesia During Ramadan

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Money / 26 Mar 2025

ESG Achievement Awards 2024/2025 is Open for Applications, Honouring Technology-Driven Sustainability and Innovation

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Money / 26 Mar 2025

Coca-Cola in Hong Kong become Founding Partner of Kai Tak Sports Park

Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin is a Cuckoo Malaysia brand ambassador. The company’s IPO entails the issuance of 143.28 million new shares at an issue price of RM1.29 per share. — Picture via Facebook
Money / 26 Mar 2025

Main market-bound Cuckoo Malaysia aims to raise RM184.8m from IPO

Chagee’s net revenue jumped to 12.41 billion Chinese yuan (RM7.57 billion) in 2024, from 4.64 billion Chinese yuan a year ago. Net income increased 213.3 per cent to 2.51 billion Chinese yuan over the same period. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Money / 26 Mar 2025

Chagee’s US$1.71b revenue surge puts China tea chain on Nasdaq path

It is not yet clear if SpaceX has applied for a licence to launch its service in Vietnam. — Reuters pic
Money / 26 Mar 2025

Vietnam to allow SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service

Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) Group president and chief executive officer Datuk Khairussaleh Ramli delivers his speech during Maybank’s Press Conference on Financial Year 2024 Results at Menara Maybank in Kuala Lumpur February 26, 2025. — Bernama file pic
Money / 26 Mar 2025

Asean chairmanship puts Maybank in prime position for growth, says group CEO

Tourists in Malaysia tap into DuitNow QR, with Alipay powering 80 per cent of cross-border QR payments. — SoyaCincau pic
Money / 26 Mar 2025

Alipay+ accounts for 80pc of Malaysia’s DuitNow QR cross-border payments

According to a statement, this fund marks a major milestone as Malaysia’s first AI-driven multi-asset fund by a bank-backed asset management company. ― AFP pic
Money / 26 Mar 2025

Qraft Technologies, RHB Asset Management to launch Malaysia’s first AI-driven multi-asset fund

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Money / 26 Mar 2025

Presented by K11 Art Foundation, Philip Colbert’s monumental sculpture THE LOBSTER PAINTER – a collaboration with Co-Museum – along with five other works create an immersive city takeover

In a joint statement, the parties said the approval was secured following extraordinary general meetings of XL Axiata, Smartfren, and SmartTel shareholders held yesterday. ― AFP file pic
Money / 26 Mar 2025

Axiata, Sinar Mas get shareholders’ nod on XLSMART merger

Employees produce basketballs that will be exported to Europe at a factory in Sihong, Jiangsu province March 25, 2025. — AFP pic
Money / 26 Mar 2025

Asian stocks gain on hopes of softer Trump tariffs

Street vendors selling women’s clothes wait for customers at the Liberty Market in Lahore March 21, 2025. — AFP pic
Money / 26 Mar 2025

IMF reaches staff-level deal with Pakistan to unlock US$1.3b of new cash

The Inspur units were listed for contributing to the development of supercomputers for the Chinese military, the Commerce department said in a posting. Five of the subsidiaries are based in China and one in Taiwan. — Reuters pic
Money / 26 Mar 2025

US adds dozens of Chinese entities to export blacklist, including Inspur units

At 9.10am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 4.74 points to 1,518.34 from Tuesday’s close of 1,513.60. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Money / 26 Mar 2025

Bursa Malaysia rises as blue chips lift FBM KLCI above 1,518

Mortgage rates have declined in tandem with the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield amid the economic uncertainty. That is helping to stimulate home sales, though the darkening clouds over the economy could sideline potential buyers. — Reuters pic
Money / 26 Mar 2025

Rising fears of tariffs pummel US consumer confidence to four-year low