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2025 World Championships women’s doubles runners-up Pearly Tan and M Thinaah. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 17 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  / 14 h ago

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

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  / 7 h ago

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

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  / 13 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  / 18 h ago

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

Health workers move a woman on a stretcher to an ambulance after a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney. — AFP pic
World  / 8 h ago

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

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  / 15 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  / 12 h ago

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

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  / 16 h ago

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

Malaysia’s sepak takraw team celebrates their historic 2-1 victory over Thailand in the men’s team regu final at Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium, ending a 34-year gold drought. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 8 h ago

Malaysia ends 34-year drought with SEA Games team regu gold over Thailand

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  / 15 h ago

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

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  / 16 h ago

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

After four records and the 2025 SEA Games gold in Thailand, the Malaysian and Sarawak governments are lining up rewards for hammer thrower Grace Wong. — Picture from X/Bernama_Radio
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Sarawak, Putrajaya to reward record-breaking SEA Games gold medallist Grace Wong

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  / 14 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  / 12 h ago

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

Chair of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington June 18, 2025. — AFP pic
Money / 21 Jun 2025

Trump floats firing ‘numbskull’ Fed chair Powell

Sources told Reuters that the US may revoke licences for Samsung, SK Hynix and TSMC to get US tech at China plants. — Reuters pic
Money / 21 Jun 2025

US may target Samsung, Hynix, TSMC operations in China, sources say

Markets rose after President Donald Trump’s remarks Thursday on the Middle East allowing for up to two weeks before possible US military action against Iran. But yesterday afternoon, he expressed doubt that European powers would be able to help end the Iran-Israel war. — Reuters pic
Money / 21 Jun 2025

Dow holds flat but Nasdaq slips as traders brace for more turmoil

Kenyan currency notes are pictured inside a cashier's booth at an Equity Bank branch as Equity Group Holdings release its 2023 quarter one results in Nairobi May 16, 2023. — Reuters pic
Money / 20 Jun 2025

Africa pioneers low-cost, non-dollar payment systems, defying Trump's de-dollarisation threats

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Money / 20 Jun 2025

Galaxy Macau Celebrates an Array of Award Wins Ranking it Macau’s Most-Awarded Luxury Resort

The ringgit rebounded from yesterday’s losses to end higher against the US dollar on Friday, as the latest developments on the Iran-Israel war sparked some buying interest in emerging currencies, a dealer said. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Money / 20 Jun 2025

Ringgit ends higher against dollar on safe-haven retreat, but mixed against major currencies

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Money / 20 Jun 2025

The VinFast VF 6 Passes the Wife Test with Room to Spare

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Money / 20 Jun 2025

NIA Invites You to Countdown to "SITE 2025" Southeast Asia’s Largest Innovation and Startup Expo, uniting 10 Countries and Over 100 Organizations to Drive Global Innovation Collaboration

Raw rare earth ore waiting to be processed at Vital Metals in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada January 16, 2023. — Reuters pic
Money / 20 Jun 2025

China’s rare-earth magnet exports plunge 70pc in May amid trade tensions, lowest level since 2015

Bursa Malaysia ended the week mixed with the benchmark index climbing 0.08 per cent, as bargain hunting emerged following the recent sell-off, said an analyst. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Money / 20 Jun 2025

Bursa Malaysia ends mixed as bargain hunters lift KLCI slightly

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Money / 20 Jun 2025

Prudential plc CEO Expresses Strategic Commitment to India in Meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

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Money / 20 Jun 2025

Fieldnotes Celebrates Second Anniversary with New Store in Raffles City and Limited-Edition Collection

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Money / 20 Jun 2025

VinFast joins global push into UAE’s expanding EV market

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Money / 20 Jun 2025

Aurealis Serviced Residence Marks 16 Years in Singapore’s Hospitality Sector

Small, fuzzy and baring sharp teeth, Chinese toymaker Pop Mart’s Labubu monster dolls have taken over the world, drawing excited crowds at international stores and adorning the handbags of celebrities such as Rihanna and Blackpink’s Lisa. — AFP pic
Money / 20 Jun 2025

Labubu maker Pop Mart’s shares slide after China state media calls for stricter oversight of blind-box craze

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Money / 20 Jun 2025

Hong Kong Champions of the AIA Healthiest Schools Competition 2024/25 - Baptist (Sha Tin Wai) Lui Ming Choi Primary School and Salesians of Don Bosco Ng Siu Mui Secondary School Win US$100,000 Prize and Advance to Regional Competition