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Raja Permaisuri Agong Raja Zarith Sofiah (fourth from left) poring over manuscripts and letters from Malay Rulers during a visit to the British Library in London on December 16, 2025. — Picture from Facebook/Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Queen cautions against blanket claims over ‘stolen’ Malaysian artefacts from colonial era

The Makam Sheikh Omar features Moorish architecture with intricate arabesque details on its dome, Kampung Melayu, Air Itam. — Picture by Opalyn Mok
Life  / 8 h ago

‘Most handsome tomb in Penang’: Sheikh Omar’s mausoleum, a hidden gem in Air Itam’s historic Malay village

The main suspect in the case involving a woman’s body found in a bag buried at a house in Kampung Batu 4, Pedas, Rembau, is seen being brought to the Magistrate’s Court in Seremban yesterday. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

‘We trusted him’: Family says Pedas murder suspect picked up kids ‘like nothing happened’ after killing

Police were seen at St Joseph’s Church in Upper Bukit Timah, Singapore, this morning after a suspicious item prompted the evacuation of the premises and cancellation of Mass services. — Picture from Facebook/St Joseph's Church
Singapore  / 6 h ago

Singapore police secure St Joseph’s Church after suspicious item found, specialist military unit deployed

Malaysia’s national flag is raised during the handover of the South-east Asian Games (SEA Games) from Thailand to Malaysia at the closing ceremony of the 33rd SEA Games in Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, December 20, 2025. — AFP pic
Sports  / 3 h ago

‘Kap khun krap’, Thailand: Malaysia turn the page with best SEA Games haul abroad

Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates during the Premier League match with West Ham United at London Stadium in London December 14, 2025. Rogers has emerged as a central figure in Villa’s remarkable run of form. — Action Images pic via Reuters
Sports  / 18 h ago

Sleeping giants no more as Aston Villa gatecrash Premier League title conversation

A video showing an adult man caning a boy in a Kulim tahfiz school dormitory has been circulating on Malaysian social media in December 2025, and is being investigated under the Penal Code after Kedah police confirmed the incident happened in September, and that no arrests have been made three months on. — Screengrab from Facebook/Info Semasa My
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Kedah police confirm caning incident involving 11-year-old tahfiz student in Sungai Kob

A whole eel ‘unaju’ at Unagiya Edonadai AMON. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 6 h ago

Unagiya Edonadai AMON: A Tokyo ‘unagi’ speciality restaurant arrives in 1 Mont Kiara

Former UKM lecturer Sharifah Munirah Alatas (pictured) and other academics criticised profit-driven university rankings and publishing, urging alternative evaluation methods. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

‘It’s become a game’: Academics call global university rankings profit-driven, urge Malaysian institutions to rethink priorities

The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has been fined by the AFC following matchday delays and a post-match media breach during Malaysia’s Asian Cup qualifier at Bukit Jalil Stadium. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Sports  / 2 h ago

Late whistles and missing media duties land Malaysian football fresh AFC fines

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell are seen in this image released by the US Department of Justice on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. — US Justice Department/Handout via Reuters
World  / 3 h ago

The Epstein files are out — but where is Trump?

Malaysia Productivity Corporation deputy director-general Dr Mazrina Mohamed Ibramsah said the Bureaucratic Red Tape Reform (RKB) initiative is using AI to help agencies automate checks and streamline workflows. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Less paperwork, more speed: Govt uses AI to save big

An aerial view shows the space where the Fensfeltet planned industrial area could be. Plans to mine Europe’s largest rare earth deposit in Norway have stalled amid concerns that extraction could harm endangered species and fragile ecosystems. — AFP pic
World  / 8 h ago

Europe’s biggest rare earth find hits a snag over beetles, moss and mushrooms

Elon Musk has become the first person in history to see his net worth surpass US$700 billion (RM2.8 trillion), driven by gains linked to Tesla and SpaceX, according to Forbes. — Reuters pic
Money  / 2 h ago

How Elon Musk crossed the US$700b line — and left every other billionaire behind

Shah Alam police were alerted by passers-by to the body of a newborn girl wrapped in plastic behind a supermarket in Section 25 on December 20, 2025. — File picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Cops investigate abandoned newborn found dead behind Shah Alam Section 25 supermarket

Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex August 27, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Opinion / 29 Aug 2024

He’s no son, he’s no son of Kutty

Overworked and underpaid, you can understand why our health workers are angry. — Picture from AFP
Opinion / 28 Aug 2024

Does your doctor hate you? Maybe

The smallpox vaccination (which eradicated smallpox by 1980) provided some measure of protection against monkeypox too; and in Malaysia, almost everyone born in the 1940s and 1950s have been given the shot. — Reuters pic
Opinion / 26 Aug 2024

Some thoughts on mpox... and why we should be alert but not panic

The writer thinks 'there really is no better director out there at impressing new audiences and giving the existing ones more of the same thrills than Fede Alvarez'. — Picture via 20th Century Fox
Opinion / 24 Aug 2024

Fede Alvarez shows us how it’s done again with ‘Alien: Romulus’

According to the author, identity and belonging continues to challenge all societies as walls of physical segregation fall in stages throughout the world. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Opinion / 22 Aug 2024

Just end the sentence with us being Malaysians

According to the author, the truth is sometimes we cannot meet the labour needs of certain sectors with local workers, and that is a reality the world over. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Opinion / 21 Aug 2024

Immigrants show us what we’re missing

File picture of students on the first day school at Sekolah Kebangsaan Meru Raya in Ipoh March 20, 2023. — Picture by Farhan Najib
Opinion / 19 Aug 2024

Why are students still carrying huge bags to school?

'Trap' film direct M. Night Shyamalan with star Josh Hartnett. — Picture via Instagram/@trapthemovie
Opinion / 17 Aug 2024

‘Trap’: An imperfect yet cheekily bonkers delight

According to the author, the privileged live better, learn faster and prepare for a future like in Malay College Kuala Kangsar (pic), while the less privileged survive the situation at SMK Bukit Merchu — three kilometres away. — Picture from Facebook/Malay College Kuala Kangsar
Opinion / 15 Aug 2024

The greatest neglect case in Malaysian history: ‘Common’ public schools

The world feels different when you know the person has gone. — Picture by Irina Anastasiu/pexels.com
Opinion / 14 Aug 2024

Reflecting on grief and loss

It is disturbing that men think a women’s coach is special treatment and not a safety measure because men just cannot be trusted to behave. — Screenshot from Facebook
Opinion / 14 Aug 2024

Why are Malaysian men upset that women’s coaches on public transport exist? 

Now only behind ‘Inside Out 2’ in the worldwide box-office charts for 2024, ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ has already crossed the US$900 million mark and is expected to hit US$1 billion this weekend. — Picture via Instagram/marvelmalaysia
Opinion / 13 Aug 2024

‘Longlegs’ and ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’: Two new commercial hits absolutely worth checking out at a cinema near you

Track and field athlete Muhammad Azeem Mohd Fahmi is not the centre of Malaysia’s track and field malaise but he is an example of how far the Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF) has slipped. The MAF is representative of the overall drop across Malaysian sports diligently executed since the early 1980s. — Bernama pic
Opinion / 08 Aug 2024

The usual problem with Malaysian sports is Malaysians 

Lee Zii Jia wipes away tears after winning bronze in the match against Lakshya Sen of India at Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, August 5, 2024. — Reuters pic
Opinion / 07 Aug 2024

We need to celebrate our athletes more, not less

Ultimately, navigating this digital age without crashing and burning demands the attention and responsibility of everyone involved. The tech companies and government are going to battle it out; we have to make sure we don’t just sit around doing nothing, says the author. ― AFP pic
Opinion / 06 Aug 2024

Beyond the licence: Our role in ensuring online safety

The platforms are already flooded even before factoring AI-generated content but education is always the silver bullet. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Opinion / 01 Aug 2024

Social media licences: Government must choose future over itself