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2025 World Championships women’s doubles runners-up Pearly Tan and M Thinaah. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 8 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

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  / 11 h ago

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

‘Wantan mee’ with ‘char siu’ and Hakka ‘zha yuk’ at Toong Kwoon Chye. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 9 h ago

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

DAP Youth says SPM Malay requirement proves community respects national language. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 6 h ago

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

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  / 7 h ago

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

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  / 2 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  / 6 h ago

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

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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

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

Tan Sri Megat Najmuddin Megat Khas served two terms as Kelana Jaya assemblyman and later held key leadership roles in Malaysia’s corporate sector.
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Corporate leader and political veteran Megat Najmuddin dies at 81

Feng Minmin doesn't let her height stop her from shooting hoops. — Xiaohongshu screenshot
Life  / 6 h ago

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

Key developments in 2025 included the PKR party election, the Sabah state election and the Ayer Kuning by-election. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Malaysia’s politics in 2025: Stability, surprises and shifting alliances

Men’s shot put gold medallist at the 2025 Thailand SEA Games, Jonah Chang Rigan. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 9 h ago

Malaysia’s Jonah Chang ends 30-year drought in men’s shot put with record-breaking SEA Games triumph

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  / 3 h ago

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

Richard Sherman, 95, a man behind famed Disney songs that delighted generations died yesterday. — Reuters file pic
Showbiz / 26 May 2024

‘It’s a Small World’ songwriter Richard Sherman dies at age 95

US director Sean Baker won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday for the film ‘Anora’. — AFP pic
Showbiz / 26 May 2024

Erotic dancer comedy-drama wins top prize at Cannes

Nicki Minaj at the Met Gala this year. The US rapper was detained at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on suspicion of possessing soft drugs before being released with a fine, Dutch media reported yesterday. — Reuters pic
Showbiz / 26 May 2024

Dutch media: US rapper Nicki Minaj freed after Netherlands arrest

(From left) Iranian actress Mahsa Rostami, Iranian director and producer Mohammad Rasoulof and Iranian actress Setareh Maleki hold portraits of Iranian actor Missagh Zareh (right) and Iranian actress Soheila Golestani as they pose during a photocall for the film ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 25, 2024. — AFP pic
Showbiz / 25 May 2024

Politically charged Cannes heads to awards night

British actress Helen Mirren ( bottom) arrives for the screening of the film ‘La Plus Precieuse des Marchandises’ (The Most Precious of Cargoes) at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 24, 2024. — AFP pic
Showbiz / 25 May 2024

‘Palme d’Or whisperer’: Tiny US studio Neon eyes fifth Cannes prize

Cast members Mahsa Rostami and Setareh Maleki hold pictures of cast members Iranian actors Soheila Golestani and Missagh Zareh next to director Mohammad Rasoulof, as they pose during a photocall for the film ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ (Les Graines du figuier sauvage) in competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 25, 2024. — Reuters
Showbiz / 25 May 2024

At Cannes, Iranian director Rasoulof recalls difficult exile decision

File photo of a mural featuring legendary Malaysian singer and songwriter Sudirman Haji Arshad in Chow Kit road, Kuala Lumpur February 18, 2022. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Showbiz / 25 May 2024

Remembering Sudirman, the unsung hero

Cast members Karla Sofia Gascon, Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez and director Jacques Audiard pose during a photocall for the film ‘Emilia Perez’ in competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 19, 2024. — Reuters pic
Showbiz / 25 May 2024

As Cannes Film Festival nears end, who will win the top prize?

Testing of Baldwin’s revolver by the FBI and an independent firearms specialist hired by the prosecution found it would not fire without the trigger pulled. — Reuters file pic
Showbiz / 25 May 2024

Judge denies Alec Baldwin bid to dismiss ‘Rust’ charge

Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof said yesterday he had left Iran clandestinely after being sentenced to jail on national security charges, a day ahead of the opening of the Cannes Film Festival where his new film is in the main competition. — AFP pic
Showbiz / 24 May 2024

Escaped Iranian director presents latest film at Cannes

The US Department of Justice filed a major antitrust lawsuit yesterday seeking to break up an alleged monopoly in the live music industry between concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary, bookings website Ticketmaster. — AFP pic
Showbiz / 24 May 2024

US seeks to break up Live Nation, Ticketmaster over alleged monopoly

Chris Hemsworth, known for his role as Thor, was honoured with a star on the prestigious Hollywood Walk of Fame. — Reuters pic
Showbiz / 24 May 2024

Chris Hemsworth receives ‘Hollywood Walk of Fame’ star and a roasting from fellow Avengers (VIDEO)

PREP has just ended its Asia Tour 2024 with their final show taking place on May 18 at the Westlake Music Festival in Hangzhou, China. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Showbiz / 24 May 2024

London-based band PREP share their inspiration behind album art and favourite tracks to play live

Bruce Springsteen, Lana Del Rey and Raye were among the music stars honoured at the Ivors in London yesterday, the annual awards for songwriters and screen composers. — Reuters pic
Showbiz / 24 May 2024

Bruce Springsteen, Lana Del Rey, Raye honoured at Ivor songwriting awards

Tennessee’s attorney general said yesterday that his office was investigating a company’s effort to auction off Graceland, singer Elvis Presley’s famed mansion in Memphis. — Reuters pic
Showbiz / 24 May 2024

Tennessee AG investigating company that tried to auction Elvis Presley’s Graceland

Cassie pictured with Sean Combs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala in 2017. — Reuters file pic
Showbiz / 24 May 2024

Domestic violence ‘broke me’, says Cassie, ex-partner of rapper ‘Diddy’