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The Ministry of Transport has announced a four-day road ban for heavy vehicles and a temporary reduction of the national speed limit during the Chinese New Year celebration period. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Transport Ministry announces four-day road ban for heavy vehicles nationwide, reduces speed limits two days before and after CNY

Pearly Tan and M Thinaah lost 18-21, 18-21 to South Korea’s Kim Hye Jeong-Kong Hee Yong.. — AFP file pic
Sports  / 13 h ago

Pearly-Thinaah and Soon Huat-Shevon outplayed in India Open semi-finals

Police personnel are seen at the location where three suspected car thieves were shot dead in Rawang January 18, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Seventeen heists, one showdown: Police shoot dead three car theft suspects in Rawang

Families enjoy a day out at the Johor Zoo in Johor Baru January 5, 2025, following a change in the weekend from Friday and Saturday to Saturday and Sunday. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

How Johor’s Saturday-Sunday weekend realignment is reshaping work, trade and family life

An elderly woman who sought to have her eldest daughter removed as a joint tenant of their HDB flat — claiming she had been misled and didn’t fully understand what she was signing — had her claim dismissed by the High Court. — File photo from TODAY
Singapore  / 15 h ago

High Court dismisses widow's claim to remove eldest daughter as co-owner of their HDB flat

The Proton e.MAS 7 will be used as the official vehicle for the main delegation during the 2025 Asean-Malaysia Chairmanship. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Malaysia showcases Proton e.MAS 7 as official car for Asean Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Langkawi

Thailand’s Finance Permanent Secretary Lavaron Sangsnit said ‘a wealth tax must be introduced’ as part of tax reforms aimed at increasing government revenue and reducing income inequality. — Reuters pic
Money  / 14 h ago

Thailand moves closer to introducing wealth tax with new asset tracking capabilities

Learner Tien of the US in action during his third-round match against France’s Corentin Moutet at the Australian Open in Melbourne January 18, 2025. — Reuters pic
Sports  / 16 h ago

Tien the youngest man into Australian Open last 16 since Nadal in 2005

Concert file picture. Subang Jaya District police chief, ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat, said this conclusion was based on a report from the Department of Chemistry received last week. — Picture from Facebook/Pinkfish Festival
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Police: Chemistry dept confirms drugs in blood of four dead after PinkFish concert

The world No. 3 duo succumbed to a 17-21, 15-21 defeat against France’s Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue today. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 12 h ago

Tough break for Tang Jie-Ee Wei in India Open semi-finals, as hopes dashed by French pair

Tom Cruise as the relentless Ethan Hunt in the iconic high-speed train scene from the first ‘Mission: Impossible’ film. — Screengrab from YouTube
Life  / 17 h ago

Ethan Hunt who? Man clings to German train at 282km/h — just to get his luggage back

Police seized four phones and nine storage devices, which contained 13 videos of the landlady and nine of her daughter, following the man’s arrest. The material spanned several years, with the man admitting to recording the young girl from as early as 2018. — Pexels pic
Singapore  / 14 h ago

In Singapore, Malaysian tenant jailed for secretly filming landlady, daughter for at least seven years

MACC detained another four men over alleged bribes in personal loan approvals.— Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

MACC detains four more over alleged bribery in bank personal loan approvals

A woman sits with a child with salvaged footwear amidst debris and rubble at the site of Israeli bombardment on a residential block in Jalaa Street in Gaza City on January 14, 2025. — AFP pic
World  / 12 h ago

What’s behind the Gaza ceasefire deal? Key details explained

Strong winds with speeds up to 100kph sweeping across Sydney and other areas of New South Wales since January 15, 2025 have knocked out power lines to tens of thousands of homes in Australia that continue into the weekend. — Picture from X/endeavourenergy
World  / 16 h ago

Australia declares disaster in storm-hit east coast: one fatality reported so far

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Sir Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright play in a scene of the film ‘The Entertainer’ in 1960. The Oscar-nominated actress, a legend of stage and screen and wife of the great actor Olivier, has died at the age of 95, her family said yesterday. — AFP pic
Showbiz / 16 h ago

UK film, theatre legend Joan Plowright dies, aged 95

Tens of thousands of people are set to attend the Coldplay concert in the western state of Gujarat on January 26, with tickets selling out within minutes of going on sale last year. — Reuters pic
Showbiz / 1d ago

Coldplay’s ‘In My Place’: UK rock band’s biggest show ever goes ‘live’ in India with Disney+ Hotstar

Timothee Chalamet poses on the red carpet upon arrival for the UK premiere of ‘A Complete Unknown’ in London January 14, 2025. — AFP pic
Showbiz / 1d ago

Timothée Chalamet calls for a new Bob Dylan in an age of cynicism

Six years ago, Bong won the Palme d’Or at Cannes then an Oscar for best picture for ‘Parasite’. — AFP pic
Showbiz / 1d ago

‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon-ho’s latest, ‘Mickey 17’ with Robert Pattinson, to premiere at Berlin film fest

The 54-year-old actor was stabbed six times by an intruder during a burglary attempt at his home in an upscale neighbourhood of Mumbai in the early hours of Thursday. — Reuters pic
Showbiz / 1d ago

Key suspect detained in Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan stabbing incident, Indian TV channels say

Saif Ali Khan has yet to regain consciousness post-surgery, according to India Today.i. — AFP
Showbiz / 1d ago

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan undergoes five hours of surgeries after stabbing, doctors reveal a millimetre deeper would have been life-threatening

Blake Lively was accused of hijacked the production of ‘It Ends With Us’ and defamation, and extortion along with her husband Ryan Reynolds. — Reuters
Showbiz / 1d ago

Actor-director Justin Baldoni sues Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds for US$400m over ‘defamation’ and ‘extortion’ after sexual harassment complaint, smear campaign accusations

Lynch — the groundbreaking director behind ‘Mulholland Drive’ and television’s ‘Twin Peaks,’ who gained a cult following for his unsettling portraits of American life -- has died. He was 78 years old. — AFP pic
Showbiz / 1d ago

‘The owls are not what they seem’: Remembering David Lynch

Lynch died at the of 78, according to a statement released by his family on January 16, 2025. — AFP pic
Showbiz / 1d ago

Goodnight, Mulholland Drive: David Lynch, master of mystery and surrealism, dies at 78

Masahiro Nakai, a 52-year-old former member of the hugely popular group SMAP, had reportedly paid a woman ¥90 million (RM2.56 million) after she alleged sexual misconduct. — Picture via X/doramaworld
Showbiz / 2d ago

Fuji TV faces heat after Masahiro Nakai sexual misconduct scandal prompts shareholder fury

The science fantasy author of popular works such as ‘American Gods’ and ‘Good Omens’ hit back after the ‘New York Magazine’ on Monday published an in-depth investigation into the allegations which first emerged six months ago. — Picture via Instagram/@neilhimself
Showbiz / 2d ago

‘Never had non-consensual sex’: Author Neil Gaiman denies multiple rape, assault accusations

Khan was taken to a nearby hospital at around 3:30am today with six injuries, two deeper than the rest and one close to his spine. — Reuters pic
Showbiz / 2d ago

Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan stabbed after late-night scuffle with intruder at Mumbai home

‘Conclave’ and ‘Emilia Perez’ lead the shortlist of films battling for recognition at Britain's BAFTA awards. — Reuters
Showbiz / 2d ago

‘Conclave’ and ‘Emilia Perez’ top nominations for BAFTAs

Drake filed a suit against his own label, saying that Universal Music Group’s release and promotion of a Kendrick Lamar track dissing him amounted to defamation and harassment. — AFP
Showbiz / 2d ago

Drake files defamation suit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar diss track

Lee Jung-jae plays the main character in ‘Squid Game’. Season Two of the hit South Korean show was released at the end of 2024. — AFP pic
Showbiz / 15 Jan 2025

Asia’s streaming market to hit RM400b by 2029, overtaking TV revenues, report predicts

Zhang Qi, deputy director of Shanghai’s culture and tourism bureau, told a China news outlet they had met Swift’s team in the city. — Reuters pic
Showbiz / 15 Jan 2025

‘You Belong With Me’ Shanghai: Talks of a Taylor Swift ‘Eras’ stop in China heat up