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MetMalaysia has issued a thunderstorm warning until 12pm today for several states and territories, including Perak, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Negeri Sembilan, Sarawak, Sabah, and Labuan, where heavy rain, strong winds and lightning are expected. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Heavy rain, strong winds and lightning: Weather warning issued for multiple states, including Perak and Selangor until 12pm today

Blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris (Papagomo) was charged with failing to notify authorities of a change in his registered business Invoice Solutions when it was used to collect donations for settling a defamation fine connected to a case involving Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Papagomo in court over business donations to pay for PM Anwar’s defamation penalty

Christmas decorations are seen in a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 1 h ago

Halal vs holidays? Umno Youth chief questions Melaka ban on Christmas decor in certified outlets (VIDEO)

Malaysian ringgit banknotes are pictured on June 24, 2025. — Firdaus Latif pic
Money  / 9 h ago

Malaysian ringgit strengthens against dollar, outperforms Asian peers after US inflation surprise

The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) building displays the Jalur Gemilang ahead in Kuala Lumpur on August 5, 2025. — Yusof Isa pic
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

So what does a Federal Territories minister do? Hannah Yeoh’s new role explained

A dog and a cat were found dead in a cage at a veterinary clinic in Damansara Damai, Petaling Jaya by the Selangor DVS’ Animal Welfare inspectors while another neglected cat was rescued and is now receiving treatment at another veterinary clinic. — Picture from Facebook/Persatuan Haiwan Terbiar Malaysia - SAFM
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Dead cat and dog found in Damansara Damai clinic, Veterinary Services investigates as complaints near 2,000

Pro immigration demonstrators protest in front of the Quebec Immigration Ministry in downtown Montreal, Canada, on December 12, 2025. — AFP pic
Life  / 11 h ago

Migrants feel ‘betrayed’ after Canada’s immigration policy shift

According to the tournament format, the top two pairs from each group will advance to the semi-finals scheduled for this Saturday. — Bernama file pic
Sports  / 8 h ago

Man Wei Chong–Tee Kai Wun stay in semi-final hunt at BWF World Tour Finals as Aaron Chia–Soh Wooi Yik face must-win test

A majestic Christmas tree lights up the exterior of Suria KLCC. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Why Malaysian Christians put up Christmas trees: More than decoration, a symbol of togetherness

A screengrab from a video released by the Providence Police December 17, 2025, shows an individual they want to speak with who was in the proximity of the person of interest in connection with the shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. — Providence Police via Reuters
World  / 6 h ago

Brown University shooting suspect found dead after twin attacks

In delivering her grounds, Judicial Commissioner Arziah Apandi said allegations that Siti Kasim had obstructed a public servant or committed kidnapping were unsupported in law, noting that Section 186 of the Penal Code requires physical obstruction or criminal force — not mere verbal disagreement or refusal to comply. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

High Court rules Siti Kasim’s 2018 arrest unlawful, govt to pay RM120,625 to her and RM53,750 to client

Election Commission (EC) deputy chairman Azmi Sharom said the Federal Constitution allows flexibility in drawing constituency boundaries, taking into account geography and population density, particularly in large rural areas. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Overcrowded Selangor, overrepresented Sabah: EC flags voting imbalance

Sarah Dzafce lost her Miss Finland title after a slanted-eyes gesture posted online sparked anger across East Asia. — Picture via Instagram/Sarah Dzafce
Life  / 6 h ago

Slanted-eyes gesture by Miss Finland prompts East Asia outrage and fallout at home

In a statement today, Bukit Gelugor MP and DAP National Legal Bureau chairman Ramkarpal Singh said the recent conclusions of the Independent Investigation Committee (IIC) raised serious concerns, noting that several parties implicated had failed to cooperate with the inquiry. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

‘No stone unturned’: DAP’s Ramkarpal calls for police probe into heritage players’ birth certificates

The cooking gas blast ripped out the kitchen ceiling of the two-storey terraced house in Taman Pagoh Jaya, Johor and left its 51-year-old occupant with burns to 60 per cent of his body. — Picture from Facebook/Info Kemalangan & Bencana Malaysia
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Cooking gas blast leaves lone occupant in Taman Pagoh Jaya house with 60pc burns, now in ICU

VFX creator Mohamad Sofian Abdullah popularly known as Sofyank shared a picture of himself with actor Tom Cruise after teasing a special collaboration in Tokyo. — Picture via X/sofyank
Showbiz / 06 May 2025

Mission Not Impossible: VFX creator Sofyank reveals collab with Tom Cruise in Tokyo

The jury members of the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival: (right top, left-rigt) US actress Halle Berry; US actor Jeremy Strong; (right bottom, left-right) Mexican filmmaker Carlos Reygadas; Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia; (centre) French actress Juliette Binoche; (left top, left-right) Congolese director Dieudo Hamadi; Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher; (left bottom, left-right) French writer Leila Slimani; and South Korean director Hong Sang-soo. — AFP pic
Showbiz / 06 May 2025

Cannes 2025 film fest names 21 contenders, including ‘Die My Love’, ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ and ‘Young Mothers’

Barbadian singer and actress Rihanna shows off her baby bump at the 2025 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2025, in New York, US. — AFP pic
Showbiz / 06 May 2025

Pregnant Rihanna makes surprise Met Gala entrance, confirms third child with A$AP Rocky

Trump’s 100 per cent tariff plan on films made outside the US continues to rattle the industry, though the White House says the decision is not yet final. — AFP pic
Showbiz / 06 May 2025

Trump movie tariffs, Gaza conflict and #MeToo cast long shadows over glitzy Cannes film festival

Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) aka Player 456 returns in the season 3 teaser. — Photo courtesy of Netflix
Showbiz / 06 May 2025

Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ to end with season 3 in June, teaser hints at dark twists and familiar faces

Sean “Diddy” Combs stands as he is arraigned on superseding charges in front of Judge Arun Subramanian, at the federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, US on March 14, 2025 in this courtroom sketch. — Reuters pic
Showbiz / 06 May 2025

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial: Racketeering trial begins with US jurors grilled on viral footage, drug-fuelled orgy claims

US producer Todd Garner questions how US movie makers would produce the globe-trotting ‘Mission: Impossible’ films in the country. — Screengrab from YouTube
Showbiz / 06 May 2025

Mission impossible: Hollywood slams Trump’s overseas movie tariff plan as White House says decision not final

Malaysian-born Lingling is set to make history as a member of the girl group KIIRAS, which will debut on May 29. — Picture via Instagram/alicia__lingling
Showbiz / 06 May 2025

Alicia Wong Lingling named leader of KIIRAS — who is the up-and-coming Malaysian idol and how did she get into K-pop? (VIDEO)

US-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright poses during a photo session at the Walt Disney Concert Hall on May 3, 2025 in Los Angeles. — AFP pic
Showbiz / 05 May 2025

Rufus Wainwright’s ‘Dream Requiem’ turns climate doom into cathartic beauty, with Jane Fonda as voice of reckoning

The Edison Awards, named in tribute to the Father of Cinema, Thomas Alva Edison, have long been a prestigious platform for both legendary and emerging talents.
Showbiz / 05 May 2025

Kollywood comes to Penang: Edison Awards 2025 to light up Spice Arena on May 17

Malaysian model/entrepreneur Amber Chia shared a picture on her social media accounts after suffering a fall in her own home in July 2023. — Picture via Instagram/amberchia
Showbiz / 05 May 2025

Amber Chia in hospital again for fatigue, two years after staircase fall left her with head injury

YouTube screenshot of South Korean boy group TXT in a music video of its new single, ‘Love Language’, released at 1pm KST on May 2, 2025.
Showbiz / 05 May 2025

Midnight in New York, Melon at six: K-pop’s secret weapon is the clock

Peter Jackson, the filmmaker behind the original ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy that was shot mostly in New Zealand, earning the country the moniker ‘Middle-earth’ . — Reuters pic
Showbiz / 05 May 2025

From Marvel to Middle-earth: Trump’s film tariff threat rattles Australia, NZ’s billion-dollar screen sectors; govts vow push-back

US pop star Lady Gaga performs during a free concert at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 3, 2025. — AFP pic
Showbiz / 05 May 2025

Breaking silence, Lady Gaga says wasn’t warned about bomb plot at Brazil concert that drew over two million people

Florence Pugh attends the premiere for the film Thunderbolts* in Los Angeles, California, US, April 28, 2025. — Reuters pic
Showbiz / 05 May 2025

Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts*’ pulls in US$76m in US debut, struggles to match earlier MCU hits

Leah Dou in a March 2025 photo displaying her lip-to-neck ‘shrimp line’ that is no longer visible as of May 2025. — Picture from Facebook/Leah Dou 竇靖童
Showbiz / 05 May 2025

Daughter of legends Faye Wong and Dou Wei, Leah Dou’s ‘Playground’ cover sparks online buzz over celebrity, identity and authenticity