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Sam Lim has been elected as an Australian member of Parliament after winning the Perth seat of Tangey today. — Picture via Facebook/WA Labor

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Ex-Malaysian cop turned dolphin trainer elected as Australian MP

DAP advisor, Lim Kit Siang speaks during DAP 17th Party Congress Opening ceremony in IDCC on March 20,2022. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

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Kit Siang: I'm ready to go to jail for 'warning Malaysia not to become another Sri Lanka'

Lee Zii Jia stands n the podium after beating China's Li Shifeng in their final match at the 2022 Thailand Open badminton tournament in Bangkok on May 22, 2022. — AFP pic

Sports / 9 h ago

Lee Zii Jia makes remarkable comeback, to win Thailand Open

The MRT Putrajaya Line Phase 1 will finally open next month. — Picture via SoyaCincau

Malaysia / 15 h ago

MRT 2: Putrajaya Line to start operations on 16 June

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob launches the International Symposium on Bahasa Melayu at Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka in Kuala Lumpur May 22,2022. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia / 18 h ago

PM Ismail Sabri keen to make Bahasa Melayu Asean’s lingua franca

A man sits in front of a PKR flag painted on a roller shutter in Petaling Jaya June 12, 2019. PKR’s Election Committee (JPP) has revealed that eight divisions in four states will have to redo their elections. - Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia / 19 h ago

PKR polls: Unofficial results postponed, eight divisions must redo due to miscommunication

Perak Opposition leader and constitutional law expert Abdul Aziz Bari speaks to the press at the State Secretariat Building in Ipoh October 26, 2020. - Picture by Farhan Najib

Malaysia / 17 h ago

DAP’s Aziz Bari wants to take on former MB Ahmad Faizal in Tambun for GE15

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob launches the International Symposium on Bahasa Melayu at Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka in Kuala Lumpur May 22,2022. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

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PM Ismail Sabri: Cabinet to meet tomorrow to discuss cost of living, food supply issues

File picture shows Umno supreme council member Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman speaking to reporters at the Umno extraordinary general meeting (EGM) at the World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur May 15, 2022. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

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A check by the Department of Veterinary Services found that most poultry farms are ready to supply chickens to the market. — Picture by Devan Manuel

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Agriculture Ministry: Most poultry farms ready to supply chickens to the market

Chen Tang Jie-Peck Yen Wei, ranked 29 in the world, bagged the mixed doubles badminton gold at the Bac Giang Gymnasium in Bac Giang, Vietnam May 22, 2022. — Bernama pic

Sports / 12 h ago

SEA Games: Tang Jie-Yen Wei end Malaysia’s 23-year gold drought in mixed doubles

A worker loads a sack of wheat on a freight train at Chawa Pail railway station in Khanna, Punjab state May 19, 2022. — AFP pic

Money / 17 h ago

Bitter harvest for Indian farmers after wheat export ban

Leader of the Australian Labor Party Anthony Albanese (left) meets with Labor candidate for Reid, Sally Sitou (right) and supporters after winning the general election at Marrickville Library and Pavilion in Sydney on May 22, 2022. — AFP pic

World / 15 h ago

PM-elect vows to repair Australia’s image overseas

Tiger Woods looks on during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at Southern Hills Country Club. — Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters

Sports / 17 h ago

Tiger Woods withdraws from PGA Championship

Money / 17 h ago

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Showbiz / 21 h ago

Kill Japan’s elderly? Cannes film probes chilling idea

(from left) Japanese actor Hayato Isomura, Japanese director and screenwriter Chie Hayakawa and Filipino actress Stefanie Arianne pose as they arrive for the screening of the film ‘Plan 75’ at the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 20, 2022. — AFP pic

CANNES, May 22 — A Japanese film-maker is shaking Cannes film audiences to the core with a dystopian vision of her country in which old people agree to be euthanised to solve the challenge of a rapidly ageing population.Plan 75 by Japanese director and writer Chie Hayakawa is based on...

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TikTok star Khaby Lame has been a fixture on the red carpet at Cannes and helped judge the platform’s new short film award. — AFP pic

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How to TikTok your way to a prize at the Cannes Film Festival

‘What’s my position in this hierarchy?’ Ostlund wonders. — AFP pic

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It’s Marx vs Reagan as Swedish rollercoaster hits Cannes film fest

(From left) Brisith actor Idris Elba, British actress Tilda Swinton and Australian director and screenwriter George Miller pose during a photocall for the film ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ at the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 21, 2022. ― AFP pic

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Tilda Swinton says stories are vital as new fantasy film hits Cannes

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Actor Ewan McGregor poses at the Corinthia Hotel to celebrate the upcoming launch of Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney in London May 12, 2022. — Reuters pic

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Obi-Wan hides the Force in new ‘Star Wars’ TV series, says Ewan McGregor

US actress Viola Davis waves as she arrives for the screening of the film ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ during the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 18, 2022. ― AFP pic

Showbiz / 2d ago

Even streaming services fall short on diversity, says actress Viola Davis

In this file photo taken on February 11, 2022, Rihanna poses for a picture at Goya Studios in Los Angeles, California. ― AFP file pic

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Rihanna welcomes first child after high-fashion, self-affirming pregnancy

Singer Taylor Swift gestures while speaking after receiving her Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts during the New York University graduation ceremony in New York May 18, 2022. — Reuters pic

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Actor Bamar Kane, French director Mathieu Vadepied, French actor and comedian Omar Sy, actor Alassane Diong, French actor Jonas Bloquet and actor Alassane Sy pose during a photocall for the film ‘Father And Soldier (Tirailleurs)’ in Cannes May 19, 2022. — AFP pic

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Director James Gray and cast members Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Banks Repeta, Jaylin Webb pose during the photocall for the film 'Armageddon Time' in Cannes May 20, 2022. — Reuters pic

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‘Armageddon Time’ director says seeds of modern tension stem from Reagan-era racism

US actress Anne Hathaway poses as she leaves the Festival Palace following the screening of the film ‘Armageddon Time’ during the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 19, 2022. — AFP pic

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Ed Sheeran and his wife, Cherry Seaborn, have welcomed the birth of their second daughter. ― AFP file pic

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Ewan McGregor steps back into his role for Disney series ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi,’ out next Friday. ― Reuters file pic

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US actress Viola Davis waves as she arrives for the screening of the film ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ during the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 18, 2022. ― AFP pic

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In this file photo taken on February 11, 2022, Rihanna poses for a picture at Goya Studios in Los Angeles, California. ― AFP file pic

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US actor Johnny Depp departs the Depp vs Heard defamation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia, on May 19, 2022. ― AFP pic

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A general view of the Temple of Zeus in Athens during a concert by Greek composer Vangelis June 28, 2001. Vangelis presented a 60-minute composition entitled ‘Mythodea’. ― Reuters file pic

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Actor Amber Heard during ex-husband Johnny Depp's defamation trial against her at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia May 18, 2022. — Reuters pic

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