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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  / 5 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  / 7 h ago

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

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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 2 h ago

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

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  / 17 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  / 18 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  / 4 h ago

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

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  / 7 h ago

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

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  / 2 h ago

The Epstein files are out — but where is Trump?

Staff and students of Universiti Islam Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah (UNIPSAS), together with students from Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah and Pahang Youth volunteers, take part in an on-campus clean-up effort in Kuantan December 20, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Power supply back on across Kuantan’s flood-affected areas, says TNB

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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 1 h ago

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

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) alleges that a chicken dish catered by the company for ByteDance’s office at One Raffles Quay on July 30, 2024, was contaminated with harmful bacteria. — Screenshot from Google Street View
Singapore / 04 Jun 2025

Singapore eatery Yun Hai Yao charged over ByteDance food poisoning in 2024; live cockroaches, toxin-producing bacteria found

A view of the Woodlands checkpoint run by Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA). — Picture from Facebook/ICA
Singapore / 04 Jun 2025

Chronic jam fix coming? Singapore to upgrade Woodlands Checkpoint from Q3 2025 after buying land from Malaysia

A Singapore Pools Toto outlet in Ghim Moh, Singapore. — Picture from Wiki Commons
Singapore / 04 Jun 2025

Singapore Pools rolls out new lottery game with fixed winnings June 12 to curb illegal gambling

Singapore’s Health Ministry (MOH) has urged the public not to spread unsubstantiated information that may cause public alarm, following the circulation of misinformation on alleged Covid-19 autopsy findings and new vaccination laws on social media platforms. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 03 Jun 2025

Singapore MOH: No, Covid-19 isn’t a bacterium — and no, we’re not jailing the unvaccinated

Singapore’s public transport operator SMRT will be fined S$3 million following a six-day MRT service disruption on the East-West Line (EWL) in September last year, according to the Land Transport Authority (LTA). — Picture from Facebook/Boa Choi
Singapore / 03 Jun 2025

Singapore transport operator SMRT hit with S$3m fine after major East-West Line breakdown last Sept

The 38-year-old Singaporean, whose full name is Yong Khung Lin, is the CEO of Evergreen Group Holdings and had previously faced four charges related to account falsification. — Picture from Instagram/dynimm
Singapore / 03 Jun 2025

Singapore’s ‘Super Rich In Korea’ star David Yong hit with fifth charge over S$61m promissory note scheme

According to the father of the girl, Ian Fang manipulated his daughter, using his fame and position as an acting teacher to gain her trust. — Picture from Facebook/Ian Fang
Singapore / 03 Jun 2025

‘Give him an Oscar’: Singapore teen girl’s dad slams ex-actor Ian Fang’s 40-month jailing, plans civil suit over sexual abuse

The April 14, 2022, attack was widely circulated online, prompting bystanders to intervene using makeshift tools until police subdued Cheng Guoyuan with a Taser.
Singapore / 03 Jun 2025

Cleaver-wielding man who hunted wife in Singapore’s Beach Road sentenced to 19 years, eight strokes of the cane

Officers responded to a call for assistance at a residential unit along Fernvale Road around 11.50am on Sunday and found the woman lying motionless inside, according to a report published in Channel News Asia. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Singapore / 03 Jun 2025

Singapore man, 44, arrested for murder after 79-year-old woman found dead in Sengkang flat

The incident, which took place at Block 510A along Yishun Street 51, came to public attention on Sunday following a Facebook post that included photos of the animal’s body.
Singapore / 03 Jun 2025

‘What kind of person will do this?’: Singapore’s Yishun again under spotlight after new cat death

Sunny Tan Boon Heng pleaded guilty to causing hurt and committing a rash act that endangered the safety of the other driver, 61-year-old Lin Yansong. — AFP pic
Singapore / 02 Jun 2025

Bedok road rage turns violent as Singapore man slashes driver with scissors, jailed five weeks

Marc Justine Landrio Chandramohan, 27, was handed a jail term of two years, 11 months and 10 weeks, and three strokes of the cane, according to a report published in ‘Channel News Asia’ today.
Singapore / 02 Jun 2025

Jail, caning for Singapore man who extorted girl, 16, after she withdrew from ‘sugar daddy’ deal

Muhammad Hizwan Hashim was charged in court on June 2 with housebreaking after allegedly entering a home at Block 966 Jurong West Street 93 around 3.15am, according to a report published in ‘The Straits Times’. — AFP file pic
Singapore / 02 Jun 2025

Singapore man, 27, arrested for breaking into flat in Jurong West to steal CDC vouchers, cash

A 64-year-old man has been arrested in Singapore for dangerous driving causing death following a fatal collision with a motorcyclist in Mandai. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 02 Jun 2025

Singapore man, 64, arrested for dangerous driving after fatal crash kills 21-year-old motorcyclist in Mandai

Grab’s entry into the motor insurance sector comes as no surprise to some in the industry, given its existing foothold in the insurance space. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 02 Jun 2025

Grab gears up to enter Singapore’s motor insurance game

A High Court judge upheld a woman’s symbolic S$1 monthly maintenance but cut her ex-husband’s share of their assets by 10 per cent, citing his repeated efforts to undermine the marriage and deny her access to their child. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 02 Jun 2025

In Singapore, woman gets just S$1 in divorce, but ex loses bigger share over misconduct