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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  / 8 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

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

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

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  / 18 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  / 8 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

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

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  / 6 h ago

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

Singapore is trialling a system with Bluetooth-enabled sensors embedded in roads for automatic parking payment. — AFP pic
Singapore / 16 Jun 2025

No more parking coupons? Singapore trials Bluetooth tech for hands-free, automatic roadside payments

Singaoreans will get six long weekends from public holidays in 2026. — AFP pic
Singapore / 16 Jun 2025

Mark your calendars: Singaporeans get six long weekends in 2026 for travel, sleep-ins… or just escaping the boss

Ian Fang has since left acting and maintained a low profile before his legal troubles came to light. — Picture from Facebook/Ian Fang
Singapore / 16 Jun 2025

Singapore ex-actor Ian Fang bows as he begins 40-month jail term for sex with minor, says hopes to be ‘a better version’ of himself

A DJ performs as attendees drink coffee at an alcohol-free clubbing event in Singapore May 24, 2025. — AFP pic
Singapore / 15 Jun 2025

Buzzed on beats, not booze: How coffee raves are redefining the way Gen Z parties in Singapore

Singapore experts have urged early intervention in schools as non-suicidal self-injury is seen to begin around age 14. — AFP pic
Singapore / 15 Jun 2025

One in four young people in Singapore have self-harmed, national study finds

Ong said that the number of hospitalisations had eased, falling to around 118 cases daily. At the height of the wave, hospitals were handling approximately 174 Covid-19 patients a day. — Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information pic
Singapore / 15 Jun 2025

Singapore’s latest Covid-19 surge shows signs of slowing, says health minister as cases and hospitalisations fall 

Prabowo will meet Singapore Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong for the Singapore–Indonesia Leaders’ Retreat, the first between the two leaders in their current capacities. — AFP pic
Singapore / 15 Jun 2025

Indonesian President Prabowo to make first state visit to Singapore on June 16

A pair of Jetstar Asia Airbus A320 aircraft are seen at Changi International Airport in Singapore. Australian airline Qantas said on Wednesday it will close its loss-making budget carrier Jetstar Asia, axing 500 Singapore-based jobs. — AFP pic
Singapore / 14 Jun 2025

Singapore Airlines Group offers job lifeline to 300 Jetstar Asia staff ahead of July 31 shutdown

A 27-year-old motorcyclist was taken to hospital after an accident with a car on the Bukit Timah Expressway towards the Woodlands Checkpoint in Singapore early this morning. — Picture via Facebook/Singapore roads accident.com新加坡公路意外网页
Singapore / 14 Jun 2025

Singapore car, Malaysia-registered motorcycle collide on Bukit Timah Expressway near Woodlands Checkpoint, rider hospitalised

The man, as he was found, lying flat in a corner of a Malaysia-registered grey lorry during enhanced checks at the Singapore-Malaysia border on Thursday. — Picture via Facebook/Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
Singapore / 14 Jun 2025

Stowaway Malaysian flat-out busted trying to leave Singapore illegally in lorry at Tuas Checkpoint

Travellers heading to Johor through the Woodlands Checkpoint today should expect to wait three hours or longer due to very heavy departure traffic. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Singapore / 14 Jun 2025

Singapore cautions drivers heading to Johor — expect three-hour jam at Woodlands Checkpoint amid holiday rush

Singapore and Indonesia yesterday signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) to create win-win partnerships that would enable clean energy transition, facilitate industrial decarbonisation, and generate investments in the development of sustainability-related activities. — Unsplash pic
Singapore / 14 Jun 2025

Singapore, Indonesia push for low-carbon, clean energy future with new sustainability MoUs

A 22-year-old man was jailed in Singapore today for assaulting his parents after they refused his demand for S$5,000. — AFP pic
Singapore / 13 Jun 2025

Singapore man jailed six months for punching parents over S$5,000

Elgin Ng faces 25 counts of voyeurism, each relating to a different woman. The alleged incidents span a two-year period from March 2022 to April 2024. — Picture courtesy of ponsulak / Getty Images via ETX Studio
Singapore / 13 Jun 2025

Former National Dental Centre Singapore staff accused of taking illicit photos of female patients’ breasts

Lisa, Rosé, Jisoo and Jennie from the K-pop girl group Blackpink pose at the premiere of their world tour film ‘Born Pink’, marking the group’s eighth anniversary, in Seoul August 9, 2024. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 13 Jun 2025

Don’t let scammers kill this love: Only buy Blackpink tickets from Ticketmaster, say Singapore police

Subject to regulatory approval and talks with partners, Scoot will launch new flights from Singapore to Japan’s Okinawa and Labuan Bajo in Indonesia. Both routes were exclusively operated by Jetstar Asia. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 13 Jun 2025

Singapore Airlines’ Scoot to launch Okinawa, Labuan Bajo flights as Jetstar Asia winds down