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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

Baniyah Shap was accused of intentionally obstructing the course of justice by allegedly washing and hiding a silver foldable knife after a fight that led to the death of Mohamed Ali Saaban. — Reuters file pic
Singapore / 13 Jun 2025

Singapore woman accused of killing husband ‘hid knife’, faces new justice obstruction charge

Court documents reveal that Long Zhihua, 39, and a co-accused, Luo Changchang, 44, both Chinese nationals, allegedly broke into a house along Windsor Park Road on June 21, 2024. — TODAY file pic
Singapore / 13 Jun 2025

Burglary suspect in S$570,000 jewellery heist jumps bail in Singapore

A police officer stands in front of the wreckage of an Air India aircraft, bound for London’s Gatwick Airport, which crashed during take-off from an airport in Ahmedabad, India June 12, 2025. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 13 Jun 2025

Air India stakeholder Singapore Airlines’ shares dip after deadly Ahmedabad crash

In Malaysia, a 53-year-old Singaporean man was arrested during a raid led by the Royal Malaysia Police’s (RMP) CID. He is scheduled to be charged in court on June 13 under the Gambling Control Act. — Picture By Raymond Manuel
Singapore / 13 Jun 2025

Singapore, Malaysia police team up to break up illegal horse betting syndicate

Screengrab from the video showing an oncoming train with passengers, moments before the individual crosses the tracks.
Singapore / 12 Jun 2025

Singapore police probe MRT track trespass after clip emerges online (VIDEO)

Preliminary findings suggest the suspects may have sold access to their cryptocurrency accounts or Singpass credentials for payments ranging from S$400 to S$3,000. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 12 Jun 2025

Cops: 49 probed, S$200,000 seized in Singapore-wide bust over crypto-linked laundering

Lee De Yuan could face up to three years in jail, a fine, or both. — Freepik pic
Singapore / 12 Jun 2025

Green heist in Yishun: Alleged bonsai bandit busted after S$1,500 plant pilfering spree

A 62-year-old man was sentenced to jail for assaulting his family’s domestic helper with a belt after she reported his behaviour to his wife. — Reuters file pic
Singapore / 12 Jun 2025

Singapore man gets three months for assaulting domestic helper with belt after she told wife of his advances

Changi Airport Terminal 1, where an Australian man was arrested over two alleged cases of shop theft. — Reuters file pic
Singapore / 12 Jun 2025

Australian nabbed for allegedly stealing S$659 in products from same Changi Airport T1 store twice

Tsao has previously spoken about feeling ‘helpless and uncomfortable’ when fans crossed personal boundaries, though she did not identify individuals at the time. — Picture via Facebook/Cao Yawen
Singapore / 12 Jun 2025

Singaporean jailed six months in Taiwan for stalking Golden Melody Award winner Olivia Tsao Ya-wen

Photo is for illustration purposes only. A miniature spycam used in the incident was found hidden under a towel in the victim’s hotel bathroom. — TODAY file pic
Singapore / 12 Jun 2025

Singapore court jails South Korean cabin crew chief for planting spy cam in colleague’s hotel toilet during layover

Mesnawi Dahri, who did not have legal representation during the proceedings, has filed an appeal against his sentence. — Unsplash pic
Singapore / 11 Jun 2025

In Singapore, drug trafficker dodges death penalty by 0.01g, jailed 31 years

TOC is one of four entities currently designated as DOLs, alongside Gutzy Asia, the Transformative Justice Collective, and Opposition politician Kenneth Jeyaretnam’s platforms.
Singapore / 11 Jun 2025

Singapore government extends The Online Citizen’s financial ban to 2027 over falsehoods

A 28-year-old man was arrested for alleged voyeurism at the Mediacorp Campus on June 10. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 11 Jun 2025

Ex-Mediacorp employee arrested for alleged voyeurism at Singapore national broadcaster’s HQ

Retrenched staff will also get a FY2025 bonus, a special thank-you payment, and extended staff travel perks matching their years of service. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 11 Jun 2025

Singapore-based Jetstar Asia to pay four weeks’ salary per year of service to over 500 laid-off staff

Photo is for illustration purposes only. When approached by media, the man denied acting out of rejection, adding that he was willing to apologise and compensate the victim, promising not to repeat the act. — Pexels pic
Singapore / 11 Jun 2025

In Singapore, spurned neighbour’s love letters turn sour with alleged urine attack on woman’s door