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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  / 7 h ago

Queen cautions against blanket claims over ‘stolen’ Malaysian artefacts from colonial era

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  / 4 h ago

‘Kap khun krap’, Thailand: Malaysia turn the page with best SEA Games haul abroad

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  / 4 h ago

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

The Makam Sheikh Omar features Moorish architecture with intricate arabesque details on its dome, Kampung Melayu, Air Itam. — Picture by Opalyn Mok
Life  / 9 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  / 7 h ago

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

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  / 19 h ago

Sleeping giants no more as Aston Villa gatecrash Premier League title conversation

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  / 3 h ago

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

A whole eel ‘unaju’ at Unagiya Edonadai AMON. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 7 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  / 6 h ago

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

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  / 4 h ago

The Epstein files are out — but where is Trump?

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  / 7 h ago

Less paperwork, more speed: Govt uses AI to save big

Elon Musk has become the first person in history to see his net worth surpass US$700 billion (RM2.8 trillion), driven by gains linked to Tesla and SpaceX, according to Forbes. — Reuters pic
Money  / 3 h ago

How Elon Musk crossed the US$700b line — and left every other billionaire behind

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  / 9 h ago

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

BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi speaks at the 17th Makkal Sakti Party annual general meeting in Butterworth, Penang on December 21, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 1 h ago

BN may rebrand or form new entity, Zahid says as coalition navigates outdated constitution

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  / 7 h ago

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

Photo is for illustration purposes only. Between May 29 and June 3, two suspects allegedly received 27 gold bars worth S$300,000, other gold items valued at S$500,000, and S$21,000 in cash — all linked to a government official impersonation scam. — AFP pic
Singapore / 06 Jun 2025

Trio charged in S$800,000 gold bar scam linked to impersonation of Singapore govt official

Manmeet Singh Bahadar Singh pleaded guilty to falsely accusing Singapore’s Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo (pictured) of making racist remarks against Malays last August. — Picture from Facebook/Josephine Teo
Singapore / 06 Jun 2025

Blogger fined S$6,000 over TikTok video falsely accusing Singapore minister of slur against Malays

A screengrab shows one of the Nissan GTRs with its wheel clamped after blocking traffic near an upscale restaurant.
Singapore / 06 Jun 2025

Singapore-registered Nissan GTR convoy clamped and fined in Phuket for illegal parking (VIDEO)

OCBC, Singapore’s second-largest lender, had obtained acceptance from some shareholders and currently owns 93.72 per cent of Great Eastern. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 06 Jun 2025

Singapore’s Great Eastern proposes delisting with OCBC’s S$700m offer

The crackdown comes amid a surge in scam activity across Singapore. In 2024 alone, more than S$1.1 billion was lost to scams — a record high and the first time losses have crossed the billion-dollar mark. — Max Pixel pic
Singapore / 06 Jun 2025

Cops: Over 200 suspects probed in S$5.8m scam sweep across Singapore

Photo is for illustration purposes only. Deputy Public Prosecutor Jonathan Tan said the most serious assault took place in January 2023 when the man struck the victim with a mop handle until she fell, then forced her to strip and used her bra and shorts to bind her wrists and ankles. — Reuters file pic
Singapore / 06 Jun 2025

Girlfriend beaten, burned, filmed naked: Singaporean domestic abuser gets nearly eight years’ jail, caning for vicious acts

The former transport minister had been serving 12-month term for corruption offences. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 06 Jun 2025

Former Singapore transport minister Iswaran completes sentence for corruption, released from custody

A 22-year-old Singaporean was arrested after allegedly posting a hoax bomb threat on social media while onboard an Etihad Airways plane preparing for take-off. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 06 Jun 2025

Singapore man charged over alleged bomb hoax on Etihad plane at Changi

Silas Yu assaulted a 66-year-old cabbie after being overtaken, and pushed another man in a food court dispute. — Pexels pic
Singapore / 06 Jun 2025

Man jailed in Singapore for punching taxi driver, fined for separate food court scuffle

The barge grounded off Tanjong Beach at Sentosa this morning. — Picture via Facebook/Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Singapore / 06 Jun 2025

Barge grounds off Singapore’s Tanjong Beach, no injuries or pollution reported

Soon Boon Khong and Reina Wong Si Qi, both 28, were each sentenced to three weeks’ jail on Wednesday after pleading guilty to two charges under the Animals and Birds Act. — AFP file pic
Singapore / 06 Jun 2025

From JB to jail: Singapore couple smuggled dogs across Causeway for S$1,000 a trip

Conducted from April 28 to May 28, the operation involved collaboration between Singapore’s Anti-Scam Command and agencies in Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Maldives, Thailand, and Macau. — Singapore Police Force pic
Singapore / 05 Jun 2025

Global anti-scam blitz: 106 nabbed, S$7.7m seized in Singapore; Malaysia among seven countries in joint operation

David Liu, identified as a former director of Isentia Monitoring Services (Thailand), was apprehended by Thailand’s Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD) as he was about to board a flight to Singapore
Singapore / 05 Jun 2025

Singapore businessman arrested in Bangkok for allegedly evading RM675,000 in Thai taxes

For passengers, fares for the Toyota Prius models will include a S$4.60 flag-down rate, with 26 cents charged per 400m under 10km and every 350m thereafter, as well as 26 cents for every 45 seconds of waiting. — Picture from Facebook/GrabCab
Singapore / 05 Jun 2025

Singapore’s GrabCab taxi service rolls out in July with Toyota Prius hybrids, EVs to follow in 2025

Unannounced visits to three HairFun outlets in October 2024 revealed that from May 2023 to July 2024, the salons lured elderly customers with offers of low-cost haircuts, then pressured them into paying for expensive treatment packages they did not request. — Pexels.com pic
Singapore / 04 Jun 2025

HairFun admits to unfair trade practices in Singapore; elderly customers pressured into expensive treatments

Arivalagan Muthusamy, who was released from jail in December 2022, committed the offences while under a remission order that required him to stay out of trouble until March 28, 2023. — Reuters file pic
Singapore / 04 Jun 2025

Singapore repeat offender jailed for S$310,000 contractor scam; 61 victims duped with fake permits, no restitution made