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Former world squash champion Datuk Nicol Ann David was among the recipients of the prestigious 2026 Merdeka Award. — Picture via Facebook/Nicol David
Life  / 17 h ago

Merdeka Award honours Nicol David, Mercy Malaysia and national icons shaping Malaysia’s future

David H. Gamble Jr, the US Chargé d’Affaires ad interim in Kuala Lumpur, denies US interference in Malaysian political leadership as insinuation by PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang on September 5, 2026. — Picture from Facebook/U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

US envoy rejects Hadi’s claim it offered to help shape Malaysian govt leadership

Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa has been sentenced to death alongside 11 others in a major narcotics manufacturing and trafficking case. — Picture via Facebook/sarah.elsonbaty
World  / 4 h ago

Crime-show host Sarah Khalifa among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case

One 21-year-old student died after falling ill while participating in the UiTM endurance challenge at its Jengka campus in Maran, Pahang on September 5, 2026; eight other participants have been hospitalised. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Varsity student dies, eight in hospital after UiTM endurance challenge in Jengka

The completed Woodlands North RTS station in Singapore, four months before the cross-border rail link is due to begin operations. — Picture via Facebook/WeKeepYourWorldMoving
Singapore  / 3 h ago

Five minutes to Johor Bahru: Singapore completes Woodlands North RTS station four months before launch

Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail (in pic) reaffirms his support and loyalty to Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir as the royal succession dispute dating back to April 2026 deepens. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Negeri Sembilan MB Ismail Lasim stands by Tuanku Muhriz amid fresh royal succession claim

Taanusiya, 26, finished among the top three after delivering impressive and consistent performances throughout the nearly month-long competition, overcoming the challenge of 110 other contestants from around the world. — Instagram screenshot
Life  / 3 h ago

Taanusiya Chetty finishes third in Miss World 2026, matches Malaysia’s best-ever result

Singapore Senior Minister K Shanmugam said racist and xenophobic online comments linked to the Nepal-Tibet disaster and Air India were ‘shameful, nasty, totally unacceptable’. ― TODAY file pic
Singapore  / 5 h ago

‘This is not who we are’: Singapore senior minister condemns racist abuse over Nepal disaster, Air India amid police probe

Puspakom plans to extend its operating hours to 24 hours a day starting next January. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

‘Round‑the‑clock service’: Puspakom plans 24‑hour operations for vehicle inspections

The last victim, Mohamad Haiman Fitri Supian, who was reported missing in a drowning incident at Pantai Tanjung Lompat, Kota Tinggi, was found at 3.05pm today. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Final victim found, four‑day search ends in Kota Tinggi drowning tragedy

Igho ‘Tiny’ Ubiribo poses with his wife, Daniella Simba Allen. The British-Nigerian influencer died after undergoing a penis enlargement procedure while on holiday in Bangkok, according to reports citing a UK coroner’s findings. — Social media pic
World  / 2 h ago

British-Nigerian influencer dies after penis enlargement injection in Bangkok ‘triggered fatal embolism’

A recreation of the 1955 Baling Talks at the Statesman Memorial, where negotiations between the Malayan government and communist representatives were held to resolve the Malayan Emergency. Two years later, Malaya achieved independence. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

History must inspire, not remain a ‘silent witness’, says National Archives chief as Malaysia marks 69 years of independence

Soekarno-Hatta International Airport temporarily suspended operations after volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau entered nearby airspace. — AFP pic
World  / 5 h ago

Anak Krakatoa ash cloud shuts Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta airport, disrupting more than 200 flights

Stranded passengers rest on a bench at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang September 6, 2026. The airport has been temporarily closed to all flight operations due to ash spewing from the Anak Krakatoa volcano. — AFP pic
World  / 1 h ago

Four more airports shut in Indonesia after Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta as Anak Krakatoa ash spreads

An aerial view shows thick haze over a trunk road in Serian, a town in the Kuching Division of Sarawak, on the island of Borneo, on September 5, 2026. Indonesia has for weeks been fighting wildfires blanketing parts of Borneo and Sumatra with smog, with haze also contributing to air pollution in Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. — AFP pic
Life  / 17 h ago

How haze from Indonesian fires impacts Southeast Asia

Marmite has been discontinued in Singapore following supply challenges, leaving supermarket shelves bare and some remaining jars listed online for as much as S$50. — AFP pic
Singapore / 30 Jul 2026

Love it or lose it: Marmite vanishes from Singapore shelves as jars fetch up to S$50 online

The latest round of support to Singaporean households includes S$300 Community Development Council (CDC) vouchers, which will be disbursed in January 2027. — AFP pic
Singapore / 29 Jul 2026

Singapore unveils S$900m support package amid global uncertainties

Former Singapore Armed Forces captain Benjamin Song Yong Pang was jailed for 21 months and two weeks for cheating five colleagues, many of them subordinates, of nearly S$87,000 and committing vaping-related offences. — Bernama pic
Singapore / 29 Jul 2026

Former Singapore Armed Forces captain jailed after cheating colleagues of nearly S$87,000

A TikTok video uploaded last October showed Singaporean Prem Anan Sugunakumar driving a Porsche with his two young sons sitting on the boot. — Screengrab via TikTok
Singapore / 29 Jul 2026

Singapore father receives S$5,000 fine, six-month ban for driving with sons on Porsche boot

Indonesian domestic worker Sumiyati killed 73-year-old Low Hoon Cheong after becoming angry over a missing-jewellery accusation and fearing he would discover she had stolen cash from him earlier that day. — Pexels pic
Singapore / 29 Jul 2026

Maid jailed for life in Singapore after murder of 73-year-old employer whose family gave her a second chance

A 23-year-old Singapore permanent resident was charged with allegedly transferring funds to support terrorist acts in Gaza. — AFP pic
Singapore / 29 Jul 2026

Singapore PR charged over alleged US$72 transfer to fund terrorist act in Gaza

Forty-seven luxury vehicles linked to Singapore’s largest money laundering case, including Rolls-Royces, Ferraris, McLarens and Bentleys, are being auctioned. — AFP pic
Singapore / 29 Jul 2026

Dust-covered Rolls-Royces, Ferraris among 47 cars auctioned after Singapore money laundering case

Singapore recorded 441 suicides in 2024, with deaths among adults aged 30 to 39 rising by 50 per cent. — Pexels pic
Singapore / 29 Jul 2026

Singapore records 441 suicide deaths in 2024 as cases surge among those aged 30 to 39

A sign for the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is pictured on the side of its building in Singapore April 9, 2025. — AFP pic
Singapore / 28 Jul 2026

Singapore’s central bank records S$20b profit for FY2025/26, driven by investment returns

Singapore recorded a 11.4 per cent decline in live births in 2025, with the number of babies born falling to 29,864, according to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority. — Freepik pic
Singapore / 28 Jul 2026

Singapore live births down 11.4pc in 2025 as citizen and resident births decline, says ICA report

A file photo of a Singapore Airlines plane at Changi Airport. A bomb hoax led to 17 crew members and 208 passengers getting off a Singapore Airlines plane on September 28, 2022. ― AFP pic
Singapore / 28 Jul 2026

Record revenue fails to offset fuel spike as Singapore Airlines reports first quarterly loss since 2022

A man walks into the State Courts building in Singapore on June 26, 2026. — AFP pic
Singapore / 28 Jul 2026

Singapore man gets 25 years’ prison, caning for raping three underage girls he paid for sex

The logo of Roblox is displayed during the Gamescom video games trade fair in Cologne, Germany on August 20, 2025. — AFP pic
Singapore / 28 Jul 2026

From Roblox to radicalised: Singapore detains three teens over planned terror attacks

The Monetary Authority of Singapore confirmed there would be no changes to the width or the centre of the policy bands. ― AFP pic
Singapore / 27 Jul 2026

Singapore central bank defies market expectations with surprise policy tightening

Singapore Airlines were among several airlines that have cancelled their flights on July 25 and 26, 2026 as Typhoon Noul disrupted travel in parts of China and Hong Kong. — Unsplash pic
Singapore / 26 Jul 2026

Singapore Airlines, Scoot cancel flights to China and Hong Kong as Typhoon Noul hits region

Singapore police are investigating a fight at a Yishun carpark that left a 48-year-old man unconscious on July 24, 2026. — Picture from Facebook/Singapore Police Force
Singapore / 25 Jul 2026

Blood, debris… and a vanished crowd? Police probe Yishun carpark brawl after man found unconscious