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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

The Ministry of Home Affairs building in Singapore. The Internal Security Department said two Bangladeshi workers had their work permits cancelled and were repatriated after investigations into extremist social media postings. — Picture via Facebook/Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore
Singapore / 17 Jul 2026

Singapore deports two Bangladeshi workers over extremist social media posts

CNA reported that Wang Jue, 43, was convicted of conspiring to make a false statement in an employment pass declaration form after a court found that an alleged investment arrangement offered to foreigners was a sham, with the employment pass being the only real benefit. — AFP pic
Singapore / 16 Jul 2026

Singapore woman jailed for role in sham investment scheme to secure foreigners’ employment passes

Picture for illustration purposes only. A 59-year-old man who built a makeshift crossbow and used it to fire metal ball bearings at crows in his Tiong Bahru neighbourhood pleaded guilty on Thursday to a rash act endangering personal safety. — Picture from social media
Singapore / 16 Jul 2026

Singapore man admits shooting ball bearings at crows with homemade crossbow

The ‘My Heart Will Go On’ singer uploaded several photos of Singapore taken in 2018, when she held her first concert in the city-state, followed by another post thanking the country for the memories, according to CNA. — Olympic Broadcasting Services pic via AFP
Singapore / 16 Jul 2026

Is Celine Dion coming to Singapore? Fans speculate after singer’s mystery posts

The 61-year-old lawyer, Chan I-Fei Julia, was charged on July 16, with court documents linking the alleged offence to an associate of one of the 10 foreigners convicted in the high-profile money laundering case. — AFP pic
Singapore / 16 Jul 2026

Singapore lawyer charged over alleged forgery in S$3b money laundering property deal

File picture of the RTS Link train set 02 at CRRC Rolling Stock Centre, Batu Gajah, Perak, November 15, 2025. The study, commissioned by the Singapore Business Federation, Restaurant Association of Singapore and Singapore Retailers Association, was reported by CNA and examined the RTS Link’s potential impact on consumer spending, tourism flows and competition between businesses on both sides of the border. — Bernama pic
Singapore / 16 Jul 2026

RTS Link may spark S$1b Singapore spending surge in JB, according to retail and consumer spending study

The case involved Then Shing Chong, 58, who drank about a litre of beer over nearly six hours before the crash, according to a report by CNA. Then had pleaded guilty to one count of dangerous driving for failing to follow traffic signs and crossing three lanes of a roundabout before crashing into the fountain structures on July 13, 2024. — Picture from social media
Singapore / 16 Jul 2026

Singapore man sentenced to jail after Porsche crashes into Suntec City’s Fountain of Wealth

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim bids farewell to Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam after the state welcoming ceremony at Istana Negara on July 13. — Bernama pic
Singapore / 15 Jul 2026

Singapore President Tharman concludes three-day state visit to Malaysia

Desmond Lee Soon Kiat appeared in a district court today facing multiple charges, including dangerous and careless driving, driving under the influence of drugs and intoxicating substances, assault, criminal trespass and possession of electronic vaporisers, including two etomidate-laced pods, commonly known as Kpods. — TODAY file pic
Singapore / 15 Jul 2026

Singapore man faces over 30 charges after alleged drug-impaired driving spree and seven crashes

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (left) receives a courtesy call from Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam in conjunction with his three-day state visit to Malaysia from July 13 to 15. — Bernama pic
Singapore / 15 Jul 2026

Singapore and Malaysia seek deeper collaboration as Anwar and Tharman discuss regional challenges

According to The Straits Times, Justice Kwek Mean Luck ruled that Bloomberg’s publication contained allegations that were “false and defamatory,” noting that the article implied impropriety in the ministers’ tenancy of black‑and‑white bungalows on Ridout Road. The court found that Bloomberg failed to verify key claims and did not provide sufficient evidence to support insinuations of wrongdoing. — Pexels pic
Singapore / 14 Jul 2026

Singapore ministers Shanmugam, Tan See Leng awarded S$230,000 each in Bloomberg defamation suit

According to The Straits Times, children born between 2014 and 2025 will have the credits disbursed from July 14. For children born in 2026, the payout will come later — in April 2027. — Pexels pic
Singapore / 14 Jul 2026

Singapore eases parenting costs with S$500 scheme for kids

According to The Straits Times, the incident occurred on the morning of July 10, when workers from Hong Hock Global were hacking cement around a manhole near the junction of Jalan Buroh and Pioneer Road. — Pexels pic
Singapore / 14 Jul 2026

Singapore manpower ministry halts manhole‑cover works after two workers are injured in flash fire

Quarter‑on‑quarter, the economy expanded 1.1 per cent, extending the 1.3 per cent growth seen in the first three months of the year. —- AFP file pic
Singapore / 14 Jul 2026

Singapore economy grows 5.7pc Q2 amid cooling trends

The exchange said in a statement that its derivatives volume climbed 15 per cent to 363.5 million contracts, with daily average volume rising 14 per cent to around 1.5 million contracts for July 2025 to June 2026, reported Xinhua. — AFP pic
Singapore / 13 Jul 2026

Singapore Exchange FY2026 turnover jumps 35pc to RM1.44t, securities trading hits 18-year high

File picture of Singapore LNG Terminal. Singapore and Japan have signed a memorandum of cooperation to strengthen collaboration on gas and electricity market regulation. — Picture from https://www.slng.com.sg/
Singapore / 13 Jul 2026

Singapore, Japan ink pact to strengthen energy market regulations