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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  / 17 h ago

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

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  / 17 h ago

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

Nathan, a senior assistant interchange supervisor with SBS Transit, alongside the thank-you note sent by a Malaysian traveller he helped after recovering a lost passport in Singapore. — Picture via Facebook/SBS Transit
Singapore  / 13 h ago

Lost Malaysian passport in Singapore, night at McDonald’s, then stranger’s kindness and a way home

South Korea’s An Se-young won the World Tour Finals with a 21-13 18-21 21-10 win over defending champion Wang Zhiyi today for her 11th title in 2025, equalling Japan great Kento Momota’s record of most titles in a calendar year in singles competition. — AFP pic
Sports  / 9 h ago

South Korea’s An Se‑young wins World Tour Finals, equals Momota record for singles titles

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  / 16 h ago

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

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (third from right) officiates the 2025 Huffaz Gathering & Nusantara Da’wah Symphony at Masjid Tuminah Hamidi in Bagan Datuk, Perak on December 21, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Malaysia introduces SPTM, aiming to make tahfiz centres models of excellence

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  / 13 h ago

BN may rebrand or form new entity, Zahid says as coalition navigates outdated constitution

Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik play a point during their men’s doubles match against India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty at the BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou December 19, 2025. — AFP pic
Sports  / 12 h ago

Coach Herry: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik must fix fitness to stay with the world’s best

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  / 19 h ago

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

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said targeted fuel subsidy has long been debated, adding that it is his government that carried it out. — Picture from Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Budi95: Anwar says govt saves RM800m, Malaysians benefit as every ringgit returns via Rahmah Cash and Sara

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  / 18 h ago

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

A traveller uses an automated immigration clearance lane at Changi Airport, as Singapore moves to stop ineligible passengers before they board flights. — SoyaCincau pic
Singapore  / 18 h ago

Before you board: Singapore to block ineligible air passengers after 41,800 denied entry in 11 months

Singapore’s reputation for neutrality and trade openness has made it an increasingly attractive base for Chinese companies seeking to reduce exposure to US-China geopolitical tensions. — Reuters pic
Singapore  / 16 h ago

‘Singapore washing’: How Chinese companies are recasting themselves in a riskier world

Malaysian singer JessC has delivered around 40 songs at her recent My Style concert at the Mega Star Arena in Sungei Wang Plaza. — Picture courtesy of JessC
Showbiz  / 13 h ago

Malaysian singer JessC goes all out with ‘My Style’ concert: 40 songs with six outfit changes and one memorable night

Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the coalition will push to reintroduce the GST after GE16 but will accept the SST system for now. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Zahid: BN will push for GST return after GE16, says it’s ‘best tax system’

The fourth-seeded pair had no trouble securing the win, taking the match in straight sets, 21-15, 21-19, in just 36 minutes. — Picture from X/BAM
Sports / 08 Jan 2025

Malaysia Open 2025: Not happy with unforced errors made, unsatisfied Soon Huat-Shevon check into second round

In May, Liverpool was valued at £4.3 billion, making it the fourth most valuable football club globally. — AFP pic
Sports / 08 Jan 2025

Not for sale: Liverpool owners slam door on Musk takeover talk

JDT owner, Tunku Ismail Sultan Iskandar, the Regent of Johor, alongside his personal adviser, former Everton midfielder Tim Cahill (left) during the meeting with the PSG delegation, January 7, 2025. — Picture from Facebook/Johor Southern Tigers
Sports / 08 Jan 2025

JDT set to link up with French powerhouse PSG

Liverpool’s Curtis Jones in action with Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo at Anfield, Liverpool, January 5, 2025. Manchester United will consider serious offers for any member of Ruben Amorim’s squad, including previously untouchable players Kobbie Mainoo, Alejandro Garnacho, and Rasmus Højlund. — Reuters pic
Sports / 08 Jan 2025

Man United open to offers for untouchables Mainoo, Garnacho, and Højlund

Fourth seed Axelsen admitted that he was not physically strong to play in the season opener held in Axiata Arena, here, before suffering one of the tournament’s major upsets to unseeded Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong, 17-21 13-21 in 38-minutes. — Bernama pic
Sports / 08 Jan 2025

Malaysia Open 2025: Hong Kong’s Cheuk Yiu axes Viktor Axelsen in a stunning first round upset

In the season opener held in Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil, here, Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei did not have much problems to dismantle Wu Hsuan-Yi-Yang Chu Yun of Taiwan, 21-8, 21-9 in just 27-minutes and became the first Malaysians to triumph in the first round of Super 1000 tourney. — AFP file pic
Sports / 08 Jan 2025

Malaysia Open 2025: Three pairs shine amid early exits on day one

Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani was defeated by unseeded Danish pair Daniel Lundgaard-Mads Vestergaard in Malaysia Open. — Bernama file pic
Sports / 07 Jan 2025

Another heartbreak as men’s doubles pair FeiDin also crashes out early from Malaysia Open

Guangzhou FC, China’s most successful football team and former Asian champions, have been thrown out of the country’s professional leagues because of heavy historical debt, the club say. — Picture via X/GZ Evergrande FC
Sports / 07 Jan 2025

China’s most successful team Guangzhou FC kicked out of professional football after debt crisis

New national men’s singles head coach Kenneth Jonassen (second right) with Malaysian singles player Leong Jun Hao at the Petronas Badminton Academy of Malaysia ahead of Malaysia Open. — Bernama pic
Sports / 07 Jan 2025

National coach sees ‘quiet maturity’ in Jun Hao, backs potential despite early Malaysia Open exit

Leong Jun Hao lost to world number 16 Lu Guang Zu of China in the opening round of Malaysia Open. — Bernama pic
Sports / 07 Jan 2025

Malaysia Open: Debut to forget for Jun Hao, Pang Ron-Su Yi after crashing out in opening round

Screenshot of a court in Axiata Arena from YouTube/BWF
Sports / 07 Jan 2025

Off to a wet start: Roof leaks delay Malaysia Open 2025 matches

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka says she and her American rapper boyfriend Cordae have split up just days ahead of the Australian Open. — AFP pic
Sports / 07 Jan 2025

Naomi Osaka splits with rapper Cordae, says no bad blood ahead of Aussie Open

Last week, Lee Zii Jia withdrew from the BWF World Tour 2025 season opener, the six-day Malaysia Open, which begins today at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil. — Bernama pic
Sports / 07 Jan 2025

Lee Zii Jia’s injury keeps him out of January tournaments — India Open and Indonesia Masters

Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson (left) vies with Wolverhampton Wanderers' Jorgen Strand Larsen (right). — AFP
Sports / 07 Jan 2025

Forest tame Wolves to maintain unlikely Premier League title challenge

A file photograph shows Real Madrid players celebrating at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on December 22, 2024. — AFP pic
Sports / 07 Jan 2025

Real Madrid blast five past Club Deportivo to cruise on in Copa del Rey

Chairman of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI), Erick Thohir, announces the dismissal of the national team's South Korean coach Shin Tae-Yong during a press conference in Jakarta on January 6, 2025. — AFP pic
Sports / 07 Jan 2025

‘We need better’: Indonesia runs out of patience with football coach Shin as World Cup berth on the line