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Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican says improved servers and 8,000-plus retailers will prevent a repeat of congestion seen during the first rollout of the RM100 Sara aid programme. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Government upgrades servers for next Sara aid round, expands retailer list to over 8,000 shops

Pearly Tan and M Thinaah during the women’s doubles final at the 2025 Thailand Open badminton tournament in Bangkok on May 18, 2025. — AFP pic
Sports  / 7 h ago

Malaysia power into SEA Games semis to lock in women’s badminton medal

This is not ‘sang har mee’; instead, it is braised ‘sang har sang mein’, and it is the signature dish at Wong Kok Seafood Restaurant in Ipoh. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 15 h ago

At Wong Kok Seafood Restaurant in Ipoh, the unique braised ‘sang har mee’ and cold tofu are the stars

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks beside Deputy Prime Ministers Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof in a townhall session during the ‘Rancakkan Madani’ programmer, Dataran Putrajaya December 7, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Anwar gives all ministers thumbs up in surprise midterm review, says no weak links

Continuous rain is expected overnight in Johor, involving the districts of Segamat, Kluang, Mersing, Kulai, Kota Tinggi and Johor Bahru from December 7 to 8, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

MetMalaysia warns of non-stop heavy rains overnight in Johor and Sarawak 

MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said that if Barisan Nasional’s component parties continue working with DAP and Pakatan Harapan in the next general election, his party will chart its own path. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

MCA says ‘good luck’ to BN if allies team up with Pakatan, DAP again in next GE

The Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia welcomed the exemption of businesses earning below RM1 million from e-invoicing in 2026, saying it gives small firms vital breathing space to stabilise and upgrade. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

SME group welcomes e-invoicing exemption for sub-RM1m firms, says 200,000 to benefit

Police said the woman’s hair was also cut during the incident, prompting her to flee the house and seek help from nearby neighbours before she was rescued. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Domestic worker’s nightmare: Malaysian woman burnt, stabbed and punched by employer in Rawang flees to neighbours; cops investigating

One of the undocumented migrants is seen with hands and legs cuffed among those detained during a joint operation in Selayang Baru, Kuala Lumpur, last night. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Authorities detain 843 undocumented migrants in Selayang Baru raid after community complaints

Subang Jaya police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said the boys were picked up in Bukit Lanchong, Shah Alam, yesterday. — Screengrab via Facebook/Info Kemalangan & Bencana Malaysia
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Two teens arrested over viral ‘basikal lajak’ stunt at Putra Heights traffic light

A bank employee helped prevent a customer from losing more than S$200,000 to scammers after intervening during a tense encounter at a DBS branch late last year.  — Reuters pic
Singapore  / 9 h ago

Singapore bank employee foils S$200,000 scam attempt as victim almost hands cash to criminals

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim visits the family of the late Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin at their home in Damai, Kota Kinabalu December 6, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Anwar visits Bung Moktar’s family, calls late Sabah leader ‘a great loss to the nation’

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the proposal to reduce parking bays at new projects near public transit hubs could encourage residents to use public buses and trains and lower housing prices for home buyers at the same time. — File picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Less parking, more savings? New homes near LRT, MRT could have fewer bays, says transport minister

Leong Jun Hao leads Malaysia to the SEA Games badminton semi-finals after beating the Philippines’ Jewel Angelo Albo 21-17, 21-18 in the men’s singles on December 7, 2025. — AFP pic
Sports  / 3 h ago

Malaysia secures semi-final spots in SEA Games badminton

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (second from right) presents the People’s Welfare Insurance Scheme (SIKR) 3.0 to a recipient representative at the closing ceremony of the ‘Rancakkan Madani Bersama Malaysiaku programme’ at Dataran Putrajaya on December 7, 2025, accompanied by Deputy Prime Ministers Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (centre) and Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (right), and Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar (left). — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

New govt-paid insurance scheme raises payouts for death and disability; up to RM26,500 for Malaysia’s poorest families

Malaysia’s M. Thinaah and Pearly Tan play against Japan’s Rin Iwanaga (left) and Kie Nakanishi during their women’s doubles quarter-final match at the Indonesia Open in Jakarta on June 6, 2025. — AFP pic
Sports / 07 Jun 2025

Pearly Tan-Thinaah and Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun march into Indonesia Open semis in style

Supporters of China cheer for their teram during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Asian qualifier football match between Indonesia and China at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on June 5. — AFP pic
Sports / 07 Jun 2025

Breaking down the 2026 World Cup: A record-breaking tournament with political tensions

Canada’s inaugural World Cup match is set for June 12, 2026 in Toronto. — Reuters pic
Sports / 07 Jun 2025

‘Where the energy is’: Youth football overtakes hockey as Canada gears up for World Cup 2026 debut

This aerial view shows the Banorte Stadium (formerly known as Azteca Stadium) during its renovation work for the 2026 World Cup in Mexico City on June 2. — AFP pic
Sports / 06 Jun 2025

Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium undergoes major revamp ahead of unprecedented third World Cup

Manchester United forecast adjusted core profit of between 180 million pounds (US$244 million) and 190 million pounds for the year ending June. — AFP pic
Sports / 06 Jun 2025

Europa League boosts Man United revenue despite Premier League woes

The last time Malaysia defeated the Golden Star Warriors was in 2014. Since then, Malaysia has suffered seven defeats and managed just one draw in their eight encounters across all competitions. — Picture via Facebook
Sports / 06 Jun 2025

Endrick Dos Santos draws on Vietnam experience to help Harimau Malaya break nine-year winless streak

China forward Zhang Yuning gestures during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Asian qualifier football match with Indonesia, it which it lost 1-0, at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on June 5, 2025. — AFP pic
Sports / 06 Jun 2025

China’s World Cup dream dies again as fans savage coach, players after 1-0 defeat in Jakarta

They will face Thailand’s world No. 6 pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran in the last four. — Bernama pic
Sports / 06 Jun 2025

Indonesia Open: Tang Jie-Ee Wei storm into semis after comeback win over Danish pair

Casey Wasserman, chairman of LA28, the 2028 Olympics organizing committee, told a press conference the US government had made it “very clear” that Trump’s travel directive would not apply to the Games. — Reuters pic
Sports / 06 Jun 2025

LA Olympics 2028 won’t be affected by Trump’s travel ban, say organisers

Jordan's fans cheer as they watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier football match between Jordan and Oman on big screens at the Prince Hamza hall in the Sports City in Amman. — AFP pic
Sports / 06 Jun 2025

Uzbekistan, Jordan qualify for first World Cup; South Korea seal 11th straight spot

Franco Mastantuono had been linked to other big European clubs such as Manchester United and Paris St Germain after attracting attention with a stunning free kick in River Plate’s Superclasico win over Boca Juniors in April. — AFP pic
Sports / 06 Jun 2025

Real Madrid agree US$45m deal to sign River Plate teen Mastantuono

Spain's forward Lamine Yamal celebrates after the Uefa Nations League semi-final match with France in Stuttgart June 5, 2025. — AFP pic
Sports / 06 Jun 2025

Yamal eyes chance to ‘prove who I am’ in Nations League final against Portugal

US President Donald Trump rolled out a new travel ban on 12 countries including Iran, which will take effect from June 9, 2025 — Reuters pic
Sports / 05 Jun 2025

Politics 1–Football 0: Washington bars Iranians from cheering team in US

South African former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius competes in a triathlon event, 12 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, and a year after his release on parole, in the coastal city of Durban, South Africa, June 1, 2025. — Reuters pic
Sports / 05 Jun 2025

‘Blade runner’ back in the race: Oscar Pistorius competes in Durban triathlon a year after parole for killing girlfriend

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni and Argentina’s Lionel Messi during training in Buenos Aires, June 3, 2025. — Reuters pic
Sports / 05 Jun 2025

World Cup qualifier: Messi’s starting spot up in the air as Argentina weigh fitness before Chile clash

Serbia’s goalkeeper Milica Kostic vies with Finland’s forward Sanni Franssi during the Uefa Women’S Nations League football match between Finland and Serbia in Helsinki, Finland, on June 3, 2025. Finland women’s national team manager has apologised for mistakenly calling up a long-retired 51-year-old for this week’s game against Serbia. — AFP pic
Sports / 05 Jun 2025

Oops! Finland’s women’s team mistakenly picks 51-year-old instead of young defender