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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  / 12 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  / 6 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  / 14 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  / 4 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  / 10 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  / 11 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  / 6 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  / 12 h ago

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

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  / 14 h ago

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

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  / 8 h ago

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

Mohamed Salah took aim at Liverpool manager Arne Slot in an astonishing rant that could spell the end of his legendary career at Anfield. — AFP pic
Sports  / 13 h ago

Salah outburst shakes Liverpool as star claims he’s been hung out to dry by Slot

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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 4 h ago

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

Apple Intelligence and its promised Siri upgrade was very much supposed to fuel that demand, starting as soon as the release of the iPhone 16, which came out in September. — Reuters pic
Tech-gadgets / 30 Mar 2025

‘Something is rotten’: Apple’s AI strategy faces doubts

Kim Hyung-jun, producer and director of the life simulation game ‘InZOI’, poses for a photo with the game characters during an interview at his office in Seongnam March 27, 2025. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 29 Mar 2025

‘The Sims’ gets a challenger: Krafton’s ‘InZOI’ drops with stunning visuals and K-pop dreams

‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ has pulled in three million players since its March 20 release, breaking a streak of disappointing launches for Ubisoft. — Screengrab from YouTube
Tech-gadgets / 28 Mar 2025

Ubisoft reloads with new home for ‘Assassin’s Creed’, ‘Far Cry’ in RM19b Tencent deal

The release of ChatGPT’s latest image generator has sparked viral Studio Ghibli-style memes online, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman even changing his X profile picture to match. — Picture via X
Tech-gadgets / 28 Mar 2025

OpenAI’s viral Ghibli-style image tool under fire amid lawsuits and Miyazaki's past condemnation

There is little doubt that some kind of upheaval of the workplace is underway, but its precise impact remains uncertain. — Freepik pic
Tech-gadgets / 28 Mar 2025

AI’s job takeover? Vegas event sparks debate on workplace future

Realme’s 14 series, launching in Malaysia on April 15, will be the official gaming phones for the ‘Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Academy League’. — SoyaCincau pic
Tech-gadgets / 26 Mar 2025

Realme 14 series to debut with ‘Mobile Legends’ tie-in and gaming features, all under RM2,000

Users in Malaysia using supported devices may now officially try the Sleep Apnea notifications and hearing aid functionality. — Picture courtesy of Apple
Tech-gadgets / 26 Mar 2025

Now available in Malaysia: Apple apnea notifications, hearing test and AirPods Pro 2 hearing aid capabilities

DeepSeek shook the global AI industry when it launched an AI reasoning model in January that it said was trained with less advanced chips and was cheaper to develop than its Western rivals. The announcement challenged the assumption that US sanctions were holding back China’s AI sector. — Reuters pic
Tech-gadgets / 25 Mar 2025

China’s AI leap: DeepSeek slashes gap with US to just three months, says 01.AI founder Lee Kai-fu

The Shanghai-based company, also known as Zhiyuan Robotics, aims to deliver between 3,000 and 5,000 robots, a sharp increase from fewer than 1,000 units last year, according to Yao Maoqing, a partner at Agibot and president of its embodied intelligence unit.
Tech-gadgets / 25 Mar 2025

China’s Agibot aims to match Musk’s Optimus with 5,000 humanoid robots this year

File picture of Anne Wojcicki, 23andMe Co-Founder and CEO cheers on employees overlooking the remote ringing set of the Nasdaq opening bell at the headquarters of DNA tech company 23andMe in Sunnyvale, California, June 17, 2021. — Reuters pic
Tech-gadgets / 25 Mar 2025

‘Time to delete’: 23andMe users urged to erase DNA data as company files for bankruptcy

Menara Prudential will be patrolled by two security robots — Co-Lab (in front) and Halo (back). — Picture By Raymond Manuel
Tech-gadgets / 24 Mar 2025

Meet Co-Lab and Halo: IJM employs Singaporean firm Kabam’s AI-assisted robots to bolster Menara Prudential’s security guards

The ChatGPT and Claude interfaces can write an entire programme line by line on demand, as can Gemini, which launched its dedicated version, Gemini Canvas, on Tuesday. — Pexels.com pic
Tech-gadgets / 24 Mar 2025

Generative AI and ‘vibe coding’: Game-changer or just another tech buzzword?

A Green Eden worker olds a phone that displays `ScareGrow` app in a greenhouse that uses Green Eden local agri-tech local company technology in Jos February 28, 2025. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 23 Mar 2025

AI meets agriculture: Nigerian farmers boost yields with cutting-edge tech

Firms such as Intel have stepped up with tools to detect GenAI-made audio or video in real-time. ― AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 22 Mar 2025

Tech firms fight to stem deepfake deluge

In this photo taken on March 1, 2025, a woman poses during a birthday celebration event for Rafayel, a virtual character in the romantic mobile game
Tech-gadgets / 22 Mar 2025

Virtual love boom: Young Chinese women spend millions on AI boyfriends in hit mobile game ‘Love and Deepspace’ (VIDEO)

Visitors test play the new 'Assassin's Creed Shadows' at the Ubisoft Quebec Studio in Quebec City, Quebec, on March 20, 2025. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 21 Mar 2025

European gaming industry’s fate in the balance as Ubisoft’s ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ release sparks hopes