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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  / 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  / 12 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  / 8 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  / 14 h ago

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

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

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

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

A photo illustration taken in Beijing on March 11, 2025 shows a mobile phone displaying an introduction screen for the AI assistant tool Manus, released by Chinese startup Butterfly Effect. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 12 Mar 2025

What to know about Manus, China’s latest AI assistant

The TikTok logo is seen in this illustration taken January 8, 2025. — Reuters pic
Tech-gadgets / 12 Mar 2025

Parents can now set TikTok time limits for teens as app faces scrutiny over mental health, screen addiction

Criticism included those saying Manus stumbles on simple tasks such as booking a flight, or that they ran into error messages or endless loops. — Screengrab from YouTube/Monica AI
Tech-gadgets / 11 Mar 2025

‘Mind-blowing’ or ‘disappointing’? China’s Manus AI divides tech world

Leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk wears a shirt that says 'Tech Support' as he speaks during a cabinet meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2025. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 11 Mar 2025

Cyberwar or mismanagement? Musk blames attack as X suffers widespread outages

A smartphone connected to satellite is pictured on Skylo stand at the MWC (Mobile World Congress), the world's biggest mobile fair, in Barcelona. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 09 Mar 2025

Space: The new frontier for smartphones at trade show

Google has added a new, experimental “embedding” model for text, Gemini Embedding, to its Gemini developer API, the company announced yesterday. — Reuters pic
Tech-gadgets / 08 Mar 2025

Google introduces Gemini Embedding model: Experimental AI for text processing

The latest episode in the long-running series, 'Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown' came out on top at the Pegases (Pegasus) awards for French games in Paris. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 08 Mar 2025

‘Prince of Persia’ creator ‘never imagined’ game would be his magic carpet

Realme has developed a smartphone that changes colour as the outside temperature shifts. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 08 Mar 2025

Chameleon phones and smart contact lenses: The gadgets of MWC 2025

Monica claimed the Manus AI agent can be applied to diverse tasks, including trip planning and stock analysis. — Screengrab from YouTube/Monica AI
Tech-gadgets / 07 Mar 2025

The next DeepSeek moment? Chinese start-up Monica unveils ‘Manus’, claiming world’s first AI that can think like humans (VIDEO)

TikTok was told to explain how offensive content is able to bypass its content moderation mechanisms. — Reuters pic
Tech-gadgets / 07 Mar 2025

Kenya orders TikTok to remove sexual content involving minors after BBC exposé on livestreams by teens

TikTok’s huge global success has been partly built on the appeal of its 'challenges' that go viral. — Reuters pic
Tech-gadgets / 07 Mar 2025

Citing concerns about youth safety, Albania moves to ban TikTok for a year after teen killing

A screen capture shows the home page of Digg.com
Tech-gadgets / 06 Mar 2025

Feeling old yet? Kevin Rose to relaunch Digg with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian (VIDEO)

Silhouettes of mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of YouTube logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. — Reuters pic
Tech-gadgets / 05 Mar 2025

Facebook, TikTok whinge as Australia bends social media ban rules for YouTube

The annual gathering for smartphone makers, telecom operators and other connected-services providers is set to draw around 100,000 attendees to the Spanish Mediterranean port city, the day before fresh American tariffs come into force on Chinese goods. — File pic via AFP
Tech-gadgets / 03 Mar 2025

AI hype and US-China trade tensions take centre stage at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress 2025         

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto was used in a deepfake video as part of a fraudulent deepfake scam uncovered by police last month that has swindled Indonesians across 20 provinces. — File pic by AFP
Tech-gadgets / 02 Mar 2025

Indonesians swindled by scams using President Prabowo deepfakes

This still image taken from a February 24, 2025 video released by Firefly Aerospace shows Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander on its third lunar orbit, showing the far side of the Moon and a top-down view of Blue Ghost. – Pic by AFP
Tech-gadgets / 02 Mar 2025

Private US spaceship hours from Moon landing attempt