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The Ministry of Transport has announced a four-day road ban for heavy vehicles and a temporary reduction of the national speed limit during the Chinese New Year celebration period. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Transport Ministry announces four-day road ban for heavy vehicles nationwide, reduces speed limits two days before and after CNY

Police detained a 38-year-old woman after she drove dangerously and obstructed public servants on duty in Bukit Bintang, causing an accident and almost hitting a traffic police officer. — Pictures via TikTok/mhmmdjuraih

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Woman arrested for reckless driving in Bukit Bintang, blocking road, causing accident and nearly hitting traffic cop (VIDEO)

TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi yesterday said he wants to thank US President-elect Donald Trump for his commitment to work with the company to find a solution that keeps the app available in the United States.— Picture from Reuters

World / 14 h ago

TikTok CEO thanks Trump for ‘commitment’ to avert US ban

With the Singapore MRT urinating cases, I’m sure I’m not the only one surprised at the fact that these incidents could happen at all. — Picture from Facebook/SMRT

Opinion / 15 h ago

Singapore’s public urination cases and the broken windows theory

The court fixed March 27 for case mention. — Picture via X/Bernama

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Japanese woman pleads not guilty to concealing birth, dumping newborn in Cheras mall toilet

Pearly Tan and M Thinaah lost 18-21, 18-21 to South Korea’s Kim Hye Jeong-Kong Hee Yong.. — AFP file pic

Sports / 5 h ago

Pearly-Thinaah and Soon Huat-Shevon outplayed in India Open semi-finals

Police personnel are seen at the location where three suspected car thieves were shot dead in Rawang January 18, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Seventeen heists, one showdown: Police shoot dead three car theft suspects in Rawang

Families enjoy a day out at the Johor Zoo in Johor Baru January 5, 2025, following a change in the weekend from Friday and Saturday to Saturday and Sunday. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

How Johor’s Saturday-Sunday weekend realignment is reshaping work, trade and family life

An elderly woman who sought to have her eldest daughter removed as a joint tenant of their HDB flat — claiming she had been misled and didn’t fully understand what she was signing — had her claim dismissed by the High Court. — File photo from TODAY

Singapore / 7 h ago

High Court dismisses widow's claim to remove eldest daughter as co-owner of their HDB flat

The red cloth with the gold words art titled ‘Not too soft language’ at the entrance to the exhibition and below it a sculpture titled ‘cultural desert, no one understands the hero’. A large real-sized print of bibichun is placed next to it. — Picture by Opalyn Mok

Life / 17 h ago

‘Penang Darul Ernest’ and more, an artist’s commentary on the tourism and creative scene

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mingled with guests during a dinner and meet-and-greet event with the Malaysian diaspora in the United Kingdom today. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Don’t undermine Malaysia’s tech advancement and talent, Anwar tells Malaysians abroad

Concert file picture. Subang Jaya District police chief, ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat, said this conclusion was based on a report from the Department of Chemistry received last week. — Picture from Facebook/Pinkfish Festival

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Police: Chemistry dept confirms drugs in blood of four dead after PinkFish concert

Thailand’s Finance Permanent Secretary Lavaron Sangsnit said ‘a wealth tax must be introduced’ as part of tax reforms aimed at increasing government revenue and reducing income inequality. — Reuters pic

Money / 6 h ago

Thailand moves closer to introducing wealth tax with new asset tracking capabilities

A tape factory in the Prai Industrial Area in Butterworth was engulfed in flames following a boiler explosion that caused a major fire yesterday afternoon. — Picture via Facebook/北海双溪浮油義務消防队Bomba Sukarela Sungai Puyu Butterworth Pulau Pinang

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Boiler explosion triggers massive fire at tape factory in Prai industrial area in Penang, 80 workers evacuated

Learner Tien of the US in action during his third-round match against France’s Corentin Moutet at the Australian Open in Melbourne January 18, 2025. — Reuters pic

Sports / 8 h ago

Tien the youngest man into Australian Open last 16 since Nadal in 2005

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Meet the Trumps: America's First Family moves back in

Donald Trump alongside his wife Melania Trump and his son Barron Trump. — AFP pic

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A woman sits with a child with salvaged footwear amidst debris and rubble at the site of Israeli bombardment on a residential block in Jalaa Street in Gaza City on January 14, 2025. — AFP pic

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What’s behind the Gaza ceasefire deal? Key details explained

The two slain judges has been identified as Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghisseh. — Reuters pic

World / 5 h ago

Two judges shot dead at Iran's Supreme Court

Israel promises the release of 737 prisoners and detainees from January 19, 2025 at 4pm local time in return for its captured citizens as part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas. — AFP pic

World / 8 h ago

First phase of Gaza ceasefire deal: Israel to free 737 Palestinian prisoners, hostages starting tomorrow

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Strong winds with speeds up to 100kph sweeping across Sydney and other areas of New South Wales since January 15, 2025 have knocked out power lines to tens of thousands of homes in Australia that continue into the weekend. — Picture from X/endeavourenergy

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Australia declares disaster in storm-hit east coast: one fatality reported so far

Security officials run alongside a motorcade believed to be transporting impeached South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol to the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul on January 18, 2025, to attend a hearing which will decide whether to extend his detention as investigators probe his failed martial law bid. — AFP pic

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California State Parks personel look through the rubble of a burnt-out property from the Palisades Fire in Malibu. — Picture from AFP

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Mounted police comb fire-charred Los Angeles for bodies

Supporters of impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol gather for a rally outside the government complex building housing the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) in Gwacheon. — Picture from AFP

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South Korea court to decide on extending president’s detention

Even if the ban now stands, the Biden White House said it won’t enforce it, leaving the matter to incoming president Donald Trump. — Picture from AFP

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TikTok could ‘go dark’ in US tomorrow after Supreme Court ruling

Big waves lash the coast of Clovelly in Sydney’s eastern suburbs with warnings for people in New South Wales to stay out of the water and off the rocks amid severe storms on January 18, 2025. — Picture from X/StormWatch

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Severe storms cut power for thousands of Australians, trigger flood warnings across New South Wales

Online Comic Zach Sage holds a faux funeral for TikTok, encouraging park-goers to say their goodbyes in New York City. — Picture from AFP

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‘More sad than shocked’: TikTok users brace for ban

A dove, the symbol of peace, flies through the air. The Israel-Hamas ceasefire, set to begin January 19, 2025, would halt fighting and bombardment in Gaza’s deadliest-ever war. — Pixabay pic

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Gaza ceasefire finally set to start Sunday as Israel Cabinet agrees to Hamas plan on hostage release

TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi yesterday said he wants to thank US President-elect Donald Trump for his commitment to work with the company to find a solution that keeps the app available in the United States.— Picture from Reuters

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TikTok CEO thanks Trump for ‘commitment’ to avert US ban

Blanca Figueroa from Guatemala, who has a deportation order dating back to when she first entered the country illegally and asked for asylum in 2016, poses at her home's yard with her family, Everson Figueroa, her husband Severiano Martinez, and youngest son Felipe Martinez, in Florida. — Reuters

17 h ago

Undocumented immigrants face growing uncertainty as Trump’s deportation plans loom

Private firefighting company employees, hired to protect Rick Caruso's Palisades Village mall. — AFP pic

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Los Angeles wildfires expose divide as private firefighters shield wealthy enclaves

Palestinian paramedics carry away bodies in the vicinity of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on April 17, 2024 after the recent Israeli military operation there. At least US$10 billion will likely be needed to rebuild Gaza’s devastated health system over the next five to seven years, according to an initial World Health Organization assessment Thursday. — AFP pic

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WHO: At least US$10b needed to rebuild Gaza’s devastated health system

Supporters of impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol chant slogans during a rally outside the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul yesterday. — AFP pic

1d ago

Prosecutors seek extended arrest for impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol after refusal to cooperate

This frame grab from handout video footage taken and released on December 4, 2024 by the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) shows a China Coast Guard ship (right) and the Phillipine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel BRP Datu Pagbuaya (left) near Scarborough Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea. — National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea/AFP pic

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Philippine navy holds exercise near disputed shoal amid standoff with China

Japan's Naomi Osaka receives medical attention during her women's singles match against Switzerland's Belinda Bencic today. — AFP pic

1d ago

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka retires from Australian Open with stomach muscle injury

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