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Panelist and Court of Appeal judge Datin Evrol Mariette Peters speaks at the ‘Children’s Rights in Malaysia: From Commitments to Monitoring and Accountability’ panel session during the Human Rights Day Forum 2025 in Kuala Lumpur December 11, 2025. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

How judges handle children in custody disputes: Court of Appeal judge shares personalised, child‑friendly approach

Luck did not favour former world champion Natasha Mohamed Roslan as she failed to win the women’s singles gold in bowling at the 2025 South East Asian (SEA) Games here today. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 19 h ago

Bowling queen Natasha Roslan edged out, aims redemption in doubles and team events

The Inland Revenue Board has completed tax refund payments amounting to RM14.55 billion involving 3.47 million cases as of November 30, said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

IRB disburses RM14.55b in tax refunds to 3.47 million taxpayers, says deputy finance minister

The Malaysian Meteorological Department today issued a warning of continuous rain that is expected to hit several states until this Thursday. — Picture by Farhan Najib
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

MetMalaysia warns of continuous heavy rain in several states until Thursday

A customer buys fish at the Section 6 wet market in Shah Alam on February 16, 2023. — Yusof Mat Isa pic
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Why are fish prices so high in Malaysia? LKIM claims wholesalers are hoarding, manipulating market

A damaged luxury car rests on a roadside embankment in Kuala Langat after the driver allegedly lost control while reaching for his mobile phone. — PDRM pic
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Costly distraction: Man crashes Porsche in Kuala Langat after dropping phone

Subang MP Wong Chen today said the Subang Jaya City Council has agreed to fund an independent Traffic Impact Assessment for the proposed Persiaran Lagoon Selatan–Kelana Link flyover in SS14. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Wong Chen: MBSJ agrees to independent traffic study on Persiaran Lagoon Selatan–Kelana Link flyover

A man pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate’s Court here today to a charge of dangerous driving and causing the death of a married couple last week. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Mercedes-Benz driver pleads not guilty to dangerous driving that killed married couple in Bentong

People react in front of a flower tribute near Bondi Pavilion following a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney December 15, 2025. — Reuters pic
World  / 17 h ago

What we know about the shooting victims at Sydney’s Bondi Beach Jewish event

Rain clouds are seen over the city centre in Kuala Lumpur in this file picture dated December 8, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Brace for rain: Thunderstorm alert until noon for Selangor, KL, N. Sembilan and Sabah

Malaysia’s rhythmic gymnastics squad leapt, twirled, and danced their way to a team gold at the SEA Games Thailand 2025, today. — Reuters pic
Sports  / 18 h ago

Malaysia’s rhythmic gymnastics squad dazzles with routines to clinch SEA Games gold

A handout photo taken and released by the Australian Prime Minister's Office on December 15, 2025 shows Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (2nd left) walking with police officers after laying flowers at the Bondi Pavillion at Bondi Beach, the scene of a shooting where 15 people were killed. — Australian Prime Minister's Office handout/AFP pic
World  / 5 h ago

Father, son behind Bondi Beach mass shooting linked to Islamic State ideology, says Albanese

In this picture taken on June 16, 2020, media tycoon Jimmy Lai poses during an interview with AFP at the Next Digital offices in Hong Kong. US President Donald Trump said yesterday he wanted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to free Jimmy Lai as he voiced sadness over the Hong Kong media mogul’s conviction. — AFP pic
World  / 4 h ago

‘I feel so badly’: Trump says he asked Xi to release Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told the Dewan Negara that the police report on the case will be submitted to the Attorney-General today for further action. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

‘No compromise’: Police assure full, transparent probe into Durian Tunggal triple shooting in Melaka, says Anwar

Undated photo from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate shows Donald Trump with a group of women; released by House Oversight Democrats on December 12, 2025. — Handout photo from House Oversight Democrats via AFP
World  / 7 h ago

Countdown begins for Trump and Co: Decades of Epstein sex-trafficking files set for release this Friday

Prime Minister Hun Manet said building dams on the mainstream of the Mekong would have a huge impact on the environment and ecology in the river itself and the Tonle Sap lake, South-east Asia’s largest freshwater lake and a key source of fish for Cambodians. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Cambodian PM says won’t develop dams on Mekong River

President Vladimir Putin will hold his annual press conference and field questions from the public on December 14, the Kremlin said today, stoking speculation he will use the event to announce he is seeking another six years in power. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

As Russia’s presidential campaign nears, Kremlin says Putin to address nation on December 14

Google and Meta was also asked to stop Binance advertisements from appearing in the Philippines. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Philippines to block access to crypto giant Binance

With a month to run, 2023 will reach global warming of about 1.4 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, adding to a deafening cacophony of broken climate records, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said today. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

World to hit 1.4°C of warming in record hot 2023 

A Hamas source told AFP that 10 Israeli hostages would be released from the Gaza Strip today, two of them also holding Russian citizenship, as part of a one-day truce extension. — AFP pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Hamas source says 10 hostages to be freed today as part of one-day truce extension

NGOs and UN officials also heard appeals from the monarch to accelerate delivery of aid to the northern part of Gaza, where Israel has sought to push its entire inhabitants further south but where over 700,000 people remain, a delegate said. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Jordan’s king says Israel should allow more aid into Gaza

Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket will stage an inaugural flight between June 15 and July 31 in 2024, the European Space Agency said today. — AFP pic/ArianeGroup handout
World / 30 Nov 2023

Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket to launch by July 2024

Bhutan voted today in primary polls to choose the top two political parties who will contest only the fourth-ever general election in the tiny Himalayan kingdom’s history. — AFP pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Bhutan holds primary polls ahead of general elections

An image grab from a handout video released by the Hamas Media Office shows Hamas handing over newly released Israeli-Russian hostages to the Red Cross, in the Gaza Strip on November 29, 2023. — AFP pic/Hamas Media Office handout
World / 30 Nov 2023

Russia says ‘grateful’ to Hamas for Gaza hostage release

European consumer groups lodged a complaint today against Meta’s system allowing Facebook and Instagram users to pay to opt out of data tracking, the second challenge this week. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Meta faces second EU challenge to ‘pay for privacy’

This file photo taken on August 23, 2022 shows a US military Osprey aircraft at the US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa prefecture. — AFP pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Japan asks US military to ground Osprey aircraft after fatal crash

Health authorities in Gaza say Israel’s bombardment of the tiny, densely populated territory has so far killed more than 15,000 people. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Blinken says truce between Israel-Hamas is producing results 

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said today that, given the number of casualties among civilians in Gaza, he doubts Israel is respecting the international humanitarian law. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Spain PM Sanchez says he doubts Israel respects international humanitarian law

Taiwan holds presidential and parliamentary polls on January 13 and campaigning has already kicked into high gear. Relations with China are a major point of contention. — Reuters file pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Taiwan reports more Chinese military activity as election nears

Israeli officials work at the scene of a violent incident in Jerusalem November 30, 2023. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Two killed, eight wounded in Jerusalem shooting attack, say Israeli police

More than 1,000 Rohingya Muslims have arrived in Indonesia by boat this month. They have been fleeing Bangladesh’s overcrowded refugee camps where conditions have worsened. — DW pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Here's why Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are fleeing to Indonesia