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The 100 AM Daiso store in Singapore first opened in February 2018 and was one of 33 outlets around the island, and will be closing on January 4, 2026. — Social media screengrabs from 100ammall and DAISO Singapore
Singapore  / 17 h ago

Singapore shoppers lose another Japanese store as Daiso to close 100 AM outlet

File picture of the Federal Highway, October 14, 2020 heading towards Kuala Lumpur. Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the decision was taken as the proposal to upgrade the 34.59-kilometre stretch of FT2 from Kuala Lumpur to Port Klang is no longer economically viable, due to the high costs of land and asset acquisition, as well as the potential social impact should the project proceed. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

No upgrade for Federal Highway from KL-Port Klang: Govt flags sky-high costs, social impact

Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and Reddit applications are displayed on a mobile phone in this illustration on December 9, 2025. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

MCMC: WhatsApp, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube to be auto-registered under Malaysian licensing from Jan 1

A general view shows the exterior of the Seri Negara in Kuala Lumpur on December 15, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

A symbol reborn: Historic Seri Negara reopens to public on Dec 20 after meticulous restoration

Lawyer Rajesh Nagarajan and Arun Dorasamy with the families of the victims of the Durian Tunggal police shooting giving a press conference and revealing newly obtained critical evidence in relation to the killing of the three victims at Lawyers for Liberty in Petaling Jaya, December 15, 2025. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Durian Tunggal shooting: Lawyers demand Melaka police chief be placed on garden leave after whistleblower challenges police timeline

Bollards line a pedestrian walkway in Kuala Lumpur, serving as safety barriers to keep vehicles off the pavement. — DBKL pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Not just decor: DBKL reminds public of bollards’ crucial role in pedestrian safety

Police lead former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai away from his home after his arrest under the national security law in 2020; Lai was found guilty on December 15, 2025, of collusion and sedition. — AFP pic
World  / 19 h ago

Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai found guilty under Hong Kong security law, faces possible life sentence

A general view of the Seri Negara in Kuala Lumpur on December 15, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

‘Not a place for elites’: Anwar says Seri Negara must be symbol for all Malaysians

Group managing director Datuk Captain Izham Ismail said the strong results achieved over the past five years have positioned MAG to pursue bolder ambitions. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Money  / 12 h ago

Malaysia Aviation Group unveils five-year plan to push Malaysia Airlines into Skytrax Top 10 by 2030

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  / 11 h ago

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

Mourners gather by floral tributes at the Bondi Pavillion in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on December 15, 2025. — AFP pic
Life  / 16 h ago

Misinformation spreads after Bondi attack as Sydney Christmas fireworks falsely tied to ‘Islamists’

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim greets a guest during the launching of late S.M Mohamed Idris’s book at the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on December 15, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Anwar says Asean foreign ministers’ meeting postponed as Thai-Cambodia conflict deepens

The state-owned airline assured travellers that ticket prices remain the same as those previously charged by MASwings. — Picture from AirBorneo website via The Borneo Post
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

AirBorneo denies raising ticket prices, previous MAswings airfares maintained

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  / 10 h ago

MetMalaysia warns of continuous heavy rain in several states until Thursday

A still shows a pillion rider on a motorcycle shooting at a person outside a petrol station in Klang.
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Selangor police probe gang links after spate of Klang shootings

A view of the site of a hostel fire in Almaty on November 30, 2023. — AFP pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Hostel fire in Kazakhstan kills at least 13

A looking-like life raft floating object believed to belong to the U.S. military aircraft MV-22 Osprey that crashed into the sea is seen off Yakushima Island, Kagoshima prefecture, western Japan November 29, 2023. — Handout by Japan Coast Guard via Reuters
World / 30 Nov 2023

US military aircraft crashes in sea off Japan, at least one dead

Surendra Pandey (left) and Maya Gurung, a transgender woman, take part in an interview with AFP in Kathmandu in this picture taken on August 30, 2023. — AFP pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Celebrations as Nepal registers first LGBTQ marriage

Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, a key figure of American diplomacy in the post-World War II era, died November 29, 2023 at the age of 100, his association said. — AFP pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Japan PM hails Kissinger’s ‘significant contributions’ to peace and stability in Asia

Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, a key figure of American diplomacy in the post-World War II era, died November 29, 2023 at the age of 100, his association said. — AFP pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

China hails ‘old friend’ Kissinger, architect of rapprochement

Palestinian children walk among the houses destroyed in Israeli strikes during the conflict, amid the temporary truce between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Khan Younis refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip November 29, 2023. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Israel and Hamas agree to extend temporary truce

Kim Yo-jong (left), the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (right) and a senior official, said the United States showed ‘extreme double standards’ at this week’s meeting of the UN Security Council over North Korea’s recent launch of its first spy satellite. — File picture courtesy of KCNA via Reuters
World / 30 Nov 2023

North Korea says it will not negotiate sovereignty with ‘double-faced’ US

After the failure of armoured assaults, the Russian army is now sending its men 'in waves' to try to encircle Avdiïvka, with massive losses, as in Bakhmout, according to Ukrainian soldiers defending this eastern town. — AFP pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Russia ramping up attacks in eastern Ukraine

Thai nationals who were taken hostage by Hamas militants and recently released, walk toward a bus as they leave the Shamir Medical Centre near the city of Ramla, heading toward the airport to be flown home November 29, 2023. — Picture via Oren ZIV / AFP
World / 30 Nov 2023

Thai hostages set to return after release by Hamas

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and UN Security Council Affairs Division (SCAD) Director Claudia Banz attend a United Nations Security Council meeting on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in New York November 29, 2023. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

China calls for ‘concrete’ roadmap for two-state solution to solve Gaza conflict

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said it was ‘no secret’ that China was trying to interfere in Taiwan’s elections. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Taiwan president: China too ‘overwhelmed’ to consider invasion

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell addresses a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister after their meeting, at EU headquarters in Brussels November 28, 2023. — AFP pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Russia needs to hear why it is ‘condemned and isolated’, says EU

Members of the Carter family watch as the casket of former first lady Rosalynn Carter arrives at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on November 27, 2023 in Atlanta. — Pool pic via APF
World / 30 Nov 2023

Final farewell for former US first lady Rosalynn Carter

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaks during a ceremony unveiling a statue of former U.S. President Gerald Ford in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington May 3, 2011. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Henry Kissinger, American diplomat and Nobel winner, dies at 100

Social media CEOs including Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg (pic) and Instagram and TikTok’s Shou Zi Chew will face a grilling in the US Senate early next year over online child sexual exploitation. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Nov 2023

Five social media chiefs to testify in US Senate

Kfir Bibas, 10 months old, who was taken hostage during the October 7 attack on Israel by Palestinian group Hamas, appears in this undated handout image, obtained by Reuters November 29, 2023. — Picture by Hostages and Missing Families Forum/Handout via Reuters
World / 30 Nov 2023

Israel says investigating Hamas report of baby hostage death