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New evidence related to the killing of three victims in the Durian Tunggal police shooting was presented during a press conference at Lawyers for Liberty in Petaling Jaya, December 15, 2025. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

AGC orders Durian Tunggal police shooting case reclassified as murder

Prices for some of Rapid KL’s public transport passes will go up next year starting January 1, but prices for the My50 monthly pass will remain unchanged at RM50. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Rapid KL transport passes’ prices go up from Jan 1, but My50 pass stays at RM50

Continuous heavy rain is expected in parts of Terengganu, Pahang, and Johor from today until Thursday. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Continuous heavy rain forecast until Thursday in Terengganu, Pahang and Johor

Dashcam footage showed retired mechanic Boris Gurman, 69, knocking the elder attacker to the ground as he tries to rip away his long-barrelled gun. — Picture via X
World  / 4 h ago

Dashcam reveals retired mechanic, wife tried to disarm Bondi Beach shooters before deaths

Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir speaks at a press conference in George Town on April 17, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Who is Akmal Nasrullah Nasir? A brief primer on the low-key leader now heading one of the toughest ministries

Civil Defence Force personnel conduct rescue operations in Kuala Terengganu on November 28, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

METMalaysia issues heavy rain warning for multiple states, parts of Pahang on highest alert

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) M. Kulasegaran speaks at the Dewan Negara in Kuala Lumpur on December 11, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Durian Tunggal shooting: Why wasn’t it murder from day one, asks deputy minister

Malaysia saw a string of unsettling violent crimes this year, with several high-profile murders drawing national attention and raising fresh concerns about safety in homes, schools and public spaces. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Tracking violence: Murders, shootings and stabbings that shocked Malaysia in 2025

An undated file photograph shows the National Registration Department logo at its headquarters in Putrajaya. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Dual citizenship in Malaysia: NRD clarifies voluntary renunciation and legal process

A photo taken on November 25, 2025, shows a man working at a plastic waste facility in a village on the outskirts of Hanoi. — AFP pic
Life  / 17 h ago

Villagers in Hanoi recycle the world’s waste, but pay with their health

Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani has described his appointment to helm the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) as a significant responsibility. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Johari Abdul Ghani calls Miti portfolio a significant responsibility amid global challenges

The famed American steakhouse Smith & Wollensky is finally opening in KLCC this week. — Picture courtesy of Smith & Wollensky
Eat-drink  / 19 h ago

Steak lovers, rejoice! The iconic American steakhouse Smith & Wollensky opens in KLCC this Friday

His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia poses for a commemorative photo during the Ceremony for the Presentation of Letters of Appointment and the Oath of Office, Allegiance, and Secrecy of Federal Ministers and Deputy Ministers at Istana Negara, December 17, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Seven ministers, eight deputy ministers officially sworn in following Madani Cabinet reshuffle

Belongings collected at the scene of the Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney on December 15, 2025. — AFP pic
World  / 17 h ago

A timeline of lives lost and courage shown in the Bondi Beach mass shooting

Public Service Department personnel sign into MyDigital ID at the PSD lobby in Putrajaya, December 14, 2023. — Bernama pic
Opinion  / 5 h ago

Cancer Diaries: I shouldn’t need to think about MyDigitalID as I lay dying

The highly unusual incident suggested disarray in Russia’s military establishment and state media over how to report the battlefield situation in southern Ukraine. — AFP pic
World / 13 Nov 2023

Russian state media withdraw news alerts on troop movements east of Ukraine’s Dnipro River

The United States had carried out strikes against two Iran-linked sites in Syria in response to attacks on American forces, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said yesterday. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Nov 2023

Monitor: Eight pro-Iran fighters dead in US strikes in Syria

Incumbent Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina, candidate in the 2023 presidential election, speaks at a political rally during his re-election campaign, in Mahanoro. — AFP pic
World / 13 Nov 2023

Madagascar votes for president amid political crisis

This file photo taken on September 30, 2022 shows former Philippine senator and human rights campaigner Leila de Lima (centre) leaving after attending her hearing at the Muntinlupa Trial Court in Metro Manila. — AFP pic
World / 13 Nov 2023

Jailed Philippine human rights campaigner granted bail

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World / 13 Nov 2023

All 40 workers in India tunnel collapse ‘safe’, contact made, says rescue team

Two Indian cities joined New Delhi to be among the world’s worst 10 for pollution this morning, with smoke heavy in the air a day after revellers let loose with firecrackers for Deepavali — the annual Hindu festival of light. — AFP pic
World / 13 Nov 2023

Three Indian cities among world’s 10 most polluted after Deepavali

A security official looks on as the United Nations flag flies at half-mast to mourn the lives of UN workers lost during the war between Israel and Hamas, at the at the United Nations office in Nairobi. — AFP pic
World / 13 Nov 2023

UN flags at half-mast for staff killed in Gaza

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said yesterday he opposed an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, as calls multiply globally to halt the conflict triggered by Hamas’s unprecedented attack on Israel. — AFP pic
World / 13 Nov 2023

German chancellor opposed to ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and South Korean Defence Minister Shin Won-sik attend a welcome ceremony before their annual security meeting at the Defence Ministry in Seoul, South Korea on November 13. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Nov 2023

US, Japan, S. Korea defence chiefs to share North Korea missile data in December

Two more major hospitals in Gaza closed to new patients yesterday, with staff saying that Israeli bombardment plus lack of fuel and medicine meant more babies and others could die. — AFP pic
World / 13 Nov 2023

Another two Gaza hospitals suspend operations as Israel hunts Hamas

Nearly three dozen Brazilians who had been trapped inside Gaza for weeks, and whose predicament had driven a diplomatic wedge between Brasilia and Israel, crossed the border into Egypt yesterday, the foreign ministry said. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Nov 2023

Trapped Brazilians finally leave Gaza as Israel-Brazil ties worsens

The Israeli bombardment of Gaza has since killed more than 11,000 Palestinians, around 40 per cent of them children, according to counts by health officials in the Hamas-ruled territory. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Nov 2023

Biden, Qatari emir discuss Gaza, agree all hostages must be released 

More children in South Asia are struggling due to severe water scarcity made worse by the impacts of climate change than anywhere else worldwide, the United Nations said today. — AFP pic
World / 13 Nov 2023

UN: South Asia worst in world for water scarcity

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday said Ukraine should get ready for winter, fearing Russia will pick up its campaign of systematic strikes on power facilities. — AFP pic
World / 13 Nov 2023

Zelensky: Ukraine ‘must be prepared’ for Russian winter strikes on infrastructure

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US media yesterday a deal could be afoot to free hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, but declined to provide details for fear of scuttling the potential plan. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Nov 2023

Netanyahu says there ‘could be’ potential deal to free hostages

An armed Jewish man holds a child as he prays at the Western Wall, the last remaining vestige of the Second Temple, in Jerusalem’s Old City on November 12, 2023. — AFP pic
World / 13 Nov 2023

Jewish school in Montreal is fired upon, second time in days