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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 Hamas senior official invited US billionaire Elon Musk yesterday to visit the Palestinian Gaza strip to see the extent of destruction caused by the Israeli bombardment. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Nov 2023

Hamas senior official invites Elon Musk to visit Gaza

A demonstrator holds a sign as people gather in solidarity with the Palestinians, in Istanbul, during a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Nov 2023

Erdogan tells UN chief Israel must be tried in international courts for Gaza crimes

Interpol Secretary General Juergen Stock spoke to Reuters in an interview on the margins of the organisation’s annual General Assembly, which is being held in Vienna this year. — AFP pic
World / 29 Nov 2023

Interpol can’t do much more to stop abuse of ‘red notices’, says chief

UN aid chief Martin Griffiths will travel to the Jordanian capital Amman on Wednesday for talks on the possibility of opening the Kerem Shalom crossing to allow for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza from Israel. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Nov 2023

UN aid chief heads to Jordan for talks to open second crossing into Gaza

A kid looks on as others play and swim at an inundated football pitch following flash floods in Garissa. — AFP pic
World / 29 Nov 2023

Death toll from Kenya floods almost doubles to 120

The leaders of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Israel’s Mossad met Qatar’s prime minister in Doha on Tuesday to build on the two-day extension of a truce between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, a source briefed on the visit said. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Nov 2023

Israeli, US spy chiefs meet Qatari PM to discuss ‘building on’ Gaza truce, says source

Shocking levels of criminal gang violence are spreading to rural areas in Haiti, where along with rising casualty tolls and trauma they are also impacting food production, the United Nations said in a report yesterday. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Nov 2023

UN: ‘Cataclysmic’ Haiti violence spreading to rural areas

Riyadh winning the right to host the 2030 World Expo was celebrated by a light display using drones. — AFP pic
World / 29 Nov 2023

Saudi snares 2030 World Expo in latest success

Pope Francis has cancelled his upcoming trip to Dubai for the COP28 climate talks after advice from doctors concerned about his recent flu-like symptoms, the Vatican said yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 29 Nov 2023

Suffering from flu, Pope Francis cancels COP28 trip

Former US president Jimmy Carter, 99, made a rare public appearance yesterday to join his successors Joe Biden and Bill Clinton and all five living first ladies at the memorial service for his beloved wife Rosalynn. — AFP pic
World / 29 Nov 2023

Jimmy Carter, 99, makes rare appearance with presidents for wife’s memorial

US President Joe Biden has warned Israel that its expected offensive in southern Gaza must avoid the kind of mass displacement of civilians seen during the military’s pummelling of the Palestinian territory’s north, US officials said. — AFP pic
World / 29 Nov 2023

US warns Israel over southern Gaza displacements

A Palestinian man cooks inside his damaged apartment in the Khezaa district on the outskirts of the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis. — AFP pic
World / 29 Nov 2023

Hamas, Israel release more hostages, prisoners in fifth day of Gaza truce

Rescuers yesterday pulled out all 41 workers trapped for 17 days inside a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas after drilling through the debris of rock, concrete and earth to reach them, triggering jubilation across India. — Reuters pic/Uttarkashi District Information Officer handout
World / 29 Nov 2023

India jubilant as all 41 trapped workers rescued from Himalayan tunnel

One of the trapped workers is checked out after he was rescued from the collapsed tunnel site in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 28, 2023. — Uttarkashi District Information Officer handout via Reuters
World / 28 Nov 2023

Indian rescuers start pulling out trapped workers from collapsed tunnel, according to TV reports

Sierra Leone's Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh visits the central Pademba Road prison after unidentified gunmen attacked a military barracks and the prison, following which inmates escaped, in Freetown, Sierra Leone November 27, 2023. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Nov 2023

Sierra Leone information minister says weekend attack was a failed coup

One publication, Babel, cited an unnamed source who said Budanova had been in hospital, and was finishing a course of treatment for the effects of the poisoning. — AFP pic
World / 28 Nov 2023

Ukraine says spymaster’s wife was poisoned