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National Muay Thai athlete Angie Yan Jia Chi performs in the women’s Wai Kru event at the SEA Games Thailand 2025 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok December 17, 2025. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 17 h ago

Malaysia’s Angie Yan stuns Thai world champion to claim Wai Kru gold on SEA Games debut

File photo of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Hannah Yeoh. The prime minister rejected claims today that Yeoh’s appointment strengthens DAP dominance, saying she serves the government, not a political party. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

‘Atrocious’: Anwar hits back at race-based attacks on Hannah Yeoh’s Cabinet appointment

Data from the Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) shows persistent demand for Malaysian university enrolment from China, Bangladesh and India. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Why Malaysian campuses are a hit with students from China, Bangladesh and India

Heavy rain falls during the FA Cup Final between JDT and Sabah FC at the National Stadium Bukit Jalil in Kuala Lumpur on December 14, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Monsoon surge continues: METMalaysia issues rain warnings for peninsula, puts Pahang on max alert

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim with Hannah Yeoh, who thanked him for the trust placed in her following her appointment to oversee the Federal Territories. — Picture via Facebook/Hannah Yeoh
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Hannah Yeoh thanks Anwar for trust as she sets out priorities for Federal Territories

National Muay Thai athlete Muhammad Mikail Ghazali Zulfikar (left) launches an attack against host nation fighter Suphakon Sirilun during the men’s 57kg final at the Thailand 2025 SEA Games in Bangkok today. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 15 h ago

Malaysian Muay Thai squad pull off sensational three-gold feat by upsetting home favourites, including a World Champion

National diver Yong Rui Jie competes in the men’s one-metre springboard event at the Thailand 2025 SEA Games at the Assumption University Aquatic Centre, Bangkok today. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 14 h ago

SEA Games 2025: Malaysia denied diving clean sweep, claim bronze in men’s one-metre springboard

His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, chats with attendees after the presentation of appointment letters and the swearing-in ceremony for federal ministers and deputy ministers at Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur on December 17, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Sultan Ibrahim’s message to Anwar’s new Cabinet: Integrity, teamwork, and service to the people

At 6pm, the ringgit inched down to 4.0855/0940 against the greenback, from 4.0835/0875 at yesterday’s close. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Money  / 15 h ago

Ringgit slips against US dollar as traders lock in gains

Police said four suspects were arrested on the day of the incident, with four more detained in follow-up operations. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Police detain eight over brutal Batu Caves slashing attack

A Malaysian martial arts coach has been accused of assaulting a Filipino referee at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand following protests over a disputed pencak silat result, the Philippine Olympic Committee said. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 15 h ago

Malaysian pencak silat coach accused of striking SEA Games judge in tie-break dispute

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and other attendees take part in the symbolic release of butterflies at Entopia after a signing ceremony on December 17, 2025. — Opalyn Mok pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Penang’s Entopia to go global with franchises in eight countries after landmark Turkish deal

The Malaysian pair defeated China’s Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian in straight games in 46 minutes. — Reuters pic
Sports  / 19 h ago

SEA Games glow continues as Pearly Tan-Thinaah hit the ground running at World Tour Finals

National silat athlete Muhammad Izzul Irfan (right) faces Thailand’s Phiraphon Mitthasan in the men’s Class D final at the 2025 SEA Games at Hall 4, Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok today. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 15 h ago

Three-hour suspense ends in joy as Malaysian silat athlete Izzul Irfan Marzuki retains SEA Games gold

This screengrab taken from Instagram shows at the Gan Chen Jie at the Asian Shooting Championships 2024 held at Jakarta, Indonesia. — Screengrab via Instagram/stellachenjie
Sports  / 15 h ago

Gan Chen Jie clinches gold, breaks SEA Games record in women’s 50m rifle three positions

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is launched, carrying 23 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit in Cape Canaveral, Florida May 6, 2024.
World / 13 Jul 2024

US aviation authority grounds SpaceX’s Falcon 9 after Starlink satellite mishap

US President Joe Biden reacts to the audience during a campaign stop in Detroit, Michigan July 12, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Jul 2024

‘I'm OK,’ insists Biden as he returns to campaign trail amid calls for him to step aside

Meta said yesterday it was rolling back some restrictions that had applied to former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Jul 2024

Meta to ease restrictions on Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts after Capitol riot ban

An Israeli soldier fires a mortar, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, near the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel, July 9, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Jul 2024

Ceasefire negotiators in Gaza talks explore alternative to Israeli troops on Gaza-Egypt border

People walk past posters of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi outside Jio World Convention Centre, the wedding venue of Anant Ambani, son of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, in Mumbai, India, July 12, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Jul 2024

India’s Ambani wedding spectacle gets political with Modi posters

Relatives of a Palestinian killed in an Israeli strike react at the site of the strike, near a school sheltering displaced people, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip July 10, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Jul 2024

Gaza authorities say 32 killed by Israeli strikes across territory

US President Joe Biden speaks alongside Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky during the Ukraine Compact initiative on the sidelines of the Nato Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 12 Jul 2024

In Russia, Biden’s verbal slip over Putin’s name elicits mockery and unease

A woman holds a placard during a protest marking the 8th anniversary of the 2016 arbitration ruling over China's claims in the South China Sea, in Quezon City, Philippines, July 12, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Jul 2024

China urges Philippines to immediately withdraw ships stationed at Sabina Shoal

In this photograph taken on June 9, 2024, a man of Gurung ethnic community looks on while he hunts honey at a cliff in Lamjung district of Nepal. Hanging from a rope and bamboo ladder off a Himalayan mountain cliff, skilled Nepali climbers gather highly prized hallucinogenic honey -- an ancient tradition stung by environmental degradation and rapid climate change. — AFP pic
World / 12 Jul 2024

‘We can’t wait another year’: Disaster-hit nations call for climate aid

Generally lauded in life as an anti-communist hero, today many in Taiwan revile Chiang Kai-shek as a despot who imprisoned and killed opponents during his rule. — Reuters file pic
World / 12 Jul 2024

Taiwan to withdraw honour guards from Chiang Kai-shek memorial, wants to end ‘veneration of authoritarianism’

Tensions over the strategic waterway, a key passage for sea-borne trade, have soared in the past 18 months following a series of escalating confrontations between Philippine and Chinese ships. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Jul 2024

Philippines to ‘stand our ground’ in South China Sea dispute

Today, the EU issued a statement to mark the anniversary of arbitration regarding sovereignty in the region which ruled in the Philippines’ favour, and which was rejected by China. ― Reuters pic
World / 12 Jul 2024

China scolds EU over statement about South China Sea

US President Joe Biden, 81, touted his decades of experience on the world stage as he argued that he was uniquely qualified to defeat former President Trump, 78, and lead the US for another four-year term. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Jul 2024

Biden mixes up Harris with Trump, calls Zelensky Putin, insists he is staying in the presidential race (VIDEO)

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said the couple, who hold Australian citizenship, worked to access material related to Australia’s national security though no significant compromise had been identified yet. — AFP pic
World / 12 Jul 2024

Australia charges Russian-born married couple with espionage

US President Joe Biden said that he supports Israel's right to go after Hamas militant but not its occupying Gaza. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Jul 2024

Biden says ‘time to end this war’, says Israel should not occupy Gaza once war ends

US President Joe Biden's fitness for office has been in question after a recent debate. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Jul 2024

Biden says would undergo neurological exam if recommended by doctors