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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 child looks on at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 8, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 09 Jul 2024

UN experts say Gaza children dying in Israel’s ‘starvation campaign’

Marine Le Pen and her party have previously denied wrongdoing in connection with campaign financing. — Reuters pic
World / 09 Jul 2024

Paris prosecutor investigates Le Pen’s financing for 2022 presidential campaign

Members of Parliament of the French far-left opposition party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed - LFI) and the alliance of left-wing parties, called the 'Nouveau Front Populaire' (New Popular Front - NFP), pose as they arrive at the National Assembly in Paris after the second round of the early French parliamentary elections, France, July 9, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 09 Jul 2024

French parties scramble for influence after inconclusive vote

Tourists cool down under a mist shower in central Tokyo where temperatures have topped 35 degrees Celsius on July 8, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 09 Jul 2024

Six dead in Tokyo as Japan swelters in heatwave

One of the park's rhinos after being rescued by park staff. — Facebook/Chief Minister Office of Assam government
World / 09 Jul 2024

India floods swamp national park, killing six rhinos

An Indonesian court has acquitted a former government official accused of human trafficking after people were found in cages near his palm oil plantation. — Picture by Mukhriz Hazim
World / 09 Jul 2024

Indonesian court acquits former official in grisly palm oil slavery case

Undated handout picture released by Peruvian National Police on July 8, 2024, showing police officers next to the body of US mountain climber William Stampfl, who was reported missing in June 2002, in the Ancash region, 400km north of Lima. — Peruvian National Police handout pic via AFP
World / 09 Jul 2024

Mummified remains of American mountaineer discovered in Peru 22 years after disappearance

File picture of a United Airlines passenger jet taxiing at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, December 6, 2019. A United Airlines flight lost a tyre after taking off from Los Angeles International Airport on the morning of July 8, 2024, the airline confirmed. — Reuters pic
World / 09 Jul 2024

United Airlines’ Boeing jet loses wheel during takeoff in Los Angeles

US President Joe Biden, 81, said any candidates who doubt his ability should challenge him at the Democratic National Convention in August. — Reuters pic
World / 09 Jul 2024

Biden tells wavering Democrats ‘I am not going anywhere’

Political custom dictates that President Emmanuel Macron names a prime minister from among the ranks of the largest political force or coalition in parliament. — Reuters pic
World / 09 Jul 2024

Who might be the French left’s next prime minister?

US President Joe Biden is battling criticism from some Democrats that he lacks the mental acuity to stand as their nominee against Trump in the November 5 presidential election. — Reuters file pic
World / 09 Jul 2024

White House: NYT report untrue, Biden not being treated for Parkinson’s

A police rescue vehicle drives through flood waters after Hurricane Beryl passed in Houston July 8, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 09 Jul 2024

Storm Beryl kills three, knocks out power for 2.7 million in Texas

Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie looks on as he appears at Malindi Law Courts in Malindi on February 6, 2024. — AFP file pic
World / 08 Jul 2024

Kenya starvation cult leader goes on trial on terrorism charges

Park Ha-eun (on wheelchair), a 23-year-old South Korean patient with Cornelia de Lange syndrome, and her mother Kim Jeong-ae (R) attend a rally against doctors' strike in Seoul on July 4, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 08 Jul 2024

South Korea says will not punish striking doctors in bid to end month-long standoff

People celebrate during an election night rally following the first results of the second round of France's legislative election at Republique Square in Paris on July 7, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 08 Jul 2024

How the far-right went from 1st to 3rd in France’s election

Northern Territory Police Commissioner Michael Murphy said 'significant harm and civil disturbances' had occurred over the last 72 hours in Alice Springs.— Screenshot of Australian Northern Territory Police Association Facebook page
World / 08 Jul 2024

After ‘horror 72 hours’, Australia imposes night curfew in violence-ridden outback tourist town