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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  / 16 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  / 16 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  / 18 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  / 15 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  / 16 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  / 18 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  / 18 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  / 17 h ago

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

(From eighth right) Kuching South Deputy Mayor Datuk Zaiedi Suhaili, Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian, and Kuching South Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng in a photocall with MBKS retired staff. — The Borneo Post pic 
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Kuching ranks 13th globally, top five in Asia, as world’s retirement hotspot

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  / 11 h ago

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

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  / 15 h ago

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

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  / 10 h ago

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

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  / 16 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  / 12 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  / 9 h ago

MetMalaysia warns of continuous heavy rain in several states until Thursday

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards his plane at Joint Base Andrews to depart to the Middle East, from Maryland, August 17, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Aug 2024

Blinken to arrive in Israel as US pushes for Gaza ceasefire

The fire broke out on two of the ferris wheel's gondolas. — Picture via TikTok/@nervdieleudenicht
World / 18 Aug 2024

Ferris wheel fire at German festival injures more than 20 (VIDEO)

Pheu Thai members voted overwhelmingly in October 2023 for Paetongtarn to become party leader. — AFP pic
World / 18 Aug 2024

What you should know about: Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thaksin’s daughter and the new Thai PM with a legacy to overcome

Pheu Thai Party’s leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra reacts during a press conference after the Thai parliament confirms her as the country's next prime minister, in Bangkok, Thailand August 16, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Aug 2024

Thai King endorses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister

Speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania, Trump began by blaming Vice President Harris for unleashing ‘devastating” inflation’—one of the biggest issues of the campaign—but he soon drifted off script, mocking Harris’s laugh and calling her a ‘communist’ and a ‘lunatic.’ — AFP pic
World / 18 Aug 2024

Trump says he’s better looking than Kamala, calls her ‘lunatic’

US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Yoon met on August 18 and agreed to deepen military and economic cooperation and take a united stand against China’s growing power and security threats from North Korea. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Aug 2024

South Korea, Japan, US leaders renew pledge to cooperate on regional challenges

X, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, claims Moraes secretly threatened one of the company’s legal representatives in the South American country with arrest if it did not comply with legal orders to take down some content from its platform. — AFP pic
World / 18 Aug 2024

X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge’s content order to block alleged ‘fake news’ accounts

Donald Trump, the former president, spoke at a rally in Wilkes-Barre in northeastern Pennsylvania, a state looming large in the campaign. Vice President Harris will conduct a bus tour of western Pennsylvania starting in Pittsburgh on Sunday, ahead of the kickoff of the Democratic National Convention on Monday in Chicago. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Aug 2024

Trump calls Harris ‘radical’, ‘lunatic’, says will be easier to beat than Biden

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves as she departs Raleigh, North Carolina August 16, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Aug 2024

Trump rallies, Harris hits road in pre-convention campaigning

A Missouri woman was arrested on Friday for an alleged brazen scheme to steal ownership of Graceland, the historic home of Elvis Presley, from the family of the King of Rock and Roll, the Justice Department said. — AFP pic
World / 17 Aug 2024

Missouri woman’s bold plot to steal Graceland: Forgery and fraud charges in Elvis Presley property case

Ukrainian servicemen ride a BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the Russian border in Sumy region, Ukraine August 10, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Aug 2024

‘Complete intelligence failure’: How Ukraine’s counter-invasion caught Russia with its pants down

Thai former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was included in a royal pardon for prisoners and his parole will end tomorrow. ― Reuters file pic
World / 17 Aug 2024

Royal pardon grants early release for ex-Thailand PM Thaksin Shinawatra as parole ends tomorrow, says lawyer

An undated colourised transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (red) found within an infected cell (brown) cultured in the laboratory, captured at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. — NIAID handout pic via Reuters
World / 17 Aug 2024

Africa sees 18,737 mpox cases reported since January, including cases of deadlier Clade 1b strain, says health agency

Donald Trump was criticised yesterday after he said the top civilian award he gave to a donor was better than the highest US military medal because his supporter remains ‘healthy and beautiful’ while soldiers tend to be dead or shot before being honoured. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Aug 2024

Trump sparks backlash for remarks on civilian award being ‘much better’ than top military medal, saying soldiers ‘in very bad shape, or dead’

Medical staff shout slogans while holding placards during a protest at a hospital in Mumbai, after a nationwide strike was declared by the Indian Medical Association to protest the rape and murder of a trainee medic at a government-run hospital in Kolkata August 17, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Aug 2024

Indian hospitals turn away patients except emergency cases as doctors start 24-hour shutdown to protest rape, murder of medic

Indonesian President Joko Widodo accompanied by his wife Iriana and President-elect Prabowo Subianto salute as the national flag is hoisted during a ceremony marking the country's 79th Independence Day celebration at the Presidential Palace in the new capital city of Nusantara, East Kalimantan province August 17, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Aug 2024

Indonesia holds scaled-back Independence Day events at both Nusantara and Jakarta amid capital project delays