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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  / 15 h ago

Singapore shoppers lose another Japanese store as Daiso to close 100 AM outlet

Rain clouds are seen over the city centre in Kuala Lumpur, on Dec 8, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

MetMalaysia issues thunderstorm warning for Klang Valley, six states until 1pm

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

According to the author, DAP’s quiet on key issues—from Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s DNAA to Tan Sri Azam Baki’s contract extension and ongoing corruption under Madani — risks alienating Chinese voters, a lesson already seen in Sabah’s polls. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
What You Think  / 19 h ago

The end of DAP’s ‘Golden Era’? — Izmil Amri

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  / 17 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  / 15 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  / 16 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  / 14 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  / 15 h ago

Anwar says Asean foreign ministers’ meeting postponed as Thai-Cambodia conflict deepens

Hamas named Sinwar on Tuesday as new political leader, a week after his predecessor Ismail Haniyeh’s killing in Tehran which has sent regional tensions soaring. — AFP pic
World / 08 Aug 2024

‘Find him, attack him’: Israel vows to eliminate new Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

Former Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat speaks at a press conference as former MFP MPs stand with him, after Thailand’s Constitutional Court delivers its verdict on a case seeking the dissolution of the opposite group over its call for lese-majeste reform, in Bangkok August 7, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 08 Aug 2024

Thailand’s opposition Move Forward MPs to announce new party after constitutional court dissolution

Three shows in Vienna by the American mega-star have been cancelled after Austria arrested a man in connection with an Islamist attack plot, the organisers said yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 08 Aug 2024

‘A tragedy was prevented’: Taylor Swift’s Vienna concerts cancelled due to terror threat, says Austria’s chancellor

Events in the French capital have been lined with advertising for the ubiquitous fizzy drinks of Coca-Cola, which has been sponsoring the Olympics since 1928. — AFP pic
World / 08 Aug 2024

Olympic organisers urged to cut ties with Coca-Cola over sugary drinks, plastic waste concerns

People celebrating the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Aug 5. — Reuters pic
World / 08 Aug 2024

Bangladesh garment factories reopen after violent protests disrupt production

Two women with the advocacy group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) hold posters in English and Spanish that read “bullfighting is a sin” during Pope Francis’ weekly general audience at Paul VI hall in The Vatican on August 7, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 07 Aug 2024

‘Bullfighting is a sin’: Animal rights activists disrupt Pope’s weekly audience in Vatican

Former Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat waves as he walks on the day Thailand’s Constitutional Court delivers its verdict on a case seeking the dissolution of the opposite group over its call for lese-majeste reform, in Bangkok August 7, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 07 Aug 2024

Thai court orders dissolution of popular anti-establishment opposition Move Forward Party

Student leaders had called on the 84-year-old Yunus — credited with lifting millions out of poverty in the South Asian country — to lead. — AFP pic
World / 07 Aug 2024

Bangladesh heeds student leaders’ call for change, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus appointed interim leader

Sri Lanka’s president Ranil Wickremesinghe (right), former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa (left), former president Mahinda Rajapaksa (2nd left) and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena (2nd right) attend the funeral of Buddhist monk, Galaboda Gnanaissara, in Colombo August 5, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 07 Aug 2024

Sri Lanka’s contentious Rajapaksa scion enters presidential race

People take part in a protest outside a mosque in Liverpool August 2, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 07 Aug 2024

UK authorities on high alert for far-right protests and anti-fascist counter-marches

Nagasaki’s mayor last week said that Israel’s ambassador Gilad Cohen was not invited to Friday’s event because of the risk of possible protests over the Gaza conflict. — Kyodo pic via Reuters
World / 07 Aug 2024

US, UK and other Western ambassadors skip Nagasaki’s 79th anniversary event over Israeli exclusion

Members of the army clear an entrance of the Ganabhaban, the Bangladeshi prime minister’s residence, a day after the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka August 6, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 07 Aug 2024

India evacuates non-essential staff from its embassy, consulates in Bangladesh

A crane is set up after a hotel partially collapsed overnight near the banks of Germany’s river Moselle in Kroev August 7, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 07 Aug 2024

‘Like a house of cards’: Two dead, three still trapped after hotel collapses in Germany on river Moselle

(From left) Silver medallist Sun Yingsha Sun of China, gold medallist Chen Meng of China and bronze medallist Hina Hayata of Japan celebrate on the podium during the women’s singles victory ceremony at the Paris 2024 Olympics August 3, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 07 Aug 2024

China arrests woman suspected of ‘defaming’ Olympic table tennis players on Weibo

Pita Limjaroenrat, who led the Move Forward Party (MFP) to a shock first place in Thailand’s general election last year, faces today a decade-long ban from politics and his party’s dissolution over his pledge to reform the kingdom’s royal defamation laws. — AFP pic
World / 07 Aug 2024

Thai politics on edge as court decides fate of anti-establishment party Move Forward

A mural of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is seen vandalised by protesters as people celebrate her resignation in Dhaka August 5, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 07 Aug 2024

Bangladesh army refused to suppress protest, sealing Sheikh Hasina’s fate