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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

Venezuela’s armed forces re-affirmed their ‘absolute loyalty’ to President Nicolas Maduro and described opposition requests for support as ‘desperate and seditious,’ amid allegations of fraud in the July 28 presidential election. — AFP pic
World / 07 Aug 2024

Venezuela army vows ‘absolute loyalty’ to Maduro after opposition appeal

Protestors throw fireworks as the riots continue into the night in Liverpool August 3, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 07 Aug 2024

UK’s social media fuelled chaos: 400 arrested, 6,000 police deployed in response to far-right riots

Student leaders in Bangladesh demanded Nobel winner Muhammad Yunus lead a caretaker government, after the military took control as mass demonstrations forced longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina to flee the country. — AFP pic
World / 07 Aug 2024

Who is Muhammad Yunus? From Bangladesh’s ‘banker to the poor’ to new transitional leader

Security forces stand guard as riots erupt in Hull August 3, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 07 Aug 2024

UK MPs call for social media platforms to match newspaper and TV standards after disinformation fuels worst riots in 13 years

Sinwar, who until now was the movement’s Gaza chief, replaces Ismail Haniyeh, whose killing in Tehran last week sent tensions soaring across the Middle East. — Reuters pic
World / 07 Aug 2024

Who is Yahya Sinwar? New Hamas leader, October 7 mastermind and ‘dead man walking’

Hamas named Sinwar on August 6 as its new political leader, a week after his predecessor Ismail Haniyeh’s killing in Tehran which has sent regional tensions soaring. — AFP pic
World / 07 Aug 2024

US urges restraint as Hamas appoints Yahya Sinwar as new chief, region braces for Iran’s retaliation

Student leaders in Bangladesh have demanded Nobel winner Muhammad Yunus lead a caretaker government, after the military took control as mass demonstrations forced longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina to flee the country. — AFP pic
World / 07 Aug 2024

‘In Dr Yunus, we trust’: Bangladesh Nobel winner tapped to lead interim govt as Sheikh Hasina flees amid protests

US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks alongside her running mate Minnesota governor Tim Walz at Temple University's Liacouras Centre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 6, 2024, on the first day of their ‘Battleground State Tour. — AFP pic
World / 07 Aug 2024

Kamala Harris picks ‘relatable’ Minnesota governor Tim Walz as running mate — the guy who called Trump ‘weird’

An aerial view shows anti-government protestors storming Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s palace in Dhaka on August 5, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 06 Aug 2024

Bangladesh president dissolves Parliament, frees ex-PM Begum Khaleda Zia after Sheik Hasina flees country

People waves Bangladeshi flags on top of the Ganabhaban, the Prime Minister's residence, as they celebrate the resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 06 Aug 2024

Bangladesh waits on army chief for interim government after PM flees

Indonesian Air Force helicopters take off as they evacuate the body of a New Zealand helicopter pilot at Mozes Kilangin Airport in Timika in Indonesia's Central Papua Province on August 6, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 06 Aug 2024

Indonesian forces retrieve New Zealand pilot’s body in Papua

Nahid Islam (centre) spearheaded a movement against job quotas that turned into a call for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign. — Reuters pic
World / 06 Aug 2024

Who is Nahid Islam, the soft-spoken sociology student behind Bangladesh’s revolution against PM Hasina?

Harris became the Democratic Party’s standard bearer after President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign last month. — Reuters pic
World / 06 Aug 2024

Kamala Harris to reveal VP shortlist as election heat intensifies

This US Border Patrol photo obtained August 5, 2024 shows 25 packages of cocaine that Hurricane Debby blew onto a beach in the Florida Keys. Hurricane Debby made landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast early yesterdaay, knocking power out for hundreds of thousands of people as the US southeast braced for potentially historic levels of rain and major flooding. — US Border Patrol handout via AFP
World / 06 Aug 2024

Wind brings white powder: Hurricane Debby blows 25 packages of cocaine worth US$1m onto Florida beach

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General, Hossein Salami speaks during a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, August 5, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 06 Aug 2024

Who are the Revolutionary Guards, and how would Iran retaliate against Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination?

People climb the statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Bijoy Sarani area, as they celebrate the resignation of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 06 Aug 2024

Bangladesh student protesters call for new government under Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus