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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

A view of damage to Holiday Inn Express hotel hotel after rioters attacked the building in Rotherham, Britain, August 5, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 06 Aug 2024

UK’s Starmer vows speedy punishment to quell violent disorder

Rebels in Indonesia’s restive region of Papua shot dead a helicopter pilot from New Zealand, police said today. ― Reuters pic
World / 05 Aug 2024

New Zealand pilot shot dead, body set on fire with chopper by Papua rebels in hostage situation, say Indonesian police

In this handout photograph taken and released on July 25, 2024 by Bangladesh Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses the media at a vandalised metro station in Mirpur, after the anti-quota protests. — Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Office/AFP pic
World / 05 Aug 2024

Media reports: Sheikh Hasina resigns as Bangladesh PM, flees country after violent clashes

Demonstrators take part in a symbolic funeral for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh who was killed in Iran, in Amman, Jordan August 3, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Aug 2024

Iran says it does not want regional escalation but must ‘punish’ Israel

Protesters clash with police and the pro-government supporters, after anti-quota protester demanding the stepping down of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Bangla Motor area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 4, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Aug 2024

Explainer: Why are there protests in Bangladesh again?

A drone view shows demonstrators protesting outside a hotel as police officers stand guard in Rotherham, Britain, August 4, 2024, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. — Up North via Reuters
World / 05 Aug 2024

UK’s Starmer to hold emergency meeting as riots intensify

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government was working with social media companies to remove extreme and violent content and to trial age-verification technology. — AFP pool pic
World / 05 Aug 2024

Australia raises terror threat level, citing ‘extreme ideologies’

Independent US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr , conspiracy theorist and anti-vaccine activist made the disclosure in a three-minute video posted yesterday on social media as he apparently tried to get out ahead of a New Yorker magazine story that mentions the weird tale of roadkill and stealth from a decade ago. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Aug 2024

RFK Jr: I dumped dead bear cub in Central Park

A boatman holds a portable fan as he waits for customers in a boat on the West Lake, amid a red alert for heatwave in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China August 2, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Aug 2024

Record temperatures scorch eastern China, spiking power demand

All paths to the White House run through a handful of swing states, and Harris will kick off her five-day run tomorrow in the largest—Pennsylvania—as she builds momentum for her showdown with Republican Donald Trump on November 5. — Reuters pool pic
World / 05 Aug 2024

Harris set to name VP pick ahead of swing state tour

File photo. The Department of Commerce building is seen before an expected report of new home sales numbers in Washington Jan 26 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights— REUTERS
World / 05 Aug 2024

US expected to propose barring Chinese software in autonomous vehicles

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the UN health agency, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, local governments and partners were increasing their response to the mpox outbreak. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Aug 2024

WHO chief mulls calling emergency committee on mpox

Fears have spiked that months of cross-border violence could degenerate into all-out conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, who last fought a devastating war in the summer of 2006. — AFP pic
World / 05 Aug 2024

Travellers rush to leave Lebanon amid spiking tensions, cancelled flights

Police have blamed the violence on supporters and associated organisations of the English Defence League, an anti-Islam organisation founded 15 years ago whose supporters have been linked to football hooliganism. — AFP pic
World / 05 Aug 2024

UK PM Starmer vows far-right rioters will ‘regret’ worst disorder in years

A file photograph shows a ship thrown on the land at Beirut port on August 7, 2020, three days after the deadly explosion. — AFP pic
World / 04 Aug 2024

Lebanon marks four years since deadly port blast under cloud of impending war with Israel

The BTK communications authority announced on its website on Friday that the Meta-owned platform had been frozen, without giving any reason. — AFP pic
World / 04 Aug 2024

Instagram blocked in Turkiye for third day