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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

Flares of the Israeli army light up the sky of the area bordering Lebanon on August 3, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Lebanon's Hezbollah fighters. — AFP pic
World / 04 Aug 2024

France calls on citizens in Lebanon to leave ‘as soon as possible’

Anti-Discrimination Student Movement held a rally at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on August 3, 2024, to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide violence during anti-quota protests. — AFP pic
World / 04 Aug 2024

Bangladesh protesters demand PM Hasina resign, army stands ‘by the people’

At a rally in Atlanta, Georgia, last night, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump again appeared to attack Harris’ racial identity. — Reuters pic
World / 04 Aug 2024

Trump proposes election debate on Fox News, Harris says no

Riot police face protestors in Bristol, southern England, on August 3, 2024 during the 'Enough is Enough' demonstration held in reaction to the fatal stabbings in Southport on July 29. — AFP pic
World / 04 Aug 2024

Renewed rioting sweeps British cities in wake of child murders

Smoke rises from Kfar Kila, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, Lebanon August 3, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 04 Aug 2024

US, UK urge nationals to immediately leave Lebanon amid fears

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President To Lam speaks during a press conference at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi August 3, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 03 Aug 2024

Who is To Lam, the ex-public security minister turned Vietnam top leader

A protester defending the Abdullah Quilliam Mosque in Liverpool holds a heart-shaped placard in the colours of the Palestinian flag reading ‘Freedom’ on August 2, 2024 against the ‘Enough is Enough’ demonstration (not seen) called in reaction to the fatal stabbings in Southport on July 29. — AFP pic
World / 03 Aug 2024

British Muslims on edge amid far-right protests targeting mosques after false Southport stabbing rumours 

A man drinks from a water bottle under an umbrella as he walks on The Bund amid a red alert for heatwave, in Shanghai August 1, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 03 Aug 2024

‘I feel like I'm going to melt’: Eastern China bakes under record heat

Members of a rescue team walk to a flood-affacted area in Zixing, in central China's Hunan province July 29, 2024. Floods and mudslides destroyed village homes and part of a highway in China’s south-western province of Sichuan today, killing at least two people and leaving 17 missing in two incidents. — AFP pic
World / 03 Aug 2024

Two dead, 17 missing as floods and mudslides hit south-west China, destroy homes, bridge

An aerial image shows Old Lahaina Centre and Foodland Lahaina standing amongst destroyed homes and businesses along Front Street burned to the ground in the historic Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 10, 2023. — AFP pic
World / 03 Aug 2024

Hawaiian Electric to pay half of US$4b settlement for Maui wildfire victims

This picture taken in Istanbul on August 2, 2024, shows a web page of the Instragram appplication after it was blocked by Turkish authorities. — AFP pic
World / 03 Aug 2024

Turkiye blocks Instagram for second day, accusing platform of ignoring demands

A picture is placed on the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, on the day of the 22nd anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, in New York September 11, 2023. — Reuters pic
World / 03 Aug 2024

Plea deal with accused mastermind of 9/11 attacks revoked

Police officers stand guard between protesters defending the Abdullah Quilliam Mosque in Liverpool on August 2, 2024 against the ‘Enough is Enough’ demonstration called in reaction to the fatal stabbings in Southport on July 29. — AFP pic
World / 03 Aug 2024

‘Utterly deplorable’: Eight arrested as Sunderland descends into disorder after Southport stabbing tragedy

Student leaders rallied Bangladeshis today for a nationwide civil disobedience campaign as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government weathered a worsening backlash over a deadly police crackdown on protesters. — AFP pic
World / 03 Aug 2024

Bangladeshi students call for nationwide civil disobedience, urge people to stand up for change

US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has agreed to an offer from Fox News to hold a debate with Democratic US Vice President Kamala Harris on September 4. — Combination photo via Reuters
World / 03 Aug 2024

Trump to face off against VP Harris in Fox News debate on September 4

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President To Lam attends a press conference at the National Convention Center in Hanoi on August 3, 2024. Vietnamese President To Lam was formally named the country’s top leader today, pledging to ‘speed up’ a sweeping graft campaign that has snared thousands in recent years. — AFP pic
World / 03 Aug 2024

Vietnam’s Communist Party appoints To Lam as top leader, pledges to accelerate anti-corruption drive