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A 17-year-old girl has alleged that she endured two years of rape by the caretaker of a charity home, leading to her pregnancy and the birth of a child in 2022. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Johor police: Teen alleges rape by charity home caretaker in Kulai since she was 13, leading to pregnancy, claims baby was sold

A Singaporean tourist has died shortly after a body massage session at Patong Beach, according to local police. — Picture courtesy of Pixabay/Anna Mikkelgaard
Singapore  / 3 h ago

Singaporean tourist dies after body massage at Patong Beach, second death linked to massage in Thailand this weekend

Syria’s former President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow with his family after Russia granted them asylum on humanitarian grounds. — Reuters file pic
World  / 8 h ago

Moscow takes in Assad and locks down its Syrian military bases after rebel win, says Russian state media 

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex on December 6, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

In 1MDB trial, Najib claims former US AG Loretta Lynch set out to ‘literally to lynch me’

The Immigration Department reported that applicants must pay between RM300 and RM500 depending on their offence, such as overstaying or breaching visa conditions, before being permitted to leave Malaysia. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

‘Thank you, Malaysia’: Immigration offices see surge of foreign nationals seeking voluntary repatriation with RM300-RM500 fines ahead of Dec 31 cutoff (VIDEO)

Chayada Prao-hom was declared dead at around 6.00am at a hospital Udon Thani due to a blood infection and brain swelling. — Picture courtesy of Guitar Record
World  / 4 h ago

Thai country music singer dies after getting massages at Udon Thani spa

Penang’s Duck Blood Curry Mee is now available in Subang Jaya with its signature silkier duck blood pudding served with the white curry mee. — Picture by Lee Khang Yi
Eat-drink  / 6 h ago

Michelin Bib Gourmand Duck Blood Curry Mee from Penang has opened a stall in Subang Jaya SS15’s Big Family Restaurant

The BYD M6 is the most popular EV model registered in Malaysia last month with 235 units, followed by the Tesla Model 3 at #2 with 197 units, BYD Atto 3 at #3 with 190 units, BYD Seal at #4 with 130 units and the latest BYD Sealion 7 at #5 with 128 units. — SoyaCincau pic
Life  / 10 h ago

Malaysia's EV boom: BYD M6 leads November registrations as EVs near 20,000 mark for 2024

Last weeks, media groups in Malaysia marched from Bukit Tugu to Parliament to hand over a memorandum to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

What got Malaysian press, civil groups so concerned? A look at Putrajaya’s proposed changes to media laws

People carry furniture as they leave Al-Rawda Presidential Palace in Damascus in this screen grab taken from a video obtained by Reuters.
World  / 7 h ago

Syrians stroll through Assad’s palaces after sudden ouster, take furniture and photographs

A doctor attends to a patient during a consultation at the Selcare Clinic in Shah Alam, Selangor, on Nov 2, 2020. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
What You Think  / 6 h ago

Tackling rising insurance premiums: Lessons from global healthcare systems — Dr Azian Madun

(From left) Lawyer Tai Yong Fung, L. Subramaniam, lawyer Ragunath Kesavan and PSM deputy chairman S. Arutchelvan following the receipt of the settlement cheque last week. — Picture courtesy of Parti Sosialis Malaysia
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Ex-guard ends 16-year unfair dismissal case legal battle with US embassy after settlement deal

Rain clouds are seen over the city centre in Kuala Lumpur, on Dec 8, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Pahang, Kelantan, Perlis, Perak, Terengganu, Johor warned to brace for extreme rain

The United States will work with partners and stakeholders in Syria to help seize the opportunity that has presented itself after rebel fighters’ stunning overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, President Joe Biden said on Sunday. — Reuters pic
World  / 6 h ago

US to partner with Syria’s new players, manage post-Assad risks, Biden says

Musician and producer Jay-Z was accused in a lawsuit submitted Sunday of raping a 13-year-old with hip-hop star Sean Combs in the year 2000. — AFP pic
Showbiz  / 6 h ago

Jay-Z, Beyonce’s husband, named in civil suit accusing him of raping teen with Diddy, court filing reveals

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People commute along a street amid heavy rains ahead of a cyclonic storm in Chennai on November 30, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 30 Nov 2024

Cyclone Fengal set to hit Tamil Nadu, schools closed and hundreds evacuated

Men carry ducks as they wade through the floodwaters in Setiu, Malaysia. In neighbouring north Malaysia, the rains have forced the evacuation of at least 80,000 people to temporary shelters this week. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Nov 2024

Heavy rain in southern Thailand kills nine, displaces over 13,000

This photo shows Syrian jihadists in the streets of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on November 30, 2024. Jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies reached Syria's second city of Aleppo on November 30, as they pressed a lightning offensive against forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed government. — AFP pic
World / 30 Nov 2024

Jihadists, Turkish-backed allies seize half of Aleppo in major offensive

US Vice President Kamala Harris helps prepare Thanksgiving dinner at DC Central Kitchen in Washington, DC, on Thursday. — AFP pic
World / 30 Nov 2024

What’s next for Kamala Harris after historic White House bid falls short?

Around 630,000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses last year, the lowest level since a peak of 2.1 million in 2004, the report said ahead of World AIDS Day. — AFP pic
World / 30 Nov 2024

Unicef sounds alarm on HIV crisis among girls ahead of World AIDS Day

The case is part of a wave of lawsuits against OpenAI and other tech companies by authors, visual artists, music publishers and other copyright owners over data used to train generative AI systems. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Nov 2024

Canadian media firms sue OpenAI, allege copyright breaches in AI training data

Kim Leadbeater, MP for Spen Valley, reacts during a demonstration in support of assisted dying outside the British parliament after lawmakers voted in favour of the assisted dying law, in London yesterday. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Nov 2024

UK lawmakers back historic assisted dying bill in first parliamentary vote

anadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau exits the Delta Hotels by Marriott West Palm Beach ahead of a meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on November 29, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. — AFP pic
World / 30 Nov 2024

Canadian PM Trudeau in Florida to meet Trump as tariff threats loom

A boy looks at Air India airline passenger aircrafts parked at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai February 1, 2024. Airlines and airports in India received a total of 999 hoax bomb threats from the start of this year until November 14, nearly ten times more than in the whole of 2023, the country’s deputy civil aviation minister told parliament yesterday. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Nov 2024

India’s airlines and airports see record 999 bomb hoax threats in 2024, nearly 10 times last year, arrests made, says minister

A South Korean Air Force F-35A fighter jet takes off during an air drill as part of the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercise between South Korea and US in South Korea August 21, 2023. South Korea’s military said today it scrambled fighter jets as five Chinese and six Russian military planes flew through its air defence zone, an area wider than the country’s airspace. ― Defence Ministry handout pic via Reuters
World / 29 Nov 2024

South Korea scrambles fighter jets as Chinese and Russian warplanes enter air defence zone over East Sea

Dong’s work has been published in the Chinese editions of The New York Times and the Financial Times. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Nov 2024

Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu jailed seven years for espionage, family calls charges shocking        

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the age limit may not be implemented perfectly — much like existing restrictions on alcohol — but it was ‘the right thing to do’. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Nov 2024

Social media companies slam Australia’s under-16 ban

Anil Douglas, a campaigner in support of the assisted dying bill whose father suffered from multiple sclerosis and committed suicide, poses for a portrait following an interview with AFP in London on November 15, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 29 Nov 2024

UK MPs to debate assisted dying bill amid rising public support

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia of a
World / 29 Nov 2024

Russia targets Ukraine's energy grid in massive missile assault, over one million left without power

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on September 17, 2024. This combination of pictures created on November 27, 2024 showsMexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum (L) on November 20, 2024, andFormer US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on September 17, 2024. US President-elect Donald Trump said November 27, 2024 that Mexico's leader had agreed to
World / 29 Nov 2024

Mexico’s president Sheinbaum denies border closure, dismisses trade war fears after call with Trump

So far, 55 human cases of H5N1 bird flu, including in a child, have been reported in the United States this year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — Reuters file pic
World / 29 Nov 2024

WHO urges stronger animal surveillance to curb H5N1 bird flu spread