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Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican says improved servers and 8,000-plus retailers will prevent a repeat of congestion seen during the first rollout of the RM100 Sara aid programme. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Government upgrades servers for next Sara aid round, expands retailer list to over 8,000 shops

Pearly Tan and M Thinaah during the women’s doubles final at the 2025 Thailand Open badminton tournament in Bangkok on May 18, 2025. — AFP pic
Sports  / 13 h ago

Malaysia power into SEA Games semis to lock in women’s badminton medal

Continuous rain is expected overnight in Johor, involving the districts of Segamat, Kluang, Mersing, Kulai, Kota Tinggi and Johor Bahru from December 7 to 8, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

MetMalaysia warns of non-stop heavy rains overnight in Johor and Sarawak 

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks beside Deputy Prime Ministers Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof in a townhall session during the ‘Rancakkan Madani’ programmer, Dataran Putrajaya December 7, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Anwar gives all ministers thumbs up in surprise midterm review, says no weak links

MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said that if Barisan Nasional’s component parties continue working with DAP and Pakatan Harapan in the next general election, his party will chart its own path. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

MCA says ‘good luck’ to BN if allies team up with Pakatan, DAP again in next GE

Police said the woman’s hair was also cut during the incident, prompting her to flee the house and seek help from nearby neighbours before she was rescued. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Domestic worker’s nightmare: Malaysian woman burnt, stabbed and punched by employer in Rawang flees to neighbours; cops investigating

The Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia welcomed the exemption of businesses earning below RM1 million from e-invoicing in 2026, saying it gives small firms vital breathing space to stabilise and upgrade. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

SME group welcomes e-invoicing exemption for sub-RM1m firms, says 200,000 to benefit

Leong Jun Hao leads Malaysia to the SEA Games badminton semi-finals after beating the Philippines’ Jewel Angelo Albo 21-17, 21-18 in the men’s singles on December 7, 2025. — AFP pic
Sports  / 9 h ago

Malaysia secures semi-final spots in SEA Games badminton

One of the undocumented migrants is seen with hands and legs cuffed among those detained during a joint operation in Selayang Baru, Kuala Lumpur, last night. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Authorities detain 843 undocumented migrants in Selayang Baru raid after community complaints

Motorcyclist Roslan Rusly (right) shares the snapshot he took with the hotel security guard who lent him RM1 so he could pay the RM5 parking fee and exit the hotel carpark at Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur. — Picture from Facebook/Roslan Rusly
Life  / 9 h ago

Motorcyclist short on cash touched by Bukit Bintang hotel guard’s RM1 act of kindness

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the proposal to reduce parking bays at new projects near public transit hubs could encourage residents to use public buses and trains and lower housing prices for home buyers at the same time. — File picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Less parking, more savings? New homes near LRT, MRT could have fewer bays, says transport minister

Subang Jaya police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said the boys were picked up in Bukit Lanchong, Shah Alam, yesterday. — Screengrab via Facebook/Info Kemalangan & Bencana Malaysia
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Two teens arrested over viral ‘basikal lajak’ stunt at Putra Heights traffic light

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (second from right) presents the People’s Welfare Insurance Scheme (SIKR) 3.0 to a recipient representative at the closing ceremony of the ‘Rancakkan Madani Bersama Malaysiaku programme’ at Dataran Putrajaya on December 7, 2025, accompanied by Deputy Prime Ministers Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (centre) and Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (right), and Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar (left). — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

New govt-paid insurance scheme raises payouts for death and disability; up to RM26,500 for Malaysia’s poorest families

A bank employee helped prevent a customer from losing more than S$200,000 to scammers after intervening during a tense encounter at a DBS branch late last year.  — Reuters pic
Singapore  / 15 h ago

Singapore bank employee foils S$200,000 scam attempt as victim almost hands cash to criminals

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks at the launch of his book ‘Rethinking Ourselves: Justice, Reform and Ignorance in Postnormal Times’ at Tsutaya Books, Pavilion Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, December 7, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

‘I don’t want to rush’: Anwar says Cabinet reshuffle list ready but hasn’t begun talks with party leaders

Chana Walker (3rd left) poses with members of ‘Moms for America’ at the US Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on January 30, 2025, to show their support for Robert F Kennedy Jr and his nomination as US Secretary of Health and Human Services. — AFP pic
World / 31 Jan 2025

‘Make America Healthy Again’ moms: Why RFK Jr’s health agenda resonates with Americans

This photo taken on January 26, 2025 shows Myanmar migrant workers walking to an outdoor market in Samut Sakhon.
World / 31 Jan 2025

From coup to hard labour: The harsh reality of Myanmar’s young migrants in Thailand

US Coast Guard, along with other search and rescue teams, operate near debris in a location given as Washington, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, in this handout release on January 30, 2025. — US Coast Guard handout pic via Reuters
World / 31 Jan 2025

‘Shouldn’t have happened’: Experts baffled by DC mid-air crash

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 30, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 31 Jan 2025

Donald Trump: Investigating air crashes, blaming diversity, and shaping federal agencies

Pilgrims carrying belongings arrive to board their train at the railway station after attending the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj. — AFP pic
World / 31 Jan 2025

Authorities downplay fatal stampede at India’s Kumbh Mela amid political concerns, critics say

A Thai court on Friday granted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra permission to leave the country, a court statement said, a rare exception for a defendant facing royal insult charges. — AFP pic
World / 31 Jan 2025

Thai court grants ex-PM Thaksin permission to leave country amid royal insult charges

Israeli soldier Agam Berger was released yesterday. — Reuters pic
World / 31 Jan 2025

Hamas to free father of youngest hostage in Saturday swap, along with two others

Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian bombers flew over international waters around the country, Tokyo’s top government spokesman said Friday. ― Reuters pic
World / 31 Jan 2025

Japan scrambles jets as Russian bombers fly over international waters near its shores

South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa, China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro at the BRICS summit in Brasilia in 2019. — Pic by Reuters
World / 31 Jan 2025

Trump repeats tariffs threat to dissuade BRICS nations from replacing US dollar

Investigation into a fire that engulfed an Air Busan plane is being slowed by a large amount of fuel and oxygen still on board. — Pic by Reuters
World / 31 Jan 2025

Investigators cautious of jet fuel still aboard wrecked South Korean plane

Investigators yesterday recovered the black boxes. — Pic by AFP
World / 31 Jan 2025

Investigators recover plane black boxes from Washington air collision

The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals said the law passed by Congress in 1968 banning handgun sales by licensed dealers to adults under the age of 21 violated the Second Amendment to the US Constitution. — Pic by Unsplash
World / 31 Jan 2025

US court axes ‘unconstitutional’ handgun sales ban to adults under 21

A view inside Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, currently closed to all flights after the midair collision. — Pic by AFP
World / 31 Jan 2025

How the midair Washington plane-helicopter crash that killed over 60 unfolded

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of Dominique Pelicot, speaks to the press ahead of her client's hearing at the judicial centre dedicated to cold cases at the Nanterre courthouse. — Pic by AFP,
World / 31 Jan 2025

French rapist Dominique Pelicot questioned over 1990s cases

Donald Trump insisted that Egypt and Jordan would take in displaced Gazans, despite the two Arab nations dismissing his plan to move Palestinians from the territory. — Pic by Reuters
World / 31 Jan 2025

‘They will do it’: Trump insists Egypt, Jordan will take Gazans as he plans to ‘clear out’ Palestine

Part of the wreckage is seen along the Potomac River after American Airlines flight 5342 on approach to Reagan National Airport crashed into the river after colliding with a US Army helicopter. — Pic by AFP
World / 31 Jan 2025

No survivors after US military helicopter collides with plane carrying 64 over Washington