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Lawyer Surendra Ananth speaks during the “Justice for the Disappeared” forum organised by the National Human Rights Society (Hakam) and held at the Bar Council auditorium in Kuala Lumpur. December 06, 2025 — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

‘Nothing to do with race’: Lawyers explain why court ordered RM3m in Amri’s case, RM36m in Raymond Koh’s case

Ang Kee is worth visiting for their unique Signature La-La (Clam) Fried Meehoon that packs spicy, piquant flavours with thick ‘meehoon’ . — Picture by Lee Khang Yi
Eat-drink  / 7 h ago

SS2’s Restoran Ang Kee relocates to Damansara Jaya’s Restoran Times Kopitiam & Cafe, serving fried noodles like ‘lala’ fried ‘meehoon’, Hokkien mee

People walk past a lane lined up with restaurants, at a shopping area in Shanghai September 28, 2024. China approved a value-added tax law today to take effect on January 1, 2026, the official Xinhua said, bringing into one document previous regulations that have included exempting items from the tax. — Reuters pic
World  / 6 h ago

Batch‑cooked meals spark backlash as Chinese diners demand transparency

The MACC rebuffed former economy minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli’s claim that its officers ‘surrounded’ an individual’s house during an investigation into PKR’s election candidates in May 2025, saying that in that case, its staff were present at the residence to meet the person and conduct a search to obtain evidence. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Not true we ‘surrounded’ anyone’s house, MACC rebuts Rafizi’s podcast claim

The damaged car following the incident. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Chinese tourist dies after fall from ninth floor of Kota Kinabalu hotel, police investigating

Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi has clarified that the road barriers at the site of a recent Hulu Terengganu SUV accident, where a vehicle plunged 60 metres into a ravine, were not moved by the Public Works Department (JKR). — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

JKR did not move barriers at Hulu Terengganu SUV ravine crash site, minister vows probe

A quick emergency response by a Penang man has helped revive an Indonesian tourist who felt unconscious following a cardiac arrest. — Pictures courtesy of Koay Hean Wei
Life  / 4 h ago

Untrained hero: Penang man saves Indonesian tourist with heart attack using automated defibrillator

Cambodian soldiers ride their motorbikes as residents evacuate following clashes along the Cambodia-Thailand border in Preah Vihear province on December 8, 2025. — AFP pic
World  / 5 h ago

Thailand launches air strikes after border clash with Cambodia kills soldier

This photo taken on March 31, 2025 shows advertisements for entertainment clubs reflected in the window of a passing car, along a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo. — AFP pic
World  / 7 h ago

Tokyo police probe after severed baby’s head and limbs found in adult entertainment business freezer

Padang Serai MP Azman Nasrudin pleaded not guilty today to a charge of abetting corruption linked to a cattle feedlot project. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Padang Serai MP Azman Nasrudin pleads not guilty in RM400,000 feedlot corruption scandal

Rising motor accident claims and repair costs continue to weigh on Malaysia’s insurance sector, despite overall premium growth in 2025. — Picture courtesy of police
Money  / 6 h ago

Premiums up, profits steady, yet motor losses drag Malaysia’s insurance sector in 2025 

This photo, taken on November 18, 2025, shows calculators for sale in a market in Bangkok. Artificial intelligence may eventually call time on the humble plastic calculator, but Japan's Casio still sells tens of millions each year and even sees expansion opportunities. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets  / 9 h ago

Why the humble calculator still beats AI at the one thing that matters

The choice of trustee was based on its low management fees and a guarantee to return the money if the ruling is appealed. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

High Court orders RM31m compensation for family of missing pastor Raymond Koh, to be held in Amanah Raya trust

A woman has been arrested for allegedly abusing her local domestic helper at her home in Rawang. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Police arrest Rawang woman accused of brutal maid abuse with scissors and heated knife

Linda McMahon testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on February 13, 2025. — Reuters pic
Life  / 8 h ago

Oops — US Education Department asks sacked employees to please come back temporarily

Ploynaplus Chirasukon (left) and Kwanporn Kongpetch pose for pictures after registering their same-sex marriage in Bangkok today. — Pic by AFP
World / 23 Jan 2025

Hundreds to wed today as Thai same-sex marriage law now in force

No immediate casualties were reported after a magnitude 5.8 quake struck off the central Philippines today. — File pic by Reuters
World / 23 Jan 2025

Magnitude 5.8 quake hits Philippines, no immediate reports of casualties

The Laken Riley Act is named after a 22-year-old student murdered by a Venezuelan man with no papers who was wanted for shoplifting. — File pic by AFP
World / 23 Jan 2025

US Congress approves Trump crackdown on migrant criminal suspects

An inmate crew led by firefighters light backfires near power lines as smoke from the Hughes Fire fills the sky in Castaic. — Pic by AFP
World / 23 Jan 2025

Mass evacuations after explosive new fire erupts near Los Angeles

US President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, US, on January 21, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 23 Jan 2025

Who’s getting fired? What Trump’s war on diversity means

People walk in Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul, South Korea in this file picture dated June 1, 2016. The Asian country has recorded the world’s lowest fertility rates, but the number of newborns between January 2024 and November 2024 rose 3 per cent from a year earlier to 220,094, monthly government data showed on Wednesday. — Reuters pic
World / 22 Jan 2025

South Korea’s birthrate set to rise in 2024 for first time in nine years, boosted by rebound in marriages

A view shows Israeli tanks near the border with Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel, January 21, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 22 Jan 2025

Asean demands immediate action: Israel-Hamas ceasefire must be fully implemented

This handout photograph on January 21, 2025, shows an aerial view of a fire on the fourth floor of the 11-storey hotel in Bolu’s Kartalkaya ski resort. — DHA (Demiroren News Agency) handout pic via AFP
World / 22 Jan 2025

What we know about the deadly Turkiye ski resort fire that killed 76, injured 51

In the clip made by generative artificial intelligence posted to the government’s Facebook page, a likeness of Paetongtarn Shinawatra appears speaking in fluent Mandarin, a language she does not speak in real life. — Screengrab from Facebook/PR Thai Government
World / 22 Jan 2025

Thai PM makes Mandarin AI video to reassure Chinese tourists amid border kidnappings (VIDEO)

While campaigning, Donald Trump had vilified diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies in the federal government and corporate world, saying they discriminated against white people — men in particular. He also demonised any recognition of gender diversity, attacking transgender people — notably transgender women in sports — and gender-affirming care for children. — AFP pic
World / 22 Jan 2025

Trump orders immediate shutdown of federal diversity offices, staff put on paid leave

The entrance of an immigration detention centre is pictured in Bangkok. — Pic by AFP
World / 22 Jan 2025

Thailand denies plans to send 48 Uyghurs back to China

Jeju Air flight 2216 was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea on Dec 29, 2024, when it issued a mayday call and belly-landed before hitting a barrier and bursting into flames, killing everyone aboard except two flight attendants pulled from the burning wreckage. — Pic by AFP
World / 22 Jan 2025

South Korea to implement improvements at seven airports across the country after Jeju Air crash

Volunteers carrying a body on a makeshift stretcher in Pekalongan. — Screenshot from X/roniabidin2
World / 22 Jan 2025

Indonesia resumes search for 13 missing after deadly landslide in Central Java

Sebastian Harrison poses for a photo as he surveys the charred ruins of his home and annexes overlooking the Pacific Ocean after the Palisades fire in Malibu. — Pic by AFP
World / 22 Jan 2025

No home, no insurance: The double hit from Los Angeles fires

Drug kingpin Ulbricht, who ran Silk Road, had also been accused of commissioning five murders. — Pic by AFP
World / 22 Jan 2025

Trump pardons ‘Silk Road’ drug kingpin undergoing two life sentences

Snow falls on Chartres Street in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. — AFP
World / 22 Jan 2025

Rare snow socks New Orleans as Arctic blast chills much of US