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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

Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent won Senate approval to become US Treasury secretary. — Pic by AFP
World / 28 Jan 2025

Billionaire financier Bessent confirmed as Trump’s treasury chief

Activists protest the agenda of President Trump during a rally near the water tower on the Magnificent Mile on January 25. — Pic by AFP
World / 28 Jan 2025

Trump says will sign order to get ‘transgender ideology’ out of military

Donald Trump addresses the 2025 Republican Issues Conference at the Trump National Doral Miami. — Pic by AFP
World / 28 Jan 2025

Trump ‘not 100pc sure’ he’s barred from third term

Donald Trump said yesterday that the United States will soon place tariffs on foreign-made semiconductor chips, pharmaceuticals and metals such as steel. — Pic by AFP
World / 28 Jan 2025

Trump warns of tariffs on chips, metals

US President Donald Trump said yesterday the low-cost Chinese AI model DeepSeek was a “wake up call” for US firms, after its emergence caused a rout in tech shares. — Pic by AFP
World / 28 Jan 2025

Trump warns of ‘wake up call’ as low-cost Chinese AI jolts Silicon Valley

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol was indicted for his martial law declaration that plunged the country into political turmoil. — AFP pic
World / 28 Jan 2025

Impeached, indicted, and awaiting trial: What lies ahead for South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol?

New Zealand will introduce looser visa rules to allow holiday makers to work remotely while visiting the country, to boost its tourism sector and economy, it said today. ― AFP pic
World / 27 Jan 2025

New Zealand eases visitor visa rules to attract digital nomads in bid to boost tourism

A boy chases one of the trucks carrying humanitarian aid by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) coming in from the Kerem Shalom border crossing and arriving in al-Shoka, east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. — AFP pic
World / 27 Jan 2025

What to know about Israel's ban on UN agency for Palestinians

Bird feathers and bloodstains were found in both engines of the Jeju Air plane that crashed in December, according to a preliminary investigation released Monday. — AFP pic
World / 27 Jan 2025

Jeju Air crash: Bird strike suspected as feathers, blood found in engines

Chinese actor Wang Xing shakes hands with a Thai police officer after being assisted in his return to the country, after being kidnapped. — Reuters pic/Royal Thai Police handout
World / 27 Jan 2025

Major arrest in Chinese actor trafficking case through China-Thailand cooperation

Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in China which conducts research on the world’s most dangerous diseases has been accused by some top US officials of being the source of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. — Pic by AFP
World / 27 Jan 2025

China says ‘extremely unlikely’ Covid pandemic came from lab leak

Osaka today imposed a smoking ban on public streets as part of efforts to become more visitor-friendly ahead of this year’s World Expo. — Pic by AFP
World / 27 Jan 2025

Japan’s Osaka bans street smoking ahead of Expo 2025

Trump on Saturday had floated the idea to ‘clean out’ Gaza after more than 15 months of war between Israel and Hamas had reduced the Palestinian territory to a ‘demolition site’. — Pic by AFP
World / 27 Jan 2025

Trump’s idea to ‘clean out’ Gaza threatens Jordan, Egypt: analysts

A protester holding a Palestinian flag walks past a graffiti reading ‘Stop Gaza Holocaust’ during a demonstration called by a dozen pro-Palestinian organizations in support of the Palestinian people, in Brussels. — Pic by AFP
World / 27 Jan 2025

Gazans can return home with more hostage releases agreed, Palestinian leaders slam Trump’s ‘great idea’ to ‘clean out’ Gaza as Jordan, Egypt reject displacement

A Lebanese army soldier sits in an armoured vehicle in Chaqra along a road leading to Mais al-Jabal in southern Lebanon, as residents wait to be able to return to their village . — Pic by AFP
World / 27 Jan 2025

Lebanon says will extend ceasefire despite Israel’s failure to withdraw troops

Belarusian President and presidential candidate Alexander Lukashenko casts his ballot yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 27 Jan 2025

Five things to know about Belarus under Lukashenko's authoritarian rule