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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

Trump ordered sweeping tariffs and sanctions against Colombia in retaliation for its refusal to accept deportation flights, as Petro responded in kind with a 25 percent levy on US goods. — Pic by AFP
World / 27 Jan 2025

Trump, Colombia wage tariff war amid US immigration row

Displaced Palestinians wait along the Salah al-Din road in Nuseirat to cross to the northern part of the Gaza Strip on January 26. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jan 2025

Fragile Gaza truce enters second week amid stalled return of displaced residents

Contingents from India's National Cadet Corps take part in country's 76th Republic Day parade in New Delhi yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jan 2025

India shows military might and diversity at Republic Day parade

The lifeless body of Thai mother of three, Lamduan Armitage – nee Seekanya – was found by hikers in the Yorkshire Dales in 2004 in mysterious circumstances. — Picture from Wikipedia
World / 26 Jan 2025

‘Lady of the Hills’ mystery solved? British husband of Thai woman found dead in UK 20 years ago in police custody after visa breach

An aerial view of displaced Gazans gathering in an area in Nuseirat on January 26, 2025, to return to their homes in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jan 2025

Trump’s controversial Gaza ‘cleanout’ proposal sparks outrage from Hamas, Islamic Jihad

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (third from left) stands in the Constitutional Court in Seoul on January 23, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jan 2025

South Korea charges President Yoon Suk Yeol with insurrection after martial law decree

Demonstrators unfurl a banner as they take part in the annual “Invasion Day” protest march through the streets of Melbourne on Australia Day on January 26, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jan 2025

Australia Day divided: Indigenous protests marking ‘Invasion Day’ challenge national holiday celebration

Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (right) welcomed Trump’s suggestion to move Palestinians out of Gaza saying ‘after years of glorifying terrorism, they will be able to establish new and good lives in other places’. — Pic by Reuters
World / 26 Jan 2025

Israeli far-right minister welcomes ‘great’ Trump idea to ‘clean out’ Gaza, and move Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan

Trump said today he was in talks with multiple people over buying TikTok and would likely have a decision on the popular app's future in the next 30 days. — Pic by Reuters
World / 26 Jan 2025

Trump discussing TikTok purchase with multiple people, decision in 30 days

Trump said he's rather ‘just clean out’ Gaza, wants Egypt and Jordan to take Palestinians and ‘build housing at a different location where they can maybe live in peace for a change.’ — Pic by AFP
World / 26 Jan 2025

Trump floats plan to ‘just clean out’ Gaza, wants Egypt and Jordan to take Palestinians

A supporter wearing a t-shirt in favor of US President Donald Trump holds up a heart-shaped placard to cheer for Alice Weidel, co-leader of German far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, as she addresses an election campaign rally in Halle. — Pic by AFP
World / 26 Jan 2025

Tens of thousands protest Germany's far right as Musk backs AfD

The test-firing of a sea-based ground-to-ground strategic cruise guided weapon, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. — Pic by AFP
World / 26 Jan 2025

North Korea test-fires sea-to-surface strategic cruise missile

Investigators inspect the scene outside the JR Nagano train station after a man stabbed three people at a bus stop in the city on Wednesday before fleeing the scene, leaving one person dead. — Pic by AFP
World / 26 Jan 2025

Japan police arrest man over train station stabbing

Smoke rises from the site of controlled explosions during demolition activities undertaken by the Israeli army in the southern Lebanese village of Kfarkila. — Pic by AFP
World / 26 Jan 2025

Israel poised to miss deadline for Lebanon pullout

Donald Trump yesterday said that a ‘lot of things’ ordered by Israel were now being delivered, following a report that the US president had released a hold on the provision of 2,000-pound bombs. — Pic by AFP
World / 26 Jan 2025

Trump suggests US releasing 2,000-pound bombs to Israel

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatened bounties on the heads of Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders. — Pic by AFP
World / 26 Jan 2025

Rubio threatens bounties on Taliban leaders over detained Americans