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Content creator and entrepreneur Khairul Aming has announced the opening of his first restaurant, Rembayung, in Kampung Baru. — Video screencaps via X/Khairulaming
Life  / 18 h ago

Delicious! Sambal Nyet creator Khairul Aming announces RM4m restaurant Rembayung in Kuala Lumpur, opening in Jan (VIDEO)

In a statement, MOT stressed that traffic summonses and the BUDI95 subsidy are two separate mechanisms that operate independently. “They are not the same matter and do not have any automatic direct connection,” the ministry said. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Don’t worry, fill your tank: Your unpaid summons won’t affect your Budi95 status, transport minister confirms

The ETS3 KL-JB route extends the train service from the capital right up to the southern tip of the peninsula, Johor Bahru. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

KL–JB ETS service to start Dec 12, offering trips in under five hours for Malaysian and Singaporean travellers

TS Wong (right), co-founder of Zetrix and (left) Datuk Lion Peh, managing director of Bullish Aim Sdn Bhd exchanging the agreement, witnessed by His Royal Highness Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim, the Regent of Johor. — Picture courtesy of Zetrix
Money  / 19 h ago

Regent of Johor launches RMJDT, a ringgit-backed stablecoin

The incident, captured by a member of the public, showed a man slumped in the driver’s seat of a white Perodua Myvi. — Picture from social media
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Two men shot and injured in Seremban car incident

DAP big guns join its Sabah vice-chairman Jannie Lasimbang (right) on the Kepayan campaign trail on November 16, 2025 during the state election. The DAP was defeated in the November 29, 2025 poll. — Picture from Facebook/Teo Nie Ching (张念群)
What You Think  / 19 h ago

DAP isn’t afraid of losing seats; it’s afraid of losing people’s trust — Ding Lee Leong

Police officers stand near a seven-storey building damaged by fire, in Jakarta December 9, 2025. — Reuters pic
World  / 17 h ago

Battery explosion sparks Jakarta building blaze, 22 dead, mostly women

In a post on X, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said his productive Malaysia visit this week included meetings with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, highlighted Intel’s long-standing presence in Penang since 1972, and featured lighter moments enjoying ‘char koay teow’ and durian. — Pictures from X/Lip-Bu Tan
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

‘Productive’ Malaysia trip: Intel’s Lip-Bu Tan meets Anwar, visits Penang — and hunts down ‘char koay teow’, durian

A man clears snow from a road amid heavy snowfall in Yantai, Shandong province December 20, 2023. A cold snap will hit large swaths of China from tomorrow to Saturday, leading to temperature drops, strong winds, and snow, the National Meteorological Centre (NMC) said today, reported Xinhua. — Reuters/China Daily pic
World  / 17 h ago

China issues warnings as cold snap brings snow and strong winds, temperatures to drop up to 12°C

Additional improvements include newly designed luggage trolleys to enhance safety, especially on inclined areas such as escalators, as well as more wheelchairs and children’s strollers to assist families, the elderly and passengers with special needs. — Photo by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

KLIA T2 upgrades 16 facilities in preparation for Visit Malaysia 2026

Through a post on Facebook, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he was deeply affected by the passing of the deceased, who was described as having contributed greatly to mobilising the party’s struggle in the state. — Picture via Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

PM Anwar offers condolences over the passing of Penang PKR executive secretary

The three-judge panel of Judges Datuk Ahmad Fairuz Zainol Abidin, Datuk Hayatul Akmal Abdul Aziz, and led by Judge Datuk Azman Abdullah, unanimously decided to acquit and free Mohamad Farreyl Haikal Abdullah, 28, after setting aside the Shah Alam High Court’s verdict on June 25, 2024 that sentenced him to life imprisonment and 12 lashes. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Appeals court overturns roti canai maker’s conviction for female auxiliary cop’s murder

According to Lim Guan Eng, the MOF reply only confirmed that more than three million taxpayers had been issued refunds totalling RM9.35 billion as of June 30, 2025, with only 1.07 million receiving full refunds amounting to RM2.73 billion. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 1 h ago

Lim Guan Eng pushes for RM20b tax refunds for two million Malaysians despite personal attacks

Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay stressed that human rights must be balanced with the need to maintain national peace and security. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

DIGP: Calls to scrap Sosma must be rejected, national security comes first

Kota Kinabalu District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Kasim Muda said investigations found that the victim had been walking with her husband when she was suddenly struck by an object believed to have been shot from a moving vehicle. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Slingshot attack in KK: Sabah cops hunt suspect who shot China tourist

An image grab taken from Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV on February 16, 2025, shows Hezbollah chief Naim Qasem delivering a televised speech from an undisclosed location. Qassem said that Lebanon’s government was responsible for making Israel honour a withdrawal deadline under a fragile ceasefire agreement, while also blaming Israel for a stoppage on flights from Iran. — Al-Manar handout pic via AFP
World / 17 Feb 2025

Hezbollah chief: Lebanon must ensure Israeli withdrawal by ceasefire deadline

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a press conference at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem, February 16, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Feb 2025

Israel’s security cabinet to weigh next phase of Gaza truce after Rubio-Netanyahu talks

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after landing at the Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida on February 16, 2025 after attending the Daytona 500 car race earlier in the day. — AFP pic
World / 17 Feb 2025

Trump says could meet Putin ‘very soon’ as Saudi talks loom

Of US President Donald Trump’s 34 sessions with reporters since he took office, 16 were conducted in the Oval Office, according to presidential scholar Martha Joynt Kumar. — Reuters file pic
World / 17 Feb 2025

Donald Trump: Coming to you almost daily from the Oval Office 

Cars drive past an election campaign poster featuring a portrait of Friedrich Merz (right), leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party and candidate for chancellor and portrait of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the main candidate for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany on February 13, 2025, ahead of parliamentary elections due to take place on February 23, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 16 Feb 2025

Cheat sheet on Germany’s colour-coded politics

Human remains believed to be those of Sam Nordquist (pictured) were discovered in a field near Canandaigua in New York state on February 13.— Picture via social media
World / 16 Feb 2025

US police: Transgender man tortured and murdered

An election campaign poster featuring a portrait of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party main candidate Alice Weidel is pictured in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany on February 10, 2025, ahead of parliamentary elections due to take place on February 23, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 16 Feb 2025

Anger, fear, nostalgia: Why German voters back far-right AfD

People mourn on February 16, 2025 at a makeshift memorial of candles and flowers placed at the site where a man randomly attacked passers-by with a knife and stabbed to death a teenager and wounded five other people in Villach, Austria. A 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker was arrested after the stabbing on February 15, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 16 Feb 2025

Three in intensive care after deadly Austrian knife attack

People pay tribute to late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at his grave at the Borisovo cemetery, marking the first anniversary of his death while incarcerated in a remote Arctic penal colony, in Moscow on February 16, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 16 Feb 2025

Hundreds gather at Navalny grave on death anniversary

For Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth and his wife were reportedly arrested in a money-laundering probe and stacks of cash from a business linked to him was seized. — Pic by AFP
World / 16 Feb 2025

Mauritius ex-PM arrested in money-laundering probe

Steelworks of South Korea's largest steelmaker POSCO in Pohang. — Pic by AFP
World / 16 Feb 2025

Trump tariffs loom large in South Korea’s ‘steel city’

Police are seen after a knife attack near the main square in the city centre of Villach, southern Austria where a 14-year-old boy died and four other people were injured in the knife attack involving a 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker. — Pic by AFP
World / 16 Feb 2025

Syrian asylum seeker arrested after deadly stabbing attack in Austria

A former Palestinian prisoner, released as part of the sixth hostage-prisoner exchange, is welcomed by friends and relatives upon arriving at the European Hospital in Khan Yunis. — Pic by AFP
World / 16 Feb 2025

Hamas, Israel complete sixth hostage-prisoner swap of Gaza truce

Pilgrims gather to take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 29. — File pic by AFP
World / 16 Feb 2025

Stampede to catch trains to India’s Hindu religious mega-festival leaves at least 18 dead

(From left) Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz will head to Saudi Arabia for ceasefire talks with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators. — Pic by AFP
World / 16 Feb 2025

European allies seek united Ukraine front as US backing wavers

This aerial view taken on January 31, 2025, shows an artisanal gold mine in Danga, Mali, where a landslide killed at least 10 people and left many others missing. — Pic by AFP
World / 16 Feb 2025

Mali gold mine accident kills at least 48