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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  / 11 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  / 6 h ago

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

This is not ‘sang har mee’; instead, it is braised ‘sang har sang mein’, and it is the signature dish at Wong Kok Seafood Restaurant in Ipoh. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 13 h ago

At Wong Kok Seafood Restaurant in Ipoh, the unique braised ‘sang har mee’ and cold tofu are the stars

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  / 9 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  / 9 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

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

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  / 11 h ago

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

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  / 6 h ago

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

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  / 11 h ago

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

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  / 11 h ago

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

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim visits the family of the late Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin at their home in Damai, Kota Kinabalu December 6, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Anwar visits Bung Moktar’s family, calls late Sabah leader ‘a great loss to the nation’

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  / 7 h ago

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

Mohamed Salah took aim at Liverpool manager Arne Slot in an astonishing rant that could spell the end of his legendary career at Anfield. — AFP pic
Sports  / 12 h ago

Salah outburst shakes Liverpool as star claims he’s been hung out to dry by Slot

Penang police uncover 30 bitcoin mining machines hidden at several premises around Jalan Air Putih, Balik Pulau on December 6, 2025 following a join inspection with TNB on high electricity usage. — Bernama file pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Mystery electricity spike in Balik Pulau leads police to hidden bitcoin mine

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  / 5 h ago

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

Nearly half of an elite US epidemiology programme were dismissed by the Trump administration yesterday. — Pic by AFP
World / 15 Feb 2025

Trump admin fires CDC ‘disease detectives’ as bird flu fears rise

JD Vance pledged that Washington sought to secure a “asting peace as he held a first meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss Donald Trump’s push for a deal with Moscow. — AFP
World / 15 Feb 2025

Vance tells Zelensky US wants ‘lasting’ peace

Elon Musk stands over US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 15 Feb 2025

Russia wants list of dissidents that Musk claims USAID is funding

A warning on the Waze app saying “This destination is in an area that may have a higher risk of crime” is displayed on the smartphone of an Uber driver in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 12, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 15 Feb 2025

In Rio de Janeiro ganglands, glitchy GPS can have deadly consequences

Pope Francis said in 2021 he saw a psychiatrist in his native Argentina when he was a young priest who helped him deal with anxiety during the time of the military dictatorship. — AFP pic
World / 15 Feb 2025

Pope Francis’ health concerns: A closer look at his medical history

The coils of an incandescent light bulb are pictured in Pasadena, California, August 7, 2017. - Reuters pic
World / 14 Feb 2025

Make Appliances Glitch Again: Trump turns back time on toilets, showers, and lightbulbs

A view of the wreckage of a shipwreck in southern Italy which has left dozens of migrants dead after the boat in which they were travelling smashed onto the rocks, in Cutro, Italy February 27, 2023. — File picture via Reuters
World / 14 Feb 2025

Greek Ombudsman: Coast guard failed to act in deadly 2023 migrant shipwreck

The damaged windscreen of a car is pictured after it drove into a crowd in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2025, injuring several people. — Reuters pic
World / 14 Feb 2025

German police suspect terrorism in Munich car attack, cite ‘certain Islamist orientation’

Pope Francis is helped by his aide after a part of his cane broke off during his arrival to hold the Jubilee audience in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, February 1, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 14 Feb 2025

Pope Francis in hospital with bronchitis

The US Army Typhon medium-range capability missile system. — File photo via US Army
World / 14 Feb 2025

China opposes US missile deployed by Philippines

Trump’s administration has reportedly begun laying off probationary employees as it moves to the next stage of its plans to aggressively shrink the federal workforce. — Pic by AFP
World / 14 Feb 2025

Trump administration begins firing probationary staff

The Japanese government said on February 14, 2025 it will release its stockpile of rice -- the nation's cherished staple food -- reserved for emergency use in response to soaring prices. — FIle pic by AFP
World / 14 Feb 2025

Japan to release emergency rice reserves as prices soar

Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet JD Vance in Germany today with a warning against trusting Russia’s Vladimir Putin. – Pic by AFP
World / 14 Feb 2025

Zelensky at Munich security meet as Trump-Putin talks spark alarm

Elon Musk, who leads a campaign to reduce federal spending, has repeatedly criticised government contracts with news organisations, often mischaracterizing their nature. – Pic by AFP
World / 14 Feb 2025

Thomson Reuters subsidiary counters Musk-Trump attack

Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman ended his professional tennis career with a defeat to Spain’s Pedro Martinez in the second round of the Argentina Open. – Pic by AFP
World / 14 Feb 2025

Argentina’s Schwartzman retires from professional tennis

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with US President Donald Trump after a swearing in ceremony in the Oval Office. – Pic by AFP
World / 14 Feb 2025

RFK Jr, vaccine critic turned US health secretary, hints at overhaul