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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  / 10 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  / 4 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  / 12 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  / 8 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  / 8 h ago

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

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  / 9 h ago

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

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  / 10 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  / 10 h ago

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

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  / 4 h ago

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

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  / 12 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  / 6 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  / 11 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  / 6 h ago

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

Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said he will ensure full transparency in investigating what transpired in the police shooting that killed three men in Durian Tunggal, Melaka on November 24, 2025 that has been challenged by the victims’ families. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Bukit Aman receives CD of Durian Tunggal shooting from next-of-kin; IGP pledges thorough investigation

Published in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology in 2000, the paper ranks in the top 0.1 per cent of citations among studies on glyphosate—the key ingredient in Roundup, owned by agri-giant Monsanto and at the center of cancer lawsuits worth billions of dollars. — Reuters pic
Life  / 14 h ago

Flagship Roundup safety study retracted after 25 years over undisclosed flaws

Visitors look at a model of a Soviet AN-602 thermonuclear aerial bomb, the most powerful nuclear weapon ever created and tested, at the All-Russia Exhibition Centre (VDNH) in Moscow on November 4, 2023. — AFP pic
World / 13 Feb 2025

A brightly glowing future? Iran, Saudi Arabia, S. Korea seen obtaining nukes inside of decade

Tributes are placed beneath the covered seal of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 13 Feb 2025

‘Everything paralysed’: Trump freeze on USAID threatens millions of lives in Latin America

All eight suspects are currently in Thanyaburi Prison to await trial. — AFP pic
World / 13 Feb 2025

No bail for Bangkok University students facing extortion, assault charges in hot soup attack against peer

This handout released on December 4, 2024 by the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) shows a China Coast Guard ship (right) deploying its water cannon at the Phillipine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel BRP Datu Pagbuaya (left) near Scarborough Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea. — AFP pic
World / 13 Feb 2025

Conveniently, China decides to build underwater research facility in South China Sea

A visual image shows Cyclone Zelia developing in Western Australia, which is building into a category five system – the strongest on the scale. — Picture from X/Weather Monitor
World / 13 Feb 2025

Western Australia shuts down iron mining hub as Cyclone Zelia strengthens with over 160kph wind speeds

American James Ford (left), 64, was sentenced to death in Florida in 1999 for the 1997 murders of two farm coworkers Greg Malnory, 25, and his wife, Kimberly, 26 while Richard Tabler, 46, was sentenced to die for the 2004 murders of a strip club owner, Mohamed Amine Rahmouni, and another man, Haitham Zayed, in Texas. — AFP pic
World / 13 Feb 2025

Lethal jabs: Florida and Texas to execute two convicted murderers today as Trump pushes for capital punishment

North and South Korean separated family members react as they bid tearful farewell to each other during a reunion at Mount Kumgang in North Korea. — Reuters file pic
World / 13 Feb 2025

South Korea condemns North for ‘unilateral demolition’ of Mount Kumgang reunion site for separated families

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on February 13, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 13 Feb 2025

South Korea’s ousted Yoon back in court for last impeachment hearing over failed martial law, nears potential removal as president 

People protest outside the US Capitol on February 12, 2025 in Washington, DC, highlighting recent actions by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that possibly threatens both educational research and student privacy. — AFP pic
World / 13 Feb 2025

Musk’s DOGE team triggers security concerns over unvetted young engineers in US govt

Trump heaped praise on the Russian president in his Truth Social post, saying that Putin “even used my very strong Campaign motto of, ‘COMMON SENSE’. — AFP pic
World / 13 Feb 2025

Trump and Putin speak on starting peace talks on Ukraine, signalling thaw in US-Russia relations

In his first three weeks in office, Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders aimed at slashing US federal spending, that critics have widely denounced as unconstitutional. — AFP pic
World / 13 Feb 2025

Trump administration slams US courts for blocking executive orders on federal cuts

A Palestinian man clears the mud in front of a tent during the rainy season in Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip on February 12, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 13 Feb 2025

Amid truce, Israel says could fulfil Trump’s Palestinian relocation plan unless hostages released this weekend

A model presents a creation during the Red Sea Fashion Week in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea resort of Ummahat Island, on May 16, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 13 Feb 2025

‘The best place!’: ‘Mumfluencers’ push Saudi narrative that glosses over kingdom’s dark reality

Labourers ferrying Hindu pilgrims on a hand cart during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on February 1, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 12 Feb 2025

Kumbh Mela — world’s largest religious festival brings jobs, growth, and transformation to India

Joe Biden’s administration appealed a lower court’s decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on medical treatments including hormones and surgeries for minors experiencing gender dysphoria. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Feb 2025

US Supreme Court tackles guns, transgender rights, TikTok ban, and more in pivotal term

China is the world’s largest steel producer and exporter. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Feb 2025

Where does the US get its steel and aluminum from?