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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  / 14 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  / 12 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  / 18 h ago

Anwar gives all ministers thumbs up in surprise midterm review, says no weak links

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  / 11 h ago

Malaysia secures semi-final spots in SEA Games badminton

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  / 10 h ago

Motorcyclist short on cash touched by Bukit Bintang hotel guard’s RM1 act of kindness

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  / 15 h ago

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

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  / 18 h ago

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

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  / 12 h ago

Less parking, more savings? New homes near LRT, MRT could have fewer bays, says transport minister

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  / 14 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  / 16 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  / 14 h ago

‘I don’t want to rush’: Anwar says Cabinet reshuffle list ready but hasn’t begun talks with party leaders

The government has doubled the tax refund allocation to RM4 billion to clear its backlog and if necessary, will pump in more, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who is also finance minister said on December 7, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Govt doubles tax refund kitty to RM4b, payouts start tomorrow

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  / 16 h ago

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

Katy Perry shared a series of photos from her Lifetimes Tour stop in Japan, including a selfie of the pair cuddled beneath autumn foliage. — Picture via Instagram
Showbiz  / 16 h ago

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau go Instagram official after months of speculation

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  / 17 h ago

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

It is claimed that the victim was repeatedly splashed with hot soup, physically assaulted, and had her hair cut off with scissors during the incident. — Pic via Unsplash
World / 09 Feb 2025

In Bangkok, large LGBTQ+ crowd gathers to protest alleged attack on a junior university student

Rude and aggressive visitors from Israel are growing in number in Pai, with some reportedly running illegal motorcycle riding schools and others driving without valid licences, contributing to a rise in road accidents — FIle pic from Reuters
World / 09 Feb 2025

Thai police and immigration crack down on tourist offences after violent incident involving Israelis

Freed Thai nationals Surasak Rumnao, Sayhian Suwannkham, Bannawat Saethao, Watchara Sriaoun and Pongsak Thaenna — Pic by AFP
World / 09 Feb 2025

Thai hostages freed from Gaza arrive in Bangkok

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un criticised military cooperation among the United States, Japan and South Korea for raising tensions in the region and vowed countermeasures, including the further development of nuclear forces. — File pic from Reuters
World / 09 Feb 2025

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vows further nuclear forces development, blames United States, Japan and South Korea military cooperation for regional tensions

Narendra Modi gestures at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters as BJP celebrates its win in the Delhi state assembly elections — Reuters
World / 09 Feb 2025

Indian PM Narendra Modi’s BJP wins election in capital after 27 years out of power

US President Donald Trump deplanes Airforce 1 at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida on Febrary 07, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 09 Feb 2025

What is the ‘God Squad’, Trump’s Christo-nationalist inner circle driving his agenda?

Farmer Brit Thompson's vintage Airstream camper, being used as an Airbnb rental to capitalize on an explosion of city dwellers and suburbanites flocking to rural areas for vacations, is seen on Thompson's Pink River Ranch in Blanchardville, Wisconsin, May 2024. — Honest Mom Photography handout via Reuters
World / 09 Feb 2025

US farmers turn to Airbnb, corn mazes to outlast agricultural downturn

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro delivers a speech during a May Day (Labor Day) rally in Bogota on May 1, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 09 Feb 2025

Colombian President Petro says cocaine ‘no worse than whiskey’, moots global legalisation

Screenshot is seen here from an onlooker's Douyin video of the aftermath of an earthquake in Sichuan province. — Screenshot via Douyin/Xia0826
World / 08 Feb 2025

More than 30 missing after landslide hits southwest China (VIDEO)

Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party was leading in 48 of the 70 seats in the Delhi capital district, well ahead of the 22 for the opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of Arvind Kejriwal, a fierce critic of Modi, data from the Election Commission of India showed. — India Press Information Bureau handout via Reuters
World / 08 Feb 2025

Indian PM Modi’s party set to win election in capital after 27 years out of power

The hostel had been fumigated to kill pests such as bedbugs. — Reuters file pic
World / 08 Feb 2025

After two women tourists die in hostel after pest fumigation, Sri Lanka launches probe

People take pictures of the US Treasury in Washington, DC, on February 6, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 08 Feb 2025

US judge blocks Musk's DOGE dept from Treasury data, according to court order

Adan Manzano, 27, was found unresponsive in Kenner, Louisiana, just outside New Orleans, leading to the arrest of Danette Colbert, police said. — Picture via Instagram/telemundokc
World / 08 Feb 2025

Woman arrested after reporter covering Super Bowl found dead

Taiwan, home to the world’s largest contract chipmaker TSMC, face the possibility of tariffs especially after Trump accused the country of having stolen American semiconductor business.— Pic by Reuters
World / 08 Feb 2025

Taiwan sends officials to US to discuss possible Trump tariffs

Donald Trump and Shigeru Ishiba at the White House in Washington — Pic by Reuters
World / 08 Feb 2025

North Korea says its nuclear weapons not a ‘bargaining chip’ as Trump, Ishiba meet

 A coalition of mostly Democratic-led US states filed a lawsuit to stop a Trump administration panel led by billionaire Elon Musk from accessing government systems used to process trillions of dollars in payments — Pic by Reuters
World / 08 Feb 2025

US states sue to block Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing payment systems