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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

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  / 2 h ago

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

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

Hamas is set to release three Israeli hostages today in exchange for 183 prisoners held by Israel in the fifth exchange of a fragile Gaza ceasefire. — Pic by AFP
World / 08 Feb 2025

Hamas, Israel to begin fifth hostage-prisoner exchange

Members of the US Coast Guard walk near the crashed plane — Pic via X/USCGAlaska
World / 08 Feb 2025

No survivors after wreckage of missing Alaska plane found

Trump now appears to be doubling down on his anti-media rhetoric in his first month in office — Pic by AFP
World / 08 Feb 2025

Trump’s war with the US media

Donald Trump froze US aid to South Africa, citing a law in the country that he alleges allows land to be seized from white farmers, despite Johannesburg’s denials — Pic by AFP
World / 08 Feb 2025

Trump freezes aid to South Africa, citing law to ‘seize’ land

Donald Trump said he was revoking Joe Biden’s security clearance as his predecessor had removed his own security clearance after winning the 2020 election. — Pic by AFP
World / 08 Feb 2025

Trump revokes Biden’s security clearance, escalates foreign aid crackdown

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks to the media during a joint news conference with Guatemala’s President Bernardo Arevalo at the Culture Palace in Guatemala City. — AFP pic
World / 08 Feb 2025

Marco Rubio’s diplomatic debut: Bilingual face of ‘America First’ bridging traditional diplomacy and Trump’s tough agenda

The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, January 16, 2019. — Reuters pic
World / 08 Feb 2025

Understanding the International Criminal Court: A look at its history, investigations and current controversies

Donald Trump’s plan to move Palestinians out of Gaza poses a major threat to Jordan, with analysts saying it would upend the balance the kingdom must strike between ensuring its US aid lifeline and safeguarding its own security. — AFP pic
World / 07 Feb 2025

‘Existential threat’: Trump’s plan to relocate Palestinians undermines Jordan’s security and sovereignty

A sign on the side of a road protesting against the construction of a new National Grid electricity pylon route, is pictured in Ardleigh, eastern England, on January 27, 2025. National Grid plans to invest £35 billion (RM195 billion) by 2031 to transform its electricity network, a project of an unprecedented scale since the 1960s. — AFP pic
World / 07 Feb 2025

In the English countryside, Witham residents face off against National Grid in ‘very big pylon war’ amid UK’s net zero emissions goal

People hold placards as the USAID building sits closed to employees after a memo was issued advising agency personnel to work remotely, in Washington, D.C. February 3, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 07 Feb 2025

US media: Trump administration to lay off almost 10,000 USAID staff, leaving fewer than 300 employees and sparking backlash

Three former employees at London’s Harrods store have accused another brother of its late boss Mohamed Al-Fayed of sexual assault, after hundreds of similar claims were made against the tycoon, the BBC reported yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 07 Feb 2025

BBC: Third Al-Fayed brother accused of sexual abuse by former Harrods employees

Reynhard Sinaga, 41, was found guilty in Manchester in 2020 of assaulting 48 men whom he drugged after taking them back to his apartment from bars and clubs in the British city. — AFP pic
World / 07 Feb 2025

Indonesia in talks with UK to repatriate most prolific rapist in British history

The ICC today condemned the Executive Order by the US seeking to impose sanctions on its officials and harm its independent and impartial judicial work. — File pic via Reuters
World / 07 Feb 2025

International criminal court condemns US sanctions, pledges to uphold justice globally

Iran has denounced US sanctions on oil trade with China, calling the move illegitimate. — Reuters pic
World / 07 Feb 2025

Iran condemns US financial sanctions targeting crude oil trade with China

Last year, Taiwan detected a record of eight Chinese balloons less than a month after the presidential elections won by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s Lai Ching-te. — File pic via AFP
World / 07 Feb 2025

Taiwan spots six Chinese balloons in one day amid rising military pressure

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said a potential 2028 run for president, the office once held by her father Rodrigo Duterte, remained firmly on the table. — AFP pic
World / 07 Feb 2025

Sara Duterte says resignation not yet on table after impeachment by Philippine House