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The 100 AM Daiso store in Singapore first opened in February 2018 and was one of 33 outlets around the island, and will be closing on January 4, 2026. — Social media screengrabs from 100ammall and DAISO Singapore
Singapore  / 13 h ago

Singapore shoppers lose another Japanese store as Daiso to close 100 AM outlet

Rain clouds are seen over the city centre in Kuala Lumpur, on Dec 8, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

MetMalaysia issues thunderstorm warning for Klang Valley, six states until 1pm

Despite nearly 80 per cent of speed tests being conducted on 5G-capable devices, most Malaysian users still spend two-thirds of their time on 4G networks due to coverage gaps. — Picture by Mukhriz Hashim
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Malaysia’s 5G speeds have nearly halved as network comes under strain, Ookla reports

In a statement uploaded on his Facebook page, Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said the declaration was made in compliance with the decree of the Regent of Johor, Tunku Mahkota Ismail, as a mark of celebration for the team’s outstanding achievement in continuing its dominance in Malaysian football. — Picture from Facebook/Onn Hafiz Ghazi
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Johor declares special public holiday after JDT’s FA Cup 2025 win, SPM exams to proceed as scheduled

File picture of the Federal Highway, October 14, 2020 heading towards Kuala Lumpur. Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the decision was taken as the proposal to upgrade the 34.59-kilometre stretch of FT2 from Kuala Lumpur to Port Klang is no longer economically viable, due to the high costs of land and asset acquisition, as well as the potential social impact should the project proceed. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

No upgrade for Federal Highway from KL-Port Klang: Govt flags sky-high costs, social impact

According to the author, DAP’s quiet on key issues—from Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s DNAA to Tan Sri Azam Baki’s contract extension and ongoing corruption under Madani — risks alienating Chinese voters, a lesson already seen in Sabah’s polls. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
What You Think  / 17 h ago

The end of DAP’s ‘Golden Era’? — Izmil Amri

Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and Reddit applications are displayed on a mobile phone in this illustration on December 9, 2025. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

MCMC: WhatsApp, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube to be auto-registered under Malaysian licensing from Jan 1

A general view shows the exterior of the Seri Negara in Kuala Lumpur on December 15, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

A symbol reborn: Historic Seri Negara reopens to public on Dec 20 after meticulous restoration

People hold placards during a Hanukkah menorah lighting in Berlin, Germany on December 14, 2025, in solidarity with Australians after the Bondi Beach shooting. — AFP pic
World  / 18 h ago

Fruit seller disarms Bondi Beach gunman, now hospitalised with gunshot wounds as world hail him as ‘hero’

Lawyer Rajesh Nagarajan and Arun Dorasamy with the families of the victims of the Durian Tunggal police shooting giving a press conference and revealing newly obtained critical evidence in relation to the killing of the three victims at Lawyers for Liberty in Petaling Jaya, December 15, 2025. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Durian Tunggal shooting: Lawyers demand Melaka police chief be placed on garden leave after whistleblower challenges police timeline

Personal belongings lie at the scene of a deadly shooting during a Jewish celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on December 15, 2025. — AFP pic
World  / 19 h ago

Bondi shooting leaves 16 dead as Australian police identify father-and-son gunmen in alleged antisemitic attack

Bollards line a pedestrian walkway in Kuala Lumpur, serving as safety barriers to keep vehicles off the pavement. — DBKL pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Not just decor: DBKL reminds public of bollards’ crucial role in pedestrian safety

Police lead former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai away from his home after his arrest under the national security law in 2020; Lai was found guilty on December 15, 2025, of collusion and sedition. — AFP pic
World  / 16 h ago

Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai found guilty under Hong Kong security law, faces possible life sentence

A general view of the Seri Negara in Kuala Lumpur on December 15, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

‘Not a place for elites’: Anwar says Seri Negara must be symbol for all Malaysians

(From eighth right) Kuching South Deputy Mayor Datuk Zaiedi Suhaili, Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian, and Kuching South Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng in a photocall with MBKS retired staff. — The Borneo Post pic 
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Kuching ranks 13th globally, top five in Asia, as world’s retirement hotspot

This frame grab taken from UGC video handout footage by Instagram account user @Woodshieldposts on May 21, 2025 and released on May 22, 2025 shows a car submerged in a flooded area in the New South Wales town of Taree. — Picture via Instagram/@Woodshieldposts/AFP
World / 23 May 2025

Australia floods: Death toll rises to four, tens of thousands remain stranded

Investigators look through the site where a small plane crashed into San Diego, California, residential street on May 22, 2025. The Federal Aviation Authority said a Cessna 550 crashed at around 3:45 am local time. — AFP pic
World / 23 May 2025

‘The sky was orange’: Fiery plane crash in San Diego leaves multiple dead as jet fuel ignites neighbourhood

A keeper feeds an elephant as it is relocated to a ranch on the coast from Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico May 20, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 23 May 2025

Cartel turf war forces evacuation of some 700 exotic animals in Mexico’s ‘Noah’s Ark’ rescue

An Indian army soldier uses binoculars to keep vigil near the Line of Control (LoC) between Pakistan and India, in Poonch sector of India's Jammu region May 20, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 22 May 2025

Hooting not shooting: India, Pakistan troops back to uneasy calm after Kashmir clashes

The large-scale operation began last summer with the arrest of individuals suspected of abusing children and posting images on Telegram. — File pic
World / 22 May 2025

Fifty-five arrested in France over Telegram paedophile ring; suspects include priest, paramedic

Fishermen clear a fishing net in the water on the partially dried up riverbed of the Indus River in Hyderabad, Pakistan April 25, 2025. Pakistan will not get water from rivers over which India has rights, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today, a month after a deadly attack in Indian Kashmir led New Delhi to suspend a key river water-sharing treaty between the neighbours. — Reuters pic
World / 22 May 2025

Modi: Pakistan must pay ‘heavy price’ after Kashmir attack as India restricts water flow

US Attorney General Pam Bondi and Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speak to the law enforcement officials as they visit the site where, according to the US Homeland Security Secretary, two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. May 22, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 22 May 2025

Lone suspect held in Washington shooting that killed two Israeli embassy staffers, security measures tightened worldwide

Japanese police said today they arrested a former taxi driver on suspicion of drugging and raping a female passenger, with media reports saying there could be dozens more victims. — iStock pic
World / 22 May 2025

Japan police uncover 3,000 illicit videos as taxi driver arrested for alleged sexual assaults on around 50 passengers over decades

Servicemen of 24th Mechanised Brigade named after King Danylo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces stand near a Kazhan heavy combat drone before flying it over positions of Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine May 15, 2025. — Oleg Petrasiuk/Press Service of the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces handout pic via Reuters
World / 22 May 2025

Ukrainian drone strikes force flight suspensions at Moscow’s major airports

US Representative and Ranking Member Jim McGovern (D-MA) attends a House Rules Committee’s hearing on US President Donald Trump’s plan for extensive tax cuts, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C. May 21, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 22 May 2025

US House Republicans advance Trump’s tax cut Bill despite deep party divisions over its US$3.8t debt impact

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos today called on about 30 cabinet secretaries to quit in a ‘bold reset’ following his party’s less than total victory in recent mid-term elections. — AFP pic
World / 22 May 2025

Philippines’ Marcos calls for Cabinet resignations in ‘bold reset’ after mid-term elections

FBI agents cordon off the scene outside the Capital Jewish Museum following a shooting that left two people dead, in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2025. Two Israeli embassy staff members were killed near a Jewish museum in Washington late Wednesday May 21, US Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem said. — AFP pic
World / 22 May 2025

Gunman kills two Israeli diplomats outside Jewish museum in Washington

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on May 21, 2025. — Ronen Zvulun/Pool/AFP pic
World / 22 May 2025

Netanyahu says Israel open to ‘temporary ceasefire’ in Gaza amid global pressure, humanitarian crisis

A truck loaded with aid is seen at the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza, on its Israeli side in this handout image obtained by Reuters on May 20, 2025. — Cogat handout pic via Reuters
World / 22 May 2025

‘Barely one meal a day’: UN confirms 90 aid trucks sent to Gaza, but blockade and bombardment persist

This handout photo taken on May 21, 2025 and released on May 22 by the New South Wales (NSW) Police Force shows an aerial view from a police helicopter of flooded areas near the NSW town of Taree. Torrential rain lashed eastern Australia on May 22, triggering heavy flooding that state Premier Chris Minns said left one person dead and nearly 50,000 stranded. — New South Wales Police Force handout/AFP pic
World / 22 May 2025

Crisis deepens as Australia’s worst floods in years cut off communities, 50,000 warned to evacuate as thousands lose power

This frame grab from AFPTV footage shows members of a diplomatic delegation from the European Union reacting after shots were fired as they gathered in the eastern entrance of Jenin camp during a visit to the city of Jenin, on May 21, 2025, amid an ongoing Israeli military offensive in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Authority accused Israeli forces of firing on diplomats as they visited the flashpoint West Bank city of Jenin on May 21, releasing video of two soldiers aiming rifles at a group of people. — AFPTV/AFP pic
World / 22 May 2025

Diplomats scramble for cover as Israeli troops fire warning shots in West Bank, triggering international outrage