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Group managing director Datuk Captain Izham Ismail said the strong results achieved over the past five years have positioned MAG to pursue bolder ambitions. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Money  / 19 h ago

Malaysia Aviation Group unveils five-year plan to push Malaysia Airlines into Skytrax Top 10 by 2030

Panelist and Court of Appeal judge Datin Evrol Mariette Peters speaks at the ‘Children’s Rights in Malaysia: From Commitments to Monitoring and Accountability’ panel session during the Human Rights Day Forum 2025 in Kuala Lumpur December 11, 2025. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

How judges handle children in custody disputes: Court of Appeal judge shares personalised, child‑friendly approach

Luck did not favour former world champion Natasha Mohamed Roslan as she failed to win the women’s singles gold in bowling at the 2025 South East Asian (SEA) Games here today. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 18 h ago

Bowling queen Natasha Roslan edged out, aims redemption in doubles and team events

The Inland Revenue Board has completed tax refund payments amounting to RM14.55 billion involving 3.47 million cases as of November 30, said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

IRB disburses RM14.55b in tax refunds to 3.47 million taxpayers, says deputy finance minister

The Malaysian Meteorological Department today issued a warning of continuous rain that is expected to hit several states until this Thursday. — Picture by Farhan Najib
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

MetMalaysia warns of continuous heavy rain in several states until Thursday

A customer buys fish at the Section 6 wet market in Shah Alam on February 16, 2023. — Yusof Mat Isa pic
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Why are fish prices so high in Malaysia? LKIM claims wholesalers are hoarding, manipulating market

A damaged luxury car rests on a roadside embankment in Kuala Langat after the driver allegedly lost control while reaching for his mobile phone. — PDRM pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Costly distraction: Man crashes Porsche in Kuala Langat after dropping phone

Subang MP Wong Chen today said the Subang Jaya City Council has agreed to fund an independent Traffic Impact Assessment for the proposed Persiaran Lagoon Selatan–Kelana Link flyover in SS14. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Wong Chen: MBSJ agrees to independent traffic study on Persiaran Lagoon Selatan–Kelana Link flyover

A man pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate’s Court here today to a charge of dangerous driving and causing the death of a married couple last week. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Mercedes-Benz driver pleads not guilty to dangerous driving that killed married couple in Bentong

People react in front of a flower tribute near Bondi Pavilion following a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney December 15, 2025. — Reuters pic
World  / 16 h ago

What we know about the shooting victims at Sydney’s Bondi Beach Jewish event

Malaysia’s rhythmic gymnastics squad leapt, twirled, and danced their way to a team gold at the SEA Games Thailand 2025, today. — Reuters pic
Sports  / 17 h ago

Malaysia’s rhythmic gymnastics squad dazzles with routines to clinch SEA Games gold

Rain clouds are seen over the city centre in Kuala Lumpur in this file picture dated December 8, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Brace for rain: Thunderstorm alert until noon for Selangor, KL, N. Sembilan and Sabah

A handout photo taken and released by the Australian Prime Minister's Office on December 15, 2025 shows Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (2nd left) walking with police officers after laying flowers at the Bondi Pavillion at Bondi Beach, the scene of a shooting where 15 people were killed. — Australian Prime Minister's Office handout/AFP pic
World  / 4 h ago

Father, son behind Bondi Beach mass shooting linked to Islamic State ideology, says Albanese

In this picture taken on June 16, 2020, media tycoon Jimmy Lai poses during an interview with AFP at the Next Digital offices in Hong Kong. US President Donald Trump said yesterday he wanted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to free Jimmy Lai as he voiced sadness over the Hong Kong media mogul’s conviction. — AFP pic
World  / 3 h ago

‘I feel so badly’: Trump says he asked Xi to release Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai

Undated photo from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate shows Donald Trump with a group of women; released by House Oversight Democrats on December 12, 2025. — Handout photo from House Oversight Democrats via AFP
World  / 6 h ago

Countdown begins for Trump and Co: Decades of Epstein sex-trafficking files set for release this Friday

A satellite image shows the new North Korean warship at harbour before launch, in Chongjin, North Korea, May 18, 2025. — Maxar Technologies handout pic via Reuters
World / 22 May 2025

‘Criminal act’: Kim Jong Un furious as major mishap derails North Korea’s new destroyer launch

Supporters of South Korean presidential candidate, Kim Moon Soo of the People Power Party listen to him speaking during a campaign event for the forthcoming June 3 presidential election in Seoul May 19. — AFP pic
World / 22 May 2025

South Korea vote: Who will lead Asia’s fourth-largest economy through Trump-era trade tensions?

Health authorities in England today announced the rollout of a world-first vaccine programme for gonorrhoea, amid record levels of the sexually transmitted disease. — Reuters pic
World / 21 May 2025

England to launch ‘world first’ gonorrhoea vaccination programme as cases hit record high

British climber Kenton Cool gestures from a car upon his arrival at the airport in Kathmandu on May 20, 2025. Cool successfully climbed Mount Everest for the nineteenth time on May 18, 2025, extending his own record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain by a non-Nepali. — AFP pic
World / 21 May 2025

British ex-special forces climb Everest and back in seven days with xenon gas boost

Defendants stand during their trial for illegal exploitation and exports of rare earths at the People's Court in Hanoi on May 21, 2025. A Vietnamese court on May 21 gave jail terms to 23 officials and business people over the illegal exploitation and export of rare earths. — AFP pic
World / 21 May 2025

Vietnam jails 23 over illegal rare earths mining, US$30m worth sold to China

Asked about the lack of progress on Myanmar, secretary-general Kao Kim Hourn defended Asean’s plan, describing it as ‘beautiful’, but urged all stakeholders to implement it. — Bernama pic
World / 21 May 2025

With peace plan faltering, Asean calls two meetings on Myanmar conflict next week

A person holds a poster depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a pro-Palestinian march towards the Israeli embassy, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Athens, Greece, May 17, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 21 May 2025

US intel suggests Israel preparing strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, CNN reports

Israel, pressing a newly expanded military offensive across the Gaza Strip, has faced mounting pressure to end the aid blockade it imposed on March 2. — AFP pic
World / 21 May 2025

Doctors Without Borders says Israel allowing ‘ridiculously inadequate’ amount of aid into Gaza 

Palestinians attempt to collect water at a camp for displaced people in Gaza City May 20, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 21 May 2025

UAE secures deal with Israel to send vital aid amid Gaza blockade

The 50-year-old founder and lead singer of Loso, one of Thailand’s most successful rock bands, was originally arrested in 2017 after firing a gun into the sky following a concert in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat. — Picture via Facebook/Sek Loso
World / 21 May 2025

Thai rock icon Sek Loso sentenced to over three years for guns and drugs

File photo for illustration purposes only. At least four children were killed by a suicide bomber who targeted an army school bus in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province today. — Reuters pic
World / 21 May 2025

Suicide blast targeting school bus kills five in Pakistan’s Balochistan

Indian army soldiers stand guard near the Line of Control (LoC) between Pakistan and India in Indian-administered Kashmir May 20, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 21 May 2025

Pakistan, China step up cooperation as India ceasefire holds

The two countries’ coast guards have held joint exercises before, but never as part of combined military drills. — Reuters file pic
World / 21 May 2025

Philippines, US coast guards join military drills in South China Sea

Forest fires are both a cause and effect of climate change, injecting billions of tonnes of CO2 in the atmosphere that in turn accelerate warming and the conditions leading to more destructive fires. — AFP pic
World / 21 May 2025

Rainforests burn at record pace, 18 football fields lost every minute, says think tank

Rural towns in the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales were the worst hit from the downpour, with some areas receiving more than four months’ worth of rain over the past 24 hours. — Screengrab from Facebook
World / 21 May 2025

Flash floods cut off inland Australian towns, residents flee to rooftops

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media during a press briefing after his phone talks with US president Donald Trump in Kyiv May 19, 2025, amid the Russian invasion on Ukraine. — AFP pic
World / 21 May 2025

Ceasefire on the table? Rubio awaits Russia’s terms, Zelensky warns of delay tactics