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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  / 18 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  / 17 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

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

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

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

File picture of Nationals leader David Littleproud. Australia’s National Party has split from its conservative coalition partner of over 60 years, the Liberal Party, citing policy differences over renewable energy and after a resounding loss at a national election this month. — Reuters pic
World / 20 May 2025

Australia’s opposition coalition collapses as Nationals split from Liberals after election loss

A signboard alerting elephant crossing is pictured near the site of a train accident in Habarana May 20, 2025. A Sri Lankan express train killed an elephant and was derailed on May 20, despite safety measures introduced after the country's worst wildlife railway accident three months ago on the same route. — AFP pic
World / 20 May 2025

Sri Lanka train kills elephant, derails near Habarana despite speed limit, new safety measures

Migratory birds fly above the wetlands as the sun sets in Yingkou, in north-eastern China's Liaoning province on May 15, 2025. Swathes of northern and central China are sweltering this week under record May heat, state media reported today, as the country braces for another summer of extreme temperatures. — AFP pic
World / 20 May 2025

Record May heat scorches northern and central China, pushing temperatures past 40°C

A truck makes way through a flooded street following heavy rainfall in Bengaluru May 19, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 20 May 2025

Torrential rains flood India's tech capital Bengaluru, killing at least one and exposing infrastructure flaws

A Chinese Navy J-11 fighter jet is recorded flying close to a US Air Force RC-135 aircraft in international airspace over the South China Sea, according to the US military, in a still image from video taken December 21, 2022. The most striking claim from four days of fighting earlier this month was Islamabad’s contention its Chinese-supplied jets had shot down six Indian aircraft — including three French-made Rafale fighters — with some observers seeing this as a symbol of Beijing’s rising military might. — US Indo-Pacific Command/Handout via Reuters
World / 20 May 2025

Chinese military hardware gets rare battle test after Pakistan claims Indian aircraft kills

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te walks past soldiers at a naval base following Chinese military drills earlier in the week, in Taoyuan on October 18, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 20 May 2025

Taiwan’s Lai calls for peace with China but insists on island’s military preparedness

An Indian soldier stands guard near the Line of Control in India’s Kashmir region on May 19, 2025, amid hostilities with Pakistan. — AFP pic
World / 20 May 2025

India arrests 11, including travel blogger, security guard and student, suspected of leaking ‘critical military info’ to Pakistan

A passenger shows a Venezuelan passport at the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota May 19, 2025. The US Supreme Court yesterday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to end legal protections that have shielded some 350,000 Venezuelans from potential deportation. — AFP pic
World / 20 May 2025

US Supreme Court ruling clears way for Trump to lift legal protections for 350,000 Venezuelans

US President Donald Trump, alongside First Lady Melania Trump, signs the ‘Take It Down Act’ during a bill signing ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC May 19, 2025. The bipartisan legislation will criminalise the non-consensual publication of sexual imagery, including AI-generated deepfakes and ‘revenge porn.’ — AFP pic
World / 20 May 2025

‘Take It Down Act’ becomes law as Trump signs Bill outlawing ‘revenge porn’ and AI deepfakes

Surgeons at a hospital in Los Angeles, California have successfully performed the world’s first human bladder transplant, hospital officials said. — Istock.com pic via AFP-Relaxnews
World / 20 May 2025

US surgeons achieve medical milestone with first-ever bladder transplant, offering hope to patients with severe disorders

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a joint press conference of Presidents of Russia and Tajikistan following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow March 17, 2025. — Yuri Kochetkov/Pool/AFP pic
World / 20 May 2025

Kremlin: Ukraine peace talks will take time, no deadline set for memorandum

Traffic moves during a sand storm in the Libyan capital Tripoli May 15, 2025. At least 58 unidentified corpses were found yesterday in a hospital in Tripoli that was under the control of a militia whose leader was killed last week, the interior ministry said. — AFP pic
World / 20 May 2025

Libyan authorities discover at least 58 unidentified corpses in militia-controlled Tripoli hospital, ministry says

US President Joe Biden speaks about the Covid-19 response before signing executive orders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2021. Former US president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an ‘aggressive’ form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, and is reviewing treatment options, his office said on May 18, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 20 May 2025

Trump and Republicans push claims of Biden cancer cover-up amid new book revelations, linking them to cognitive health debate

Palestinians make their way with belongings as they flee their homes after the Israeli military issued orders for evacuation from eastern Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 19, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 20 May 2025

‘Like the apocalypse’: Gaza residents reel as Israel PM vows to ‘take control of all’ of Gaza

In this Pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on as he meets with students at the Sirius Educational Center in Sochi on May 19, 2025, after a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump. — Alexander Kazakov/Pool/AFP pic
World / 20 May 2025

Trump claims breakthrough in Ukraine talks with Putin, but ceasefire remains uncertain

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te promised to stand up to China and defend democracy when he took office in 2024. — AFP pic/Taiwan Presidential Office
World / 20 May 2025

One year into Lai’s presidency, political infighting may be weakening Taiwan’s defences