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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  / 14 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

Six people were crushed to death at a Hindu temple in India’s coastal state of Goa, officials said today, after thousands gathered for a popular fire-walking ritual. — AFP pic
World / 03 May 2025

Six killed, 80 injured in stampede at India’s Lairai Devi temple during fire-walking ritual

French prosecutor of Nimes, Cecile Gensac delivers a press conference to address the April 25th murder of Malian Muslim worshipper Aboubakar Cisse, in Nimes, southern France, on May 2, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 03 May 2025

French prosecutors rule out terrorism in fatal mosque stabbing, say suspect had obsessive ‘urge to kill’

U.S. Border Patrol agents tour the El Paso, Texas, border with Mexico alongside Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as US President Donald Trump completes his first 100 days in office, seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico April 28, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 03 May 2025

US military establishes second enforcement zone on Mexico border as Trump ramps up immigration crackdown

File picture of a plane landing at the Reagan National Airport in Washington January 12, 2019. Federal investigators have launched a probe after two flights aborted landings at Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday because of the presence of a US Army Black Hawk helicopter that was too close and headed to the Pentagon. — Reuters pic
World / 03 May 2025

‘No more helicopter rides for VIPs’: US agencies probe Army chopper’s ‘scenic route’ after two aborted passenger flight landings in Washington

This undated and unlocated mugshot released on May 2, 2025 by the Will County State Attorney's office shows Joseph Czuba. Illinois man Joseph Czuba was sentenced to 53 years in prison on May 2 for the murder of a six-year-old Palestinian-American boy in an attack deemed an anti-Muslim hate crime linked to the Israel-Hamas war. — Will County State Attorney handout/AFP pic
World / 03 May 2025

Illinois man sentenced to 53 years for hate crime murder of Palestinian-American boy

Five people survived for 36 hours in a swamp filled with alligators after an emergency landing in the Bolivian Amazon, local authorities and the pilot said yesterday. — Reuters pic
World / 03 May 2025

Five Bolivia plane survivors rescued after 36 harrowing hours in alligator-filled swamp

World / 03 May 2025

Five key takeaways from Australia’s crucial election: What’s at stake in the 2025 polls — plus democracy sausages

This aerial photo shows the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus' Mount Qasyoun on May 2, 2025. Israel said it carried out an air strike near Syria's presidential palace in Damascus on May 2, warning the country's new Islamist rulers against targeting the Druze minority. — AFP pic
World / 03 May 2025

Israeli airstrikes pound Syria’s military sites as tensions escalate with Druze minority

The high-level review comes as UN agencies scramble to cope with the fallout from US foreign aid cuts under President Donald Trump that have gutted humanitarian agencies. — AFP pic
World / 02 May 2025

Massive UN shake-up? Leaked memo reveals plans to merge major agencies amid US aid cuts

TikTok was hit with a massive EU fine of 530 million euros Friday, accused of sending personal data of Europeans to China and failing to guarantee it was shielded from access by Chinese authorities. — AFP pic
World / 02 May 2025

EU slaps TikTok with €530m fine for sending user data to China without adequate protections

An Indian army observation post is seen along the Line of Control (LoC) in Indian-administered Kashmir May 2, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 02 May 2025

Pakistan-administered Kashmir urges residents to stockpile food as tensions with India escalate

The minds and bodies of children in Gaza are being broken following two months of aid blockade and renewed strikes, the Executive Director of the World Health Organization Emergencies programmes said. — Reuters pic
World / 02 May 2025

‘We are complicit’: WHO official says world is failing Gaza’s starving children

Mamunul Haque, an Islamic scholar and joint secretary-general of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an influential coalition of Islamic schools, speaks during an interview with AFP at his office in Dhaka April 28, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 02 May 2025

Bangladesh’s influential Islamists rally for parliamentary entry, vow to implement Shariah law

Authorities have identified at least 638 people as being potentially exposed after eating raw meat. Among them, 36 had participated in butchering livestock while the rest had consumed raw or undercooked beef. — Picture by Farhan Najib
World / 02 May 2025

Thailand reports first anthrax death in decades, over 600 potentially exposed to contaminated meat

Palestinian father Wissam Wishah who lost three of his children, Said, Salma, and Eline in Israeli strikes in the vicinity of their home, collects their toys to hang on the rubble of their house at the al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip May 1, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 02 May 2025

Gaza aid operations ‘days from collapse’, Red Cross says, as aid blockade grinds relief to a halt 

Palestinian children stand over empty containers at a food distribution centre in the Nuseirat camp for refugees, in the central Gaza Strip, April 30, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 02 May 2025

Activists say Israeli drones strike Gaza-bound aid ship in international waters