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Under the Sumbang Tunai Rahmah (STR), eligible recipients receive direct cash assistance from the government to help cover living costs. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

With Sara closing, Malaysians can access alternative govt cash and subsidy programmes

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  / 10 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  / 14 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  / 15 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  / 16 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  / 11 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  / 14 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  / 13 h ago

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

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  / 15 h ago

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

A general view shows the exterior of the Seri Negara in Kuala Lumpur on December 15, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

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

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  / 11 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  / 16 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  / 13 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  / 13 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  / 12 h ago

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

A handout sketch received from the Supreme Court of Victoria on April 29, 2025 shows Erin Patterson, an Australian woman accused of murdering three people with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington, as she faces trial in a case that has grabbed global attention. — Supreme Court of Victoria handout pic via AFP
World / 01 May 2025

Australia’s mushroom murder trial: Victim was ‘hunched’ in pain, court told

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is a self-described ‘Christian mother’, who won the election in 2022 championing traditional family values. — Reuters pic
World / 01 May 2025

No sex education without mum and dad’s OK: Italy pushes parental consent bill

South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol arrives to attend his criminal trial on insurrection charges at a courtroom of the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea on April 21, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 01 May 2025

South Korean ex-president Yoon charged with abuse of power, say prosecutors

People sort through the rubble of a collapsed building in Mandalay on April 5, 2025, following the March 28 earthquake. — AFP pic
World / 01 May 2025

Myanmar junta ends post-quake truce amid air strikes, civilian displacement

Israeli military ambulances transporting injured Syrian Druze to an Israeli hospital cross the border fence near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights on April 30, 2025. — AFP
World / 01 May 2025

Syria reports Israeli strikes as clashes with Druze spread

Protesters attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkiye, May 1, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 01 May 2025

Istanbul lockdown aims to prevent May Day marches

Tourists walk past shops during a visit to Fushimi Inari Shrine in the city of Kyoto on January 13, 2025. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a declaration denying involvement in war crimes when checking into a guesthouse in Kyoto earlier this month, prompting a formal protest from Israel’s ambassador to Japan. — AFP pic
World / 01 May 2025

In Japan, Israeli tourist asked to sign war crimes form in Kyoto guesthouse

The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project, based in southern France and backed by the United States, China, Japan, Russia and the European Union, needs the magnetic system to create an ‘invisible cage’ to confine super-hot plasma particles that combine and fuse to release energy. — Picture from Facebook/Heung Seok Kang
World / 01 May 2025

Global nuclear fusion project hits key milestone with world’s most powerful magnet

A security member stands while smoke and flame rise, as wildfires caused by extreme heat and winds broke out in central Israel, near Latrun, Israel, April 30, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 01 May 2025

Israel’s Netanyahu declares national emergency as wildfires threaten Jerusalem

Members of Syria’s security forces deploy in an area near the Syrian capital Damascus on April 30, 2025, amid deadly sectarian clashes. Syrian state media said Israel conducted strikes on April 30, outside Damascus where deadly sectarian clashes between security forces and local Druze fighters erupted overnight. — AFP pic
World / 01 May 2025

Syria reports Israeli strikes as clashes with Druze spread

In this file picture taken early on March 27, 2025, Korea Forest Service personnel observe a wildfire from the side of a road in Andong. — AFP pic
World / 01 May 2025

Climate change made fire conditions twice as likely in South Korea blazes, study finds

Miriam Haley, a former television production assistant, exits after testifying during former Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein’s retrial on rape and sexual assault charges in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, April 29, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 01 May 2025

‘I couldn’t get away’: Accuser relives 2006 rape at Weinstein assault retrial in NY

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at an ‘Investing in America’ event in Washington, DC, April 30, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 01 May 2025

US economy contracts 0.3pc on tariff shock; Trump blames Biden for downturn

President Gustavo Petro has condemned the crime that he said was committed by ‘ignorant people’ trying to ‘erase the differences’ between individuals. The office of the ombudsman in Colombia said 13 trans women were murdered in the country so far this year. In all of 2024, the number was 31. — Reuters pic
World / 01 May 2025

Colombian police arrest suspect in trans woman’s killing as hate crime sparks national outrage

Border security officials allow an ambulance to enter the Attari-Wagah border crossing near Amritsar, India, April 30, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 01 May 2025

India shuts airspace to Pakistani planes as Kashmir tensions escalate

In this handout photograph taken and posted on the official Telegram channel of Ukraine’s Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak on April 26, 2025, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral at St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. — Handout pic from Official Telegram channel of the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak via AFP
World / 01 May 2025

US, Ukraine ink minerals deal after delay, with Trump tying aid to access