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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  / 15 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

People hold up signs during the Harvard Students for Freedom rally in support of international students at the Harvard University campus in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 27, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 28 May 2025

‘Trump = traitor’: US revokes Harvard’s visa rights and axes US$100m in contracts, as hundreds of students stage protest

France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto shake hands during a press briefing at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta today. — AFP pic
World / 28 May 2025

Prabowo: Indonesia open to ties with Israel if Palestine is recognised

Muslims in Indonesia will celebrate Aidiladha earlier than their regional neighbours. — Reuters pic
World / 28 May 2025

Indonesia to celebrate Aidiladha on June 6, a day earlier than neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore

Trump announced plans for the “Golden Dome” system a week ago, saying it would eventually cost around $175 billion and would be operational by the end of his term in 2029. — File pic via AFP
World / 28 May 2025

Trump: Canada can join US missile defence system for free — if it becomes 51st state

Police on Friday arrested John Woeltz, 37, of Kentucky, on suspicion of brazenly kidnapping and torturing an Italian cryptocurrency entrepreneur for weeks in a luxury Manhattan townhouse in order to extort his bitcoin password. — File pic via Reuters
World / 28 May 2025

Second suspect surrenders in kidnapping, torture of Italian bitcoin investor in New York

Born in Afghanistan, Payman is the first senator to wear a hijab inside Australia’s parliament, according to local media. — Pic via Facebook
World / 28 May 2025

Australia’s first hijab-wearing senator files complaint after colleague urges her to ‘drink wine, dance on table’

SpaceX flags fly as people wait on South Padre Island to watch the SpaceX Starship rocket launch from Starbase, Texas yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 28 May 2025

SpaceX Starship explodes over Indian Ocean in third test flight, Musk vows faster launch pace

Donald Trump's latest broadside showed his frustration with stalled ceasefire talks and comes two days after he called the Kremlin leader “absolutely CRAZY” following a major drone attack on Ukraine. — AFP
World / 28 May 2025

Trump warns Putin he’s ‘playing with fire’ as fresh sanctions loom over Ukraine war

Displaced Palestinians receive food packages from a US-backed foundation, which pledged to distribute humanitarian aid in western Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, yesterday. — AP pic
World / 28 May 2025

Thousands rush aid centre in Gaza amid chaotic scenes, Israel cites brief loss of control

A drone is displayed at the stall of Pakistan Ordnance Factories, during the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS 2024) in Karachi, Pakistan November 21, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 28 May 2025

Armed and automated: India and Pakistan turn to drones in strategic shift on border security

Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, faces mounting discontent among citizens and discord among political parties over its plans for elections. — Reuters pic
World / 28 May 2025

What is behind the political tension roiling Bangladesh?

Seol Nan-young, the wife of Kim Moon-soo, presidential candidate for South Korea’s conservative People Power Party, attends an event at the party’s headquarters in Seoul May 21, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 27 May 2025

Spouse risk takes centre stage in South Korea’s presidential election soap opera

The logo of Air France-KLM in Terminal 2E at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport August 6, 2018. Global airlines have again halted flights to and from Tel Aviv after a missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels towards Israel on May 4 landed near the country’s main international airport, and as Israel continues to carry out strikes across the Gaza Strip. — AFP pic
World / 27 May 2025

Global airlines suspend flights to Israel again after Houthi missile strike near Tel Aviv airport amid escalating Gaza conflict

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim delivers his speech at the end of 2025 Asean Summit in Kuala Lumpur May 27, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
World / 27 May 2025

Timor-Leste on track to full Asean membership by October, says Anwar

A lion and a lioness are seen at the Belvedere Zoo in Tunis April 13, 2017. Pakistani authorities have confiscated two African lions after a man paraded one of them through the streets for a TikTok video. — AFP pic
World / 27 May 2025

TikTok stunt gone wild: Man parades lion while holding rifle through Pakistan streets, sparking panic and arrest

Jamaat-e-Islami leader A.T.M. Azharul Islam, sentenced in 2014 for the rape, mass murder and genocide during the country's 1971 war of independence from Pakistan, is now a free man after Bangladesh’s Supreme Court overturned the ruling on May 27, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 27 May 2025

Bangladesh Supreme Court frees Islamist leader sentenced to death for 1971 war crimes under  Sheikh Hasina's ousted regime