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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  / 18 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  / 19 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  / 18 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  / 14 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  / 19 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  / 17 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

According to AAA, a record 45.1 million people are expected to travel on highways, trains, and by plane between Thursday, May 22, and Monday, May 26. This is anticipated to break the 2005 Memorial Day holiday weekend record of 44 million travellers. — AFP pic
World / 25 May 2025

Creaking US air traffic system braces for summer crush

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Assistant Secretary General for Political and Negotiations Abdel Aziz Abu Hamad Aluwaisheg speaks to Bernama in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the 46th Asean Summit at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) May 24, 2025. — Bernama pic
World / 24 May 2025

GCC urges humanitarian, political solutions to Myanmar’s ongoing crisis amid stalled peace efforts, says asst sec-gen

Silvia Delgado, former defense attorney for Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman in 2016 and current candidate for criminal judge, distributes campaign materials ahead of Mexico's first judicial elections, to be held on June 1, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, May 12, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 24 May 2025

Ex-lawyer for Sinaloa Cartel boss El Chapo and former drug smuggler among candidates in Mexico’s judicial elections

Sri Lankan authorities have seized nearly 60 kilogrammes of potent synthetic cannabis that foreigners tried to smuggle in this month in three separate cases, a customs official said Saturday. — AFP pic
World / 24 May 2025

British ex-cabin crew, Indian man and Thai national arrested in Sri Lanka’s biggest airport drug bust; 60kg of synthetic cannabis seized

Investigators look through the site where a small plane crashed into a residential street in San Diego, California May 22, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 24 May 2025

Dave Shapiro, music agent behind Sum 41 and Vanessa Carlton, among six killed in San Diego plane crash

Three people died when a police helicopter crashed and burst into flames in south central Thailand today, according to officials. — AFP pic
World / 24 May 2025

Three killed as Thai police helicopter crashes and bursts into flames, cause still unknown

Forensic police officers investigate on the railway platform at Hamburg's main train station where at least 18 people have been injured in a knife attack May 23, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 24 May 2025

German woman faces court after Hamburg train station mass stabbing leaves 18 injured

Bangladesh's key political party held large-scale protests against the interim government for the first time on May 21, as political rows spill onto the streets including demands for an election date. — AFP pic
World / 24 May 2025

Bangladesh’s Yunus in crisis talks with rival parties as Dhaka protests escalate over election timing

Indian army soldiers keep watch near the Line of Control (LoC) in India's Kashmir region on May 19, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 24 May 2025

Tensions flare as Indian troops kills Pakistani intruder near Gujarat border amid fragile ceasefire

A gay Guatemalan said he was wrongly deported to Mexico. — AFP pic
World / 24 May 2025

‘Due process denied’: US judge slams wrongful deportation of gay Guatemalan asylum seeker to Mexico

An aerial photo shows a view of Hong Kong city on May 19, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 24 May 2025

Hong Kong universities open doors to foreign students blocked by Trump’s Harvard ban

A general view of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 24 May 2025

‘Direct attack on freedom’: Journalists now need escorts at Pentagon under new Trump-era rules

Four vials with the Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine from Novavax are pictured in Saabruecken, Germany, February 26, 2022. — Reuters pic
World / 24 May 2025

New more transmissible Covid-19 variant detected in France as cases rise in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan

Security officers surround the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2025, following a shooting that left two people dead. — AFP pic
World / 24 May 2025

Washington tightens security after deadly shooting of Israeli embassy staff outside Jewish museum

Some of the resurfaced 260 employees stuck underground leave the South Africa's Sibanye Stillwater's Kloof 7 sub-shaft in Westonaria on May 23, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 24 May 2025

South Africa rescues all 260 miners stuck underground alive

A screen at the press center shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States on May 21, 2025 at the Varkert Bazar cultural center in Budapest. — AFP pic
World / 24 May 2025

Turkiye’s Erdogan declares population crisis, blames LGBT ‘fascism and oppression’ for falling birthrate