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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  / 17 h ago

Singapore shoppers lose another Japanese store as Daiso to close 100 AM outlet

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  / 18 h ago

No upgrade for Federal Highway from KL-Port Klang: Govt flags sky-high costs, social impact

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  / 19 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  / 17 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  / 17 h ago

Durian Tunggal shooting: Lawyers demand Melaka police chief be placed on garden leave after whistleblower challenges police timeline

A general view of the Seri Negara in Kuala Lumpur on December 15, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

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

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  / 13 h ago

Malaysia Aviation Group unveils five-year plan to push Malaysia Airlines into Skytrax Top 10 by 2030

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  / 12 h ago

IRB disburses RM14.55b in tax refunds to 3.47 million taxpayers, says deputy finance minister

Mourners gather by floral tributes at the Bondi Pavillion in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on December 15, 2025. — AFP pic
Life  / 16 h ago

Misinformation spreads after Bondi attack as Sydney Christmas fireworks falsely tied to ‘Islamists’

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim greets a guest during the launching of late S.M Mohamed Idris’s book at the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on December 15, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Anwar says Asean foreign ministers’ meeting postponed as Thai-Cambodia conflict deepens

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  / 11 h ago

MetMalaysia warns of continuous heavy rain in several states until Thursday

The state-owned airline assured travellers that ticket prices remain the same as those previously charged by MASwings. — Picture from AirBorneo website via The Borneo Post
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

AirBorneo denies raising ticket prices, previous MAswings airfares maintained

A still shows a pillion rider on a motorcycle shooting at a person outside a petrol station in Klang.
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Selangor police probe gang links after spate of Klang shootings

Selangor Police Chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar confirmed an investigation paper has been opened and assured the probe will be conducted
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Police investigate report that MACC officer drew gun at Albert Tei, wife

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  / 12 h ago

Bowling queen Natasha Roslan edged out, aims redemption in doubles and team events

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra speaks with Second Army Region Commander Lieutenant General Boonsin Padklang, during her visit to Morakot Operations Base, following a leak of a telephone conversation between Paetongtarn and former Cambodian PM Hun Sen, amid a border dispute between the two countries, in Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand, June 20, 2025. — Government House of Thailand handout pic via Reuters
World / 23 Jun 2025

Thailand teeters as Cambodia row deepens, Thai PM Paetongtarn fights to hold power

Musicians play on a street during France’s annual street music festival ‘Fete de la Musique’ in Toulouse on June 21, 2025. French police have detained twelve suspects after 145 people reported being pricked with syringes during the country’s annual street music festival, officials said Sunday. — AFP pic
World / 23 Jun 2025

Wave of syringe attacks hits France’s street music festival, over 140 victims reported

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a special session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 20, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 23 Jun 2025

Iran’s top diplomat heads to Moscow for talks with Putin after US strikes

A view of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle in Disneyland Paris. — Picture from Wikipedia/www.heatheronhertravels.com
World / 23 Jun 2025

Disneyland Paris hosts €130,000 staged wedding for Ukrainian girl, now ‘groom’ and organiser under fraud probe

A fisherman sails next to a cargo terminal in the coastal village of Tambaklorok, in Semarang, Central Java, on June 17, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 23 Jun 2025

Indonesia weather agency revises outlook, shorter dry season in 2025

People hold portraits of Prime Minister Hun Manet as they take part in a solidarity march organised in support of the Cambodian government’s actions in its recent border dispute with Thailand, in Phnom Penh on June 18, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 23 Jun 2025

Cambodia halts fuel imports from Thailand amid border row

Demonstrators protest following US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites and against Iran-Israel conflict, at Times Square in New York City, June 22, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 23 Jun 2025

‘Dangerous escalation’: Global alarm after US bombs Iran’s nuclear sites

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, following US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites, at UN headquarters in New York City, June 22, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 23 Jun 2025

‘Cycle of retaliation’: UN chief warns Middle East on brink after US strikes Iran

Public support for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who took office in October, has been at rock-bottom for months, partly because of high inflation, with rice prices doubling over the past year. — Reuters pic
World / 23 Jun 2025

Tokyo voters deal blow to ruling LDP in key poll ahead of national vote

People and rescuers inspect the damage at the site of a reported suicide attack at the Saint Elias church in Damascus’ Dwelaa area on June 22, 2025. Syrian state media reported a suicide attack on a Damascus church on June 22 that caused casualties, as AFP correspondents at the scene saw first responders transporting people from the site. — AFP pic
World / 23 Jun 2025

Suicide bomber kills 22 in Damascus church attack; IS blamed in Syria’s first such strike since war began

US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation alongside US Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington, DC, June 21, 2025, following US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. — Reuters pic
World / 23 Jun 2025

US warns Iran against retaliation as Trump hints at ‘regime change’ after strikes

French President Emmanuel Macron flanked by French Presidency General Secretary Emmanuel Moulin and France’s General Fabien Mandon attends a national security meeting on the crisis between Israel and Iran in the Jupiter room at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, June 22, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 23 Jun 2025

France’s Macron urges diplomacy, warns of ‘uncontrolled escalation’ after US strikes on Iran

US Marines stand guard as demonstrators protest against the United States joining with Israel in attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities, at a federal building in Los Angeles, California, June 22, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 23 Jun 2025

‘Worldwide caution’: US warns Americans abroad to stay vigilant amid rising Middle East tensions

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia supports efforts to block Iran from developing nuclear weapons, calling the US strikes a step in that direction. — Reuters pic
World / 23 Jun 2025

Australia backs US strikes on Iran nuclear sites, urges de-escalation to avoid full-scale war

A combination picture shows satellite images over Fordow underground complex, before and after the US struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran, June 20, 2025 (left) and June 22, 2025. — Maxar Technologies handout pic via Reuters
World / 23 Jun 2025

Israel launches air strikes on Iranian missile, radar sites amid escalating conflict

A US Air Force B-2 stealth bomber returns after the US attacked key Iranian nuclear sites, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 22, 2025 in a still image from video. — ABC Affiliate KMBC pic via Reuters
World / 23 Jun 2025

Iran warns US bases could be targeted after strikes on its nuclear sites