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Panelist and Court of Appeal judge Datin Evrol Mariette Peters speaks at the ‘Children’s Rights in Malaysia: From Commitments to Monitoring and Accountability’ panel session during the Human Rights Day Forum 2025 in Kuala Lumpur December 11, 2025. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

How judges handle children in custody disputes: Court of Appeal judge shares personalised, child‑friendly approach

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  / 19 h ago

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

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  / 18 h ago

MetMalaysia warns of continuous heavy rain in several states until Thursday

A customer buys fish at the Section 6 wet market in Shah Alam on February 16, 2023. — Yusof Mat Isa pic
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Why are fish prices so high in Malaysia? LKIM claims wholesalers are hoarding, manipulating market

A damaged luxury car rests on a roadside embankment in Kuala Langat after the driver allegedly lost control while reaching for his mobile phone. — PDRM pic
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Costly distraction: Man crashes Porsche in Kuala Langat after dropping phone

Subang MP Wong Chen today said the Subang Jaya City Council has agreed to fund an independent Traffic Impact Assessment for the proposed Persiaran Lagoon Selatan–Kelana Link flyover in SS14. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Wong Chen: MBSJ agrees to independent traffic study on Persiaran Lagoon Selatan–Kelana Link flyover

Rain clouds are seen over the city centre in Kuala Lumpur in this file picture dated December 8, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Brace for rain: Thunderstorm alert until noon for Selangor, KL, N. Sembilan and Sabah

People react in front of a flower tribute near Bondi Pavilion following a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney December 15, 2025. — Reuters pic
World  / 17 h ago

What we know about the shooting victims at Sydney’s Bondi Beach Jewish event

Malaysia’s rhythmic gymnastics squad leapt, twirled, and danced their way to a team gold at the SEA Games Thailand 2025, today. — Reuters pic
Sports  / 18 h ago

Malaysia’s rhythmic gymnastics squad dazzles with routines to clinch SEA Games gold

A handout photo taken and released by the Australian Prime Minister's Office on December 15, 2025 shows Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (2nd left) walking with police officers after laying flowers at the Bondi Pavillion at Bondi Beach, the scene of a shooting where 15 people were killed. — Australian Prime Minister's Office handout/AFP pic
World  / 5 h ago

Father, son behind Bondi Beach mass shooting linked to Islamic State ideology, says Albanese

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told the Dewan Negara that the police report on the case will be submitted to the Attorney-General today for further action. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

‘No compromise’: Police assure full, transparent probe into Durian Tunggal triple shooting in Melaka, says Anwar

In this picture taken on June 16, 2020, media tycoon Jimmy Lai poses during an interview with AFP at the Next Digital offices in Hong Kong. US President Donald Trump said yesterday he wanted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to free Jimmy Lai as he voiced sadness over the Hong Kong media mogul’s conviction. — AFP pic
World  / 5 h ago

‘I feel so badly’: Trump says he asked Xi to release Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai

Penang police chief Datuk Azizee Ismail said the 54-year-old man was deceived after receiving a call on February 21 at his home in George Town from an individual claiming to be a cybersecurity officer. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Manager duped out of RM2.54m in elaborate phone scam in Penang

Undated photo from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate shows Donald Trump with a group of women; released by House Oversight Democrats on December 12, 2025. — Handout photo from House Oversight Democrats via AFP
World  / 7 h ago

Countdown begins for Trump and Co: Decades of Epstein sex-trafficking files set for release this Friday

In this photo illustration, a phone shows U.S. President Donald Trump's Truth Social post on the death of actor and director Rob Reiner on December 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Brentwood home on December 14. — Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America/Getty Images via AFP
World  / 4 h ago

Trump condemned over ‘perverse’ remarks linking filmmaker Reiner’s criticism to his murder, critics say he has ‘lost it’

A red flag flutters in the wind, warning beachgoers of dangerous conditions as Hurricane Erick strengthens off Mexico's Pacific Coast, in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca state, Mexico, June 18, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

Hurricane Erick barrels toward Mexico’s Pacific coast, bringing destructive winds, deadly floods and 10-metre waves

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping today strongly condemned Israeli attacks on Iran in a phone call and stressed the need for a diplomatic solution, Moscow and Beijing said. — AFP pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

Putin, Xi ‘strongly condemn’ Israeli strikes on Iran, stress diplomacy over force

A billboard in South Africa showing two women in a car with the headline ‘not your average birdies’ has been ruled offensive, the advertising regulator told AFP yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

South African ad board: Calling women ‘birdies’ is 'offensive' as billboard near golf course draws ire for sexist wordplay

The French Senate passed a bill late yesterday that includes lack of consent in the country’s criminal definition of rape, paving the way for its official adoption in the coming months. — AFP pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

France moves to enshrine consent at the heart of rape law

This handout photo taken on June 17, 2025 and provided by the South Korean Foreign Ministry on June 19, 2025 shows South Koreans and their Iranian family members boarding a bus in Tehran during their evacuation from Iran to Turkmenistan. — South Korean Foreign Ministry handout/AFP pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

Missiles fly, airspace closes: Governments scramble to evacuate citizens from Israel and Iran

A royalist activist holds a Thai flag as he protests in front of the Royal Embassy of Cambodia, following a recent clash at the Thailand-Cambodia border on May 28, 2025, in Bangkok June 6, 2025. Thailand summoned the Cambodian ambassador today to deliver a missive saying it was ‘deeply disappointed’ about the leak of a diplomatic phone call which has sparked a political crisis in Bangkok. — Reuterse pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

Thailand summons Cambodia envoy, protests ‘unacceptable’ leak of PM’s call with ‘Uncle’ Hun Sen that sparks political crisis

Anti-government protesters hold Thai national flags during a demonstration to demand the removal of Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office outside Government House in Bangkok June 19, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

Thailand’s ‘Yellow Shirts’ return to Bangkok streets demanding PM Paetongtarn quit over ‘Uncle’ Hun Sen call

The SpaceX Starship sits on the launch pad ahead of its sixth flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, November 17, 2024. A SpaceX Starship exploded during a ‘routine’ test late June 18 in Texas, local law enforcement said, adding that no injuries had been reported and an investigation into the cause was underway. — AFP pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship explodes during ‘routine’ Texas test, no injuries reported

Smoke rises from Soroka Medical Centre following a missile strike from Iran on Israel, in Be’er Sheva, Israel June 19, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

In deadly tit-for-tat, Israel strikes Iranian nuclear sites, Tehran hits Beersheba hospital

A villager watches the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki as seen from Talibura village in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara, June 17, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

Bali flights restart as Mount Lewotobi eruption disruption clears

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra gestures during a press conference surrounded by senior Thai army commanders and government minsters at Government House in Bangkok June 19, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

Thai PM Paetongtarn apologises after ‘Uncle’ Hun Sen call leaves her fighting for job, pushes govt to brink

The US military has moved some aircraft and ships from bases in the Middle East that may be vulnerable to any potential Iranian attack, two US officials told Reuters yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

US moves aircraft and ships, restricts access to key Middle East base amid fears of Iranian attack

Erin Patterson, 50, is charged with the July 2023 murders of her mother-in-law Gail Patterson, father-in-law Donald Patterson and Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, along with the attempted murder of Ian Wilkinson, Heather’s husband, in a case that has gripped Australia. — Supreme Court of Victoria handout pic via AFP
World / 19 Jun 2025

Death cap dinner: Australian woman accused of mushroom murders says she fell ill too

People rally in Times Square calling for the Trump administration not to go to war with Iran in New York June 18, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

‘We can’t do this again’: Trump faces MAGA backlash over possible Iran strike

Students walk on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The US State Department had temporarily paused issuing visas for foreign students at the end of May while it came up with the new social media guidance and it will now resume taking appointments. — Reuters pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

US to screen foreign students’ social media for ‘anti-American’ views under new visa rules

The Nobel Peace Prize-winning monk is expected to celebrate his 90th birthday on July 6 with huge crowds in northern India, his base since leaving his homeland fleeing Chinese troops in 1959. — Reuters pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

Dalai Lama to deliver message July 2 ahead of 90th birthday and succession talks