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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  / 19 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’

Visitors walk past a stand displaying an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg June 18, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

Putin dismisses Nato buildup as no threat to Russia, vows more gains in Ukraine

Aung San Suu Kyi led Myanmar’s democratic opening as its de facto leader, but has been jailed since the military seized power in a 2021 coup. She's now serving a 27-year sentence on a range of charges. — AFP pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

Jailed at 80: Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi marks milestone birthday in silence and seclusion

People gather in Union Square after the US Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law banning some medical care for transgender youths in New York June 18, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

US Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors

A woman ties a ribbon onto a prayer wheel as family and community members gather on Adriana Smith’s birthday to celebrate her life and rally against Georgia’s ban on abortion, in Atlanta June 15, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

‘This decision should’ve been ours’: Family slams abortion ban after baby born to brain-dead woman in Georgia

A missile is launched from Iran toward Israel on June 18, 2025, on the sixth day of fighting between the two foes. — AFP pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

Netanyahu lauds Trump as US defences help shield Israel from Iran missile barrage

In the leaked phone call, Paetongtarn is heard discussing the border crisis with Hun Sen — who stepped down as prime minister in 2023 after four decades but still wields considerable influence. — AFP pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

Thai PM Paetongtarn faces coalition collapse after leaked call to ‘Uncle’ Hun Sen

Trump held his second Situation Room meeting in two days with his national security team as he left the world guessing about his potential order of military action. — AFP pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

Trump keeps world guessing on Iran strikes: ‘I may do it, I may not do it’

A satellite image shows an overview of new rare earth mines in Myanmar's Shan state February 7, 2025. — Maxar Technologies handout pic via Reuters
World / 19 Jun 2025

‘We need to act now’: Officials link toxic arsenic pollution in Thailand’s rivers to Myanmar’s unregulated mines

Supporters of Iraqi pro-Iran groups hold pictures of Iranian Revolutionary Guard commanders killed in the Israeli airstrikes in Tehran during a protest in Baghdad near the green zone, the ultra secured neighbourhood hosting the US embassy, on June 16, 2025, amid the Israel-Iran escalating conflict. — AFP pic
World / 19 Jun 2025

Who are Iran’s Revolutionary Guards? Key facts about the elite military force behind Tehran’s military strategy and regional influence

A woman is detained during a raid by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at a Glenn Valley Foods meat production plant in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. June 10, 2025 in a still image from video. — US Immigration and Customs Enforcement handout pic via Reuters
World / 19 Jun 2025

Trump’s immigration crackdown: Arrests, deportations and border security by the numbers

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of students in Tehran, Iran November 2, 2022. — Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/Wana (West Asia News Agency) handout pic via Reuters
World / 18 Jun 2025

Khamenei vows Iran will ‘never surrender’, warns US of ‘irreparable damage’ as conflict with Israel deepens

A woman uses an umbrella to shield from the sun as she walks down a street at the Yurakucho district in Tokyo where temperatures have topped 34 degrees Celsius. — AFP pic
World / 18 Jun 2025

Sweltering heat grips Tokyo with record June temperatures, heatstroke cases on the rise

Smoke plumes arise from the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) corporation building in the north of Tehran after it was hit by an overnight Israeli strike yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 18 Jun 2025

China relocates 791 citizens from Iran as Israel-Iran conflict intensifies

Gujarat relief commissioner Alok Kumar Pandey said the 18 deaths were the result of storms, lightning strikes, and structural collapses due to rough weather. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Jun 2025

Storms, floods kill 18 in Gujarat and traps mango farm workers as India’s monsoon season intensifies

The Bank of England (BoE) was widely expected to keep its key interest rate at 4.25 percent in a decision due Thursday after annual inflation hit a 15-month high in April on soaring utility bills. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Jun 2025

British inflation eases slightly to 3.4pc in May, BoE holds rate

The submarine measures 80 metres (262 feet) in length, has a displacement weight of about 2,500 to 3,000 tons, and boasts combat systems and torpedoes sourced from the US defence company Lockheed Martin. — AFP pic
World / 18 Jun 2025

Taiwan begins sea trials of first locally built submarine amid tensions with China