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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  / 8 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  / 18 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  / 8 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’

This handout taken and posted on the X (formerly Twitter) account of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) On June 12, 2025 shows the back of AN Air India plane after it crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad. — Central Industrial Security Force handout pic via AFP
World / 13 Jun 2025

India’s worst air crashes: A timeline of major civilian plane crashes over the decades

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies fire a nonlethal weapon toward a man after he threw a can at them following a protest against federal immigration operations near Los Angeles City Hall in Los Angeles on June 11, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 12 Jun 2025

‘Our city is not on fire’: LA residents push back against Trump’s rhetoric on protests amid military deployment

Demonstrators gather in front of California National Guard troops, as protests against immigration sweeps continue, in Los Angeles, California June 9, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Jun 2025

Explained: What role US troops will play in Los Angeles protests and the legal grounds for their deployment

A policeman and medics transfer bodies of victims onto an ambulance after Air India Flight 171 crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 12 Jun 2025

At least 30 bodies recovered as rescue efforts continue at Air India crash site in Ahmedabad

Communities across Asia’s Himalayan Hindu Kush region face heightened disaster risks this monsoon season with temperatures and rainfall expected to exceed normal levels, experts warned today. — Reuters file pic
World / 12 Jun 2025

South Asia braces for heightened disaster risks as experts warn of hotter, wetter monsoon, raising flood and landslide threats

Rescue team members work as smoke rises at the site where an Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Jun 2025

‘Many killed’ as Air India plane with 242 on board crashes during takeoff near Ahmedabad airport

A person holds a
World / 12 Jun 2025

US scholars warn of ‘dictatorial drift’ as Trump invokes eight emergency powers since return to office

The South American country’s highest court is seeking to determine to what extent companies like X, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook are responsible for removing illegal content, and how they can be sanctioned if they do not. — AFP pic
World / 12 Jun 2025

Brazil set to reshape internet law as Supreme Court favours stricter rules on X, TikTok and Meta platform

A person wears a 'Ghostface' mask next to another holding a sign as they gather at Pershing Square to protest against federal immigration operations in downtown Los Angeles yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 12 Jun 2025

Trump slams protesters as ‘animals’, White House blames California leaders for escalating unrest        

A woman lights a candle in Vienna's St Stephen's Cathedral (Stephansdom) in respect for the victims of the
World / 12 Jun 2025

‘This isn’t real’: Teacher recalls terrifying escape as Austria reels from school shooting that left 10 dead

A man hangs flowers on the fence of Francoise Dolto middle school in Nogent yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 12 Jun 2025

France school stabbing: Teen suspect said he planned to kill ‘any monitor’ after reprimand over kiss        

Fireworks thrown at Riot Police illluminate the road during a thrid night of anti-immigration demonstrations in Ballymena, Northern Ireland yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 12 Jun 2025

Third night of anti-immigrant violence hits Northern Ireland town as police face petrol bombs and protest

Protesters hold signs during a protest against federal immigration operations at Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 12 Jun 2025

Trump threatens ‘heavy force’ as nationwide protests grow over immigration crackdown, LA troops hit 4,700

Members of law enforcement carry non-lethal weapons, as protests against federal immigration sweeps continue. — Reuters pic
World / 11 Jun 2025

What are the ‘less lethal’ weapons law enforcement is using to control LA protests?

This photograph of various screens taken on June 10, 2025 in Mulhouse, France, shows France's President Emmanuel Macron (R), next to a displayed portrait of US President Donald Trump, as he takes part in the broadcast of the television show on a set installed on the sidelines of the UNOC3, the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC). — AFP pic
World / 11 Jun 2025

World leaders unite against Trump’s seabed mining push, warn of turning ocean floor into ‘wild west’

Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30. — AFP pic
World / 11 Jun 2025

Musk admits Trump criticisms ‘went too far,’ expresses regret after public clash