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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  / 18 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

A general view shows the exterior of the Seri Negara in Kuala Lumpur on December 15, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 18 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  / 18 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  / 17 h ago

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

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

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  / 18 h ago

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

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  / 15 h ago

AirBorneo denies raising ticket prices, previous MAswings airfares maintained

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

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

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  / 13 h ago

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

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  / 11 h ago

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

Two days after the lunch, Erin Patterson went to hospital but left within minutes against medical advice, saying she needed to make arrangements for her children and animals and would return shortly afterwards. — AAP handout pic via Reuters
World / 10 Jun 2025

Australian court hears mushroom suspect left hospital ‘to pack ballet bag’, not cover tracks

Participants gather during a rally to show their support for activists aboard a boat stopped by Israeli forces enroute to deliver aid to Gaza, during a rally in Lyon, south-eastern France on June 9, 2025. An independent United Nations commission said on Tuesday Israeli attacks on schools, religious and cultural sites in Gaza amount to war crimes and the crime against humanity of seeking to exterminate Palestinians. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jun 2025

UN experts accuse Israel of ‘extermination’ in Gaza school, religious site attacks

A satellite image shows an overview smoke rising from the York Factory First Nation wildfire, in Manitoba, Canada, May 30, 2025. — Maxar Technologies handout pic via Reuters
World / 10 Jun 2025

Canada wildfires edge into Ontario, prompting military evacuations of remote First Nation

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General, Hossein Salami speaks during a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, August 5, 2024. On Monday, Salami said the intelligence would make ‘the impact of Iranian missiles more precise’ in case of a confrontation. — Reuters pic
World / 10 Jun 2025

Iran claims intel on Israeli nuclear sites, threatens retaliation for any strike

Shenghua Wen, 42, who was living illegally in the United States after overstaying his student visa, was charged with violating long-standing US sanctions against North Korea. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jun 2025

Chinese national pleads guilty in US for illegally exporting arms to North Korea

Posters with a photo of Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe that read ‘Strength, Miguel’ are seen at the Congress in Bogota on June 9, 2025. Doctors treating a Colombian presidential hopeful shot twice in the head by a would-be assassin warned he was not responding well to treatment Monday and that his condition remained grave. Right-wing Senator Miguel Uribe, 39, was shot by a 15-year-old alleged hitman at close range while campaigning in Bogota on Saturday. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jun 2025

Colombia president Petro fuels plot talk after teen gunman shoots presidential hopeful

A firefighter works at the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 10, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 10 Jun 2025

Fires rage in Kyiv, Odesa as Russia launches night of drone attacks; hospitals and homes damaged

A picture shows the aid sailboat Madleen escorted by an Israeli military boat approaching the southern port of Ashdod on June 9, 2025. Israeli forces intercepted the Gaza-bound aid boat Madleen, operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition activist group, on June 9, preventing the activists on board from reaching the blockaded Palestinian territory. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jun 2025

Israel prepares to deport Gaza-bound aid boat activists, including Greta Thunberg

Protesters hold signs reading ‘Neutrality = complicity’ and Palestinian flags as they attend a demonstration to show their support for activists aboard a boat stopped by Israeli forces enroute to deliver aid to Gaza, in Toulouse, south-western France on June 9, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jun 2025

Macron demands release of Gaza boat activists as protests erupt across Europe

Demonstrators holding signs and flags face California National Guard members standing guard outside the Federal Building as they protest in response to federal immigration operations in Los Angeles, on June 9, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jun 2025

‘Deranged’ deployment: Trump floods LA with National Guard and Marines, California governor Newsom blasts move

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr removed all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement, and is in the process of considering new members to replace them. — Reuters file pic
World / 10 Jun 2025

RFK Jr clears out CDC vaccine panel, raising alarm over future health guidance

A Ukrainian serviceman from the 13th Operational NGU Khartiia Brigade operates a Vampire drone during a test and training flight. — Reuters pic
World / 10 Jun 2025

Ukraine’s ‘spider’s web’ attack was a game changer — Nato’s top admiral explains why

Police clear demonstrators after they blocked a street with a barricade during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles. — Reuters pic
World / 09 Jun 2025

Does US law allow Trump to send troops to quell protests?

Infants undergo a daily medical examination at a maternal and child health care hospital in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, December 3, 2012. — Reuters pic
World / 09 Jun 2025

Pushing for births: China mandates epidurals to ease labour pain

An Alaska Airlines jet takes off from San Francisco International Airport on June 4 — AFP pic
World / 09 Jun 2025

US aviation industry warns tariffs on aircraft parts risk harming key supply chains

China’s consulate in Los Angeles told its citizens in the area on Monday to strengthen personal security, after unrest in America’s second-biggest city. — AFP pic
World / 09 Jun 2025

After days of protests, Beijing tells Chinese nationals in LA to avoid trouble spots