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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

A Pradawng tribesman protests against a China-backed battery metal mine in Pekon town in eastern Shan, Myanmar on May 2, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 06 Jun 2025

No consent, no compensation, ‘only stones for our children’: Myanmar tribe defies Chinese-led lead mining in Shan state

Secil Murtazaoglu, 23-year-old, chemistry student poses during an AFP interview in Istanbul on May 29, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 06 Jun 2025

We’re not birthing machines: Turkish women reject Erdogan’s push for more children as costs rise, rights erode

A political observer described Elon Musk (left) and Donald Trump as ‘Two egos, one spotlight, and a fragile alliance built on mutual benefits’. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Jun 2025

Elon’s revenge? Musk torpedoes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

A Taliban government employee (centre) receives his salary at the New Kabul Bank in Kandahar on June 2, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 05 Jun 2025

Aidiladha is coming, but Afghan civil servants still waiting on delayed salary while debts mount

Since taking office on January 20, Donald Trump has aggressively cracked down on immigration, including revoking some student visas and increasing scrutiny of all visa applicants. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Jun 2025

Trump’s pricey visa fast-pass: US$1,000 fee proposed to cut queues, but State Dept lawyers flag Supreme Court precedents

Daniel Jongyon Park, 32, of Kent, Washington, who was arrested by FBI agents on charges alleging he provided material support to the Palm Springs fertility clinic bomber, appears in an undated drivers license photograph. — FBI handout pic via Reuters
World / 05 Jun 2025

California fertility clinic bombing: Suspect arrested after deportation from Poland

It is unclear if DOGE and its cadre of young computer technicians will survive in Washington without Elon Musk, especially as some members of Donald Trump’s cabinet have soured on DOGE’s tactics. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Jun 2025

DOGE in disarray: Leadership vacuum looms large after Musk exit

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) holds up a printout of two posts made by Elon Musk on the social media platform X during a press conference following the weekly policy luncheon, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, June 3, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Jun 2025

Musk slams ‘debt slavery’ bill as hardline Republicans fantasise about deeper cuts to Trump tax plan

Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas greets Philippine officials after meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, at the Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines, June 2, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Jun 2025

Don’t ‘fantasise’ about outside help, China warns Manila as it slams EU ‘provocations’ in South China Sea

Boulder attack suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman poses for a jail booking photograph after his arrest in Boulder, Colorado, June 2, 2025. — Boulder Police Department handout pic via Reuters
World / 05 Jun 2025

US judge temporarily blocks deportation of family of Colorado attack suspect

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon flagged new privacy laws could be drafted to clear up the legal grey area. The scandal came to light after a sex worker noticed senior aide Michael Forbes’s phone was recording audio while he took a shower, according to an investigation published Wednesday by New Zealand news outlet ‘Stuff’. — AFP pic
World / 05 Jun 2025

NZ PM mulls privacy law shake-up after aide accused of filming women

William Wallace Molyneaux (centre, left) of the US attends a press conference at the National Narcotics Agency Province of Bali, after being arrested on drug related crimes in Denpasar, on Indonesia resort island of Bali on June 5, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 05 Jun 2025

Death penalty looms for American, Kazakhs over Bali drug charges, say Indonesian authorities

The Latrobe Valley Law Courts sign is pictured in Morwell, Victoria, Australia, May 19, 2025. —AAP handout pic via Reuters
World / 05 Jun 2025

‘I lied because I was scared’: Accused Aussie mushroom killer admits deception in court

Indonesia’s Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (left) and Indonesia’s former President Megawati Soekarnoputri (centre) attend the commemoration of Pancasila Day at the Pancasila Building, a historic hall within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs compound in Jakarta, on June 2, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 05 Jun 2025

‘Unfit to lead’: Indonesia’s ex-generals urge veep Gibran’s impeachment

A drone view shows the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, organised by the international NGO Freedom Flotilla Coalition, anchored off the coast of Catania, Italy, on June 1, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Jun 2025

Gaza-bound aid flotilla with Greta Thunberg condemns Israeli military for ‘declaring intent to attack’ vessel at sea

Students walk near the statue of John Harvard on the day of the 374th Commencement exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 29, 2025. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday suspended for an initial six months the entry into the United States of foreign nationals seeking to study or participate in exchange programmes at Harvard University, amid an escalating dispute with the Ivy League school. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Jun 2025

Trump bars foreign students from entering US to study at Harvard, citing national security