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Bung Moktar, seen here in a recent file photo, died at Gleneagles Hospital Kota Kinabalu at age 66 early today. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Sabah BN chairman Bung Moktar dies at 66 after lung, kidney complications

At 6pm, the ringgit bounced to 4.1115/1165 versus the greenback compared to yesterday’s close of 4.1200/1235. — Picture By Choo Choy May
Money  / 17 h ago

Ringgit hits highest level since June 2021 as US rate cut hopes grow

Businessman Albert Tei, 37, taken to the Sessions Court in Shah Alam, Selangor for a corruption charge on December 5, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Businessman Albert Tei hit with fresh RM64,924 Sabah mining bribery charge to ex-PM’s aide Shamsul Iskandar 

Kuala Lumpur has recorded a total of 1,863 mm of rainfall up to September, roughly half of its average annual rainfall over the past five years. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

KL’s flood-defence trio: How the city manages heavy rainfall and avoids major floods

Eight Bersatu division chiefs in Sabah said the coalition’s state election defeat stems from state-level leadership decisions, rejecting attempts to blame party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Sabah Bersatu division chiefs say poll rout blame lies with Kiandee and Hamzah, not Muhyiddin

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks at a press conference after attending the 12th Malaysia–Singapore Leaders’ Retreat in Singapore today. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Anwar acknowledges Sabah’s concerns, says ‘legacy issues’ hinder full delivery of federal aid

Hosts sometimes accompany patrons outside the club, taking them to dinners or other venues, and may exchange contact details with regulars. — AFP pic
Singapore  / 2 h ago

Singapore’s booming host club scene has women paying thousands for ‘boyfriend experience’

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim paid tribute to Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin today, recalling him as a steadfast and outspoken Sabah leader. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

‘A firm, principled and outspoken figure’: Anwar leads tributes after Bung Moktar dies at 66

New housing aid recipient Mohmad Johar Misri (centre) stands with his family at the key-handover ceremony for victims of the Putra Heights gas explosion in Kampung Sungai Baru, Subang Jaya December 4, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Housing minister: 18 families return to new homes after Putra Heights gas blast

Kinabatangan MP Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin died at age 66 at a private hospital in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah at 1.46am December 5, 2025. — Picture from Facebook/Zahid Hamidi
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Zahid mourns ‘true friend’ Bung Moktar after Sabah BN chief dies at 66

Malaysia’s mixed doubles champions Chen Tang Jie (left) and Toh Ee Wei (centre) share a light-hearted moment with BAM president Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz (right) at his office on December 3, 2025. — Picture from Facebook/Tengku Zafrul
Sports  / 19 h ago

BAM says Malaysia’s best line-up ready to chase seven badminton medals at SEA Games 2025 in Thailand

Teochew-style fried fish head is a signature dish at Bee Leng. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 4 h ago

Head to Bee Leng Restaurant in Batu Caves for hearty fare like fried fish head and dry-fried ‘yee mee’

An aerial view shows a motorist driving on a road surrounded by flood waters in Kangar in northern Malaysia’s Perlis state on November 28, 2025, as severe flooding affected thousands of people in the region following days of heavy rain. The Works Ministry estimates that RM327.8 million is needed so far to repair public infrastructure damaged by the North-east Monsoon. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Nearly RM330m needed to repair Malaysia’s monsoon-hit infrastructure, says Works Ministry

Passengers line up at an Indigo Airlines kiosk at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on December 4, 2025. — AFP pic
World  / 17 h ago

India’s biggest airline cancels 1,200 flights, unleashing airport chaos

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (left) shakes hands with Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong during their joint press conference at the 12th Malaysia–Singapore Leaders’ Retreat at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia, Singapore today. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Anwar: Malaysia, Singapore make progress on airspace talks for improved flight access

Commuters pass through a road along a landslide-affected area in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah in Gampola town, in Kandy district . — AFP pic
World / 19 m ago

Clean-up hampered in Sri Lanka after floods and landslides leave nearly 500 dead

Islamic Jihad and Hamas militants transport a white body bag believed to carry the remains of an Israeli hostage in the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on December 3. — AFP pic
World / 3 h ago

Thai hostage remains returned to Israel while final Gaza captive yet to come home

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in August that the country would this year meet a Nato target of spending two percent of GDP on defense, years ahead of schedule. — AFP pic
World / 4 h ago

US approves massive bomb sale to Canada amid Nato and Arctic concerns

Heavy machinery demolishes part of the White House East Wing as work begins on President Donald Trump’s planned US$350 million ballroom, in Washington, DC, October 20, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 4 h ago

Trump brings in new architect amid disputes over White House ballroom design

US President Donald Trump participates in a peace accord signing ceremony with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.— AFP pic
World / 4 h ago

Trump slaps his name on US peace institute as he touts global peacemaker role

New Orleans police officers carry a man out of City Hall after he participated in a protest against the deployment of federal agents in the city during a city council meeting on December 4. — AFP pic
World / 4 h ago

Trump cuts migrant work permit validity to 18 months in latest immigration crackdown

A truck loaded with humanitarian aid awaits permission on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip, to drive toward the besieged Palestinians territory on July 27, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 6 h ago

Rafah crossing: What to know about Gaza’s vital but long-shut gateway

Palestinian couples attend a mass wedding in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip December 2, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 6 h ago

‘Joy will rise again’: Mass wedding brings hope to war-scarred Gaza

Amneh Khoulani, human rights defender and member of the National Commission for the Missing and Disappeared in Syria, inspects the ruins of her family’s house in Daraya, a suburb that lies just south-west of the centre of the capital Damascus on October 28, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 16 h ago

Daraya rises from ruins: Rebels return to rebuild Syria’s emptied city

A picture taken on July 6, 2025 shows the peak of Mount Sinai (also known as Jebel Moussa) at the Saint Catherine valley, where mountain hotels under construction as part of Egypt’s new tourism megaproject. — AFP pic
World / 16 h ago

As Egypt builds big in Sinai, St Catherine’s heritage and Bedouin land are pushed to the brink

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meets with volunteers during a volunteer organisations forum in Moscow on December 3, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 16 h ago

UK inquiry says Putin bears ‘moral responsibility’ for 2018 Novichok death

The men range in age from 18 to 75 and two were charged with rape of minors while one was said to be among ‘the 10 most active producers and distributors of paedophile content in Poland’, a statement read. — Reuters pic
World / 17 h ago

‘Game Over’: Poland detains 100 men in major child sex abuse probe

Other concerns clogging up the system between November 2024 and March 2025 were blocked noses, earaches and nearly 100,000 visits for sore throats. — IStock.com pic
World / 17 h ago

Hiccups to ingrown toenails: Minor ailments are jamming up Britain’s A&Es, NHS warns

Passengers line up at an Indigo Airlines kiosk at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on December 4, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 17 h ago

India’s biggest airline cancels 1,200 flights, unleashing airport chaos

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (centre) meets a UN Security Council delegation at the Presidential Palace in Damascus on December 4, 2025, during the council’s first-ever visit to the country. — AFP pic
World / 19 h ago

UN Security Council makes historic first visit to Syria ahead of Assad ousting anniversary

The two people in France reported to have contracted MERS – a more deadly but less contagious variation of the SARS that spread from China in the early 2000s – had been on a joint trip to the Arabian Peninsula. — AFP pic
World / 20 h ago

MERS alert in France as two hospitalised after Middle East trip