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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  / 4 h ago

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

Sabah BN secretary Datuk Jafry Ariffin said party chairman Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin is resting and undergoing light medical treatment under doctors’ supervision. — Daily Express pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Bung Moktar taking time off for light medical treatment, says Sabah BN secretary

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

Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung said scrapping the PTPTN loan waiver for top graduates sends the wrong message to Malaysia’s best students. — Picture via Facebook/Lee Chean Chung
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

PTPTN incentive rollback leaves top graduates demoralised, risks talent flight, says MP

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  / 5 h ago

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

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 

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  / 16 h ago

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

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  / 18 h ago

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

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  / 2 h ago

‘A firm, principled and outspoken figure’: Anwar leads tributes after Bung Moktar 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  / 18 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

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

Hosts sometimes accompany patrons outside the club, taking them to dinners or other venues, and may exchange contact details with regulars. — AFP pic
Singapore  / 1 h ago

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

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  / 15 h ago

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

Teochew-style fried fish head is a signature dish at Bee Leng. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 3 h ago

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

A fisherman’s boat is seen washed up ashore in the aftermath of flash floods in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya district in Indonesia’s Aceh province on November 30, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 01 Dec 2025

Floods across Asia kill over 1,000, militaries deployed in Indonesia and Sri Lanka

World / 01 Dec 2025

Hong Kong police comb fire-ravaged towers, 11 arrested as death toll hits 146

A helicopter performs during the Expo Aeronautica Venezuela 2025, after US President Donald Trump said on Saturday the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered ‘closed in its entirety,’ without giving further details, as his administration ramps up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s government, in Maracay, Venezuela November 29, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 01 Dec 2025

Trump confirms call with Maduro as Caracas decries US military buildup

An aerial view shows flood damage in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya district in Indonesia’s Aceh province on November 30, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 01 Dec 2025

Asian militaries mobilise as floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia kill nearly 1,000

A US Navy C-2A Greyhound approaches to land at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 30, 2025. In recent weeks, US President Donald Trump has deployed warships, fighter jets and thousands of soldiers to Latin America and launched strikes on 21 alleged drug-smuggling boats, killing at least 80 people. — AFP pic
World / 01 Dec 2025

Trump to review alleged follow-up US strike on Caribbean drug boat

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with guests during a visit to the Benn Partnership community centre in Rugby, in central England on November 27, 2025, a day after his government unveiled its annual budget. — AFP pic
World / 01 Dec 2025

UK’s Starmer to unveil new social security reforms after MP backlash

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday accused the United States of spreading ‘blatant misinformation’ over claims that his country is killing white people. — Reuters pic
World / 01 Dec 2025

Ramaphosa rejects US claims of killing white South Africans as ‘misinformation’

A person pays respect at a makeshift memorial with flower tributes for victims of the deadly fire on Wednesday, near the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China December 1, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 01 Dec 2025

Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 146 as city mourns

A truck is stranded in the river at an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rains in Padang, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, November 30, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 01 Dec 2025

Indonesia, Thailand race to find hundreds missing as flood toll passes 600

Army personnel ride a truck carrying boats to rescue stranded people as they wade through a flooded road after heavy rainfall in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Colombo on November 30, 2025. The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah has risen to at least 334 people across Sri Lanka, with nearly 400 still missing, the Disaster Management Centre said on November 30. — AFP pic
World / 01 Dec 2025

Sri Lanka’s cyclone devastation deepens, death toll climbs to 334 in island’s deadliest disaster in decades

A handout photograph released by the Lebanese Presidency’s press office shows Pope Leo XIV arriving in the popemobile at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut, for a meeting with the Lebanese president on November 30, 2025. — Lebanese Presidency handout pic via AFP
World / 01 Dec 2025

Pope reiterates support for two-state solution for Israel, Palestinians

Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja arrives on a wheelchair to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul September 22, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 01 Dec 2025

South Korea’s Unification Church matriarch faces trial over alleged gifts, cash to ex–first lady and MP

A displaced Palestinian boy stands on the ruins of destroyed buildings in the Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, on November 29, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 01 Dec 2025

Hamas fighters trapped in Rafah tunnels as Israel claims 40 killed in week of strikes

Australian authorities said on Monday that four men in Sydney have been charged over their suspected involvement in a network distributing so-called ‘satanic’ child abuse content. — Screengrab from X/NSW Police Force
World / 01 Dec 2025

Australian police charge four men over alleged ‘satanic’ child abuse ring in Sydney

Air Force Patriot missile systems are deployed at a local park during Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercise in Taipei on July 11, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 01 Dec 2025

From Iron Dome to T‑Dome: Inside Taiwan’s US$40b plan for a layered shield against attack