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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 / 7 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 / 4 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 / 18 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 / 17 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 / 4 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 / 7 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’

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Malaysia / 46 m ago

KLIA Aerotrain starts trial operations amid major repair push; nightly shutdown to continue

The new Aerotrain is seen during its launch at KLIA Terminal 1 in Sepang on July 1, 2025. — Yusof Mat Isa pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — The troubled KLIA Aerotrain will begin trial operations this month as Malaysia Airports advances its comprehensive action plan to restore the service’s reliability, the airport operator announced today.The trials are a critical step in a month-long repair plan launched on Nov 15 to address a...

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Passengers pose for a selfie at JB Sentral on Dec 12, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 15 m ago

KL Sentral-JB Sentral ETS services double to eight daily trips starting 2025

A suspected tout is detained in a Road Transport Department operation at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. — JPJ pic

Malaysia / 1 h ago

JPJ arrests illegal tout, seizes vehicle in KLIA crackdown

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said halal certification can open up more opportunities for food and beverage businesses, not only in Malaysia, but in South-east Asia, China, Europe and even the United States. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 1 h ago

Going global: Penang’s Muslim-friendly eateries can expand with halal certification, says CM

In a statement yesterday, the National Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (PRABN) said flooding is expected to occur from tomorrow (December 16) until Friday, following the continuous rain alert (bad weather level) issued by the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) yesterday. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Flood risk rising in Kelantan: Heavy rain could trigger overflows from today until Friday

Kamarulzaman Kamarudin, 56, is accused of attacking Normuda Mod Noor, 68, at Surau Nurul Hidayah, Jalan Bukit Jana, Kampung Bukit Jana, Kamunting, in the Larut, Matang and Selama district at about 2.30pm on December 10. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Man pleads not guilty to machete attack on surau caretaker in Taiping

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 / 4 h ago

Costly distraction: Man crashes Porsche in Kuala Langat after dropping phone

In Terengganu, the number of flood victims has increased to 470 people from 141 families as of 9am this morning, compared to 326 people from 101 families yesterday evening. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Terengganu flood evacuees climb to 470 as Sarawak situation improves

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

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Singapore

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Singapore / 1d ago

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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 / 1d ago

Singapore shoppers lose another Japanese store as Daiso to close 100 AM outlet

Singapore-based property firm CapitaLand started running a free night shuttle on December 5, 2025. — Picture from Facebook/Anytime Fitness Clarke Quay

Singapore / 1d ago

How CapitaLand’s free night bus keeps Singapore revellers happy and business humming

The house at 38 Oxley Road in Singapore, where the country’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew and other early leaders of the People’s Action Party met to lay the groundwork for Singapore’s independence, was gazetted with effect from December 13, 2025. — Reuters file pic

Singapore / 13 Dec 2025

Singapore govt gazettes 38 Oxley Road bungalow, home of founding PM Lee Kuan Yew; says changes still possible

Pritam Singh, Aljunied MP and Singapore Opposition chief apologised for his remarks made in an interview with news outlet CNA, made on July 26 and aired on November 5, 2025 after his lying to a parliamentary conviction. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 13 Dec 2025

Singapore Opposition chief Pritam Singh says sorry to court after controversial CNA interview pulled

A 58-year-old man was found with stab wounds on the void deck of Block 188 at Boon Lay Drive on December 6, 2025; with police later arresting a 32-year-old man suspected as the attacker. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Singapore / 13 Dec 2025

Singapore police nab 32-year-old over Boon Lay stabbing incident, suspect to face court

Roti prata was listed as No 1 on the Top 43 Singaporean foods in Taste Atlas. — Picture from tasteatlas.com

Singapore / 13 Dec 2025

Singapore tops world’s food cities list at No. 20, but its cuisine lands 90th on Taste Atlas

A corgi similar to the pet dog involved in a Singapore court case where a man fell and suffered a traumatic brain injury after being startled by a neighbour’s dog. — Unsplash pic

Singapore / 12 Dec 2025

Singapore court clears neighbour after man falls near pet corgi, suffers brain injury

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World

This screen grab made from UGC handout video footage courtesy of Timothy Brant-Coles shows two gunmen dressed in black firing multiple shots on a bridge at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 14, 2025. The father and son behind one of Australia’s deadliest mass shootings spent nearly the entire month of November in the Philippines, Manila’s immigration department confirmed on December 16, with the father entering the country as an ‘Indian national’. — Timothy Brant-Coles/UGC handout/AFP pic

World / 29 m ago

Bondi Beach shooting suspects spent November in Philippines, father entered as ‘Indian national’, immigration says

A JetBlue Airlines plane flies over the Queens borough of New York City November 5, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 1 h ago

‘They don’t have their transponder turned on’: JetBlue pilot says flight nearly collided US military plane off Venezuela

The new head of Britain’s MI6, Blaise Metreweli makes her first public speech in London, on December 15, 2025. The new head of Britain’s MI6 foreign intelligence service used her maiden speech yesterday to warn that Russia is ‘exporting chaos’ in a ‘new age of uncertainty’. — AFP pic

World / 2 h ago

UK spy chief: Russia driving world into new ‘age of uncertainty’ through cyberattacks, hybrid warfare

US President Donald Trump yesterday filed a lawsuit seeking at least US$10 billion (RM40.9 billion) from the BBC over a documentary that edited his 2021 speech to supporters ahead of the US Capitol riot. — Reuters pic

World / 4 h ago

Trump sues BBC for US$10b over alleged doctored Capitol riot speech

France’s first lady Brigitte Macron apologised yesterday for using a slur against activists that sparked a feminist backlash, trying to quell an incident that generated a social media trend against her. — Eliot Blondet/Pool/AFP pic

World / 1 h ago

French first lady apologises after activist slur fuels social media backlash

FBI said four people have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot by a ‘far-left’ anti-government group to stage bomb attacks on New Year’s Eve in Los Angeles. — Reuters pic

World / 1 h ago

FBI disrupts alleged New Year’s Eve bomb plot by ‘far-left’ group in Los Angeles

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’

Flowers and an Australian flag are laid in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach outside the Bondi Pavilion in Sydney December 16, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 5 h ago

Bondi Beach shooting victims include Slovak-Australian woman, two Hungarians

Money

Tenaga Nasional Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Megat Jalaluddin Megat Hassan has been named ‘Madani Best CEO of the Year’ at the inaugural Madani Business Awards 2025 recently. — Bernama pic

Money / 2 h ago

TNB chief recognised as Best CEO at inaugural Madani Business Awards 2025

The ringgit surged to the 4.08 level against the US dollar at today’s opening, marking its strongest performance in nearly five years, as improved confidence in the Malaysian economy boosted demand for the local currency. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Money / 3 h ago

Ringgit opens stronger at 4.08 vs US dollar, highest since April 2021

Bursa Malaysia retreated from yesterday’s gains to open lower on Tuesday, tracking weaker regional markets and a softer overnight performance on Wall Street. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Money / 3 h ago

Bursa Malaysia opens lower on softer Wall Street, weaker Asia

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks at the Live Keynote Pregame during the GPU Technology Conference in Washington, DC, October 28, 2025. — AFP pic

Money / 7 h ago

Silicon gold rush: Nvidia’s H200 demand surges in China amid export rethink

This picture taken on December 10, 2025, shows a technician (left) examining a vehicle to test its emissions on road, on the outskirts of Islamabad. European truck-makers urged the EU to delay or suspend stiff emission reduction fines yesterday, as car producers look set to win a much-clamoured-for reprieve from Brussels. — AFP pic

Money / 1 h ago

EU truck-makers seek reprieve from CO2 fines after car industry wins relief, warn of €2b annual hit

Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) Managing Director Datuk Captain Izham Ismail said MAG has yet to declare any dividend payout to its main shareholder, Khazanah Nasional Bhd, although the group is hopeful of sustaining profitability from 2026 or 2027 onwards as it advances its long-term growth plans. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Money / 18 h ago

Malaysia Aviation Group yet to pay dividend to Khazanah, eyes sustained profitability from 2026, says MD

Investors are on guard for signals that demand for artificial intelligence is tailing off or that the massive spending is not paying off as anticipated. — Reuters pic

Money / 17 h ago

Investors chase AI gold rush even as bubble talk grows louder

The ringgit ended firmer against the US dollar on Monday, extending gains after hovering near the 4.09 level last week, as investors remained constructive ahead of upcoming key US data. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Money / 18 h ago

Ringgit extends gains, trades stronger at 4.0930 as investors eye US indicators

Sports

National equestrian athlete Megan Ding Min Ern trotted to gold in the individual dressage event at the SEA Games Thailand 2025 in Chonburi today. — Picture via Facebook/Thailand Equestrian Federation

Sports / 18 m ago

SEA Games: Megan Ding wins dressage gold for Malaysia

Malaysia’s third gold came from the rhythmic gymnastics team, led by 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medalist Ng Joe Ee, which scored 234.60 points in the final at Gymnasium 5, Thammasat University Rangsit Campus, Pathum Thani. — Picture via Facebook/Malaysian Gymnastics Federation

Sports / 3 h ago

SEA Games: Malaysia win six golds yesterday but miss men’s football final

The national Under 23 football squad will now focus their efforts to secure the bronze medal after they failed to advance to the finals of the 2025 SEA Games football competition following their 0-1 loss to Thailand in the semifinal at Rajamangala National Stadium last night. — Picture via X/Bernama

Sports / 3 h ago

SEA Games: Harimau Muda to play Philippines in bronze decider after loss to Thailand

National snooker player Thor Chuan Leong poses with the gold medal he won at the 2025 SEA Games at Thunder Tome Stadium December 12, 2025. The trio of Thor Chuan Leong, Moh Keen Hoo and Lim Kok Leong ensured that the gold medal in the men’s 6-Red team snooker event belonged to Malaysia at the 2025 SEA Games yesterday. — Bernama pic

Sports / 3 h ago

SEA Games: Malaysia’s trio defeat Philippines for men’s 6-Red team snooker gold

Manchester United's Portuguese head coach Ruben Amorim (right) speaks with Manchester United's Portuguese defender #02 Diogo Dalot (left) during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Bournemouth at Old Trafford in Manchester December 15, 2025. — AFP pic

Sports / 57 m ago

Amorim urges Man United to be more clinical after ‘crazy’ 4-4 Bournemouth draw

Chelsea's Italian head coach Enzo Maresca during the Uefa Champions League league phase day 6 football match between Atalanta Bergamo and Chelsea FC at Bergamo Stadium, in Bergamo December 9, 2025. — AFP pic

Sports / 1 h ago

Maresca says he ‘absolutely’ remains committed to Chelsea despite weekend outburst

Manchester United's Cameroonian midfielder #19 Bryan Mbeumo reacts during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Bournemouth at Old Trafford in Manchester December 15, 2025. — AFP pic

Sports / 2 h ago

Man United squander lead three times in 4-4 Old Trafford draw with Bournemouth

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