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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks during the Christmas high-tea organised by the Christian Federation of Malaysia at the Christian Churches of Malaysia Ecumenical Center in Petaling Jaya, Selangor on December 13, 2025. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 18 h ago

BM first, English second and Chinese third: Anwar says mastering languages not a zero-sum game

2025 World Championships women’s doubles runners-up Pearly Tan and M Thinaah. — Bernama pic

Sports / 4 h ago

Malaysia’s badminton camp falls short of four-gold target, spotlight now on doubles aces Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Pearly Tan-Thinaah

The local streetwear and lifestyle convention LahLahLand 2025, which took place at The Mines International Exhibition and Convention Center saw over 50 local brands participating. —Pictures by Arif Zikri

Life / 6 h ago

From Jalan Pudu to Japan: Malaysian streetwear brands making waves locally and internationally

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia’s ability to manage diversity has strengthened international confidence and positioned it as a stabilising force in South-east Asia. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Malaysia among world’s most peaceful countries despite being complex, says Anwar

‘Wantan mee’ with ‘char siu’ and Hakka ‘zha yuk’ at Toong Kwoon Chye. — Picture by Ethan Lau

Eat-drink / 4 h ago

Toong Kwoon Chye Wanton Mee, Bukit Bintang: A taste of four generations of ‘wantan mee’ legacy going back over a century

Researchers at the University of Cambridge warn that cheap, disposable phone numbers can be used to bypass SMS verification and create fake social media accounts for less than 30 US cents apiece (about RM1.25). — SoyaCincau pic

Money / 16 h ago

The cost of online fraud: Throwaway numbers make account scams almost free

The Bagan MP said a proposed RM20 billion tax refund payout before Chinese New Year could inject much-needed liquidity into the business sector. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Lim Guan Eng urges full tax refunds, buy-local policy to ease business cash crunch

Damage to a casino in Pursat Province after Thai strikes amid Cambodia-Thailand border clashes on December 13, 2025. — Agence Kampuchea Press handout pic via AFP

World / 19 h ago

‘Our actions this morning already spoke’: Thai jets strike against Cambodia despite Trump’s ceasefire claim

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks to reporters during the Christmas high tea reception organised by the Christian Federation of Malaysia in Petaling Jaya on December 13, 2025. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Before or after Christmas? Anwar affirms Cabinet vacancies to be filled soon, but keeps date under wraps

Tan Sri Megat Najmuddin Megat Khas served two terms as Kelana Jaya assemblyman and later held key leadership roles in Malaysia’s corporate sector.

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Corporate leader and political veteran Megat Najmuddin dies at 81

The billionaire’s space venture is set for a historic IPO, potentially raising over US$30 billion (about RM122.92 billion). — Reuters pic

Money / 16 h ago

From Mars dreams to Wall Street: Why Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s IPO has everyone talking

Emergency responders at the scene of the road accident at Machang UiTM, where a student was killed after being hit by a motorcycle while crossing the road. — Picture via Facebook

Malaysia / 1 h ago

Student killed in Machang UiTM accident had wireless earbud on, police say

Penang police chief Datuk Azizee Ismail said the police were still investigating the suspect, aged 28, who is under remand till Dec 18. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Police probe jealousy angle after man surrenders over wife’s killing in Penang

A KTM Komuter train at the Kajang station. A new timetable for selected routes will take effect from January 1. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 2 h ago

KTMB announces new Klang Valley Komuter timetable from Jan 1 amid KVDT2 works

Displaced people set up a temporary camp in Banteay Meanchey province amid Cambodia-Thailand border clashes on December 13, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 17 h ago

Cambodia halts all entry and exit at Thailand border as fighting continues

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Malaysia / 38 m ago

UEC recognition a constitutional right, not threat to Bahasa Malaysia, says DAP Youth Wing

DAP Youth says SPM Malay requirement proves community respects national language. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — The youth wing of the DAP has thrown its full support behind the push to recognise the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), arguing that it is not only a Pakatan Harapan manifesto pledge but is also a right grounded in the Federal Constitution’s protection of multi-stream...

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Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the decision was made following feedback from teachers who felt the sSPLKPM was affecting their focus on their core duties. — File picture by Mukhriz Hazim

Malaysia / 41 m ago

MOE ends SPLKPM so teachers can focus fully on the classroom

Among the key milestones are the approval of compulsory education up to Form Five and the recruitment of nearly 53,000 new teachers nationwide. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 9 m ago

More teachers, fewer dropouts: MOE highlights progress in education reforms over past three years

A KTM Komuter train at the Kajang station. A new timetable for selected routes will take effect from January 1. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 2 h ago

KTMB announces new Klang Valley Komuter timetable from Jan 1 amid KVDT2 works

Emergency responders at the scene of the road accident at Machang UiTM, where a student was killed after being hit by a motorcycle while crossing the road. — Picture via Facebook

Malaysia / 1 h ago

Student killed in Machang UiTM accident had wireless earbud on, police say

Selangor JPJ officers attend a briefing on the use of body-worn cameras in October. — Picture via Facebook/JPJ Negeri Selangor

Malaysia / 1 h ago

Selangor JPJ receives 27 body cameras for frontline enforcement

A view of the aftermath after a fire destroyed 30 semi-permanent houses in Tawau last night. — Picture via Facebook

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Midnight blaze rips through 30 stilt houses on Tawau waterfront

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene and her body was sent to Setiu Hospital for post-mortem. — Picture via Facebook

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Woman dies after Myvi veers into opposite lane, hits palm oil lorry in Setiu

Police said a 47-year-old man lost RM241,000 after falling for a phone scam that claimed he was under investigation for money laundering. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 2 h ago

‘Arrest warrant’ scam drains RM241,000 from former company manager in Kluang

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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 / 1d ago

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 / 23 h ago

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 / 23 h ago

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 / 1d ago

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 / 1d ago

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

Singapore authorities are now investigating a Myanmar teen girl for illegal weapons after revoking her long-term immigration pass. — Unsplash pic

Singapore / 1d ago

Myanmar teen now faces weapons and assault probe after losing Singapore pass over Kpod

A general view of the central business district in Singapore on October 26, 2025. Singapore’s job market saw pockets of tightness in sectors such as finance, healthcare and tech, even as overall employment continued to grow in Q3 2025.— Picture by Justin Ong

Singapore / 2d ago

Singapore job market tight as Q3 layoffs rise

Singapore’s most powerful women in 2025, according to Forbes. (From left) Tan Su Shan — Screengrab from Instagram/dbsbank; Ho Ching — Screengrab from Instagram/nus_alumni; and Jenny Lee — Picture from graniteasia.com

Singapore / 2d ago

Three Singapore women make Forbes’ 2025 most powerful list: Banker, trust fund chief, venture capital ace

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World

A police vehicle near the site of a mass shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, US, December 13, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 3 h ago

Brown University campus on lockdown after gunman kills two and critically injures eight

A United Airlines Boeing 777 bound for Tokyo had to turn back to Washington’s Dulles International Airport on Saturday after an engine failed during takeoff, igniting a brush fire near the runway, officials said. — AFP pic

World / 2 h ago

Fiery engine blast forces United Flight 803 back to Washington minutes after takeoff for Tokyo

Displaced people set up a temporary camp in Banteay Meanchey province amid Cambodia-Thailand border clashes on December 13, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 17 h ago

Cambodia halts all entry and exit at Thailand border as fighting continues

Naser Atabati, the chief justice of West Azerbaijan province – where the crime took place – said the execution was carried out at dawn on December 13, 2025, adding that Ava’s mother “had firmly demanded” retribution. — Unsplash pic

World / 18 h ago

Iran hangs stepmum, convicted of killing four-year-old girl, after birth mum demanded retribution under Islamic law

Visitors crowd the Christmas market on the Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin, on December 13, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 2 h ago

German police arrest five men over suspected Islamist plot to attack Christmas market in Bavaria

Damage to a casino in Pursat Province after Thai strikes amid Cambodia-Thailand border clashes on December 13, 2025. — Agence Kampuchea Press handout pic via AFP

World / 19 h ago

‘Our actions this morning already spoke’: Thai jets strike against Cambodia despite Trump’s ceasefire claim

File photo of Iranian rights campaigner and Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi whose whereabouts are unknown though she was reportedly arrested on December 12, 2025 after after denouncing the suspicious death of lawyer Khosrow Alikordi at his memorial ceremony in the northeastern city of Mashhad. — AFP pic/Narges Mohammadi Foundation

World / 19 h ago

Where is Narges Mohammadi? Human rights groups ask Iran after Nobel laureate goes missing amid beating reports

Aerial view of uprooted trees at an Islamic boarding school after flash floods in Aceh Tamiang, northern Sumatra, Indonesia on December 10, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 19 h ago

Indonesia counts losses after deadly rains and landslides kill over 1,000 in Sumatra

Money

The billionaire’s space venture is set for a historic IPO, potentially raising over US$30 billion (about RM122.92 billion). — Reuters pic

Money / 16 h ago

From Mars dreams to Wall Street: Why Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s IPO has everyone talking

Researchers at the University of Cambridge warn that cheap, disposable phone numbers can be used to bypass SMS verification and create fake social media accounts for less than 30 US cents apiece (about RM1.25). — SoyaCincau pic

Money / 16 h ago

The cost of online fraud: Throwaway numbers make account scams almost free

On a Friday-to-Friday basis, the FBM KLCI rose 21.29 points to 1,637.81 from last week’s 1,616.52. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Money / 1d ago

China data, US payrolls to steer Bursa Malaysia’s next market move

European and Asian equity markets initially tracked Thursday’s record performance on Wall Street but then turned negative as the mood in New York shifted. — Reuters pic

Money / 1d ago

Global stocks pull back after Fed rate cut as investors await US jobs data

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, the AI kingpin has been named by Financial Times as its Person of the Year 2025. — AFP pic

Money / 1d ago

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is Financial Times’ top person of 2025

CIMB Securities foresees steel and cement players to benefit from 13th Malaysia Plan projects. — Photo by Firdaus Latif

Money / 2d ago

Building materials sector set for big rebound in 2026, says CIMB Securities

Shoppers soak in the festive atmosphere at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur ahead of the Christmas celebration, as Retail Group Malaysia sees year-end retail spending for 2025 pick up across the country. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Money / 2d ago

Malaysian retailers see strong finish to 2025 as shoppers stay resilient despite rising costs

Capital A and Standard Chartered are testing a ringgit stablecoin to make payments faster, manage cash better, and try out new digital finance solutions under Bank Negara Malaysia’s supervision. — Unsplash pic

Money / 2d ago

Ringgit stablecoin pilot in the works as Capital A and Standard Chartered join forces

Sports

2025 World Championships women’s doubles runners-up Pearly Tan and M Thinaah. — Bernama pic

Sports / 4 h ago

Malaysia’s badminton camp falls short of four-gold target, spotlight now on doubles aces Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Pearly Tan-Thinaah

Mohamed Salah played a key role in Liverpool’s vital win against Brighton on Saturday. — AFP pic

Sports / 3 h ago

Liverpool win at Anfield with Salah as Arsenal edge Wolves and Chelsea climb back into top four

Fast rising national sprint talent Danish Iftikhar Muhammad Roslee bagged a bronze medal in the men’s 200 metres final at the 33rd SEA Games last night, marking another podium finish in his debut. — Bernama pic

Sports / 4 h ago

SEA Games debutant Danish Iftikhar celebrates double bronze and record-breaking 200m performance

Men’s shot put gold medallist at the 2025 Thailand SEA Games, Jonah Chang Rigan. — Bernama pic

Sports / 4 h ago

Malaysia’s Jonah Chang ends 30-year drought in men’s shot put with record-breaking SEA Games triumph

National swimmer Khiew Hoe Yean (third from right) and Arvin Shaun Singh Chahal during the race on December 13, 2025. — Bernama pic

Sports / 1 h ago

Malaysia’s Khiew Hoe Yean edges Vietnam rival to retain 200m freestyle title at SEA Games Thailand 2025

Raphinha hit a brace to give Barcelona a narrow 2-0 win over Osasuna on Saturday and take them seven points clear at the top of La Liga. — AFP pic

Sports / 2 h ago

La Liga weekend: Raphinha shines for Barca, Griezmann rescues Atletico, Espanyol keep pace

Enzo Maresca said he had suffered his ‘worst 48 hours’ since joining Chelsea after a 2-0 win at home to Everton on Saturday as he lamented a lack of support. —AFP pic

Sports / 2 h ago

Chelsea return to winning ways but Maresca blasts absence of backing for his team

Amir Daniel Abdul Majeed, 21, beat Ferrer John Viron of the Philippines to score Malaysia’s first gold in the under-81kg judo event at the Sea Games in Bangkok on December 13, 2025. — Picture from X/AtletMalaysia

Sports / 18 h ago

Amir Daniel wins Malaysia’s first judo gold, Nor Izzatul bags bronze at SEA Games