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Solar panels installed on Abdul Wahid’s home, completed in a single day, with approval from TNB taking a few months. He tracks the panels’ cleanliness and efficiency using a mobile app. — Picture via Facebook/Abdul Wahid Ibrahim
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

How Malaysians are cutting electricity costs with solar energy for long-term savings, sustainability as prices drop and govt incentives grow

The charge, framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code read with Section 34, provides for the death penalty or imprisonment of 30 to 40 years and up to 12 strokes of the cane, upon conviction. — Bernama file pic
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Lahad Datu vocational college murder case: Witness recounts dorm assault by 10 accused while victim was lying down

Showbiz  / 12 h ago

K-drama actor Park Min-jae dies at 32 from cardiac arrest in China

please fine tune, sharper, catchier: Police have arrested a man on suspicion of driving dangerously and tailgating an ambulance in a manner that endangered both the ambulance and other road users on the Federal Highway here last Sunday. — Screenshot of video from Facebook
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Ambulance tailgater caught after dangerous stunt on Federal Highway goes viral

His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, warned the National Defence University of Malaysia (UPNM) to stop associating his name with the higher learning institution if the culture of bullying and abuse continues. — Picture courtesy of Royal Press Office
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Sultan Ibrahim warns UPNM to stop linking his name with the university if bullying culture continues 

Teochew Mixed Seafood Porridge. — Picture by CK Lim
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Beat the rainy season blues with fresh Teochew seafood porridge and bouncy fish balls at Ang Mo Kang in Cheras

Chinese Muslim preacher Firdaus Wong is seen ‘livestreaming’ a lecture on Islam from Temerloh in Pahang during the High Court decision in Kuala Lumpur on October 3, 2024. — Screen grab from Facebook/Firdaus Wong Wai Hung
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Court tells Muslim preacher Firdaus Wong to scrub child conversion video

Najib was charged more than six years ago, in September 2018, with 25 charges related to the 1MDB case. The trial has been ongoing for the past five years, beginning in August 2019. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

After years of 1MDB trial, Najib says ‘maybe I can sit for my law exam’

US President-elect Trump has vowed staunch support for Israel and to dispense with Biden’s occasional criticism, but has also spoken of his desire to secure deals on the world stage. — Pool via Reuters pic
World  / 13 h ago

Trump warns ‘hell to pay’ if Gaza hostages not freed before his inauguration

The statement also said that based on analysis of weather models, the concentration of wind is expected to occur in Kelantan and Terengganu from Tuesday evening (December 3) until the early morning of Wednesday (December 4). — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Get ready for more rain: Monsoon surge from Dec 8-14 in eastern part of peninsula, says MetMalaysia

DAP chairman and Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng warned that unaffordable premium hikes could lead many to cancel their policies, further straining Malaysia’s already overstretched public healthcare system. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Prepare for public backlash over planned 40-70pc premium hike, Guan Eng warns life insurance firms

Penang High Court Judge Datuk Quay Chew Soon said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, as the plaintiff, has successfully proven his case for defamation against the defendant, Tan Sri Tan Kok Ping. — Picture by Opalyn Mok
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Penang High Court awards RM400,000 to CM Kon Yeow in his defamation suit against tycoon Tan Kok Ping

An AirAsia promotional image lists flights offering the fixed fare travels.
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AirAsia offers fixed fares from RM328 for Chinese new year 2025

The prime minister agreed that Malaysia should also adopt the United Kingdom’s (UK) principle in providing compensation to fraud victims, provided that banks were found to be negligent. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Making banks more responsible: Putrajaya reviewing mechanism to hold banks accountable for negligence in scam cases, considers adopting UK’s compensation principle, says PM Anwar

French ambassador to Malaysia Axel Cruau (right) affixes a pin to Tengku Zatashah at the awards ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, on Dec 3, 2024. — Picturey courtesy of the French Embassy in Malaysia
Life  / 9 h ago

France honours Selangor princess Tengku Zatashah for efforts to promote French language, culture

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If students were taught to love their subjects and enjoy learning as a whole, the assessment method itself will be (almost) secondary, according to the author. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
1d ago

Abolishing exams to reduce student stress?

Paul Mescal is the star of the 'Gladiator' sequel, a film the writer considers not as entertaining as the first. — Picture courtesy of Paramount Pictures
2d ago

‘Gladiator II’ and ‘Death Whisperer 2’: A tale of two sequels

Underemployed, overeducated, disrespected or not given their worth. Various ways to call it. Whichever way referred to they constitute 37 per cent — more than a third — of the tertiary educated employed in the Malaysian economy, according to the author. — Picture by Hari Anggara
28 Nov 2024

Over clever workers: Malaysia’s grad job wobble

This year I’ve seen more doctors than I have in the last five years. — Malay Mail pic
27 Nov 2024

Pricking my fingers daily made me feel sorry for diabetics

 

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The right to freedom of expression is a cornerstone of democracy and is protected by customary international and domestic human rights law. — Picture by Choo Choy May
1 h ago

Halt the tabling of the repressive amendments to the Communications and Multimedia Act — Wathshlah Naidu

According to the author, Petronas is truly Malaysian – created by Malaysians, by Malaysians, for Malaysians. — Reuters pic
4 h ago

Petronas, truly Malaysian — Hafiz Hassan

New laws and regulations should focus on utilizing AI while eliminating privacy infringements and biased nature of AI. – File picture via Unsplash
10 h ago

AI and the new era of human trafficking — Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamid

As the return of Donald Trump to the White House raises questions about U.S. trade and security policies, Malaysia should draw on its strengths to navigate this new landscape, says the authors. — File pic via IIUM
12 h ago

Malaysia’s pivot: Navigating Trump’s return for growth and stability — Ashurov Sharofiddin and Syed Marwan Mujahid Syed Azman

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A man trying the phone scams campaign during the launching of the National Scam Awareness Campaign at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur October 3, 2023. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
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Donald Trump returns as president of the United States of America. — Reuters pic
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American complete their ballots in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 5, 2024. — AFP pic
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Deepavali preparations at Little India, Brickfields, October 30, 2024. According to the author, the real answer for Deepavali joy is for people to be with those they love and share the day, holiday or not. — Bernama pic
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