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Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican says improved servers and 8,000-plus retailers will prevent a repeat of congestion seen during the first rollout of the RM100 Sara aid programme. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Government upgrades servers for next Sara aid round, expands retailer list to over 8,000 shops

Pearly Tan and M Thinaah during the women’s doubles final at the 2025 Thailand Open badminton tournament in Bangkok on May 18, 2025. — AFP pic

Sports / 7 h ago

Malaysia power into SEA Games semis to lock in women’s badminton medal

This is not ‘sang har mee’; instead, it is braised ‘sang har sang mein’, and it is the signature dish at Wong Kok Seafood Restaurant in Ipoh. — Picture by Ethan Lau

Eat-drink / 15 h ago

At Wong Kok Seafood Restaurant in Ipoh, the unique braised ‘sang har mee’ and cold tofu are the stars

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks beside Deputy Prime Ministers Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof in a townhall session during the ‘Rancakkan Madani’ programmer, Dataran Putrajaya December 7, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Anwar gives all ministers thumbs up in surprise midterm review, says no weak links

Continuous rain is expected overnight in Johor, involving the districts of Segamat, Kluang, Mersing, Kulai, Kota Tinggi and Johor Bahru from December 7 to 8, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 5 h ago

MetMalaysia warns of non-stop heavy rains overnight in Johor and Sarawak

MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said that if Barisan Nasional’s component parties continue working with DAP and Pakatan Harapan in the next general election, his party will chart its own path. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia / 11 h ago

MCA says ‘good luck’ to BN if allies team up with Pakatan, DAP again in next GE

Police said the woman’s hair was also cut during the incident, prompting her to flee the house and seek help from nearby neighbours before she was rescued. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Domestic worker’s nightmare: Malaysian woman burnt, stabbed and punched by employer in Rawang flees to neighbours; cops investigating

The Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia welcomed the exemption of businesses earning below RM1 million from e-invoicing in 2026, saying it gives small firms vital breathing space to stabilise and upgrade. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 12 h ago

SME group welcomes e-invoicing exemption for sub-RM1m firms, says 200,000 to benefit

One of the undocumented migrants is seen with hands and legs cuffed among those detained during a joint operation in Selayang Baru, Kuala Lumpur, last night. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Authorities detain 843 undocumented migrants in Selayang Baru raid after community complaints

Subang Jaya police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said the boys were picked up in Bukit Lanchong, Shah Alam, yesterday. — Screengrab via Facebook/Info Kemalangan & Bencana Malaysia

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Two teens arrested over viral ‘basikal lajak’ stunt at Putra Heights traffic light

A bank employee helped prevent a customer from losing more than S$200,000 to scammers after intervening during a tense encounter at a DBS branch late last year. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 9 h ago

Singapore bank employee foils S$200,000 scam attempt as victim almost hands cash to criminals

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim visits the family of the late Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin at their home in Damai, Kota Kinabalu December 6, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Anwar visits Bung Moktar’s family, calls late Sabah leader ‘a great loss to the nation’

Leong Jun Hao leads Malaysia to the SEA Games badminton semi-finals after beating the Philippines’ Jewel Angelo Albo 21-17, 21-18 in the men’s singles on December 7, 2025. — AFP pic

Sports / 4 h ago

Malaysia secures semi-final spots in SEA Games badminton

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the proposal to reduce parking bays at new projects near public transit hubs could encourage residents to use public buses and trains and lower housing prices for home buyers at the same time. — File picture by Hari Anggara

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Less parking, more savings? New homes near LRT, MRT could have fewer bays, says transport minister

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (second from right) presents the People’s Welfare Insurance Scheme (SIKR) 3.0 to a recipient representative at the closing ceremony of the ‘Rancakkan Madani Bersama Malaysiaku programme’ at Dataran Putrajaya on December 7, 2025, accompanied by Deputy Prime Ministers Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (centre) and Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (right), and Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar (left). — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 6 h ago

New govt-paid insurance scheme raises payouts for death and disability; up to RM26,500 for Malaysia’s poorest families

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Meet Corleo, Kawasaki’s futuristic lion-like robot you can ride and talk with by 2035 (VIDEO)

Japanese motorcycle maker Kawasaki is planning the commercial release of a rideable talking robot that looks like a cross between a motorcycle and a horse, by 2035. — Screengrab from Facebook/川崎重工業株式会社

TOKYO, Dec 7 — A robot, which resembles a lion and is controlled like a motorcycle and a horse, will go on sale in 2035, Takahiro Ueno, project manager of the Safe Adventure development team at the General Projects Office, directly reporting to the president of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, told...

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A Japanese research team led by Nagoya University assistant professor Norikazu Ishigaki has come up with a ‘portable fire extinguisher’ that prevents fires from overheated lithium-ion batteries that could rewrite air travel rules for power banks. — Pexels pic

Tech-gadgets / 1d ago

Safer power banks on the go: Japan creates portable, fireproof battery box, to launch April 2026

Soon, you can monitor and control certain features of your Proton vehicle directly from your wrist. — SoyaCincau pic

Tech-gadgets / 2d ago

Soon, you can control your Proton from a Huawei smartwatch — just tap to start engines, lock doors

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales takes part in a conversation, at the Reuters NEXT conference, in New York City, December 3, 2025. — Reuters pic

Tech-gadgets / 04 Dec 2025

Pay up, AI: Wikipedia pushes Big Tech for more licensing deals

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Samsung today hinted at a new Exynos application processor widely expected to power the upcoming flagship Galaxy S26 smartphone, Yonhap News Agency reported. — AFP pic

04 Dec 2025

Samsung teases new Exynos chip expected to power Galaxy S26

‘Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’ will take players on Switch 1 or 2 to a distant planet they can explore on foot or by motorbike in Samus’s distinctive armoured suit. — Screencap via YouTube/Nintendo of America

04 Dec 2025

Nintendo releases long‑awaited ‘Metroid Prime 4’ sci‑fi blaster after eight‑year wait (VIDEO)

In a statement published by Russian news agencies, Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor said Roblox had become rife with ‘inappropriate content that can negatively impact the spiritual and moral development of children’. — Reuters pic

04 Dec 2025

Russia blocks US gaming platform Roblox over alleged child harassment, extremist material

The emergence of AI has catapulted the industry to another dimension, creating new challenges as tech giants, caught in a bitter AI rivalry, scour the globe to build AI-capable data centers quickly. — Reuters pic

04 Dec 2025

Inside ‘Data Center Alley’: How a small US town became the backbone of the global internet

A promoter shows a Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold smartphone during a launch event at a Samsung store in Seoul on December 2, 2025. — AFP pic

03 Dec 2025

Samsung launches RM10,000 ‘special edition’ triple-folding phone, the Galaxy Z TriFold

A journalist sits in Xpeng’s flying car Traveller X2 during a showroom tour in Guangzhou. — AFP pic

01 Dec 2025

Guangzhou’s mothership moment — flying cars go from sci-fi to assembly line with 007 flair

01 Dec 2025

Russia pushes Max super app as WhatsApp faces possible ban amid surveillance fears

As governments crack down on online platforms from social networks to porn sites, business is booming for one sector offering AI age checks based on selfies. — AFP pic

30 Nov 2025

Smile for the algorithm: Selfie age checks become big business in the crackdown era

China's booming humanoid robot sector could hit RM47.8 billion by 2025, but officials are pumping the brakes on an industry moving at breakneck

29 Nov 2025

China’s humanoid robot boom has Beijing worried about a bubble

HONOR has launched the AI + Youth Empowerment Society (AYES) at the inaugural HONOR AI + Design Summit 2025 (APAC Edition) in Malaysia to equip young people in the region with AI literacy, digital skills and creative confidence. — Picture courtesy of HONOR

27 Nov 2025

HONOR unveils AI + Youth Empowerment Society to boost literacy, digital skills among Asia-Pacific youth

After years of runaway growth, the AI industry enters 2026 facing bubble fears, job-market disruption and intensifying battles over AGI, media survival and ‘AI slop.’ — Reuters pic

27 Nov 2025

The AI party isn’t over, but the lights will come on in 2026

The project will use mainly the latest version of UBTech’s ‘Walker’ robots to test practical humanoid applications such as helping border management, handling logistics or patrolling factories. — Screengrab from https://www.ubtrobot.com/

26 Nov 2025

China to trial humanoid robots for crowd control at border crossings

A Tesla robotaxi drives on the street along South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, June 22, 2025. — Reuters pic

26 Nov 2025

Tesla to double Austin robotaxi fleet next month, Musk says

A composite of AI-generated images from Maximal Nostalgia recreating a dreamy, soft-focus 1980s — part of a viral nostalgia trend sweeping Instagram and TikTok.

26 Nov 2025

Inside the AI ’80s wave that has Gen Z dreaming of VHS days (VIDEO)

Influential pro-Trump accounts that present themselves as US-based but actually operate overseas have circulated 31 false claims over the past 15 months — including allegations of Democratic corruption — according to a NewsGuard analysis using the location feature. — AFP pic

25 Nov 2025

‘Based where?’ X’s location rollout sets off frenzy, flags troll farms from Nigeria to Eastern Europe

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