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BAM doubles coaching director Rexy Mainaky said he is ready to step down as part of taking responsibility for the four-gold shortfall in Malaysia’s 2025 SEA Games badminton results. — Bernama pic

Sports / 14 h ago

One gold, two silver, six bronze: Malaysia’s badminton chief admits shortfall, open to stepping down after SEA Games results

Under the Sumbang Tunai Rahmah (STR), eligible recipients receive direct cash assistance from the government to help cover living costs. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 3 h ago

With Sara closing, Malaysians can access alternative govt cash and subsidy programmes

Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi attends the 33rd All Malaysian Indian Progressive Front (IPF Malaysia) general assembly in Hulu Langat December 14, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Zahid cautions BN component parties against exit, says there will be ‘no way back’

Malaysia’s sepak takraw team celebrates their historic 2-1 victory over Thailand in the men’s team regu final at Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium, ending a 34-year gold drought. — Bernama pic

Sports / 14 h ago

Malaysia ends 34-year drought with SEA Games team regu gold over Thailand

Health workers move a woman on a stretcher to an ambulance after a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney. — AFP pic

World / 15 h ago

Bloodshed at Bondi: 11 killed as gunfire tears through Sydney beach

Malaysia secured its first badminton gold of the SEA Games today after national women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan and M Thinaah triumphed in Bangkok. — Reuters pic

Sports / 18 h ago

Pearly Tan–Thinaah break the spell as Malaysia finally strikes SEA Games gold

After four records and the 2025 SEA Games gold in Thailand, the Malaysian and Sarawak governments are lining up rewards for hammer thrower Grace Wong. — Picture from X/Bernama_Radio

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Sarawak, Putrajaya to reward record-breaking SEA Games gold medallist Grace Wong

Soh Wooi Yik (left) and Aaron Chia took the silver in the men’s doubles badminton final at the 2025 SEA Games in Bangkok on December 14, 2025. — Reuters pic

Sports / 15 h ago

SEA Games heartbreak for Malaysia’s Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik as Indonesia claims men’s doubles gold

The Kuala Terengganu High Court ruled today that the earlier defamation trial against Clare Rewcastle-Brown was invalid and must be reheard. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Kuala Terengganu High Court orders retrial in Clare Rewcastle-Brown defamation case

Sarawak DAP chief Chong Chieng Jen said the latest victim, identified as Hong, had invested RM300,000 in the investment fund proposed by the BSN employee in question in 2024 and only realised he had been scammed after news reports emerged in 2025. — File picture by Miera Zulyana

Malaysia / 16 h ago

BSN payouts coming next week for victims of employee-linked investment scam, says Sarawak DAP chief

Alert-level continuous rain warnings remain in place for parts of Perak, Pahang, Johor and Sarawak over the coming days. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

More heavy rain ahead: MetMalaysia issues warnings for Pahang, Perak, Johor, Kelantan, Terengganu and Sarawak until Dec 18

People cross a street next to police vehicles after the shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney. — AFP pic

World / 13 h ago

Bondi Beach massacre draws international outrage, leaders vow to fight antisemitism

Mosti is holding STI Madani Carnivals nationwide to empower young Malaysians and boost the country’s chances to reach developed nationhood. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Malaysia needs 70pc of jobs in STEM to reach developed nation status, says Mosti official

This screen grab of UGC video taken on December 14, 2025 and received courtesy of Mike Ortiz shows beach-goers fleeing Bondi Beach after gunmen opened fire. — AFP pic

World / 14 h ago

Israel says Sydney Bondi shooting was antisemitic attack on Jews celebrating Hanukkah

Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said the party’s supreme council has not met to determine MIC’s political direction. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

MIC still part of BN as supreme council yet to decide on future ties, says deputy president

What You Think

3 m ago

The end of DAP’s ‘Golden Era’? — Izmil Amri

According to the author, DAP’s quiet on key issues—from Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s DNAA to Tan Sri Azam Baki’s contract extension and ongoing corruption under Madani — risks alienating Chinese voters, a lesson already seen in Sabah’s polls. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

DECEMBER 15 — When Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim formed a coalition government three years back, my AuDHD brain went; “Ah yes, this rabbit hole seems familiar”. It was like watching another remake of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, with someone who looked strangely like Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as...

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According to the author, the real endgame must be the scaling of advanced biofuels from true residues, and a massive, global push to bring down the cost of power-to-liquid fuels. — Unsplash pic

What You Think / 44 m ago

The most promising path to green flight, also its greatest challenge — Ahmad Ibrahim

Royal Professor Ungku Aziz was a Malaysian economist, academic, and former University of Malaya vice-chancellor known for advancing education and rural development. — Bernama pic

What You Think / 1d ago

Rethinking higher education for the marginalised, Ungku Aziz’s legacy lives on — Ahmad Ibrahim

People hold up tickets to collect supplies at Batthkav refugee camp, amid clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Chong Kal, Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, December 12, 2025. — Reuters pic

What You Think / 1d ago

Roll on and roll off peace between Cambodia and Thailand shaped by Trump — Phar Kim Beng

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The author argues that timely and complete grounds of decision and notes of evidence are essential to a fair appeal, and delays or omissions can prejudice the accused and even justify quashing a conviction. — Reuters pic

1d ago

Two principles to guiding an appellant whether to proceed or withdraw an appeal — Hafiz Hassan

The author, Zuraini Md Ali (third from right), celebrates her daughter’s graduation at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM). — Picture courtesy of Zuraini Md Ali

1d ago

Convocations that carry us forward — Zuraini Md Ali

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul looks on ahead of making offerings to monks, on the day he speaks to members of the media to announce the dissolution of parliament at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, December 12, 2025. — Reuters pic

2d ago

PM Anutin shows the gutsy and slippery side of Thai politics by dissolving parliament — Phar Kim Beng

Representing the United States in a Muslim-majority country demands both intelligence and empathy, a balance US Ambassador to Malaysia Edward D. Kagan navigates with effortless grace, according to the author. — Picture by Abbi Kanthasamy

2d ago

The diplomat who bowled me over — Abbi Kanthasamy

Traditionally, dental students learn through in-person visual examinations. They work closely under the supervision of specialists, looking directly into patients’ mouths while being guided step by step in recognising dental problems. — Reuters pic

12 Dec 2025

Turning detective: Sharpening the dentist’s eye with digital photographs — Tengku Nurfarhana Nadirah Tengku Hamzah and Nor Azlida Mohd Nor

Nearly eighty former schoolmates gather in Gopeng for a three-day reunion, reconnecting over shared memories and friendships that have lasted more than three decades. — Picture courtesy of Nahrizul Adib Kadri

11 Dec 2025

The family we choose along the way — Nahrizul Adib Kadri

The author argues that the natural rubber industry is collapsing and can only be rescued via a coordinated reinvention of farming practices, supply-chain transparency and farmer empowerment rather than relying on its current unsustainable model. — Unsplash pic

11 Dec 2025

Saving natural rubber requires more than a quick fix — Ahmad Ibrahim

The author argues that police are legally obliged to take a report anywhere, not only at the station. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

11 Dec 2025

If the public can’t step in, the police must step out — Hafiz Hassan

The author explains how a 2020 legal amendment now allows Industrial Court cases to continue after a workman’s death while highlighting the practical challenges families face in proving such cases. — iStock pic

11 Dec 2025

When justice outlives the worker: How Industrial Court claims can continue after death — Leonard Yeoh and Pua Jun Wen

Prime Minister and Asean 2025 Chair Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks during the Asean-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-China Summit at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur May 27, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif.

11 Dec 2025

China and Asean in a uni-multipolar world: South China Sea is crucial as Malaysia concludes its Asean chairmanship — Phar Kim Beng

Vegetables displayed for sale at Chow kit wet market in Kuala Lumpur on June 25, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

11 Dec 2025

They power our food industry, yet the system still fails them — Dalilawati Zainal

Designers are picking up what many people toss out. — Unsplash pic

10 Dec 2025

Packaging waste may become your next OOTD — Khairul Nizam Anuar Bashah, Nik Nur Eeman Nik Mohd Fahmee, and Mohd Istajib Mokhtar

File photos of Pastor Raymond Koh (left) and activist Amri Che Mat, whose families were in November awarded over RM37 million and RM3 million respectively by the High Court over their enforced disappearance cases.

10 Dec 2025

Appeal has nothing to do with not acknowledging responsibility over a matter — Hafiz Hassan

A view of the Malaysia Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka that sparked controversy after a local creative agency accused the government of using its design without credit or compensation. — Picture via Facebook/Malaysia Pavilion Expo 2025 Osaka

09 Dec 2025

Public interest demands answers on Miti’s handling of plagiarism claim — Khairudin Rahim

Warmer oceans and hotter air systems now hold more moisture, releasing rainfall at intensities that overwhelm any infrastructure built in the 20th century— Bernama pic

09 Dec 2025

SE Asia is most economically vulnerable to extreme climate: 2025 is proof — Phar Kim Beng, Nazwa Evrillea Aryandi and Danica Surya Rahardjo

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