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Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 28, 2021. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

After predicting RM3.80 to US dollar, BMI now says Trump’s win means more modest showing for ringgit this year

A screen capture shows the offending sandwich sold through some KK Mart stores. — Picture from Facebook/Dr Akmal Saleh

Malaysia / 7 h ago

KK Mart blames supplier after Jakim says halal logo misused for ‘ham and cheese sandwich’ sold by convenience chain

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a press conference at the Perdana Leadership Foundation in Putrajaya, on Dec 10, 2024. — Picture by Sayuti Zanudin

What You Think / 14 h ago

Batu Puteh: Is it merely a rock in the sea? — Mohd Hazmi Mohd Rusli

File photo of a woman preparing sarkarai pongal — rice boiled in milk with jaggery — during the Pongal celebrations in Kuala Lumpur on January 15, 2023. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 18 h ago

What is Pongal and how is it celebrated in Malaysia?

Lawyer Tania Scivetti (centre), representing former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, arrives at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya on Jan 7, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Was it Jho Low or not? Najib reminded of discrepancies from SRC and 1MDB trials, but says will explain

Former minister Khairy Jamaluddin is being investigated under Section 500 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. — File picture by KE Ooi

Malaysia / 8 h ago

IGP says Khairy Jamaluddin under investigation for criminal defamation and offensive post on Najib’s house arrest document

Senior Federal Council Shamsul Bolhassan said the High Court directed him to file the application by January 20, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Govt seeks court order to gag public discussion on Najib’s house arrest bid, but his lawyers object

Anwar (right) speaks with economist Jeffrey D. Sachs on January 12, 2025. — Picture from X/anwaribrahim

Malaysia / 15 h ago

PM Anwar talks FDI, green energy and Malaysia’s role as Asean chair with economist Jeffrey Sachs ahead of Dubai meet

Khairin Qisstina is the only female mechanic at MTH Autohaus & Accessories in Taman Pengkalan Jaya, Ipoh. — Bernama pic

Life / 18 h ago

Meet Khai: The 20-year-old mechanic breaking all the rules

An undated file photograph shows a bunch of bananas. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

That’s bananas: High Court slashes man’s three-month sentence for stealing a single bunch

The Mutiara LRT Line construction project at the Bandar Sri Pinang project site in George Town, Penang, January 10, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 6 h ago

First segment of Penang’s Mutiara LRT line will cost at least RM8.3b — here’s what we know so far

An undated file photograph shows a trio of stray cats. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Selangor Vet Dept seizes car, gunny sacks while investigating viral video in Kajang of cats stuffed in bag

Dr Mahathir filed the judicial review application on June 5, 2024 claiming he had the right to be represented by his chosen lawyer at the Batu Puteh RCI proceedings, which later recommended criminal investigation against the former two-time prime minister. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Dr M fails court bid to attend Batu Puteh RCI with lawyer

A PUB Quick Response Team vehicle responded to the flooding along Jalan Seaview on Janueary 10, 2025. — Picture from Facebook/PUB

Singapore / 14 h ago

Singapore’s water agency issues flood alerts as heavy rainfall surpasses monthly average

Today, when testifying in his own defence in the trial over RM2 billion of 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s (1MDB) funds that were alleged to have entered his personal AmIslamic bank accounts, Datuk Seri Najib Razak continued to insist that the money came from Saudi donations instead. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 7 h ago

1MDB trial: No need to declare King Abdullah’s donations to Cabinet if PM’s integrity unaffected, says Najib

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World

4 h ago

India’s Maha Kumbh Mela: What to know about the largest human congregation

A Hindu devotee prays at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers. — Reuters pic

NEW DELHI, Jan 13 — India began yesterday its Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, which is expected to draw more than 400 million visitors to the northern city of Prayagraj over six weeks, making for the largest gathering of humanity in the world.What is it? The Kumbh Mela...

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Protesters march as they take part in a demonstration against impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol near Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul on January 11, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 4 h ago

South Korea’s Gen-Z divided over political crisis

This photo taken on December 9, 2024 shows a sculpture of US president-elect Donald Trump in a pose evoking the Buddha at artist Hong Jinshi’s workshop in Xiamen, in south-eastern China’s Fujian province. — AFP pic

World / 4 h ago

Zen Trump? Chinese artist turns US president-elect into Buddha statue amid renewed popularity

Men carry the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, January 13, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 4 h ago

Breakthrough in Doha: Final Gaza ceasefire proposal presented to Israel and Hamas

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Gambling in Thailand is currently only legal on certain state-run horse races and an official lottery, but illicit betting is widespread. — AFP pic

7 h ago

Thailand approves plan to legalise casinos in bid to boost tourism, create jobs

Members of the influential sect Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) attend a rally to oppose calls to unseat Vice-President Sara Duterte in Manila on January 13, 2025. — AFP pic

7 h ago

Philippine religious sect rallies against VP Duterte impeachment

Just a week before US President-elect Donald Trump takes office, Iran is set to hold nuclear talks with France, Britain, and Germany next week. — Reuters pic

9 h ago

Iran, European powers to hold nuclear talks ahead of Trump return

This handout taken and released on December 4, 2024 by the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) shows a China Coast Guard ship (right) deploying water cannon at the Phillipine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel BRP Datu Pagbuaya (left) near Scarborough Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea. The Philippines said the China Coast Guard fired water cannon December 4 on a government vessel during a maritime patrol near the disputed Scarborough Shoal. — National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea handout pic via AFP

10 h ago

Japan, US, and Philippines pledge stronger trilateral ties amid South China Sea tensions

China’s Taiwan Affairs Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. — Reuters pic

10 h ago

Taiwan says espionage cases for China jumped by a third in 2024, targeting military insiders

The total number of residents under evacuation orders dropped to around 100,000, from a peak of almost 180,000. — Reuters pic

14 h ago

Los Angeles wildfire death toll rises to 24 as dangerous winds threaten further devastation

A Buddha statue sits in a burned lot as the Palisades Fire continues to grow. Police have warned against a looter disguised himself as a firefighter to raid a home around fire-wrecked Malibu.— AFP pic

15 h ago

Police warn against looter dressed as firefighter to prey on Los Angeles fire victims

US officials warned

15 h ago

Los Angeles fire evacuees still unable to return home, 100,000 displaced so far

Palestinian father Tayseer Obaid who was displaced with his family from the north of the besieged Gaza Strip, sits with his children in a trench he dug in his tent in an attempt to protect them from the cold and Israeli strikes, in a makeshift camp in Deir el-Balah January 8, 2025, as the war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continues. — AFP pic

18 h ago

A Gaza father’s struggle to survive winter in a hole dug by hand for his family

Edgar Hernandez waits outside the Pasadena Humane Society to surrender his cat, after evacuating his home in Altadena, following powerful winds fuelling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area in Pasadena, January 8, 2025. — Reuters pic

18 h ago

Burned, broken, but not alone: The heartbreaking rescues of animals left behind in the LA fires

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai (left) looks on during an international summit on 'Girls? Education in Muslim Communities', in Islamabad on January 12, 2025. — AFP pic

1d ago

‘They don’t see women as human beings’: Malala calls on Muslim leaders worldwide to not legitimise the Taliban

Smoke from flames rises behind homes in the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 11, 2025, as the Palisades Fire continues to burn. — AFP pic

1d ago

‘It’s obscene’: Desperate survivors of LA fires face soaring rents, price gouging

Ekkalak Paenoi, a suspect in the assassination of a former politician with now-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Lim Kimya, 74, is escorted by police officers as he arrives in Thailand following handing over from Cambodia to Thai authorities, in Bangkok, Thailand, January 11, 2025. — Reuters pic

1d ago

Thai murder suspect says killed former Cambodian lawmaker out of ‘gratitude’ to someone

A girl sorts through her school notes as she sits on a bed in her damaged room in the aftermath of Israeli bombardment on an apartment building in the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on January 7, 2025. — AFP pic

1d ago

Malala Yousafzai: Israel destroyed more than 90pc of schools in Gaza, ‘decimating’ entire education system

People walk at the Santa Monica pier during sunset with smoke from the Palisades Fire seen in the sky. — AFP

1d ago

Firefighters race to beat LA blazes as winds grow and death toll hits 16

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