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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his daughter Nooryana Najwa Najib is pictured at Kuala Lumpur High Court in Kuala Lumpur August 9, 2019. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Najib’s daughter says family should have been told from the start royal addendum was unenforceable

The High Court ruled that there was no provision in the law to place Datuk Seri Najib Razak under house arrest. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Explained: Why did Najib lose his house arrest bid at the High Court?

The accused P. Suresh (covered with towel) and businessman Chua Chin Heng, both from Singapore, at the Johor Bahru Magistrate's Court today. Dec 24, 2025. — Picture by Ben Tan

Malaysia / 9 h ago

After viral brawl in JB mall and police station, Singaporean part-time actor and family of three charged

On the X platform today, Maybank said that some transactions may take longer than usual or are temporarily unavailable. ― Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Maybank hit by intermittent slowdown, DuitNow payments and transfers affected

MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said a new investigation paper has been opened involving the individual. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

MACC probes former minister over alleged land embezzlement, says Azam Baki

JKM in a statement today said the information is not true and could mislead the public, especially senior citizens and their family members. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Malaysia / 9 h ago

False information: No official Malaysian Senior Citizen Card issued, clarifies Social Welfare Dept

A drive down to Gao Sang Bak Kut Teh in the early morning will be rewarded with this collagen-rich piece of meat served with a deep flavoured broth — Picture by Lee Khang Yi

Eat-drink / 15 h ago

From ‘bak kut teh’ in Klang to an Indian vegetarian meal in Brickfields, here are my best dishes for 2025

The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, and the Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor, Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin, yesterday extended their Christmas greetings to all Christians, particularly those in Selangor. — Picture via Facebook

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Selangor Sultan, Tengku Permaisuri extend Christmas greetings

Perlis Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli Mohd Shukri was discharged from a hospital in Kuala Lumpur yesterday after receiving treatment for chest pains. — File picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 12 h ago

‘We will not hesitate to act’: Perikatan, Pakatan leaders back stability in Perlis amid pressure on menteri besar

Earlier media reports stated that police had sought public assistance in locating Suri Narudin after her aunt filed a missing person report at the Ampang Police Station on December 15. — Picture from social media

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Pedas ‘body in bag’: Police confirm remains are missing woman Suri Narudin

Activist lawyer Ravi Madasamy, widely known as M. Ravi, was discovered dead in the early hours of December 24. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

Singapore / 13 h ago

Suspended activist lawyer M. Ravi found dead in Singapore; police investigating unnatural death

MetMalaysia has issued a thunderstorm alert for several areas nationwide, warning of heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds expected to last until 9pm. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 5 h ago

MetMalaysia warns of thunderstorms in Kedah, Penang, Perak, Selangor, KL, Sarawak and Sabah until 9pm

File picture of Muslims attending Aidiladha prayers at the Putra Mosque in Putrajaya, June 29, 2023. The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) will summon a Muslim individual suspected of being involved in the ‘Interfaith Water Ceremony’ programme to obtain an explanation regarding his involvement. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Jakim to summon Muslim individual over alleged involvement in interfaith water ceremony

Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan speaks at the company’s Annual Manufacturing Technology Conference in San Jose, California, April 29, 2025. — Reuters pic

Money / 5 h ago

How Malaysia-born Silicon Valley dealmaker Lip-Bu Tan charmed Trump and gave Intel a lifeline

According to FMT, judicial commissioner Asmah Musa awarded RM35,000 in general damages and RM10,000 in aggravated damages, along with RM5,000 in costs and 5 per cent interest until full settlement to former plantation and commodities minister Datuk Mohd Khairuddin bin Aman Razali. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Former minister wins RM45,000 in libel case against Chinese daily over false MCO breach claims

World

4 h ago

Quiet temples, empty tuk-tuks: Thailand-Cambodia clashes empty Angkor at the worst time

Tourists visit the Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province December 18, 2025. — AFP pic

SIEM REAP, Dec 24 — Chasing visitors around Cambodia’s Angkor temple ruins to offer his services, tour guide Bun Ratana says he has had little work since deadly clashes with Thailand broke out, despite it being high season.The Unesco heritage site lies in Siem Reap city, just a two-hour drive from...

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Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chant slogans as they gather in front of the stage ahead of a rally to be attended by BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman after his return from London, in Dhaka December 23, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 4 h ago

After 17 years in exile, scion of Zia dynasty Tarique Rahman returns to a changed Bangladesh

Yip Ka-kui (centre) and his sons Yip Shun-ting (left) and Yip Shun-yin (right) look at old photographs of his wife Pak Shui-lin as they recall happy memories at their home, near the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Tai Po district, Hong Kong, December 10, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 4 h ago

‘The difference of a few minutes means I’ll never see her again’: Grief, trauma weigh on survivors of catastrophic Hong Kong fire

A partial lunar eclipse is seen over the towers of the Kremlin in Moscow. The proposed reactor is meant to fuel Russian and Chinese lunar projects, as Moscow doubles down on its moon ambitions. — Reuters pic

World / 4 h ago

A little light lunar fission: Russia plots nuclear power for its moon base by 2036

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A magnitude-5.7 earthquake struck Taiwan on Tuesday, according to Germany’s geoscience centre GFZ. — Reuters pic

7 h ago

South-eastern Taiwan hit by 6.0-magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage

A house in Or Meir, an Israeli settler outpost near the Palestinian village of Deir Dibwan, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, December 16, 2025. — Reuters pic

7 h ago

As settler outposts spread, violence surges and the West Bank map is redrawn by force

Investigators work at the scene where two traffic police officers and another person were killed in a blast in Moscow December 24, 2025. — Russia’s Investigative Committee handout/AFP pic

7 h ago

Two police officers among three killed by bomb near site of Russian general’s assassination

Min Aung Hlaing, who seized power in the 2021 coup, says the election is for ‘the people of Myanmar’, despite widespread international criticism. — Reuters pic

6 h ago

Myanmar’s election, explained: Why the junta is holding an election in the middle of a civil war

This image grab from a video filmed on December 23, 2025 and provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Office shows Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky addressing in Kyiv. Zelensky said the latest version of a plan to end the Russian invasion would freeze the front line, but still pave the way for Ukrainian withdrawals and the creation of demilitarised zones. — Ukrainian Presidential Office handout/AFP pic

7 h ago

Ukraine’s Zelensky says draft peace plan freezes front line, opens path to demilitarised zones

Yip Ka-kui (centre) and his sons Yip Shun-ting (left) and Yip Shun-yin (right) look at old photographs of his wife Pak Shui-lin as they recall happy memories at their home, near the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Tai Po district, Hong Kong, December 10, 2025. — AFP pic

4 h ago

‘The difference of a few minutes means I’ll never see her again’: Grief, trauma weigh on survivors of catastrophic Hong Kong fire

Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, a Bhumjaithai Party leader and prime ministerial candidate, gestures during an event to unveil policies ahead of the general election in February, in Bangkok December 24, 2025. — Reuters pic

9 h ago

Thailand’s Anutin picked as PM candidate in ‘consequential’ February polls

Eight people were killed after their vehicle fell into a pond in Pengze County, east China’s Jiangxi Province, Xinhua reported today, citing local police. — Reuters pic

11 h ago

Eight killed after vehicle veers off rural road into pond in east China

The Australian and Aboriginal flags fly at half mast on the Sydney Harbour Bridge on December 21, 2025, as part of a national day of reflection honouring the victims of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack. Australia cancelled the visa of a British national after he was charged with displaying a banned Nazi symbol as the country cracks down on antisemitism in the wake of a mass shooting at Bondi Beach. — AFP pic

11 h ago

Australia cancels visa of Briton accused of displaying Nazi symbol, inciting hate

Firefighters respond at the site of a gas explosion that caused a partial building collapse at the Silver Lake Nursing Home in Bristol, Pennsylvania December 23, 2025. — Reuters pic

12 h ago

Two dead, several missing in Pennsylvania nursing home blast, gas leak suspected

Rescuers work at the wreckage site as search and rescue operations continue following the crash of a Libya-bound business jet carrying Libyan Chief of Staff General Muhammad Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, found about 1.2 miles (2km) south of Kesikkavak village in the Haymana district of Ankara on December 24, 2025. — AFP pic

13 h ago

‘I heard a big sound of explosion’: Libya’s top military chief killed in plane crash in Turkiye after Ankara talks

Former European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton attends the funeral of the late French journalist Philippe Labro at the Saint-Germain-des-Pres church in Paris, on June 13, 2025. On December 23, 2025, the United States announced sanctions against five European figures committed to strict regulation of technology, including French former European Commissioner Thierry Breton, who are now banned from entering the country. — AFP pic

14 h ago

Ex‑EU tech regulator Breton denounces US visa ban as ‘witch hunt’

European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton looks on before French President Emmanuel Macron's speech on Europe in the amphitheatre of the Sorbonne University in Paris April 25, 2024. — Reuters pic

14 h ago

Washington bars entry to EU ex‑commissioner, four activists in dispute over social media laws

Samuel Reinaldo Moncada Acosta, Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations, addresses a Security Council meeting to discuss ‘ongoing US aggression’ against the country, at UN headquarters in New York City December 23, 2025. — Reuters pic

15 h ago

Venezuela accuses US of ‘greatest extortion’ over oil vessel blockade at UN

Firearms are displayed for sale in a gun store in Rio Rico, Santa Cruz County, Arizona on September 17, 2025. Lawmakers in Australia’s most populous state today approved sweeping laws cracking down on guns and giving authorities the power to ban protests after the nation’s deadliest mass shooting in decades. — AFP pic

15 h ago

Australian lawmakers approve sweeping NSW gun laws, protest ban after Bondi Beach mass shooting

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