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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 / 17 h ago

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

Lawyer Surendra Ananth speaks during the “Justice for the Disappeared” forum organised by the National Human Rights Society (Hakam) and held at the Bar Council auditorium in Kuala Lumpur. December 06, 2025 — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 2 h ago

‘Nothing to do with race’: Lawyers explain why court ordered RM3m in Amri’s case, RM36m in Raymond Koh’s case

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 / 15 h ago

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

Motorcyclist Roslan Rusly (right) shares the snapshot he took with the hotel security guard who lent him RM1 so he could pay the RM5 parking fee and exit the hotel carpark at Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur. — Picture from Facebook/Roslan Rusly

Life / 13 h ago

Motorcyclist short on cash touched by Bukit Bintang hotel guard’s RM1 act of kindness

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 / 13 h ago

Malaysia secures semi-final spots in SEA Games badminton

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 / 17 h ago

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

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 / 15 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 / 16 h ago

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

The government has doubled the tax refund allocation to RM4 billion to clear its backlog and if necessary, will pump in more, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who is also finance minister said on December 7, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Govt doubles tax refund kitty to RM4b, payouts start tomorrow

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks at the launch of his book ‘Rethinking Ourselves: Justice, Reform and Ignorance in Postnormal Times’ at Tsutaya Books, Pavilion Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, December 7, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

‘I don’t want to rush’: Anwar says Cabinet reshuffle list ready but hasn’t begun talks with party leaders

Penang police uncover 30 bitcoin mining machines hidden at several premises around Jalan Air Putih, Balik Pulau on December 6, 2025 following a join inspection with TNB on high electricity usage. — Bernama file pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Mystery electricity spike in Balik Pulau leads police to hidden bitcoin mine

Katy Perry shared a series of photos from her Lifetimes Tour stop in Japan, including a selfie of the pair cuddled beneath autumn foliage. — Picture via Instagram

Showbiz / 19 h ago

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau go Instagram official after months of speculation

The Chief Registrar of the Federal Court said the rotation exercise follows a complaint received on September 22, 2025 alleging the presence of touting activities involving lawyers and certain individuals in the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Police to rotate officers at KL court complex to curb alleged lawyer touting

Malaysian Bar president Datuk Mohamad Ezri Abdul Wahab speaks at the 4th Human Rights Festival, Kuala Lumpur, Dec 7, 2025. — Photo by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Legal aid made easier: Malaysian Bar’s new pro bono plan helps lawyers reach those who need justice most

As the monsoon pauses latex production, local communities in Gua Musang turn to gold panning in nearby streams, using improvised tools to earn a modest daily income while awaiting government licensing plans. — Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Monsoon gold: Gua Musang villagers turn to panning as rubber trees stop producing

World

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Tokyo police probe after severed baby’s head and limbs found in adult entertainment business freezer

This photo taken on March 31, 2025 shows advertisements for entertainment clubs reflected in the window of a passing car, along a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo. — AFP pic

TOKYO, Dec 8 — Police in Tokyo are investigating after a severed head and limbs of a baby were discovered in a freezer at an adult entertainment business in the city’s Sumida Ward, according to The Japan Times.The grisly discovery was made on Saturday evening when an employee found what appeared to...

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Election officials began counting the ballots after polls closed in the Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong today. — AFP pic

World / 13 m ago

Hong Kong legislative election sees second-lowest turnout amid aftermath of deadly fire

A general view of an empty classroom at the Government Girls Day Secondary School in Minna on December 1, 2025. The school remains closed after authorities ordered the shutdown of schools across northern Nigeria in response to escalating insecurity. — AFP pic

World / 32 m ago

Nigerian authorities secure release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren, fate of 165 others remains unclear

US President Donald Trump attends the 48th annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington. — AFP pic

World / 40 m ago

Trump says ‘a little disappointed’ with Zelensky for not reviewing US plan to end Ukraine war

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Chinese and Japanese flags are seen in this illustration on July 21, 2022. — Reuters pic

47 m ago

Japan summons Chinese ambassador after military planes lock radar onto fighter jets near Okinawa

A notice in the deserted courtyard of the Government Girls Day Secondary School in Minna on December 1, 2025. The school remains closed as authorities shut schools across northern Nigeria over rising insecurity. — AFP pic

2 h ago

Rising kidnap terror leaves rural Nigeria isolated as families abandon village ties

Army personnel ride a military truck past a rainbow in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Colombo. — AFP pic

14 h ago

Fresh landslide alerts in Sri Lanka as Cyclone Ditwah devastation pushes regional death toll to 1,812

London’s police force, known as The Met, said officers were first called shortly after 8 am following reports of multiple people being assaulted in the car park with pepper spray.— Picture by Choo Choy May .

14 h ago

Pepper-spray attack at Heathrow car park leaves several injured, one man arrested

Iran on Sunday executed the ringleader of a vast investment scam that defrauded tens of thousands of people through a car-buying network, the judiciary said. — Reuters pic

16 h ago

Iran executes mastermind behind US$350m car‑buying scam that duped tens of thousands

An aerial view shows a washed-out tea estate at the site of a landslide in Nuwara Eliya, 100 kilometres east of Colombo, on December 2, 2025. — AFPpic

18 h ago

Fresh landslide warnings in Sri Lanka as nation reels from worst cyclone in decades; death toll hits 618

18 h ago

Venezuela swears in 5,600 new soldiers as US military pressure escalates

Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian man during a military operation in the town of Qalqiya, in the occupied West Bank on December 4, 2025. — AFP pic

21 h ago

Gaza truce under strain as Qatar and Egypt call for international force and full Israeli withdrawal

Trump shared a grainy aerial footage of two boats being blown up on his Truth Social account on September 15, 2025. — AFP pic/US President Donald Trump’s TRUTH Social account handout

22 h ago

US defence secretary under fire as controversies over Yemen operation and drug‑boat strikes intensify

Hamas said Saturday it was ready to hand over its weapons in the Gaza Strip to a Palestinian authority governing the territory on the condition that the Israeli army’s occupation ends. — AFP pic

22 h ago

Hamas signals readiness to disarm under sovereign Palestinian authority if Israeli occupation ends

Fresh lava fountains spewed in spectacular fashion from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on Saturday, US vulcanologists said, marking nearly a year since one of the world’s most active volcanoes began erupting. — Screengrab of video from X/USGSVolcanoes

21 h ago

USGS says Hawaii’s Kilauea roars back, firing 100‑foot lava fountains in fresh eruption (VIDEO)

Mourners pay their respects to victims at a makeshift memorial outside the Wang Fuk Court apartment blocks in the aftermath of the deadly November 26 fire in Hong Kong. — AFP pic

22 h ago

Turnout fears loom as Hong Kong heads to polls amid grief over deadly housing‑block blaze

A handout photo taken on and released by Take Back Power on December 6, 2025, shows supporters of the civil resistance group. — AFP pic/Take Back Power handout

22 h ago

Custard‑splattering activists target Crown Jewels in a sticky show of dissent, ending in four arrests

Eighteen people were killed in an airstrike on a town in central Myanmar, according to a local official, a rescue worker and two residents who spoke to AFP on Saturday. — AFP pic

23 h ago

Airstrike kills 18 in Myanmar teashop horror as crowded hangout is blown apart

A fire at a nightclub in the west Indian state of Goa has killed at least 23 people, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and other officials said early Sunday. — Screengrab of video via social media

23 h ago

Tourists among dead as Goa nightclub inferno kills 23 in midnight chaos

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