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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 / 15 h ago

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

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 / 19 h ago

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

A worker walks past beer cans inside a production unit at Murree Brewery in Rawalpindi December 17, 2025. — AFP pic

Life / 14 h ago

Yes, Pakistan brews beer — and its 164-year-old brewery is finally allowed to export it

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

Malaysia / 19 h ago

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

2026 will see some of the most anticipated malls opening to shoppers, with developers promising more than just conventional retail experience amid a major shift in what consumers expect from urban development. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Elevated shopping? Klang Valley malls slated to open in 2026 tout lifestyle‑driven experience

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 / 16 h ago

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

A Singapore Airlines jet on the tarmac. A 26-year-old man was jailed for attempting to steal high-value luggage on a Dubai–Singapore flight, CNA reported. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 19 h ago

He tried to pull off a RM315,000 mid-air theft in Singapore Airlines business class — and got 20 months’ jail for it

Based on the International Migration Statistics, Malaysia 2025 report released by DOSM today, the composition of the non-citizen population has decreased from 10.0 per cent in 2024 to 9.9 per cent in 2025. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Stats Dept: Malaysia’s non-citizen population projected at 3.38 million in 2025

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 / 19 h ago

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

Industrial Court chairman Zalina Awang @ Mamat made the decision after finding that the airline failed to prove that the termination of the three pilots was carried out bona fide (in good faith). — Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Industrial Court rules in favour of three ex-Malindo Airways pilots, awards RM1.44m for wrongful dismissal

The ringgit strengthened to 4.04 against the US dollar — its highest level in nearly five years — after weak US consumer confidence data weighed on the greenback. — Bernama pic

Money / 16 h ago

Ringgit closes at near five-year high as the dollar slips on shaky US sentiment

In a Facebook post today, the prime minister said that Malaysia’s strength as a nation lies in its unity in diversity, particularly among its multi-religious and multi-racial communities. — Screengrab from X/Anwar Ibrahim/Bernama

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Anwar urges Malaysians to shun hatred, embrace empathy this Christmas

(L-R): Chuping Adun Saad Seman, Bintong Adun Fakhrul Anwar Ismail and Guar Sanji Adun Mohd Ridzuan Hashim. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 2 h ago

PAS expels three Perlis assemblymen under party constitution amid political unrest

Petrol pumps shut at Samarahan Petronas station following diesel mix‑up and vehicle breakdowns. — The Borneo Post pic

Malaysia / 1 h ago

Petrol mixed with diesel at Samarahan Petronas station stalls vehicles, forces temporary closure

The Home Ministry (KDN) announced that applications for the 2025 foreign worker quota in the services sector under the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) will close early on December 26 as the 30,000 quota nears full capacity, it said in a statement today. — File picture by Farhan Najib

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Foreign worker quota applications for services sector to close early on Dec 26, says Home Ministry

World

48 m ago

US safety officials probe Tesla door release after reports of trapped occupants in accidents

US auto safety officials have opened a preliminary investigation into Tesla’s door design following a complaint from a driver who said poor labelling worsened an emergency, authorities said this week. —- SoyaCincau pic

NEW YORK, Dec 25 — US auto safety officials have opened a preliminary investigation into Tesla’s door design following a complaint from a driver who said poor labelling worsened an emergency, authorities said this week.The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received a petition from a customer who said the...

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A couple watches the high water level of the Los Angeles river after heavy rains on December 24, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. A major winter storm rolled into California on December 23, forcing hundreds of evacuations in burn areas while threatening flooding and travel delays through Christmas for much of the state, officials said. — AFP pic

World / 59 m ago

Christmas storm batters Southern California with floods, power outages, mudslide fears

Newly constructed buildings are pictured in the Israeli settlement of Givat Zeev near the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on October 24, 2025. Fourteen countries, including France, Britain, Canada and Japan, condemned on December 24, 2025, Israel's recent approval of new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. — AFP pic

World / 1 h ago

France, Britain, Germany among 14 nations denouncing Israel’s West Bank settlement expansion

This photo illustration taken in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2025 shows court documents after the US Justice Department began releasing the long-awaited records from the investigation into the politically explosive case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. — AFP pic

World / 1 h ago

US Justice Dept uncovers over a million Epstein case documents, release delayed for weeks over redactions

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This picture taken on May 29, 2024, shows a general view of the border between Thailand (left) and Cambodia (right) at Khao Phra Viharn national park in the Kantharalak district of Thailand's Sisaket province. A Cambodian official accused Thailand of destroying a statue of the Hindu god Vishnu in a disputed border area, after more than two weeks of military clashes between the neighbours. — AFP pic

1 h ago

Cambodia condemns Thai army for demolishing Hindu statue near disputed border

This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on December 25, 2025 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visiting the manufacturing site of an 8,700-tonnage nuclear-powered strategic guided missile submarine at an undisclosed location in North Korea. — KCNA pic via KNS/AFP

2 h ago

KCNA: North Korean leader visits nuclear sub site, warns of ‘threat’ from US‑South Korea nuclear sub deal

An Australian man has been charged and detained after allegedly posting a message on social media backing the mass shooting on Bondi Beach. — Reuters pic

2 h ago

Australian charged with racial harassment after online support for Bondi Beach shooting

Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd from a window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square during the Angelus prayer in The Vatican December 21, 2025. — AFP pic

4 h ago

Pope says Christmas should bring silence to the front lines, even if briefly

A woman poses for a photo inside a Christmas decoration at Los Proceres boulevard in Caracas December 19, 2025. — AFP pic

4 h ago

Under holiday glow, Venezuelans try to shut out anxiety over US threats

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

14 h ago

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

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

14 h ago

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

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

15 h ago

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

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet shake hands and hold up a document, during the signing of a ceasefire deal between Cambodia and Thailand on the sidelines of the 47th Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in Kuala Lumpur October 26, 2025. — Reuters pic

16 h ago

Thai and Cambodia militaries hold talks on resuming ceasefire

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

17 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

17 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

17 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

16 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

18 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

15 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

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