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Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican says improved servers and 8,000-plus retailers will prevent a repeat of congestion seen during the first rollout of the RM100 Sara aid programme. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Government upgrades servers for next Sara aid round, expands retailer list to over 8,000 shops

This is not ‘sang har mee’; instead, it is braised ‘sang har sang mein’, and it is the signature dish at Wong Kok Seafood Restaurant in Ipoh. — Picture by Ethan Lau

Eat-drink / 8 h ago

At Wong Kok Seafood Restaurant in Ipoh, the unique braised ‘sang har mee’ and cold tofu are the stars

MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said that if Barisan Nasional’s component parties continue working with DAP and Pakatan Harapan in the next general election, his party will chart its own path. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia / 4 h ago

MCA says ‘good luck’ to BN if allies team up with Pakatan, DAP again in next GE

One of the undocumented migrants is seen with hands and legs cuffed among those detained during a joint operation in Selayang Baru, Kuala Lumpur, last night. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Authorities detain 843 undocumented migrants in Selayang Baru raid after community complaints

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim visits the family of the late Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin at their home in Damai, Kota Kinabalu December 6, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Anwar visits Bung Moktar’s family, calls late Sabah leader ‘a great loss to the nation’

Subang Jaya police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said the boys were picked up in Bukit Lanchong, Shah Alam, yesterday. — Screengrab via Facebook/Info Kemalangan & Bencana Malaysia

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Two teens arrested over viral ‘basikal lajak’ stunt at Putra Heights traffic light

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks beside Deputy Prime Ministers Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof in a townhall session during the ‘Rancakkan Madani’ programmer, Dataran Putrajaya December 7, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Anwar gives all ministers thumbs up in surprise midterm review, says no weak links

The Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia welcomed the exemption of businesses earning below RM1 million from e-invoicing in 2026, saying it gives small firms vital breathing space to stabilise and upgrade. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 5 h ago

SME group welcomes e-invoicing exemption for sub-RM1m firms, says 200,000 to benefit

Mohamed Salah took aim at Liverpool manager Arne Slot in an astonishing rant that could spell the end of his legendary career at Anfield. — AFP pic

Sports / 7 h ago

Salah outburst shakes Liverpool as star claims he’s been hung out to dry by Slot

Published in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology in 2000, the paper ranks in the top 0.1 per cent of citations among studies on glyphosate—the key ingredient in Roundup, owned by agri-giant Monsanto and at the center of cancer lawsuits worth billions of dollars. — Reuters pic

Life / 10 h ago

Flagship Roundup safety study retracted after 25 years over undisclosed flaws

The burial of teacher Hassan Shazali, 52, who died after a vehicle plunged 60 metres into a ravine at Km 52 of Jalan Kuala Jeneris–Sungai Gawi–Aring (Bukit Kawah) near Tasik Kenyir yesterday, is seen at the Kedai Menanti Islamic Cemetery in Pasir Puteh December 6, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Soon-to-wed couple who died in Terengganu ravine crash laid to rest in Kelantan

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

World / 6 h ago

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

A bank employee helped prevent a customer from losing more than S$200,000 to scammers after intervening during a tense encounter at a DBS branch late last year. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 2 h ago

Singapore bank employee foils S$200,000 scam attempt as victim almost hands cash to criminals

State Police Chief Datuk Alzafny Ahmad, in a statement yesterday, said the incident occurred at about 12.15pm. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Five-year-old dies after drowning at Seremban pool during kindergarten event

Kajang police chief ACP Naazron Abdul Yusof said the second of two brothers who fell into a large drain was found drowned yesterday, with the 14-year-old’s body discovered trapped in a retention pond in Taman Prima Saujana at 8.35pm. — Picture via Facebok/Datuk Wira Haji Johan Abd Aziz

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Kajang drowning tragedy: Second brother’s body found in retention pond

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

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

TEHRAN, Dec 7 — 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.Mohammad Reza Ghaffari, owner of the Rezaayat Khodro Taravat Novin company, was hanged after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence for...

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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

World / 1 h ago

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

World / 1 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

World / 5 h ago

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

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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

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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

5 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

5 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

6 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

6 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

6 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

6 h ago

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

This photograph shows Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral illuminated on the eve of its official reopening, after more than five-years of reconstruction work following the April 2019 fire, in Paris December 6, 2024. — AFP pic

10 h ago

Notre-Dame draws 11 million visitors a year after Paris blaze restoration

Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, adjusts his agal as he attends a session on the opening day of the Doha Forum. — AFP pic

22 h ago

Qatar warns next phase of Gaza truce hinges on Israel’s full troop withdrawal

The attack is the latest in a string of mass shootings that have shocked the crime-weary country of 63 million people, which suffers one of the highest murder rates in the world. — Reuters pic

22 h ago

Mass shooting at illegal hostel outside Johannesburg leaves 11 dead and 14 injured

Cars for export wait to be shipped at a port in Lianyungang, eastern China's Jiangsu province on December 4, 2025. — AFP pic

1d ago

Will EU give ground on 2035 combustion-engine ban?

Air travel across India has been in turmoil this week after IndiGo cancelled thousands of flights, prompting the government to announce special relief for the carrier and the operation of additional trains to help clear the backlog. — Reuters pic

1d ago

India caps airline fares as IndiGo crisis leaves hundreds stranded for fifth day (VIDEO)

A bushfire destroys homes along Glenrock Paradein Koolewong on the Central Coast, north of Sydney, Saturday, December 6, 2025. — AAP via Reuters pic

1d ago

Hot winds fan dozens of bushfires across eastern Australia

Passengers wait outside the IndiGo airlines ticketing counter at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, after several IndiGo airlines flights were cancelled, in Mumbai, India, December 6, 2025. — Reuters pic

1d ago

India air travel chaos eases but IndiGo crisis still leaves hundreds stranded

A man evacuates his cat while wading through a flooded road in Bandung, West Java on December 5, 2025, after heavy rain caused the Citarum river to overflow, submerging homes and the main road. — AFP pic

1d ago

Starvation fears as more heavy rain threaten flood-ruined Indonesia

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