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Pinduoduo has been relentless with social media advertisements, making itself highly visible in networks like Facebook to lure shoppers directly to factory-gate prices that undercut domestic retail by stark margins. — Pinduoduo screenshot composite

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Worth the bargain? Malaysian consumers win big on Pinduoduo as local sellers cry foul

Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the syndicate’s modus operandi involved collecting passports belonging to foreign nationals without requiring the document owners’ physical presence at the country’s entry points. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Immigration lodges police report after viral UTC Pudu post found inconsistent with CCTV records

Ivan Kuznetsov and Angelina Nikolau, the couple who climbed to the top of the Empire State Building earlier in the summer, walk into a Manhattan courthouse for a hearing related to the incident on August 24, 2026 in New York City. The Russian couple, who currently live in East Orange, New Jersey, became a global sensation when video of their climb up the spire of the iconic skyscraper and marriage proposal while there went viral. — Spencer Platt/Getty Images pic via AFP

Life / 13 h ago

Malaysia’s Merdeka 118 climbers face US charges after scaling Empire State Building to propose

Family members and friends pay their last respects to the wife of the late former national men’s hockey team captain and coach Sarjit Singh, Kulwant Kaur (left), at Shamshan Bhoomi Wake Hall, Jalan Loke Yew, here this afternoon. — Bernama pic

Sports / 6 h ago

Hockey legend Sarjit Singh laid to rest as family, friends and sporting fraternity bid farewell

Four states in Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak are expected to experience thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds until 1pm today. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

MetMalaysia warns of thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds across four states and Sarawak

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi supports a proposal for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to establish a special body to investigate the management of Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) from 2017 to the present. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Zahid backs PAC move to probe Tabung Haji management since 2017, stresses facts over perception

Chua Tian Chang or Tian Chua is seen during the 16th PKR National Congress at IDCC in Shah Alam on July 16, 2022. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Will Tian Chua contest Batu again? Returning PKR veteran eyes political revival

Hong Kong actor Mat Yeung’s newly opened roast meat restaurant in Petaling Jaya has been temporarily shut by the city council over alleged licensing and premises violations. — Picture from Facebook/Six Hub Roast House

Showbiz / 11 h ago

Hong Kong star Mat Yeung’s new SS2 restaurant in PJ temporarily shut over premises breach

A general view shows Kuching enveloped in haze on August 23, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Sarawak and Klang Valley worst hit as 30 spots in Malaysia breach ‘Unhealthy’ API levels

Malaysians in Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat have been urged to remain vigilant following a series of recent security incidents in the three southern Thai provinces. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Malaysians advised to reconsider non‑essential travel to Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat amid unrest

Kajang District Police Chief ACP Naazron Abdul Yusof said the road closures were aimed at ensuring smooth traffic flow and public safety throughout the programme scheduled for Aug 30. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Police confirm Kajang road closures as Merdeka Eve celebration rehearsals roll out

The 2026 production will take place at its new home, the Jeffrey Cheah Performing Arts Centre (JCPAC) at Sunway Square, running from October 31 to November 15. — Screengrab from X/Bernama TV

Showbiz / 6 h ago

‘Puteri Gunung Ledang The Musical’ sells out in two hours, 22,000 still in queue

The judge that the reduced sentence should not be misconstrued as recognising a minor’s agreement as a defence against statutory rape. — Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 5 h ago

High Court slashes man’s rape sentence from 10 years to one, citing youth and rehabilitation

Traditionally, when it comes to warung cendol, the first image that comes to mind is a small stall or lorry on the side of the road, but Warung Cendol Wak Paad defies this convention.

Making a 45-year-old traditional Malay house an attraction, the warung located at Jalan Haji Musran, Kampung Rantau Panjang here attracts customers not only from around the Klang Valley, but some are even willing to drive from Melaka and Johor.

Run by young entrepreneur Siti Zulaika Supaad, 29, this cendol warung is also a

Life / 15 h ago

Heritage house gives new life to family ‘cendol’ legacy

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) today issued a Level 1 (caution category) hot weather status for 17 areas across Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 12 h ago

MetMalaysia warns of sustained hot spell, 17 areas nationwide placed under caution status

World

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Families of detained Chinese Christians cling to faith in legal limbo

Ren Zhong, the husband of detained pastor Wang Cong, reads a copy of the Bible and prays with his daughter Huanle at their house in Beihai, southern China's Guangxi province on July 29, 2026. Last October, Chinese authorities detained more than 20 of Zion's members, one of a series of similar clamp downs across the country recently. Zion Church is one of China's largest

BEIHEI (China), Aug 25 — Clasping her hands together in prayer, four-year-old Huanle tells God she misses her mum, whom she hasn’t seen since Chinese authorities raided their home last year in a crackdown on their unregistered church.Huanle’s mother Wang Cong is a pastor at Zion Church, one of China’s...

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Paul Hudson, whose daughter Melina was one of the victims in the Pan Am Flight 103 Lockerbie bombing, holds up a banner of pictures of additional victims outside the federal court before the trial of a Libyan man accused of making the bomb that destroyed the plane on December 12, 2022 in Washington, DC. U.S. officials announced that they had arrested Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi for his involvement in the bombing that killed 270 people. — Getty Images via AFP

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US delays Lockerbie bombing trial over new evidence

Trump’s policies have also focused on propping up the fossil fuel industry — including forcing utilities to keep old, expensive fossil fuel plants beyond their planned retirement, and restarting or building new coal plants, while stalling federal permits for wind development. — AFP pic

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Analysis: Trump policies to double power sector carbon emissions by 2035

The Norwegian Digitalisation Agency (Digdir) told NRK that the attack began overnight yesterday and continued with “undiminished force”. — AFP pic

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Norwegian public services targeted by cyberattack

Iran, which hopes to retain control of the Hormuz after the war and charge fees for passage, had warned vessels against taking the alternative route. — Unsplash pic

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Hormuz crisis: 68 attacks hit commercial vessels during six-month Iran war

Signage hangs outside of the Canadian Embassy on August 24 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration has imposed a 50 per cent tariff on certain Canadian goods after negotiations between the two nations were suspended. — AFP pic

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Canada set to announce response to Trump tariffs as trade war with US escalates

Trump’s threat comes after the North American allies failed Friday to reach a deal to avert new 50-per cent US tariffs on select Canadian goods. The duties took effect Saturday, and Ottawa laid out plans for retaliation. — AFP pic

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Trump vows to double tariffs on Canadian vehicles to 50pc as trade war deepens

People search for survivors while others try to salvage belongings in a collapsed building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, some 30km north-west of Caracas, on June 25, 2026. — AFP pic

11 h ago

Families of Venezuelans killed in quake after US deportation demand govt apology

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces a new set of sanctions against Iran, describing them as

13 h ago

US vows ‘economic asphyxiation’ of Iran, warns countries against defying sanctions

US President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 24, 2026. — AFP pic

13 h ago

US Supreme Court gives Trump temporary win on mail-in voting restrictions ahead of midterms

Although government statistics show some 31,000 foreign nationals resided in the southwestern Japanese prefecture as of January 1, only three of the 19 municipalities surveyed said they had such arrangements in place. — AFP pic

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Language barriers hinder quake relief for Kumamoto’s foreign residents

A Bangladesh appeals court upheld today the death sentence for an ex-headteacher who burned alive a teen student who accused him of sexual harassment, in a case that shocked the country. — Pexels pic

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Bangladesh court upholds two death sentences and reduces four in case of teen burned alive

Facebook and TikTok failed to prevent the spread of content produced by Colombian armed groups to recruit children and in some cases even ‘appeared to promote these posts,’ Human Rights Watch reported today. — Mario Tama/Getty Images North America/Getty Images pic via AFP

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Facebook and TikTok promoted Colombian armed groups’ child‑recruitment content, says Human Rights Watch

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson visit the makeshift memorial outside a school in Fagersta, central Sweden, on August 22, 2026, a day after a 17-year-old girl was killed and three other people were injured in a sword attack at the school. — Magnus Lejhall/TT News Agency/AFP pic

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Sweden moves to tighten school security after student killed in sword attack

Despite lingering distrust, ties between the neighbours have gradually improved, including through the resumption of direct flights and border trade. — AFP pic

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India security chief heads to Beijing for Himalayan border talks ahead of BRICS

Iran’s foreign ministry warned countries against joining the US economic campaign. Spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said taking part would “definitely have its own consequences”. — Unsplash pic

1d ago

Iran hits back at US ‘economic D-Day’, questions claims of military victory

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