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Malaysia / 15 h ago

Trader remanded until Jan 3, wife also detained, for attempted murder of doctor in RFID lane at Perai toll plaza

However, it emphasised that any attempt to take out goods that violate the law will still face stern action. — File picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Customs checks at KLIA T1 to move to departure gates from Jan 1

Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairmen of Perak and Negeri Sembilan, Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu (left) and Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker are the latest PN leaders to announce their resignations as of 3.15pm today, with both saying in separate Facebook statements that the move will take effect on January 1, 2026. — File pictures from Facebook/Faizal Azumu; Facebook/Anip Abu Baker

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Resignations snowball in Perikatan as Perak, Negeri Sembilan chiefs step down

Damaged military vehicles, reportedly sent by the UAE to back southern Yemen separatists, are seen after a Saudi-led air strike in Mukalla on December 30, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 16 h ago

You have 24 hours to remove your troops, Riyadh tells Abu Dhabi after separatists strike

Perlis Menteri Besar Abu Bakar Hamzah said the same opportunity would also be extended to any independent assemblyman who meets the criteria. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Perlis MB says sacked PAS reps may be considered for exco if they regain seats

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says the unity government is stronger and more sincere than opposition politics, citing recent events in Perlis. — Screengrab from YouTube

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Anwar: Unity govt stands strong, free from sabotage or betrayal

MBPP, in a statement, said the council currently does not have any specific regulations governing the permission to bring pets into shopping mall complexes so they need to look into it. — Pexels.com pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Pet-friendly malls in Penang? MBPP weighs island-wide move

Tourism Malaysia chairman Datuk Manoharan Periasamy (centre) attends a media briefing on the Visit Malaysia Year 2026 Bukit Bintang Star-Lit Street Festival in Kuala Lumpur December 30, 2025. — Bernama pic

Life / 14 h ago

KL after dark gets a remix for Visit Malaysia 2026 at Bukit Bintang’s Star-Lit Street Festival

Datuk Seri Mujahid Yusof's counsel, Noorazmir Zakaria, informed Judge Roslan Mat Nor that both parties had reached a confidential settlement. — Picture by Farhan Najib

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Mujahid, PAS settle defamation suit out of court with public apology

Bersatu Armada chief Hilman Idham, Gerakan National Youth chief Lee Boon Shian, and MIPP National Youth chief Justin Prabakaran in a joint statement, said it was in line with the provisions of Clause 13 of the Perikatan Nasional Constitution. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Perikatan Youth wings say coalition decisions must be made collectively, not unilaterally

According to the charges, Muhammad Farhan is accused of raping the girl, now aged 15, at several locations here in November 2024 and between June, July, September and October this year. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

In Perlis, police corporal pleads not guilty to seven charges of raping underage girl

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government will continue to act firmly for the nation so that recovered funds can be used to improve the welfare of the people. — Screengrab from YouTube

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Anwar: Madani govt takes tough stand on corruption, whether friends or foes

File picture of workers returning home to the Air Biru foreign workers enclave, Iskandar Malaysia’s pilot housing project for migrant workers in the region. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Home Ministry opens special window for 2025 foreign worker quota applications from Jan 19

In January this year, Madeline Berma was appointed a member of the Sarawak Economic Action Council (SEAC) by Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg to assist in the state’s economic planning. — The Borneo Post pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Economist Madeline Berma dies at 64, remembered for contributions to Sarawak and national development

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said Madeline, a renowned scholar and distinguished economic thinker, had devoted her entire professional life to national development and the well-being of the people. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Fadillah: Loss of scholar Madeline Berma a blow to Sarawak and Malaysia

World

12 h ago

Ukrainians withstand days-long power cuts in crowded ‘resilience’ shelters

Residents charge their devices inside a support point, situated in a bomb shelter, during a long power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by a Russian missile and drone strikes, in the town of Vyshhorod in Kyiv region, Ukraine, December 29, 2025. — Reuters pic

VYSHHOROD (Ukraine), Dec 30 — For three days, after the latest Russian air attacks on Ukraine, Olena Pazhydaieva has had no power or heat in her apartment in Vyshhorod, a satellite town 20km north of Kyiv.With night-time temperatures dipping to -3 C, she now spends much of the day with her...

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People dine near a television screen showing a news report on patrol and law‑enforcement operations around Taiwan conducted by China’s Fujian Coast Guard, at a restaurant in Beijing December 30, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 12 h ago

What does China mean by ‘Taiwan independence’?

This is a handout photo taken on December 29, 2025 and released on December 30, 2025 by the Taiwan Coast Guard shows a Taiwanese coast guard ship (left) sending warnings to a Chinese coast guard ship in the waters off Taiwan’s Cape Fugui. — AFP pic

World / 12 h ago

China’s Taiwan drills explained: ‘Live’ fire, blockades and the message behind them

The disruption followed a fault in the tunnel’s overhead power supply and a failed Le Shuttle train, the operator said. — AFP pic

World / 12 h ago

‘Major disruption’ leaves Eurostar passengers stranded at peak holiday period

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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on situation in the zone of the ‘special military operation’, the Kremlin’s term for the nearly four-year-long Ukraine offensive, in Moscow December 29, 2025. — AFP pic

14 h ago

Ukraine says no ‘plausible evidence’ it attacked Putin home

In a statement, the Iranian foreign ministry said that the move was in reaction to Ottawa declaring the Revolutionary Guards, the ideological arm of Iran’s military, a terror group. — Reuters pic

14 h ago

Iran designates Royal Canadian Navy a terrorist organisation

A general view of the snow-covered city after snowfall in Qamishli, Syria, December 29, 2025. — Reuters pic

15 h ago

Facing Alawite backlash, Syria’s new leaders take controversial steps to win loyalty

Damaged military vehicles, reportedly sent by the UAE to back southern Yemen separatists, are seen after a Saudi-led air strike in Mukalla on December 30, 2025. — AFP pic

16 h ago

You have 24 hours to remove your troops, Riyadh tells Abu Dhabi after separatists strike

A UAE-backed separatist fighter poses with a Kalashnikov and South Yemen flag in Aden, amid rising territorial gains and regional tensions. Yemen is in a 90-day state of emergency as of December 30, 2025. — AFP pic

18 h ago

State of emergency in Yemen after UAE-backed separatists seize territory

Supporters mourn Bangladesh’s ex-PM Khaleda Zia, who died aged 80 on December 30, 2025. — AFP pic

18 h ago

State funeral set for ex-PM Khaleda Zia as Bangladesh observes three-day mourning

Bangladesh’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia gestures to supporters during an anti-government rally in Dhaka on January 11, 2001. She died on December 30, 2025, aged 80. — AFP pic

21 h ago

Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia dies at 80 ahead of February 2026 polls

A Chinese ship near Pingtan Island, close to Taiwan, on December 29, 2025, during live-fire drills simulating a blockade of the island’s key ports which Taipei has condemned as ‘military intimidation’. —- AFP pic

21 h ago

Day Two: China continues ‘Justice Mission’ around Taiwan with live-fire drill port blockade

US President Donald Trump (right) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a bilateral meeting on regional security and the US-Israel partnership at Mar-a-Lago on December 29, 2025. — AFP pic

1d ago

Netanyahu breaks tradition, awards Israel Prize to US President Trump

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference to announce the appointment of Sam Levine as a Commissioner of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) in New York City on December 22, 2025. — AFP pic

1d ago

New year brings new mayor for New York City: Zohran Mamdani to make history at midnight ceremony

Displaced residents rest in a bunker in Thailand's Surin province, near the border with Cambodia. — AFP pic

1d ago

Thai-Cambodia ceasefire holds, but fear keeps border residents in shelters

British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah (centre) hugs his mother Laila Soueif (left) and sister Sanaa Seif (right) at home in Cairo on September 23, 2025, after his release from prison. — AFP pic

1d ago

Egypt’s former political prisoner says sorry for ‘hurtful’ old social media posts as UK critics push for deportation

An aerial shot of a warship pattern, modelled on the Fujian aircraft carrier, created in snow by Harbin Engineer University staff and students in Heilongjiang, China on December 28, 2025. — AFP/China Out pic

1d ago

Tracking China’s Taiwan war games: From 1958 to 2025

A displaced resident sits in a tent in front of a Buddha statue at a temporary camp set up in a pagoda in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, December 12, 2025. — AFP pic

1d ago

Thailand accuses Cambodia of violating newly signed ceasefire with hundreds of drone incursions

An Election Commission official counts a ballot at a polling station during Myanmar’s general election in Yangon December 28, 2025. — Reuters pic

1d ago

Myanmar’s pro-military party claims majority win in first phase of junta-run election

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