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South Korea’s An Se-young won the World Tour Finals with a 21-13 18-21 21-10 win over defending champion Wang Zhiyi today for her 11th title in 2025, equalling Japan great Kento Momota’s record of most titles in a calendar year in singles competition. — AFP pic

Sports / 13 h ago

South Korea’s An Se‑young wins World Tour Finals, equals Momota record for singles titles

Nathan, a senior assistant interchange supervisor with SBS Transit, alongside the thank-you note sent by a Malaysian traveller he helped after recovering a lost passport in Singapore. — Picture via Facebook/SBS Transit

Singapore / 16 h ago

Lost Malaysian passport in Singapore, night at McDonald’s, then stranger’s kindness and a way home

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (third from right) officiates the 2025 Huffaz Gathering & Nusantara Da’wah Symphony at Masjid Tuminah Hamidi in Bagan Datuk, Perak on December 21, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Malaysia introduces SPTM, aiming to make tahfiz centres models of excellence

The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has been fined by the AFC following matchday delays and a post-match media breach during Malaysia’s Asian Cup qualifier at Bukit Jalil Stadium. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Sports / 19 h ago

Late whistles and missing media duties land Malaysian football fresh AFC fines

Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik play a point during their men’s doubles match against India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty at the BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou December 19, 2025. — AFP pic

Sports / 15 h ago

Coach Herry: Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik must fix fitness to stay with the world’s best

BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi speaks at the 17th Makkal Sakti Party annual general meeting in Butterworth, Penang on December 21, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

BN may rebrand or form new entity, Zahid says as coalition navigates outdated constitution

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said targeted fuel subsidy has long been debated, adding that it is his government that carried it out. — Picture from Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Budi95: Anwar says govt saves RM800m, Malaysians benefit as every ringgit returns via Rahmah Cash and Sara

Singapore’s reputation for neutrality and trade openness has made it an increasingly attractive base for Chinese companies seeking to reduce exposure to US-China geopolitical tensions. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 19 h ago

‘Singapore washing’: How Chinese companies are recasting themselves in a riskier world

Malaysian singer JessC has delivered around 40 songs at her recent My Style concert at the Mega Star Arena in Sungei Wang Plaza. — Picture courtesy of JessC

Showbiz / 16 h ago

Malaysian singer JessC goes all out with ‘My Style’ concert: 40 songs with six outfit changes and one memorable night

Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the coalition will push to reintroduce the GST after GE16 but will accept the SST system for now. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Zahid: BN will push for GST return after GE16, says it’s ‘best tax system’

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (standing left) rejects claims that the BN is undermining the current Anwar administration. — Picture from Facebook/Zahid Hamidi

Malaysia / 16 h ago

‘Once loyal, always loyal’: Zahid says BN unwavering ally to Anwar’s unity govt

The suspicious item found at St Joseph’s Church in Bukit Timah, which police said resembled an improvised explosive device but was later assessed to contain no explosive elements. — Singapore Police Force pic

Singapore / 15 h ago

Man arrested under anti-terror law after device scare at St Joseph’s Church in Singapore

LHDN said the concession covers errors in Stamp Duty Return Form (BNDS) submissions, inaccurate information affecting stamp duty assessment, and offences identified under subsection 72D(2) of the Stamp Act 1949. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Malaysia / 15 h ago

No penalties in first year of self-assessment stamp duty system, says LHDN

Elon Musk has become the first person in history to see his net worth surpass US$700 billion (RM2.8 trillion), driven by gains linked to Tesla and SpaceX, according to Forbes. — Reuters pic

Money / 19 h ago

How Elon Musk crossed the US$700b line — and left every other billionaire behind

Civil Defence says personnel are ready for a possible second flood wave. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Civil Defence gears up: Officers on standby nationwide as monsoon threatens second flood wave

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11 h ago

From the Andes to Darfur: Colombians lured to Sudan's killing fields

This handout satellite image from 2025 Planet Labs PBC shows the Amdjarass airbase in Chad on August 30, 2023, with an Ilyushin Il-76D aircraft reportedly used to transport weapons and mercenaries to Sudan, according to sources. Hundreds of Colombian ex-soldiers have been drawn to Sudan with the promise of bumper Emirati paychecks. What many found instead was death in a faraway war marked by mass killing, rape, famine and child recruitment. — 2025 Planet Labs PBC handout/AFP pic

BOGOTA, Dec 21 — Hundreds of Colombian ex-soldiers have been drawn to Sudan with the promise of bumper Emirati paychecks. What many found instead was death in a faraway war marked by mass killing, rape, famine and child recruitment.An AFP investigation has uncovered how Colombian mercenaries ended up on the...

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Federal agents chase a man through a parking lot in the Avondale neighborhood following a confrontation during immigration raids, after US President Donald Trump ordered increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime prevention, in Chicago, Illinois October 25, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 12 h ago

Trump to expand immigration crackdown with US$170b boost in 2026 despite growing backlash

This combination of pictures created on June 24, 2022 shows Russia's President Vladimir Putin (left) arriving on October 19, 2016 at the chancellery in Berlin, and France's President Emmanuel Macron (right) attending a national ceremony in Paris on September 29, 2021. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin was ready to hold talks with Macron if there is mutual political will, in remarks published by RIA news agency earlier today. — Various sources/AFP pic

World / 12 h ago

Putin open to talks with Macron, France says it will consider approach

Volunteers carry groceries during a mobile pop-up food pantry at Mussey Fire Hall in Capac, Michigan December 9, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 12 h ago

Long lines at the food pantry: Inflation tests Trump’s base in Michigan as Senate race looms

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A total of 97 flights were cancelled and more than 200 were delayed due to low visibility amid fog at Delhi airport on Sunday, Press Trust of India reported. — Reuters pic

13 h ago

Dense fog causes major disruption at Delhi airport with 97 flights cancelled, over 200 delayed

Twenty-six South Korean nationals were apprehended during a joint police crackdown at a scam centre in a Cambodia-Vietnam border town last week, with one Korean freed from confinement, police said today, Yonhap News Agency reported. — Picture By Raymond Manuel

14 h ago

Cambodia raid: 26 South Koreans detained over scam operations, one rescued from confinement

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives to attend the memorial held for the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney December 21, 2025. — AFP pic

15 h ago

Australian PM Albanese booed at Bondi memorial for victims of antisemitic attack

Flowers and notes from the public are laid for the victims of the metro attack outside a mall in Taipei December 20, 2025. — AFP pic

15 h ago

Taipei metro stabbing not terror-related, Taiwan police say

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19 h ago

Stay home if you can, San Francisco mayor warns, after citywide power cut hits 130,000

Police said the motive for the attack at Bekkersdal, 40km south-west of the city, was not clear. — Reuters pic

19 h ago

Nine killed in mass shooting near Johannesburg in second such attack this month

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell are seen in this image released by the US Department of Justice on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. — US Justice Department/Handout via Reuters

20 h ago

The Epstein files are out — but where is Trump?

This frame grab taken from video footage provided by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on December 20, 2025 via AFPTV shows Australian surf lifesavers standing in silence along Bondi Beach in Sydney in honour of the victims of the December 14 Bondi Beach shooting attack. — AFP pic

21 h ago

Australia stops in silence for Bondi Beach shooting victims

A injured Cambodian soldier transferred from a frontline arrives at Ou Chrov referral hospital, amid clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Ou Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia, December 14, 2025. — Reuters pic

21 h ago

Cambodia says over 500,000 forced from homes by Thailand border clashes

Mourners gather next to floral tributes laid at Bondi Pavilion in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney December 20, 2025. — AFP pic

21 h ago

Australia PM orders police, intelligence review after deadly Bondi Beach shooting

Former US President Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson and Diana Ross are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. — US Justice Department pic/Handout via Reuters

22 h ago

‘Is this the best the government can do?’: Victims react to Epstein file release

Claudio Neves Valente, suspect in the Brown University shooting in Providence, Rhode Island, picks up a vehicle at an Alamo Rent a Car in this frame grab from CCTV released in an affidavit by the Providence Police December 18, 2025. — Providence Police/Handout via Reuters

22 h ago

Former peers recall Brown University–MIT shooting suspect as brilliant but difficult

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reacts as US President Donald Trump speaks, aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, during a visit to US Navy’s Yokosuka base in Yokosuka October 28, 2025. — Reuters pic

23 h ago

North Korea state media: Japan’s ambition for nuclear weapons should be ‘thoroughly curbed’

Residents walk in front of an apartment building hit by a Russian air strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine December 17, 2025.

23 h ago

Escalating Russian airstrikes aim to cut Ukraine off from sea, Zelensky says

This screen grab taken from a video posted on the X account of US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem shows a US Coast Guard aircraft flying over a crude oil tanker, last docked in Venezuela, before apprehending it on December 20, 2025. — AFP pic

23 h ago

Washington steps up Venezuela pressure with new tanker interception

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