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Bung Moktar, seen here in a recent file photo, died at Gleneagles Hospital Kota Kinabalu at age 66 early today. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Sabah BN chairman Bung Moktar dies at 66 after lung, kidney complications

Businessman Albert Tei, 37, taken to the Sessions Court in Shah Alam, Selangor for a corruption charge on December 5, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Businessman Albert Tei hit with fresh RM64,924 Sabah mining bribery charge to ex-PM’s aide Shamsul Iskandar

Hosts sometimes accompany patrons outside the club, taking them to dinners or other venues, and may exchange contact details with regulars. — AFP pic

Singapore / 7 h ago

Singapore’s booming host club scene has women paying thousands for ‘boyfriend experience’

Kuala Lumpur has recorded a total of 1,863 mm of rainfall up to September, roughly half of its average annual rainfall over the past five years. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 10 h ago

KL’s flood-defence trio: How the city manages heavy rainfall and avoids major floods

MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki confirmed the MP was detained. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 4 h ago

MACC to charge MP over RM400,000 deal in Kedah cattle feedlot land project

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim paid tribute to Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin today, recalling him as a steadfast and outspoken Sabah leader. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 7 h ago

‘A firm, principled and outspoken figure’: Anwar leads tributes after Bung Moktar dies at 66

Teochew-style fried fish head is a signature dish at Bee Leng. — Picture by Ethan Lau

Eat-drink / 9 h ago

Head to Bee Leng Restaurant in Batu Caves for hearty fare like fried fish head and dry-fried ‘yee mee’

AirAsia’s female cabin crew will soon be able to wear the hijab as part of the airline’s iconic red uniform, if they wish. — Picture courtesy of AirAsia

Life / 2 h ago

Hijab-friendly uniforms take flight as AirAsia lets its crew put their own spin on red

Kinabatangan MP Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin died at age 66 at a private hospital in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah at 1.46am December 5, 2025. — Picture from Facebook/Zahid Hamidi

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Zahid mourns ‘true friend’ Bung Moktar after Sabah BN chief dies at 66

Chief Justice Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh speaks to the press in interview to mark his first 100 days in office at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya on December 5, 2025. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Judging judges: Chief Justice says to look at rulings and not history amid spotlight on Terrirudin

The highlight of the month will be the arrival of actor-turned-politician Vijay for the audio launch of his upcoming movie ‘Jana Nayagan’ at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium on December 27. — Picture via Instagram/Vijay

Showbiz / 6 h ago

Malaysia turns into Kollywood central this December as Ajith, Simbu and Vijay arrive for blockbuster events

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (left), and his Singaporean counterpart, Lawrence Wong (right), witness the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Malaysia’s Transport Minister, Anthony Loke (2nd left), and Singapore’s Acting Transport Minister, Jeffrey Siow (2nd right), during the one-day 12th Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat in Singapore December 4, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Cross-border taxi shake-up: Malaysia and Singapore eye bigger fleets and freer drop-offs

An illustration of the Maharani Freeport. — Picture via Maharani Energy Gateway/Facebook

Money / 8 h ago

Johor’s Maharani Freeport eyes Singapore as deep-water energy hub, experts say competition remains stiff

Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (left) shakes hands with Singapore PM Lawrence Wong during a joint press conference at the 12th Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat in Singapore on December 5, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Water no longer a flashpoint, PM Anwar says in Malaysia-Singapore talks — next up: air traffic fixes and tricky maritime boundaries

The Finance Ministry said savings from the targeted RON95 subsidy will fund the development of educational, health and public transport facilities in Malaysia. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Finance Ministry says targeted RON95 subsidies not straining Treasury but saving up to RM4b a year

World

1 h ago

Hong Kong student union suspended after note demanding justice for fire victims

People pray with flowers during a vigil held outside the Wang Fuk Court apartment blocks in the aftermath of the deadly November 26 fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on December 2. — AFP pic

HONG KONG, Dec 5 — A Hong Kong university has suspended the operations of its student union after a message was posted on campus expressing condolences and urging justice for the victims of a major fire.The blaze that ripped through Wang Fuk Court in the city’s northern Tai Po district...

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Putin said he had shared with Modi “a great deal of details about the events taking place in Ukraine” and the efforts Moscow is taking “together with some partners, including the United States, on a possible peaceful settlement”, according to an official translator.— AFP pic

World / 1 h ago

Modi, Putin discuss defence, energy, Ukraine and trade during New Delhi summit

The word Secretary is misspelled on the nameplate of U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during a Cabinet Meeting hosted by President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 2, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 3 h ago

Did the US military break the Law of War? Video reveals fatal second strike on shipwrecked boat crew

A girl poses while opening the TikTok app on her phone in Sydney, Australia, on November 22, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 3 h ago

TikTok to Australian under-16s: See you in a few years, please bring ID

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia's President Vladimir Putin sit in a car as they depart Palam Air Force Base after the latter arrived in New Delhi. — AFP pic

4 h ago

Modi hosts Putin in New Delhi summit as India balances US pressure and Russian ties

Commuters pass through a road along a landslide-affected area in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah in Gampola town, in Kandy district . — AFP pic

4 h ago

Clean-up hampered in Sri Lanka after floods and landslides leave nearly 500 dead

Islamic Jihad and Hamas militants transport a white body bag believed to carry the remains of an Israeli hostage in the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on December 3. — AFP pic

8 h ago

Thai hostage remains returned to Israel while final Gaza captive yet to come home

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in August that the country would this year meet a Nato target of spending two percent of GDP on defense, years ahead of schedule. — AFP pic

8 h ago

US approves massive bomb sale to Canada amid Nato and Arctic concerns

Heavy machinery demolishes part of the White House East Wing as work begins on President Donald Trump’s planned US$350 million ballroom, in Washington, DC, October 20, 2025. — AFP pic

8 h ago

Trump brings in new architect amid disputes over White House ballroom design

US President Donald Trump participates in a peace accord signing ceremony with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.— AFP pic

8 h ago

Trump slaps his name on US peace institute as he touts global peacemaker role

New Orleans police officers carry a man out of City Hall after he participated in a protest against the deployment of federal agents in the city during a city council meeting on December 4. — AFP pic

8 h ago

Trump cuts migrant work permit validity to 18 months in latest immigration crackdown

A truck loaded with humanitarian aid awaits permission on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip, to drive toward the besieged Palestinians territory on July 27, 2025. — AFP pic

10 h ago

Rafah crossing: What to know about Gaza’s vital but long-shut gateway

Palestinian couples attend a mass wedding in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip December 2, 2025. — Reuters pic

10 h ago

‘Joy will rise again’: Mass wedding brings hope to war-scarred Gaza

Amneh Khoulani, human rights defender and member of the National Commission for the Missing and Disappeared in Syria, inspects the ruins of her family’s house in Daraya, a suburb that lies just south-west of the centre of the capital Damascus on October 28, 2025. — AFP pic

20 h ago

Daraya rises from ruins: Rebels return to rebuild Syria’s emptied city

A picture taken on July 6, 2025 shows the peak of Mount Sinai (also known as Jebel Moussa) at the Saint Catherine valley, where mountain hotels under construction as part of Egypt’s new tourism megaproject. — AFP pic

20 h ago

As Egypt builds big in Sinai, St Catherine’s heritage and Bedouin land are pushed to the brink

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meets with volunteers during a volunteer organisations forum in Moscow on December 3, 2025. — AFP pic

21 h ago

UK inquiry says Putin bears ‘moral responsibility’ for 2018 Novichok death

The men range in age from 18 to 75 and two were charged with rape of minors while one was said to be among ‘the 10 most active producers and distributors of paedophile content in Poland’, a statement read. — Reuters pic

21 h ago

‘Game Over’: Poland detains 100 men in major child sex abuse probe

Other concerns clogging up the system between November 2024 and March 2025 were blocked noses, earaches and nearly 100,000 visits for sore throats. — IStock.com pic

22 h ago

Hiccups to ingrown toenails: Minor ailments are jamming up Britain’s A&Es, NHS warns

Passengers line up at an Indigo Airlines kiosk at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on December 4, 2025. — AFP pic

22 h ago

India’s biggest airline cancels 1,200 flights, unleashing airport chaos

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