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The main suspect in the case involving a woman’s body found in a bag buried at a house in Kampung Batu 4, Pedas, Rembau, is seen being brought to the Magistrate’s Court in Seremban yesterday. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

‘We trusted him’: Family says Pedas murder suspect picked up kids ‘like nothing happened’ after killing

Malaysia’s national flag is raised during the handover of the South-east Asian Games (SEA Games) from Thailand to Malaysia at the closing ceremony of the 33rd SEA Games in Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, December 20, 2025. — AFP pic

Sports / 18 h ago

‘Kap khun krap’, Thailand: Malaysia turn the page with best SEA Games haul abroad

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 / 10 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 / 14 h ago

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

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 / 16 h ago

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

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 / 12 h ago

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

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 / 14 h ago

BN may rebrand or form new entity, Zahid says as coalition navigates outdated constitution

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 / 13 h ago

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

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 / 12 h ago

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

Former UKM lecturer Sharifah Munirah Alatas (pictured) and other academics criticised profit-driven university rankings and publishing, urging alternative evaluation methods. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 19 h ago

‘It’s become a game’: Academics call global university rankings profit-driven, urge Malaysian institutions to rethink priorities

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 / 17 h ago

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

A traveller uses an automated immigration clearance lane at Changi Airport, as Singapore moves to stop ineligible passengers before they board flights. — SoyaCincau pic

Singapore / 19 h ago

Before you board: Singapore to block ineligible air passengers after 41,800 denied entry in 11 months

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 / 14 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 / 12 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 / 14 h ago

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

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Malaysia / 12 h ago

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

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

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — The government has saved RM800 million through the implementation of the Budi Madani RON95 (Budi95) programme since Sept 30, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.The prime minister, who is also the Minister of Finance, said the savings came from better targeting of fuel subsidies...

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The General Operations Force (PGA) Southeast Brigade, through Op Taring Wawasan Kelantan, successfully foiled an attempt to smuggle untaxed white cigarettes worth over RM2.8 million during a raid at Jalan Kampung Pek. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Truck stuffed with 1.5 million untaxed cigarettes worth RM2.8m seized in Kelantan raid

Police arrested two foreigners and seized a pistol, live ammunition and an assortment of drugs during a raid in Perai. — Picture By Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Gun in pants, bullets in doll: Police arrest two foreigners in Perai drug raid

A newborn boy was found abandoned at the Teluk Likas Public Park in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah at about 6.30am December 20, 2025. — Screengrab from Google Maps

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Abandoned baby boy, hours old, found alive at Teluk Likas park, authorities tracing parents

The main suspect in the case involving a woman’s body found in a bag buried at a house in Kampung Batu 4, Pedas, Rembau, is seen being brought to the Magistrate’s Court in Seremban yesterday. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

‘We trusted him’: Family says Pedas murder suspect picked up kids ‘like nothing happened’ after killing

The first-ever emergency thoracotomy was successfully performed at Kapit Hospital on Friday. — The Borneo Post

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Life-saving milestone: Kapit Hospital surgeons perform first emergency thoracotomy

Floodwaters submerge the main Pekan–Kuantan road, December 18, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Floods ruffle feathers at Kuantan rehab centre — residents save 300 chickens, 25 lost

Kuala Lumpur police chief Commissioner Datuk Fadil Marsus said investigations are ongoing, including whether other students may have been victims. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Six witness statements recorded in Kampung Pandan religious school assault probe, say police

The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) said that a total of 28,698 telecommunications crime cases were reported, nationwide, during the period, with losses amounting to RM715 million. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Police: Telco scams hit young adults the hardest

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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 / 12 h ago

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

Police and emergency responders were sighted at St Joseph’s Church in Bukit Timah after a suspicious item was found this morning. — Picture via Facebook/St Joseph’s Church Bukit Timah

Singapore / 17 h ago

Suspicious item at St Joseph’s Church in Singapore declared harmless after morning evacuation

A traveller uses an automated immigration clearance lane at Changi Airport, as Singapore moves to stop ineligible passengers before they board flights. — SoyaCincau pic

Singapore / 19 h ago

Before you board: Singapore to block ineligible air passengers after 41,800 denied entry in 11 months

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 / 14 h ago

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

A van driver was arrested for alleged drink driving after falling asleep at the wheel just metres from Singapore’s Traffic Police headquarters. ― Pixabay pic

Singapore / 18 h ago

Asleep at the wheel — and outside Singapore’s Traffic Police HQ: Drink driver’s bad night ends 450m from the law

The Most Valuable Party (MVP), founded by restaurant owner Chia Yun Kai, has been officially registered, becoming Singapore’s 21st political party after its approval was gazetted on December 18.

Singapore / 15 h ago

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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 / 17 h ago

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

The Japanese discount retailer has pulled helium ‘voice-changer’ canisters from sale in Singapore while safety checks are carried out. — Picture via Facebook/DONKIOrchardCentral

Singapore / 17 h ago

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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 / 9 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 / 9 h ago

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

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

World / 8 h ago

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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

World / 10 h ago

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

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

World / 9 h ago

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

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

World / 11 h ago

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

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

World / 12 h ago

Taipei metro stabbing not terror-related, Taiwan police say

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

World / 18 h ago

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Money

Japan is backing a US$19 billion push to build a homegrown national artificial intelligence system, with SoftBank leading the effort and government support aimed at reducing reliance on foreign AI platforms and chips from firms such as Nvidia. — Reuters pic

Money / 14 h ago

Japan to spend US$19b building its own national AI

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 / 16 h ago

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Linda Buang, deputy director-general of the Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board, said the 13th Malaysia Plan will shift the industry’s focus from research to large-scale commercialisation of high-value pineapple products. — AFP pic

Money / 20 h ago

Malaysia bets on downstream innovation to unlock pineapple industry’s next phase

Bursa Malaysia rebounded towards year-end in 2025, supported by attractive valuations, steady IPO activity and easing global pressures. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Money / 20 h ago

A volatile year, a steady finish: Bursa Malaysia in 2025

Kevin Lee, country head and chief executive officer of Razorpay Curlec Sdn Bhd, says Malaysia’s digital payments market is entering a phase defined by integration, scale and cross-border capability. — Picture via Facebook/Razorpay Curlec

Money / 20 h ago

As Malaysia’s fintech market grows up, Razorpay Curlec shifts focus to depth and scale

Google has advised some employees on US visas to avoid international travel due to delays at embassies, Business Insider reported yesterday, citing an internal email. — Reuters pic

Money / 1d ago

Business Insider: Google warns staff with US visas against international travel amid embassy delays of up to 12 months

IMF’s assessment of Malaysia’s economic performance reflects the nation’s prudent fiscal management, strong domestic demand, and commitment to structural reforms under the Madani Economy framework. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Money / 1d ago

IMF notes Malaysia’s prudent fiscal management, commitment to reforms under Madani Economy, says Amir Hamzah

The ringgit is expected to experience profit-taking next week, hovering between RM4.07 and RM4.09 against the US dollar after hitting a near six-year high yesterday. — Picture By Choo Choy May

Money / 1d ago

Ringgit poised for profit-taking after hitting near six-year high against US dollar

Sports

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 / 10 h ago

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

The city of Kuching is illuminated with light projections in the colours of the Jalur Gemilang as a show of support and spirit for the SEA Games. — Picture via Facebook/Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara (DBKU)

Sports / 11 h ago

Kuching showcases Jalur Gemilang light display to mark 2027 SEA Games hosting

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 / 13 h ago

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

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 / 16 h ago

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

The Asian Football Confederation said today it will launch a Nations League contest in a bid to improve competition standards and commercial opportunities for national teams across the continent. — Picture via Twitter/Bernama

Sports / 10 h ago

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Amir Daniel Abdul Majeed holds the SEA Games judo gold medal that ended Malaysia’s 44-year wait, a victory he dedicated to his late father. — Bernama pic

Sports / 13 h ago

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The royal couple also thanked coaches, officials and support staff for their role in the SEA Games campaign. — Picture via Facebook/Official Sultan Ibrahim

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Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers celebrates scoring their second goal during the Premier League match with West Ham United at London Stadium in London December 14, 2025. — Action Images pic via Reuters

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