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Signature ABC at Lubiantan ABC in Cheras. –– Pictures by CK Lim

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Why folks line up for the ABC, prawn mee and ‘nasi lemak ayam rendang’ at this ‘lubiantan’ in Cheras

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Toyota Hilux driver leads cops in 180km chase from Muar to KL, then gets away

Three people, including a pregnant woman, were killed while another pregnant woman sustained critical injuries after a Perodua Viva they were in skidded near a shopping mall in Putrajaya late last night. — Picture courtesy of the Fire and Rescue Department

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Pregnant woman among three killed in Putrajaya crash, another pregnant woman critically injured

If you’re a TNG eWallet user, you must complete your eKYC process by December 20, 2024 to ensure seamless and full access to your eWallet. –– SoyaCincau pic

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Unverified TNG eWallet users will gradually lose access starting Dec 20: Here’s how to check and complete the eKYC process

A general view of the Kuala Lumpur city centre on January 10, 2023. —Picture by Firdaus Latif

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Kuala Lumpur: A city under other people

File picture of the road where the incident happen. The 10-year-old girl, confirmed to be brain dead following a fall from her bicycle in an accident in Kuang last Thursday, died at 10am yesterday at Sungai Buloh Hospital. — Picture courtesy of the police

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Selangor police: 10-year-old girl in Kuang dies after bicycle fall, trousers caught in chain, hit-and-run ruled out

Johor police chief Datuk M. Kumar (centre) with the outgoing deputy state police chief Afandi Senin (left) who will be replaced by lNor Azizi Maarof (right) at the Johor police contingent headquarters in Johor Baru November 21, 2024. — Picture by Ben Tan

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Police arrest six men after 180km high-speed chase from Muar to KL, recover two rented vehicles

A lorry driver fell into a micro-sleep while driving, causing an accident on the North-South Expressway (NSE) that killed a toddler and injured seven others in Muar. — Picture courtesy of the Fire and Rescue Department

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Three-year-old dies, seven injured in North-South Expressway crash as lorry driver’s micro-sleep causes collision with family’s car

Najib’s lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex on October 30, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

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After Shafee complains about Najib’s SRC trial reports, NUJ says don’t blame the media

Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Malaysia. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

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Silent killer: Colon cancer highly treatable, but third leading cause of cancer deaths

People cross a street in the Omotesando shopping area in Tokyo on November 15, 2024. Japanese people are the least satisfied with their sex and romantic lives, closely followed by South Koreans, a global survey by a French research firm showed. — AFP pic

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No sex or romance: Japan, South Korea trail global satisfaction rankings, Ipsos survey finds

Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said the government’s current priority is completing and further developing projects such as the Gemas-Johor Baru electrified double-track rail project and the East Coast Rail Link. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 5 h ago

KL-Singapore HSR plans pending approval as Cabinet prioritises existing rail development projects like Gemas-JB line and ECRL, says Amir Hamzah

China is the second-largest export market for cognac after the United States and the industry’s most profitable territory, accounting for US$1.7 billion in exports last year. — Reuters pic

Money / 9 h ago

Hennessy’s potential move to bottle cognac in China sparks French worker protests

School students use an illegal route on a boat to cross the Malaysia-Thailand border to start the school session November 19, 2024. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Immigration to open Rantau Panjang ICQS at 6am, offer RM10 annual pass and considering special lane for students crossing Kelantan-Thai border

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona is operated imaging the night sky in 2022, in Kitt Peak, Arizona. — Kitt Peak National Observatory/NOIRLab/U.S. National Science Foundation/AURA/T. Slovinsky handout pic via Reuters

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Quek Yew Aun

Quek Yew Aun

Malaysian by birth, biologist by choice, Yew Aun meditates on various environmental, social and sporting issues. If not glued to a computer screen, he can be found trying to photograph sea slugs. Yew Aun can be contacted at [email protected].

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