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The prime minister's political secretary Datuk Azman Abidin (centre) attends press conference at the Bandar Tun Razak Member of Parliament's office in Kuala Lumpur, Dec 21, 2024. — Benama pic
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Dr Wan Azizah demands swift response to mutilated cats at Universiti Malaya

A screen shot of a video showing the brawl involving football fans at the Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT Station on the Ampang-Sri Petaling Line.
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‘Absurd’, Minister Hannah Yeoh says of football fans’ brawl inside Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT station

Johor police chief Datuk M Kumar said the receipts, dated December 19 and 20, involved food purchases at fast-food restaurants in Kluang, Batu Pahat, and Muar, believed to have been made by the same individual. — Bernama pic
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Johor cops probe receipts from fast food eatery allegedly containing insults to Islam

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said that the National Registration Department (JPN) is conducting nationwide outreach programmes to combat the possession of fake MyKad among the public. — Picture by Farhan Najib
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Home Ministry cracks down on fake MyKad syndicate, mulls digital transition for future

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks to the media during a visit to the site where a car drove into a crowd of a Christmas market in Magdeburg. — Reuters pic
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Holiday horror: Death toll climbs to five in German Christmas market car-ramming, over 200 injured

The concept of negative time has drawn both fascination and scepticism, particularly from prominent voices in the scientific community. — Pixabay pic/Gerd Altmann
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Scientists observe ‘negative time’: A quantum breakthrough or just a new way of thinking?

People lay flowers at a makeshift memorial near the site of a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg that saw over 200 injured. — AFP
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Suspect in deadly Berlin Christmas market attack railed against Islam, Germany

A man passes by a mural of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in Shah Alam, Selangor, on March 8, 2023. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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What you should know about MH370, the jumbo jet Malaysia is searching for again a decade after it went missing

A volunteer places a gold leaf on a human skull during a Lang Pa Cha mass cleansing ceremony for unclaimed bodies. — Reuters
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Thai ceremony for the dead brings good karma and emotional closure

The Royal Malaysia Police logo is seen on a door at the federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur on Nov 18, 2024. — Picture by Choo Choy May .
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Teen girl missing in Cheras since attending lion dance class in Batu 11 Thursday

‘Sate ayam’ and ‘sate daging’ at Sate Famili’s newest outlet in Mutiara Damansara. — Picture by Ethan Lau
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Meru’s Sate Famili brings exceptional ‘sate ayam’ and more to Mutiara Damansara

Salt cod has long been a national staple in Portugal, where it is said there are as many recipes for this humble fish as there are days in the year. — AFP pic
Life  / 17 h ago

Salt cod: Portugal’s Christmas staple served with tradition and a twist, but for how long?

An illustrative photo shows the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) logo. — Picture by Devan Manuel
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Man missing in Kuantan found in parked car nine days later, then dies on site

Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir delivers a speech during the launch of the Index Nexus Polycc: Synergy between Polycc and Industries at the Ungku Omar Polytechnic in Ipoh September 4, 2024. — Bernama pic
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Minister Zambry tells UM to start inquiries into sex pest claims

Batu Pahat police chief, ACP Shahrulanuar Mushaddat Abdullah Sani, said the victim, Afiqah Syaurah Qamarul Arifin, died at the scene from severe head injuries in the incident, which occurred around 10.30am. — Screengrab from social media
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Tragic end: Four-year-old girl riding pillion with two siblings on bike with dad killed in motorcycle-lorry crash in Johor 

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Shafiqah Othman Hamzah
Shafiqah Othman Hamzah
Shafiqah is a human rights activist and Muslim feminist. She tweets her thoughts at @sfqomhz and occasionally writes extremely long articles on shafiqahothman.com.
 

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