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Previously, a photo went viral showing the giant rocket replica with a Chinese flag placed on its wings.
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Chinese flag on giant rocket replica in Tangkak sparks concerns, Johor cops probe after Umno Youth file report

According to police, the victim is believed to have slipped from the 33rd floor while trying to exit through the bathroom window after the bathroom door was damaged. She then fell into the 12th-floor corridor of the apartment. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Foreign student dies in 33rd floor fall while trying to exit bathroom through window at Kajang high-rise

The Kelantan state government has made it mandatory for food and beverage outlets in the state to obtain halal certification to renew their business licences. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Halal compliance a must: Kelantan enforces new licensing rule for F&B outlets

Muhammad Syarifuddin Manan, 24, shows the police report and photos of his baby daughter’s condition, who is said to have fallen from the baby cot when he was met at the Kuala Terengganu District Police Headquarters, December 26, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Two-day-old baby falls onto road during hospital transfer: Terengganu dad files negligence report

The woman, in her 40s, filed the notice of motion, obtained by the media today, in the Federal Court last December 23, naming the director-general of the National Registration Department (NRD) and the Malaysian Government as respondents. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Indonesian woman seeks Federal Court’s nod to appeal for son’s Malaysian citizenship

A 24-year-old car wash assistant was sentenced to three months in jail by the magistrate’s court today after admitting to trespassing in a building for paranormal activity last Saturday. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Ghost hunting at abandoned Batu Pahat mall lands car wash assistant in jail for trespassing

Thanakarn “Bank Leicester” Kanthee, 21, sold flowers and accepted paid challenges for a living. — Picture from Facebook/แบงค์ เลสเตอร์'
World  / 14 h ago

Thai garland seller ‘Bank Leicester’, 21, dies after whisky challenge, sparking outrage; activist offers legal help

A 28-year-old former security guard has been awarded RM1.8 million in compensation due to medical negligence at Taiping Hospital, Perak, and by four others involved in his treatment following an accident, which led to permanent brain injuries. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Medical negligence at Taiping Hospital leads to RM1.8m payout for brain injury victim

Telegram and WeChat are taking steps to secure official licenses to operate in Malaysia, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) announced today. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

MCMC: Telegram, WeChat set to meet licensing requirements, warns others to comply or face consequences

MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the MACC will also carry out a transformation of the MACC structure, namely improving the assignment approach and empowering the functions and roles of each division to be more effective in carrying out duties. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

MACC chief: Grand corruption cases, national asset recovery in agency’s crosshairs for 2025

According to the charge, the oil palm plantation worker was accused of storing obscene videos and images on his mobile phone at a house in Sri Medan in Batu Pahat at 11.15pm on December 23. — Reuters file pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Court fines Batu Pahat man RM4,000 for filming explicit videos of granny, aunt and cousin  

The fire on December 26, 2024 destroyed 40 per cent of the hospital generator room measuring 5.5sqm, according to the Fire Department. — Picture from Wikipedia
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Fire breaks out in Seremban hospital generator room; cause likely from lorry snagging electrical cable outside

At 6pm on December 26, 2024, the ringgit rose to 4.4670/4715 against the US dollar — Picture by Hari Anggara
Money  / 13 h ago

Ringgit up against US dollar on oil prices at market close to petrol producing Malaysia’s gain

Ipoh Mayor Datuk Rumaizi Baharin @ Md Daud (right) said the new Valuation List includes a reduction in the assessment tax rates and was published in the Perak state government gazette on December 26, 2024. — File picture by Farhan Najib
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Ipoh city council cuts assessment rate by up to 2pc after residents object

Sporting Lisbon's Portuguese coach Joao Pereira reacts during the Portuguese League football match between Gil Vicente FC and Sporting CP at the at the Cidade de Barcelos stadium in Barcelos, on December 22, 2024. — AFP pic
Sports  / 14 h ago

Sporting sack Amorim's successor Joao Pereira after just weeks in charge, replaced by Rui Borges

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The Nasa spacecraft OSIRIS-APEX hovers over the surface of the near-Earth asteroid Apophis, using its thrusters to disturb the asteroid’s surface to reveal what lies beneath, as shown in an undated Nasa artist’s video rendering, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video. — NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center handout pic via Reuters
Life / 10 Nov 2023

Nasa probe to observe near-Earth asteroid’s 2029 close encounter

Nippon Foundation chairman Tan Sri Yohei Sasakawa (3rd right) said JMA has planted over 800,000 trees in Sarawak to date. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Life / 10 Nov 2023

Nippon Foundation and Japan Malaysia Association to plant 100,000 trees in Sarawak over next 10 years

Athos (left), Porthos (right) and sibling Aramis will be among the many puppies waiting to be adopted this weekend at Amcorp Mall — Pictures courtesy of MDDB
Life / 10 Nov 2023

Animal welfare group MDDB hoping for homes for puppies in adoption drive this weekend

This picture taken on November 1, 2023 shows rescued cats gathering at an animal shelter in Taicang, Jiangsu province. — AFP pic
Life / 10 Nov 2023

China’s animal lovers fight illegal cat meat trade

The Secret of Kebaya Exhibition, featuring 60 kebaya collections, is organised by the National Unity Ministry in collaboration with the Department of Museums Malaysia (JMM) and will run until Dec 31. — Bernama pic
Life / 10 Nov 2023

Discover the enchanting world of kebaya at the Secret of Kebaya Exhibition

The City of Music status helps to shine a spotlight on independent musicians. — Picture courtesy of Unsplash
Life / 10 Nov 2023

Hope for spotlight on independent musicians with Ipoh’s Unesco City of Music status

This photo taken on September 5, 2023 shows chief Buddhist priest Eiichi Shinohara speaking during an interview with AFP at his temple near the city of Narita, Chiba prefecture. — AFP pic
Life / 10 Nov 2023

Japanese priest counsels elderly scam victims

An echidna walks amid vegetation in the Cyclops Mountains, Papua, Indonesia July 22, 2023. — Expedition Cyclops/Handout via Reuters
Life / 10 Nov 2023

Long-lost mammal rediscovered in remote Indonesia mountains

The red shimmer from magma is seen coming out from the erupting Fagradalsfjall volcano behind the tourist land mark Blue Lagoon, near the town of Grindavik some 40 km west of the Icelandic capital Reykjavik, on March 20, 2021. — AFP pic
Life / 10 Nov 2023

Iceland’s iconic Blue Lagoon closes over eruption fears

San Sebastian is set to ban the opening of new hotels in order to combat overtourism in the city centre. — Picture courtesy of Ryan McVay / Getty Images via ETX Studio
Life / 10 Nov 2023

No more new hotels in Spain’s San Sebastian — due to overtourism

The company that shook up the hotel industry by enabling travellers to book stays in local residences unveiled its latest updates on Wednesday. — AFP pic
Life / 10 Nov 2023

Airbnb upgrades platform as it shakes off tough year

Koyo Kouoh, a Cameroonian-born curator who has been serving as Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA) in Cape Town since 2019, poses for a portrait at the museum in Cape Town, on October 31, 2023. — AFP pic
Life / 10 Nov 2023

Cape Town art museum on mission to reclaim African identity 

The newly reopened Uniqlo store at Fahrenheit88. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Life / 09 Nov 2023

Uniqlo Fahrenheit88 in Bukit Bintang outlet reopens featuring coffee kiosk, kids zone and embroidery studio

Head curator of the Anna Wintour Costume Center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Andrew Bolton speaks at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Fanned out on a large table is the full silk satin House of Worth ball gown from the late 19th century, its embroidery, beads and sequins still resplendent despite the years. — AFP pic
Life / 09 Nov 2023

Met unveils ‘Sleeping Beauties’ gala, exhibit theme for 2024

A couple pose for photos next to the statue of ‘Hachiko’ in front of Shibuya station in central Tokyo on November 6, 2023, ahead of the 100th anniversary of the legendary dog’s birth this month. — AFP pic
Life / 09 Nov 2023

Japan’s ever-faithful dog Hachiko turns 100

This handout picture recently released by the National Museum of Bargello in Florence shows sketches in the so called ‘secret room’ of Michelangelo that will open to the public from November 15, 2023. — Francesco Fantani/National Museum of Bargello handout pic via AFP
Life / 09 Nov 2023

Michelangelo’s ‘secret’ sketches open to public