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The MIC has called for others to join its special prayer gathering in solidarity with convicted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak at Batu Caves in Gombak instead of at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya on January 6, 2025. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

MIC to hold special prayers for Najib at Batu Caves on Monday after Umno drops Putrajaya solidarity rally

Road Transport Department (JPJ) personnel conduct a tyre tread inspection on heavy vehicles during a Special Motorcycle Operation at Awan Besar Toll Plaza on the Shah Alam Highway January 1, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Saving big, but at what cost? Retreaded and Chinese tyres dominate Malaysia’s lorry fleet

Malaysians can now download the MyBorderPass application to register their travel details, before utilising the QR code system at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Get ready to breeze through KLIA: Malaysians can now use QR codes for faster immigration checks, just download MyBorderPass

A cryptic post by Pasir Mas MP Fadhli Shaari on social media last night has led many politicians and elected representatives to question his motives behind it. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Pasir Mas MP Fadhli Shaari under fire as cryptic post linked to cancelled solidarity rally raises questions about motives, loyalty to King

A solidarity rally in support of Datuk Seri Najib Razak was planned outside the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya on Monday — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Police reject application for Jan 6 Najib solidarity rally in Putrajaya

The victim made 18 transactions to four different bank accounts between September 26 and December 18, 2024 after being offered an investment opportunity by Clearbridgeleader.com through a WhatsApp group account. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Manager in Pahang loses over RM156,000 from EPF, bank savings to ‘Clearbridgeleader.com’ WhatsApp scam

Tesla electric vehicles are parked in a storage lot outside a disused movie theatre in Scottsdale, Arizona, US, June 11, 2024. — Reuters pic
Money  / 13 h ago

Billions spent, yet targets missed: The UK’s electric vehicle dilemma

Let the sceptics remain sceptical. Our sincerity and efforts will show in the trade and investments we pull in. — Picture by Hari Anggara
What You Think  / 16 h ago

2025: To be or not to be? Malaysia should stop second-guessing itself — Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz

Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) Agreement is expected to be signed this Monday. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Johor-Singapore special economic zone deal set for Monday signing, says MB

Selangor Pakatan Harapan Vice Chairman Azli Yusof (3rd left) with Head of Information Abbas Salimi Che Adzmi @ Azmi (3rd right) pose for a picture after filing a police report against Sungai Burong State Assemblyman Mohd Zamri Mohd Zainuldin for malicious accusations against the Prime Minister at Police Station Section 9 Shah Alam January 4, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Selangor Pakatan urges MCMC, police to probe defamatory post by opposition assemblyman accusing PM Anwar of dishonouring King

Tourists take pictures with the Kuala Lumpur Library as their backdrop on August 24, 2023. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Immigration Dept warns tourists of fake MDAC website

Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said statements have been taken from 15 people so far. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Two PinkFish attendees regain consciousness in ICU, says Selangor police chief

Police are seeking public assistance to locate a teenage girl reported missing since December 29. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Police urge public to assist in search for after 17-year-old Kajang girl missing after family dispute

Yesterday, UMMC announced sharp increases in consultation, admission, and service charges, which now cost up to three times more. — Picture via Facebook/UMMC
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

UMMC unveils assistance programmes to help patients with rising healthcare costs

Muhammad Nurniqmat Ruslan was laid to rest at the Darul Abideen Mosque Islamic Cemetery in Bangkok. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 1 h ago

National paragliding athlete Nurniqmat Ruslan dies following fatal training incident in Hua Hin

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Lorenzo Washington, curator of the Jefferson Street Sound museum, points to historic photographs at the Jefferson Street Sound museum in Nashville, Tennessee on March 15, 2024. Country music capital Nashville was once also a hotbed of blues, rock and jazz, thanks to a historically Black neighbourhood that brought then-budding greats like Jimi Hendrix to town. But Jefferson Street’s vibrant community and its robust club scene faced mid-20th century decimation after the construction of an interstate highway slashed it in two, a classic tale of ruinous urban planning that all but extinguished the neighbourhood’s rich musical legacy. — AFP pic
Life / 13 Apr 2024

In Nashville, preserving a Black neighbourhood’s music legacy

This photo taken on March 27, 2024 shows a worker using a sledgehammer to smash a wedding photo at a warehouse in Langfang. At a dusty warehouse in northern China, Liu Wei feeds photos of beaming bridal couples into an industrial shredder — turning stories of heartbreak into a source of electricity. — AFP pic
Life / 13 Apr 2024

Chinese factory shreds wedding photos for fuel

Japan’s expanding elderly population leads to soaring medical and welfare costs and a shrinking labour force to pay for it. — Masafumi_Nakanishi/Getty Images/ETX Studio pic
Life / 13 Apr 2024

Study: Elderly living alone to make up a fifth of Japanese households by 2025

Taiwan was ranked top three in the global Muslim Travel Index for Non-OIC destinations for three years from 2021. — Picture by Arif Zikri
Life / 13 Apr 2024

Halal food and hotels — A look at six Muslim-friendly places in Taiwan

Dr Hema Dhaarsinii Sankaran prepares a pookalam at her residence in Johor Baru to usher in Vishu on Sunday. — Picture courtesy by Renitha Ramoo
Life / 13 Apr 2024

From Vishu to Vaisakhi, four Indian ethnic groups ring in their new years this weekend

Roberto Cavalli, who used bright colours and patchwork effects in his often revealing creations, was an extroverted art lover who wore tinted glasses and smoked a cigar. ― Reuters file pic
Life / 13 Apr 2024

Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli dies aged 83

You don't need to take a bus or the metro to visit Rome ― it's all accessible by foot!— AFP pic
Life / 13 Apr 2024

If you want to visit tourist sites on foot, Rome may be your best bet

A five-year-old bonobo is seen near the Kokolopori Bonobo Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo January 25, 2011. — Reuters pic
Life / 13 Apr 2024

Bad boys: Study finds aggressive bonobo males attract more mates

Melanie Berger-Wolle poses at her home in Saint-Etienne on March 26, 2024. The 102 years old multi honoured resistance fighter during WWII is supposed to hold the Olympic Torch in June. — AFP pic
Life / 12 Apr 2024

Ex-Resistance Olympic torch-bearer still wants to ‘change the world’

This picture taken on April 2, 2024 shows Vietnamese doctor Truong Duc Thai and his colleague checking X-ray film of a drug-resistant tuberculosis patient at National Lung Hospital in Hanoi. A faster and vastly more effective treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis is being rolled out in the Asia-Pacific region, raising hopes of a ‘new era’ in tackling one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases. — AFP pic
Life / 12 Apr 2024

Asia-Pacific gets new weapon in fight against drug-resistant TB

London is the most musical city in Europe, according to a new ranking. — Alena Kravchenko/Getty Images/ETX Studio pic
Life / 12 Apr 2024

Music fans should put London on their must-visit list

A study by the Institut Paris Region, an urban planning agency, found that Parisians opted for bicycles for 11.2 per cent of their trips within the city itself. — Vivian Song/Getty Images/ETX Studio pic
Life / 12 Apr 2024

Bikes overtake cars in Paris

Extreme heat and sea levels are typically monitored and studied individually but researchers from Hong Kong Polytechnic University found they were occurring simultaneously — a phenomenon that could multiply fivefold by mid-century. — AFP pic
Life / 12 Apr 2024

Study: Tandem heatwaves, storm surges increasingly batter coasts

While the benefits of napping are well established, it's still not seen as an acceptable activity in the workplace. — PeopleImages/Getty Images/ETX Studio pic
Life / 12 Apr 2024

Napping at work remains taboo in most companies

Delivered directly from Austin, Tesla Cybertruck is now in Malaysia. — All SoyaCincau pic
Life / 12 Apr 2024

Tesla Cybertruck now in Malaysia, showcase tour happening soon

Hundreds of customers wait in long queue to get their Shake Shack burger. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Life / 12 Apr 2024

Burger lovers brave hour-long queue for first Shake Shack in Malaysia at The Exchange TRX