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Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor arrives at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex on December 19, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Umno Youth chief: ‘Rosmah’s ring, Rosmah this, Rosmah that — today, Allah has revealed the truth’

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
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Dr Wan Azizah demands swift response to mutilated cats at Universiti Malaya

An undated file photograph show Ipoh district police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad speaking to reporters. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Police seek public info on teacher missing in Ipoh for 11 days

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.
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

‘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
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Johor cops probe receipts from fast food eatery allegedly containing insults to Islam

Makoto Uchida, president and CEO of Nissan Motor, and Toshihiro Mibe, Honda Motor president and CEO, attend their joint press conference in Tokyo, Japan March 15, 2024. — Kyodo via Reuters pic
Money  / 19 h ago

Honda Skyline or Nissan Civic? Japan’s two auto giants to consider mutual production of vehicles

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
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

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
World  / 17 h ago

Holiday horror: Death toll climbs to five in German Christmas market car-ramming, over 200 injured

A French court on Friday handed heavy sentences to several men convicted of having played a role in the jihadist beheading of schoolteacher Samuel Paty in 2020. — AFP pic
World  / 19 h ago

Eight convicted in France over beheading of teacher who showed Prophet caricature

The concept of negative time has drawn both fascination and scepticism, particularly from prominent voices in the scientific community. — Pixabay pic/Gerd Altmann
Life  / 16 h ago

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
World  / 3 h ago

Suspect in deadly Berlin Christmas market attack railed against Islam, Germany

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 .
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Teen girl missing in Cheras since attending lion dance class in Batu 11 Thursday

A volunteer places a gold leaf on a human skull during a Lang Pa Cha mass cleansing ceremony for unclaimed bodies. — Reuters
Life  / 2 h ago

Thai ceremony for the dead brings good karma and emotional closure

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  / 16 h ago

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

A man passes by a mural of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in Shah Alam, Selangor, on March 8, 2023. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

What you should know about MH370, the jumbo jet Malaysia is searching for again a decade after it went missing

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Jay Fai said the confusion started when a reporter casually asked if she’d thought about retirement, given she’s already in her 80s. — AFP pic
Life / 31 Oct 2024

Bangkok’s Michelin star icon Jay Fai denies retirement rumours — crab omelettes to keep rolling

A view of pickled pirandai, made from a plant also known as the adamant creeper or devil’s backbone. — Picture by Choo Choy May .
Life / 31 Oct 2024

Overindulged this Deepavali? Maybe these soothing foods can help with weight loss and digestion

In this picture taken on September 6, 2024, people enter the Sanrio Smile Shop on its opening day at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, California. Hello Kitty marks its 50th anniversary on November 1, adorning everything from handbags to rice cookers and raking in billions of dollars for her Japanese creators Sanrio. — AFP pic
Life / 31 Oct 2024

Half a century of ‘kawaii’: ‘CEO of supercute’ Hello Kitty celebrates 50 years as an enduring icon

Coach R. Jeganathan (right) made a difference in the lives of so many of the athletes he mentored and coached.
Life / 30 Oct 2024

How one man shone the light on so many: Maybank's 2024 Deepavali ad

A person monitoring noise holds a sign that says ‘Please talk quietly’ at Bukchon Hanok Village in Seoul. — Reuters pic
Life / 30 Oct 2024

Can a curfew tame overtourism in Seoul’s historic Bukchon Hanok Village?

Keevan and Thivyan (right) occasionally team up for saree-styling projects. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Life / 30 Oct 2024

From stigma to fashionista: Meet Malaysia’s male saree stylists breaking gender norms

Nur Syaireen Natasya Azaharin won first place in the smartphone category of Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year.
Life / 30 Oct 2024

Malaysian photographer’s breathtaking East Java volcanoes shot among top entries for top weather photo awards

Author Sally Rooney poses for a photograph ahead of the announcement of the winner of the Costa Book Awards 2018 in London January 29, 2019. — Reuters pic
Life / 29 Oct 2024

Authors Sally Rooney, Rachel Kushner and Arundhati Roy join boycott of Israeli cultural institutions

Astronaut Wang Haoze gestures during a press conference a day before the Shenzhou-19 mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert in northwest China on October 29, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 29 Oct 2024

China’s only female spaceflight engineer joins ‘dream’ mission to Tiangong space station ahead of 2030 lunar goals

Former long-time Victoria’s Secret Angel Gisele Bündchen, seen here with her two children with ex-husband Tom Brady, announced that she is expecting her third child, her first with boyfriend Joaquim Valente. — Picture via Instagram/gisele
Life / 29 Oct 2024

Ex-Victoria’s Secret star Gisele Bundchen, 44, confirms baby No. 3 on the way, her first with Jiu-Jitsu instructor boyfriend (VIDEO)

Proton made a big splash last weekend by announcing RM120,000 is the estimated price tag for its first production electric vehicle, the Proton e.MAS 7. — SoyaCincau pic
Life / 29 Oct 2024

Proton e.MAS 7 vs Geely Galaxy E5: Three reasons why Proton’s first EV stands out (VIDEO)

(From left) Indian chef Gaggan, English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and Thai street food chef Supinya Junsuta, better known as Jay Fai, pose for a picture at her restaurant. — Picture via Instagram/jayfaibangkok
Life / 29 Oct 2024

Michelin-starred Bangkok street food chef Jay Fai, who served Ed Sheeran and Blackpink Lisa, eyes 2025 retirement, restaurant closure likely

Beijing-based Space Transportation, also known as Lingkong Tianxing Technology, announced on Sunday that its Yunxing prototype had flown successfully the day before. — Picture via Weibo/Yunxing
Life / 29 Oct 2024

Chinese prototype jet completes test at Mach 4, aims to cut New York-Beijing travel to two hours as maiden passenger flight planned for 2027

Actor and UN Messenger of Peace Leonardo DiCaprio poses during arrivals for a screening of his documentary film ‘Before the Flood’ at the United Nations in New York October 20, 2016. — Reuters pic
Life / 28 Oct 2024

Leonardo DiCaprio immortalised as scientists name newly discovered snake species in Western Himalayas after him

This photograph shows a monument and a replica of a castle in the Historical Park of the village of Neofit Rilski, north-east Bulgaria October 10, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 28 Oct 2024

‘Glorious past’: Ancient traditions revived as historical theme park village offers Bulgarians an escape from modern upheavals

The number of the desert-dwelling, metre-tall birds has plummeted dramatically in the past 25 years, with only around 150 believed to remain in the wild. — AFP pic
Life / 28 Oct 2024

Animal conservation milestone: Endangered Indian bustard chick hatches through artificial insemination, sparking hope