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Malaysia Airlines’ new Airbus A330neo is escorted by a Royal Malaysian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKM fighter jet as it performs a flypast. — Picture courtesy of Malaysia Aviation Group Berhad
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

New planes, old problems: Malaysia Airlines says A330neos have engine issues

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  / 14 h ago

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

An undated file photograph shows the logo of the Islamic Development Department of Malaysia (Jakim). — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Jakim spells out when Muslims may wish Christians ‘Merry Christmas’

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  / 13 h ago

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

Images circulating online showed a cat’s carcass with a large gash on its body and all four paws missing.
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

CCTV footage reveals stray dogs behind cat deaths at UM, says KL police chief

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  / 13 h ago

Home Ministry cracks down on fake MyKad syndicate, mulls digital transition for future

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  / 14 h ago

‘Absurd’, Minister Hannah Yeoh says of football fans’ brawl inside Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT station

A container ship transits the expanded Panama Canal through the Cocoli Locks. — Reuters pic
Money  / 10 h ago

Trump slams Panama’s ‘excessive’ canal fees, threatens to reclaim it

Barat Daya district police chief ACP Sazalee Adam said efforts were being made by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) to bring home the two fishermen, Muhammad Ikmal Hakimi Ismail (left), 22, and Nor Hasrul Abdullah, 25. — Bernama pics
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Safe return: Missing fishermen found in Aceh waters, one week after drifting off Kuala Sungai Pinang in Penang

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  / 12 h ago

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
Life  / 13 h ago

Thai ceremony for the dead brings good karma and emotional closure

‘Sate ayam’ and ‘sate daging’ at Sate Famili’s newest outlet in Mutiara Damansara. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 13 h ago

Meru’s Sate Famili brings exceptional ‘sate ayam’ and more to Mutiara Damansara

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  / 12 h ago

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

Overcast skies blanketed several areas in Labuan and surrounding South China Sea waters, as seen at the Anjung Ketam fishermen’s jetty, December 21, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Wet weather warning for Sabah, Labuan: MetMalaysia issues alert for continuous rain today

The three-day DWP concert at the Jakarta International Expo, organised by Ismaya Live, a part of Ismaya Group, concluded on December 15 and is one of Asia’s largest electronic music festivals. — Picture from Instagram/Djakarta Warehouse Project
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Indonesian police detain 18 cops for alleged extortion of Malaysian fans at Jakarta DWP concert

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Venus Aerospace presents a new generation of supersonic engines. — Picture courtesy of Venus Aerospace©
Life / 09 Oct 2024

This supersonic engine could help link Europe to the US in just two hours

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has so far offered few details about exactly what will be unveiled at Thursday’s event, dubbed 'We, Robot,' which will take place at Warner Brothers studio in Los Angeles.
Life / 08 Oct 2024

Will Tesla’s robotaxi reveal be revolutionary or empty hype?

Professor Ellen Moons, Secretary General at the Swedish Academy of Sciences Hans Ellegren, and Professor Anders Irback during the announcement of John J Hopfield and Geoffrey E Hinton as this year's Nobel Prize winners in Physics in Stockholm, Sweden, October 8, 2024. — Reuters pic
Life / 08 Oct 2024

Nobel physics prize goes to machine learning pioneers

Rather than being the messenger which relays information, microRNA instead acts as a switch to turn other genes off and on. — AFP pic
Life / 08 Oct 2024

What is microRNA? Nobel-winning discovery explained, medical breakthroughs possible

Life / 08 Oct 2024

Join TikTok’s #ThinkTwice webinar to learn how to safeguard your mental health

Luo Dengpin, from the Ziyun Miao and Buyei autonomous county, is the only female practitioner of the ancient Miao tradition of bare-handed rock climbing, a practice linked to the region’s cliff burial customs.— Picture from Weibo
Life / 08 Oct 2024

‘Chinese Spider-Woman’ Luo Dengpin scales cliffs barehanded, captivating crowds with ancient Miao tradition

Maybank is pushing its online banking maintenance time earlier before midnight in preparation for 10/10 sales. ― Picture by Firdaus Latif
Life / 08 Oct 2024

Maybank user 10/10 alert: Maybank is shifting (temporarily) maintenance time to 11.30-11.59pm on Oct 9

Pos Musoh Orang Asli Cooperative chairman Kamal Bah Kan Lok (right), who is also a ‘petai’ harvester, along with his wife, sorts ‘petai’ before it is transported out of the forest at the Pos Musoh Orang Asli settlement in Tapah, October 7, 2024. — Bernama pic
Life / 07 Oct 2024

Thick flesh, crunchy texture and less pungent flavour: Tapah’s premium ‘petai’ highly sought-after for its ‘delectable’ taste

Art or trash? — Picture from LAM
Life / 07 Oct 2024

Art or trash? Lift mechanic throws out 'garbage' at Lisse museum — except it wasn't, exhibit recovered intact and undamaged

This photo taken on August 21, 2024 shows coffee house owner Nguyen Thi Hue making a drink during an interview at her cafe in Hanoi. Traditionally taken black, sometimes with condensed milk, salt or even egg, coffee has long been an integral part of Vietnamese culture. — AFP pic
Life / 07 Oct 2024

Coffee culture clash: Vietnam’s young coffee entrepreneurs brew up a revolution against family expectations

A floodlight is installed to illuminate the Umm Suqeim beach for beachgoers in Dubai during the night of October 5, 2024. Roasted by summer temperatures too hot for the beach, Dubai has turned to an innovative solution: opening them at night, complete with floodlights and lifeguards carrying night-vision binoculars. — AFP pic
Life / 06 Oct 2024

Too hot by day, Dubai’s night beaches offer cool refuge for residents, drawing over a million visitors

The fantastical claim in the viral video that the main is 188 years old has been debunked. — Screenshot from X/BGatesIsaPsycho
Life / 06 Oct 2024

Debunked! Bizarre claim of ‘188-year-old’ man ‘rescued’ from a cave in India in viral video with 35m views (VIDEO)

This photograph shows amphorae and jars during an exhibition on protection of cultural property in case of conflict entitled ‘Heritage in Peril’ at the Art and History Museum in Geneva October 3, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 06 Oct 2024

‘A part of Gaza’s soul’: Geneva exhibition showcases artefacts saved from conflict as war-ravaged cultural sites face destruction

Chronic sleep deprivation has been linked to poorer health outcomes in adults. — AFP pic
Life / 06 Oct 2024

What is good sleep and how bleary-eyed Malaysians can help themselves get some

Sirinnicha Thampradit, a devotee of the Jor Soo Gong Naka shrine, walks with swords pierced through her cheek as she takes part in a procession during the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket on October 4, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 05 Oct 2024

Cleaning ‘sinful’ souls: Blood and blades as Thailand celebrates vegetarian festival

Malaysian record store owners are enjoying the recent revival of physical formats, especially for vinyl. — Picture by Arif Zikri
Life / 05 Oct 2024

Revival of physical music formats? Here’s what Malaysian record stores have to say