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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  / 8 h ago

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

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  / 8 h ago

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

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  / 8 h ago

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

An undated file photograph shows the logo of the Islamic Development Department of Malaysia (Jakim). — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

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

Images circulating online showed a cat’s carcass with a large gash on its body and all four paws missing.
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

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

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  / 8 h ago

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
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

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

A container ship transits the expanded Panama Canal through the Cocoli Locks. — Reuters pic
Money  / 5 h ago

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

A volunteer places a gold leaf on a human skull during a Lang Pa Cha mass cleansing ceremony for unclaimed bodies. — Reuters
Life  / 7 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  / 8 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  / 7 h ago

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

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  / 9 h ago

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

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  / 6 h ago

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

An illustrative photo shows the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) logo. — Picture by Devan Manuel
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Man missing in Kuantan found in parked car nine days later, then dies on site

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  / 4 h ago

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

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A chocolate-made model of the factory and its neighbourhood is seen on the exposition of the E. Wedel Chocolate Factory museum in Warsaw, Poland, October 10, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 25 Oct 2024

Warsaw unveils chocolate paradise: New museum celebrates iconic Wedel legacy

The sale listing touts Koh Kham as ‘one of Thailand’s top 10 most beautiful islands.’ — Picture via Facebook
Life / 25 Oct 2024

Ready to chill? Thai private island Koh Kham hits the market for RM230m

An undated picture showing yet-to-be-named pygmy hippo calf is pictured next to her mother ‘Ket Sa Rin’ at the Somdet Phra Srinagarindra Park Zoo in Sisaket province, Thailand. — Picture from Facebook/Somdet Phra Srinagarindra Park Zoo
Life / 25 Oct 2024

Missed the boat with Moo Deng? Here’s your chance to name Thailand’s newest pygmy hippo

Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said the tourist fee charges will start from April 18, 2025 and be active on 54 specific days. — AFP pic
Life / 25 Oct 2024

What to know if you’re visiting Venice in 2025: Day-tripper charge now 54 days from April, almost double this year’s number

This picture taken on September 30, 2024 shows people waiting in front of the ‘Babfor’ service centre for free hot meals in Seoul, as new high-rise apartments loom over the centre. — AFP pic
Life / 24 Oct 2024

Gentrification vs compassion: Seoul’s booming property market threatens long-running free meal centre serving the city’s poorest pensioners

Opened in 2008, the Global Seed Vault offers a safety net in case of natural catastrophe, war, climate change, disease or manmade disasters. — Picture from Facebook/Crop Trust
Life / 24 Oct 2024

‘Noah’s Ark’ of food crops: Palestinian seeds join Arctic ‘doomsday vault’

An undated handout image shows emojis featuring afro hair drawn by Rise.365 member Jayzik at Rise 365 Youth Club in Hackney, and digitalised by Good Relations Junior Designer, Vanita Brown in London, Britain. — Rise.365 and Good Relations handout pic via Reuters
Life / 24 Oct 2024

Breaking down beauty stereotypes: Young Londoners push for world’s first Afro hair emojis

A Long March-2F carrier rocket carrying the Shenzhou-18 spacecraft takes off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for a crewed mission to China’s Tiangong space station, near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China April 25, 2024. Chinese startup Deep Blue Aerospace said it will sell its first two tickets for seats on a rocket that will take passengers to space in 2027. — China Daily pic via Reuters
Life / 24 Oct 2024

Rocketing into space for RM920,000: Chinese startup Deep Blue Aerospace to sell first two tickets for 2027 tourism flights

This photograph shows a general view of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris, on October 21, 2024. The cathedral was partially destroyed when a fire broke out beneath its roof on April 15, 2019. — AFP pic
Life / 24 Oct 2024

French ministers mull charging tourists to enter Notre-Dame cathedral, money to go into conserving religious heritage

Experts from Hong Kong and mainland China identified the fossils as belonging to a large, aged dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, around 145 million to 66 million years ago, the Development Bureau said in a statement.
Life / 24 Oct 2024

Prehistoric discovery: Dinosaur fossils unearthed for the first time in Hong Kong

It's not the first time for the ‘Call of Duty’ franchise with previous chapters having come under fire before.— Image courtesy of Activision
Life / 24 Oct 2024

Kuwait bans ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’ game featuring Saddam Hussein, Iraqi invasion, ahead of tomorrow's release (VIDEO)

Sammy Jay, Peter Harrington's Literature Specialist poses with a rare carbon typescript of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's Le Petit Prince, featuring handwritten corrections and original sketches by the author, at Peter Harrington Rare Books in London, Britain, October 15, 2024. — Reuters pic
Life / 24 Oct 2024

For sale: Original typescript of ‘The Little Prince’, with sketches and notes, goes under the hammer in Abu Dhabi starting from US$1.25 million

The coffins produced in this downtown funeral parlour are cheaper than others on the market, a service for residents buckling under hikes in the cost of living which have made dealing with death more expensive too. — AFP pic
Life / 23 Oct 2024

‘No money to bury the dead’: Mozambique’s Beira repurposes shipping pallets as coffins amid rising funeral costs

Miss Universe Malaysia Sandra Lim and Malaysian designer Ezuwan Ismail at the costume reveal. The costume also includes a traditional warrior headgear and a sword, symbolising Walinong Sari’s courage, grace and prowess in combat. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Life / 23 Oct 2024

Beauty and strength: Malaysia’s Sandra Lim to channel legendary Pahang warrior princess at Miss Universe pageant in Mexico City on Nov 16

(L-R) Consultant clinical psychologist Azlina Mohamad Ghaffar, assistant professor at International Islamic University Dr Ummu Afeera Zainulabid, Islamic Medical Association Malaysia coordinator of Islamic medical ethics, Dr Ahmad Faidhi Mohd Zaini, and Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia research director Dr Shaikh Mohd Saifuddeen Salleh at a roundtable on harm reduction. Oct 23, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Life / 23 Oct 2024

How are bias, religious background and prejudice affecting HIV harm reduction in Malaysia? Doctors relate their experience

Ravi Wasan (right) of Feathered Friends and Campbelltown Councillor Josh Cotter shown with Mickey successfully trapped before being released. — Picture from Facebook/Josh Cotter
Life / 23 Oct 2024

Back to blue skies: Sydney cockatoo stuck in Coles supermarket rescued after living off ‘brioche and water’ for a month