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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  / 9 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  / 3 h ago

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

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  / 9 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  / 9 h ago

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

Images circulating online showed a cat’s carcass with a large gash on its body and all four paws missing.
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

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

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  / 1 h ago

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

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  / 9 h ago

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

A container ship transits the expanded Panama Canal through the Cocoli Locks. — Reuters pic
Money  / 6 h ago

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

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  / 7 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  / 8 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  / 9 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  / 8 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  / 10 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  / 7 h ago

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

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  / 5 h ago

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

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Ezedin Muste, 23 — an informal waste collector known in Amharic as ‘korale’ — moves a huge pile of plastic soap containers at the historical Merkato district of Addis Ababa October 1, 2024. ‘Korale’ is a made-up word in Amharic that is used for the thousands of collectors, almost all men, who hunt out everything from used jerry cans and electrical equipment to shoes, shovels and any other unwanted bric-a-brac. — AFP pic
Life / 15 Oct 2024

From scrap to cash: Addis Ababa’s ‘korale’ collectors profit from waste recycling while reducing pollution

This photograph taken on October 10, 2024 shows books by Belgian forensic doctor Philippe Boxho during a conference about his work in Blegny. Boxho recounts his autopsies with a scathing humour in books that fascinate the public and also allow him to popularise a little-known profession. — AFP pic
Life / 15 Oct 2024

‘Why shouldn’t we laugh about death?’ Belgian pathologist and literary star gives ‘voice to the dead’

Men work outside the fair grounds as preparations are under way for the Frankfurt book fair on October 14, 2024, prior to the opening of the world's biggest book fair in Frankfurt am Main. The Frankfurt Book Fair, in its 76th edition in the year 2024, runs from Wednesday, October 16, to Sunday, October 20, 2023. — AFP pic
Life / 15 Oct 2024

Italy’s literary dispute, AI trends and niche genres take centre stage at world’s biggest book fair in Frankfurt

Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Liew Chin Tong said the government is looking at having a clear scorecard focused on high-quality investments and incentives to align with the National Investment Aspirations and New Industrial Master Plan. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Life / 15 Oct 2024

Miti: Govt plans investment ‘scorecard’ focusing on ESG, job creation and economic complexity to evaluate investments, drive high-value growth

(From left) A combination picture shows a De Brazza’s monkey and a white-faced saki. — Screencaps from Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Life / 15 Oct 2024

New mystery death of monkey in Hong Kong zoo raises toll to nine, sparks alarm, urgent investigation

French President Emmanuel Macron examines a Peugeot Inception concept car as he visits the Stellantis stand at the Paris Motor Show at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles in Paris October 14, 2024. — Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP pic
Life / 15 Oct 2024

Paris Motor Show: European and Chinese automakers vie to boost EV momentum with affordable models

A giant panda is seen at Zoo Negara in Kuala Lumpur September 9, 2024. Two giant pandas departed China for a zoo in the US capital yesterday. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Life / 15 Oct 2024

‘Pandas are coming’: Two new bears en route from China to Washington’s National Zoo as part of decade-long pact (VIDEO)

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Europa Clipper spacecraft aboard launches from Launch Complex 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral on October 14, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 15 Oct 2024

Nasa sends Europa Clipper probe to icy Jupiter moon to see if it has the ‘ingredients to support life’

Sharing excerpts of the treacherous climbs, Pasang Tendi Sherpa who operates a mountain guide service company said his company has rejected 27 clients who wished to climb Everest after assessing that they lacked in training and experience, as climbers’ safety was always the priority over financial gains.
Life / 15 Oct 2024

‘No amount of money will help you to summit Everest’, says experienced Everest guide Pasang Tendi Sherpa

Tesla plans to produce a six-seat variant of its Model Y car in China from late 2025 to increase the appeal of its best-selling yet aging EV — REUTERS
Life / 14 Oct 2024

EV Registrations in Malaysia: Tesla Model 3 and Model Y top registered EVs for September 2024

By examining the various political and economic systems introduced by European colonisers, the three Nobel Prize in Economics winners have demonstrated a relationship between societal institutions and prosperity, the jury said.— Picture via X/Nobel Prize
Life / 14 Oct 2024

Trio wins economics Nobel for work on wealth inequality

The Script are now a four-man band comprising original founders Danny O’Donoghue, Glen Power and new members Benjamin Sargeant and Ben Weaver. — Picture courtesy of Star Planet
Life / 14 Oct 2024

Ready to sing ‘The Man Who Can’t Be Moved’ along with The Script? Irish group is coming to KL

Giorgio Armani appears at the Emporio Armani Spring/Summer 2024 collection fashion show. — Reuters pic
Life / 14 Oct 2024

A kingdom with no heir: Giorgio Armani, 90, says retirement still ‘two, three years’ away

The fireman dutifully rescued the cat from its precarious position. — Pictures via Facebook/TTDI Fire and Rescue Department
Life / 14 Oct 2024

‘Abang Bomba’ to the rescue: TTDI firemen find time to save cat stuck in flyover (VIDEO)

Adeline recently put up a photo on her Facebook with the caption: 'I am alive and well. Thank you for your concern.' — Picture via Facebook/Adeline Chang
Life / 13 Oct 2024

The infamous Chang sisters: Why are Adeline and Alice the talk of social media?

Marquees have started appearing at Brickfields in Kuala Lumpur as locals start hunting for bargains to celebrate Deepavali, which this year, falls on October 31, 2024. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Life / 13 Oct 2024

What are the top Deepavali bazaars to visit this year in KL and Selangor? Here are our picks