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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  / 6 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  / 9 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  / 11 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  / 14 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  / 13 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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Firm Bundle employee, Nasrul Aman Azmi, 29, applies colour on shoes at Firm Bundle Boutique in Taiping. In addition to offering shoe spa services, the boutique also sells items such as shoes, shirts, track pants, shorts, bags and other accessories from various international brands such as Stone Island, Fred Perry, Cp Company, Lyle n Scott, Adidas, Preety Green, Weekend Offender and Napapijri. — Bernama pic
Life / 11 Oct 2024

Worn out shoes? Shoe spa business in Taiping breathes new life into branded footwear

A gigantic hydraulic and solar-powered machine called 'Wanda' collects plastic waste accumulated at the Juan Diaz River in Panama City on October 1, 2024. In two years, a gigantic hydraulic machine in a river in Panama City has prevented 256 tonnes of rubbish, mainly plastic bottles, from ending up in the mangroves of the Panamanian capital. — AFP pic
Life / 11 Oct 2024

Wanda, Panama’s water-powered trash collector, keeps plastic and waste out of mangroves and seas

Local writers will also be in the spotlight, including social historian Abdur-Razzaq Lubis, Sabahan novelist Ruhaini Matdarin, Orang Asli author Akiya, Mahua writer Ho Sok Fong, and Ipoh-based poet Jack Malik (pictured).
Life / 11 Oct 2024

KALAM set to ignite Kuala Lumpur’s literary scene with global voices

South Korean author Han Kang, the winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. — Reuters
Life / 11 Oct 2024

Experimental novelist Han Kang becomes first South Korean and 18th woman to win the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature

Muji customers will appreciate the more spacious interior of the new store. — Picture by Erna Mahyuni
Life / 11 Oct 2024

Here’s what to expect at Muji’s new Mid Valley store... and yes, there is gelato (VIDEO)

Cookie Monster snapped speeding. — Picture from Dortmund Newflash
Life / 11 Oct 2024

One for the album: ‘Cookie Monster’ caught on camera speeding in Germany

The WWF said some wildlife populations, like the European bison, disappeared in the wild in 1927 but was saved by large-scale breeding and reintroduced in protected areas. — AFP pic
Life / 10 Oct 2024

Animal crossing... into extinction: Ahead of UN biodiversity summit, WWF says wildlife species disappearing faster since 1970

British rapper Stormzy made the vest famous when he wore another from the same collection during his 2019 performance on Glastonbury’s main stage. — Reuters pic
Life / 10 Oct 2024

Banksy’s stab vest, made famous by British rapper Stormzy, fetches £780,000 at Sotheby’s 

Positioned under the Factory Fresh series, the new Proton Saga variant is part of the 2025 Hot Wheels Dash B (B Case) release. — SoyaCincau pic
Life / 10 Oct 2024

Hot Wheels rolls out iconic Proton Saga in striking white for 2025 lineup (VIDEO)

This handout picture taken on August 24, 2024 by Marina Calderon and released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) shows Sister Rosita Milesi, the Global Laureate of the 2024 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award, holding baby Daniel Jose Milaro, who has just arrived from Venezuela with his mother Jenifer Milaro and siblings, at the Casa de Acolhida Sao Jose, a temporary shelter for refugees and migrants in Pacaraima. — AFP pic
Life / 09 Oct 2024

After 40 years of helping thousands of migrants and refugees, Brazilian nun wins UN refugee prize

American trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis has charted a decades-long career that has seen him win nine Grammys and tour the world with his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO). — AFP pic
Life / 09 Oct 2024

Trumpet star Marsalis says jazz creates ‘balance’ in divided world

Scientists David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their research into proteins. — Picture via social media/@NobelPrize
Life / 09 Oct 2024

Groundbreaking protein research earn Baker, Hassabis, Jumper the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Hanna’s latest book, ‘The Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadette’s’, is already generating buzz. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Life / 03 Nov 2024

Homegrown dreams: Malaysian author Hanna Alkaf on her latest book, film adaptations, publishing scene and tips for aspiring writers

In this file photo taken on June 28, 2023 British-Canadian cognitive psychologist and computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton (left), known as the 'godfather of AI', speaks with technology journalist and CEO of The Atlantic Nick Thompson (right) during the Collision Tech Conference at the Enercare Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian-Briton Geoffrey Hinton together with US scientist John Hopfield on October 8, 2024 won the 2024 Physics Nobel Prize for pioneering work on machines that can learn. The pair were honoured
Life / 09 Oct 2024

Will machines grow beyond human control? Scientists sound AI alarm after winning physics Nobel

Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Hans Ellegren (centre) addresses media representatives next to Chair of the Nobel Committee for Physics Ellen Moons (left) and Member of the Nobel Committee for Physics Anders Irbaeck following their announcement of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden on October 8, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 09 Oct 2024

From AI-aided new materials to metal-organic framework: Whose work will win the Nobel Chemistry Prize?

Women rub the keys they bought in church on the glass portraits to make wishes at the Our Lady of Vefa church in Istanbul, on October 1, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 09 Oct 2024

‘We’re all children of God’: At Istanbul church, blessed spring offers hope to both Christians and Muslims