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A Chinese man spent three days trapped in a 12-metre-deep abandoned well in a remote forest in Thailand, with his calls for help mistaken by villagers for ghostly noises. — Picture via Facebook/Mae Sot Pitakkarn Foundation
Life  / 14 h ago

Chinese man trapped in well in Thailand for three days as villagers mistake cries for help for ghostly sounds

Vivy and Fadzaruddin are expected to be charged in court on December 5, 2024 in connection with the RM43.9m investment losses involving Khazanah, PNB. — File picture courtesy of FashionValet
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

FashionValet founders Vivy Yusof, Fadzaruddin to face charges tomorrow linked to Khazanah, PNB investment losses

A person watches a TV screen broadcasting a news report on South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law and the following announcement that he will lift the martial law, after parliamentary vote, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. — Reuters pic
World  / 18 h ago

S.Korean president abandons martial law attempt

High Court judge Datuk Quay Chew Soon said that Kepala Batas MP Siti Mastura Muhammad should have been more circumspect in her speech as a veteran politician. — Screengrab from Facebook/Bernama TV
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

PAS MP Siti Mastura, sued for defamation over Chin Peng and Kuan Yew link, told to pay RM825,000 to Kit Siang, Guan Eng and Teresa Kok

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is pictured at the Court Complex in Kuala Lumpur on December 4, 2024 where he is testifying as a witness in his own defence for the main 1MDB trial. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Najib: ‘Only fools would believe’ I would risk my career to receive just US$20m as Malaysia’s most powerful person

The couple fled Singapore in 2005 during investigations into Ng’s alleged misuse of electronic scrap from his company, Citiraya Industries, which defrauded clients of over US$51 million (RM228 million). — Picture By Raymond Manuel
Singapore  / 17 h ago

Singapore tycoon behind RM228m electronic scrap scam arrested in Johor after 19 years on the run

Dumpling fans assemble: Get your fix at Wong Shi Fu Taiwan Dumpling with their boiled dumplings filled with pork mixed with a choice of cabbage, spring onions, chives and prawn. — Picture by Lee Khang Yi
Eat-drink  / 14 h ago

Everyone is heading to PJ Section 14’s Wong Shi Fu Taiwan Dumpling for a taste of their dumplings, fried rice and stir-fried string beans

People wearing protective face masks walk on a wooden platform running along the River of Life in Kuala Lumpur on March 4, 2022. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

After nearly RM4b spent, FT ministry scraps five out of 12 River of Life projects as ‘not significant enough’

Lip-Bu Tan, the former CEO of chip-software company Cadence Design, joined Intel’s board two years ago as part of a plan to restore Intel’s place as the leading global chipmaker. — Picture from Celesta Capital
Money  / 8 h ago

Muar-born semiconductor veteran Lip-Bu Tan among those hunted to head struggling chipmaking titan Intel

The 1MDB logo is seen on a billboard at the construction site of the Tun Razak Exchange, then under development, in Kuala Lumpur on July 3, 2015. — AFP file pic
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Najib: ‘Deeply painful’ to hear once-trusted ex-minister Husni’s 1MDB court testimony; you get blamed for everything when at the top

Perodua has just unveiled its eMO-II, their latest EV concept which is expected to be the Electric Myvi for the masses. — SoyaCincau pic
Life  / 10 h ago

Perodua unveils eMO-II concept EV boasting 400km range, under RM90,000 price tag

Masidi Manjun claims a recent video posted online alleging him of involvement in a money-for-mineral prospecting licence to be doctored and aimed to tarnish his reputation. — File picture by Mukhriz Hazim
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Sabah minister Masidi Manjun volunteers statement to MACC after alleged bribery video spreads

Under the Moneylenders Act 1951, moneylenders are required to apply for a licence from the Registrar of Moneylenders. This licence, unless revoked earlier, is valid for two years, and moneylenders must apply for renewal at least 60 days before it expires. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

How to spot a loan shark: Crucial warning signs every borrower must know

Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing said the additional routes will connect five major destination in the country - Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Langkawi and Penang, enabling the states involved to share in the tourism benefits while offering various travel options. — Picture courtesy of Malaysia Aviation Group Berhad
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Tourism minister announces 10 new international flight routes to boost Malaysia’s global appeal

Social media platforms like TikTok have become the new avenue for loan sharks, replacing traditional posters on trees and lamp posts. — Picture by Saw Siow Feng
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Beware, loan sharks are now on Tik Tok! Here’s how they bait students using social media influencers

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Videos on the construction of St Peter's basilica are shown on a giant screen during the press preview of
Life / 12 Nov 2024

AI-powered virtual tour brings 400 years of Saint Peter’s Basilica history to life with 400,000 drone photos

White truffles are on sale at the truffle fair of Alba, north-western Italy, on November 1, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 12 Nov 2024

Italy’s white truffles under siege: Climate change threatens culinary treasure

Datuk Lat poses with one of his caricatures in front of the Telekom Museum in Kuala Lumpur November 2, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Life / 16 Nov 2024

Lat at 73: Sketching Malaysia’s soul and finding humour in the everyday

One of Korea’s most celebrated drinks, this banana-flavoured milk has been a beloved classic for 50 years. — Picture via Facebook/Binggrae MY
Life / 11 Nov 2024

Is Binggrae’s banana milk South Korea’s next national treasure?

Thousands of students participate in a bike ride to Kaifeng, in search of soup dumplings, causing a highway to be clogged in Zhengzhou, Henan, China this screen grab obtained from social media video released November 9, 2024. — Reuters pic
Life / 11 Nov 2024

‘Night Riding Army’: China puts brakes on thousands of students who rent bikes for soup dumpling adventure trip

Catherine, Princess of Wales, returns to royal duties after cancer treatment. — AFP pic
Life / 11 Nov 2024

King Charles leads nation in silence for war dead as Kate resumes royal duties following cancer treatment

People play computer games at an internet cafe in Beijing on September 10, 2021. Unlike the rest of the world, where platforms like Google and Facebook dominate, China has developed its own internet ecosystem, largely insulated from Western influence. — AFP pic
Life / 11 Nov 2024

From Xiaohongshu to Weibo: A beginner’s guide to navigating China’s internet ecosystem and its top platforms

This photo taken on October 17, 2024 shows cows kept at a gaushala (cowshed) near the Barsana Biogas Plant, a compressed biogas (CBG) production facility in Barsana, in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh. In its constant quest for power to fuel its economic growth, the world’s most populous nation and third largest fossil fuel polluter, India has pushed biogas to help wean it off coal to achieve a much promised transition to carbon neutrality by 2070. — AFP pic
Life / 11 Nov 2024

Sacred cow: Coal-reliant India eyes biogas from dung to curb carbon footprint

This photo taken on October 22, 2024 shows foreign tourists enjoying a beach in Canggu, Badung regency on Bali island. On Indonesia’s beach-fringed resort island of Bali, fed-up locals want to slow the mass tourism that is their biggest money earner — hoping a plan to freeze hotel-building can restore some calm. — AFP pic
Life / 11 Nov 2024

Bali eyes two-year pause on new hotels to address over-tourism concerns amid calls to protect island’s natural beauty

A man stands inside the tomb of the el-Meligui family, prior to its demolition in a historic Cairo cemetery that will be partially razed to accommodate the growing mega-city, on November 6, 2024. The Egyptian government says the destruction of cemeteries in Cairo is necessary to build new roads and bridges that they hope will improve traffic in the congested, densely-populated capital, home to around 22 million people. — AFP pic
Life / 10 Nov 2024

Cairo’s ancient necropolis razed for roads, leaving grieving Egyptians to rebury their dead

Fireworks ligthen the sky over the Brandenburg gate as musicians play on stage during the ‘Konzert für Freiheit’ (concert for freedom) for the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, on November 9, 2024 in Berlin. Germany yesterday celebrates 35 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the end of communism and national reunification. — AFP pic
Life / 10 Nov 2024

Germany marks 1989 Berlin Wall fall with ‘Preserve Freedom’ event as global democracy faces new threats

SCMP reported that a woman in China borrowed more than 40,000 yuan (RM24,505) to undergo a series of cosmetic surgeries that were all done in a single day and ended up in her dying after being discharged. — Picture from pexels.com
Life / 10 Nov 2024

China woman takes loan to do multiple cosmetic surgeries in 24 hours, dies

Many viewers of the 'kain kafan' seller's live were unable to hold in their laughter despite the serious subject matter. — TikTok screenshot
Life / 10 Nov 2024

‘(Make sure to) check out before you die’: Kain kafan TikTok seller has viewers in stitches (VIDEO)

In an embarrassing turn of events, the Wicked film dolls links to a porn site on its packaging. — Photo composite via social media
Life / 10 Nov 2024

Redditor spies ‘Wicked’ toys mistake: URL on children’s toys is for adult website, not movie site

Jamie Oliver has apologised over the furore caused by his children's book. — Picture via Facebook/Jamie Oliver
Life / 10 Nov 2024

British chef Jamie Oliver pulls book after Indigenous criticism

A photo shows a panoramic view of the Trevi Fountain as it undergoes renovation works, during the presentation of the public’s temporary walkway and the basin in front to give tourists the chance to throw a coin and make a wish as per tradition, in Rome, on November 9, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 10 Nov 2024

Rome’s Trevi Fountain unveils tourist catwalk during cleaning