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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  / 7 h ago

S.Korean president abandons martial law attempt

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  / 6 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

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

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  / 6 h ago

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

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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 4 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

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  / 8 h ago

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

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  / 8 h ago

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

Unusually heavy rain that continued for more than 13 hours with rainfall reaching 92.5 millimetres (mm) per hour at the Ulu Kinta Dam was the cause of the flash floods at Arena Kepayang Putra, Fair Park here, on December 1. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Housing minister: 13 hours of continuous rain causes flash floods in Ipoh’s Arena Kepayang Putra

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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 6 h ago

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

US presidents traditionally dole out pardons as they leave office but Joe Biden’s full and unconditional pardon of his son Hunter is a rare instance involving a family member. — Reuters pic
World  / 8 h ago

Family first: Biden joins list of US presidents pardoning relatives

A man chants slogans during a rally calling for the resignation of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul December 4, 2024. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Foreign Ministry urges Malaysians in South Korea to stay informed as martial law is lifted

Najib’s 1MDB trial before judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah resumes tomorrow morning. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin.
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Najib: I never approved Jho Low as my 1MDB orchestrator; ‘lying’ 1MDB officers conveniently blamed me

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Boasting strict daily exercise regimens, mandatory trips to the scale and rigid surveillance to guard against snacking, weight loss camps have popped up across China. — AFP pic
Life / 05 Nov 2024

No snacking, no escape: Inside China’s weight-loss camps where rules are unbreakable

Awang Ali said he enlisted his son to help lift a Proton Saga and a Perodua Kancil onto the roof in just half an hour using a crane last Thursday. — Picture via Facebook
Life / 04 Nov 2024

Memang solid: ‘I could fit four more up here,’ says Ayer Hitam man who went viral for parking two cars on his roof

Be prepared for two nights of laughter, music and dance with ‘The Big LOL Show!’ — All images courtesy of LOL Asia
Life / 04 Nov 2024

LOL Asia to celebrate 15 years of laughter with ‘The Big LOL Show!’ on Dec 13 and 14 with an all-star, two-night anniversary spectacular

This photograph taken on October 22, 2024 shows a student sitting amid Urdu books stacked at the Hazrat Shah Waliullah public library, in Urdu Bazar in the old quarters of Delhi. — AFP pic
Life / 04 Nov 2024

Fading literature: Delhi’s famed Urdu Bazaar on last legs amid Hindi dominance, misconceptions as ‘foreign’ and ‘Muslim-only’ language

Due to the lack of parking, Awang Ali Abdullah decided to have a crane lift up the two cars so they would be out of the way and he said it took only 30 minutes. — Screengrab from TikTok
Life / 03 Nov 2024

Man goes viral for parking his two Proton Saga cars on a roof, all for a wedding (VIDEO)

In South Korea, it is a crime to hide a dead body even for those who did not caused the death. — File picture by Reuters
Life / 03 Nov 2024

South Korean confesses to keeping deceased dad’s body in freezer for more than a year over ‘inheritance’

All the world’s volcanoes currently 'release less than one per cent as much carbon to the atmosphere as human activities.'
Life / 03 Nov 2024

Study: Could volcanoes be hiding the answer to managing CO2 and climate change?

The world's largest captive crocodile, Cassius is pictured at the Marineland Melanesia on Green Island, Great Barrie. — AAP Image via Reuters pic
Life / 02 Nov 2024

World’s largest captive crocodile Cassius dies in Australia

The special exhibit will be open from November to February next year. — Picture via Instagram/hellokitty_exh
Life / 02 Nov 2024

Hello Kitty fans storm Tokyo National Museum exhibit to grab limited edition merch (VIDEO)

Somali being attacked for the third time on Thursday. — Screenshot from Youtube/KoreaNow
Life / 02 Nov 2024

American nuisance livestreamer Johnny Somali barred from leaving S. Korea, probe begins after online personality assaulted for third time (VIDEO)

Kim Ye Ji has been appointed as Tesla Korea's first ambassador. — Picture courtesy of Plfil
Life / 02 Nov 2024

Viral Olympic shooter Kim Ye-ji named Tesla Korea's first brand ambassador (VIDEO)

Steffi Mwanzia gets her hair styled at her house after contacting Esther Mulandi through the 'Braiding Nairobi' app, in Ruaka of Kiambu County, Kenya, October 3, 2024. — Reuters pic
Life / 02 Nov 2024

New app empowers Kenyan hair braiders, bridging digital gender gap

Tsuyoshi Habuta, who supervises baggage operations at CKTS, works in front of the baggage conveyer belt in Kansai International Airport of Osaka Prefecture. — AFP pic
Life / 02 Nov 2024

Lost luggage? Not at Kansai Airport — a 30-year streak of success

Revellers march in black judicial robes while one wears a sign reading ‘abort the court’ during the 51st Annual Halloween Parade in lower Manhattan, New York October 31, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 01 Nov 2024

Fright night: New York Halloween parade blends spooky with satire ahead of election

This picture taken on July 18, 2024 shows members of staff working at bookstore ‘Honmaru Jimbocho’ in Tokyo. — AFP pic
Life / 01 Nov 2024

Japan’s shelf-sharing bookstores bring back book browsing in the digital age, fuelling revival amid closures

‘Brat’ was the name of the UK singer Charli XCX’s hit sixth album, and Collins said the word has now come to represent a ‘confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude.’ — AFP pic
Life / 01 Nov 2024

‘Brat’ takes the crown: Charli XCX and Kamala Harris make Collins Word of the Year 2024