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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  / 4 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  / 7 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  / 9 h ago

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

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

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  / 9 h ago

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

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  / 7 h ago

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

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

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  / 9 h ago

Family first: Biden joins list of US presidents pardoning relatives

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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South African writer, painter and anti-apartheid activist Breyten Breytenbach in Warsaw, Poland to receive the 2017 Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award on May 25, 2017. — AFP pic
Life / 25 Nov 2024

Breyten Breytenbach, South African writer and painter who challenged apartheid and was jailed seven years, dies at 85

Professor Ermias Kebreab has long studied sustainable livestock practices and pushes back against calls to reduce meat consumption to save the planet. — AFP pic
Life / 25 Nov 2024

Scientists in California study ways to stop cow burps fuelling climate change

The controversy surrounding the teaser, which notably lacks any Jaguar cars, has sparked a wider debate. — Screengrab from Facebook
Life / 24 Nov 2024

Jaguar unapologetic in its rebrand, even after Elon Musk asks, ‘Do you sell cars?’ (VIDEO)

The Invisible Cities association is revealing the Scottish city from a new angle, thanks to former homeless people who have become guides. Sonny Murray is one of the association’s 18 guides. Each tour, aimed at locals and tourists alike, is unique. His crime-focused tour begins at the site of an old gallows. — AFP pic
Life / 24 Nov 2024

Street smarts: Edinburgh’s homeless guides flip the script on tourism

A Palestinian man eats soup from a bowl near a volunteer food distribution point in Gaza City November 19, 2024. The Gaza war has displaced almost all of the territory’s 2.4 million people, forced to flee without many everyday items like crockery. — AFP pic
Life / 24 Nov 2024

Shaped by survival: Pottery becomes war-ravaged Gaza’s everyday essential

At 11m high, Companion stands tall against the striking glass spiral of the Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet, gazing over the village with its iconic X-eyed grin. — Picture via Facebook
Life / 24 Nov 2024

Royal Oak gets the KAWS twist as Companion lands on Audemars Piguet’s rooftop in Le Brassus

Pang Dong Lai founder Yu Donglai announced last week that from next year, employees will be required to reject traditional bride prices, avoid extravagant weddings and refrain from relying on their parents for purchasing homes or cars. Those who fail to comply will lose company benefits. — AFP pic
Life / 24 Nov 2024

No lavish weddings, no parental handouts: Henan retail giant stirs debate with bold new employee rules

Afghan women sew clothes at a handicraft workshop in Kabul November 10, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 24 Nov 2024

Empowered AF: Afghan women bossing up and creating opportunities despite Taliban rules

Authorities claim the couple was responsible for a significant portion of the US$1 million worth of stolen Lululemon gear, including high-end leggings, activewear, and accessories.
Life / 24 Nov 2024

Couple accused of two-month US$1m Lululemon shoplifting spree across five US states — that’s a lot of leggings!

Tasmania Police shared this image of the rescue in progress on their Facebook page yesterday.
Life / 24 Nov 2024

Rescue teams make life-or-death decision to amputate kayaker’s trapped leg in Tasmania river after 20-hour ordeal

Tesla owners in Malaysia have reported that their vehicles can now perform the Autopark feature. — SoyaCincau pic
Life / 24 Nov 2024

Tesla owners in Malaysia get new Autopark feature, but Smart Summon remains limited

The US Transportation Department has approved New York’s plan to impose a US$9 congestion charge for driving in Manhattan starting on January 5, a move aimed at raising billions for mass transit and cutting traffic. — Reuters pic
Life / 23 Nov 2024

Soon you’ll have to pay to get in as New York’s US$9 Manhattan congestion fee shifts into gear January 5

Athletes across North America have succumbed to the viral Trump dance craze in the past week. — Reuters pic
Life / 23 Nov 2024

Do the Donald: US athletes can’t get enough of the viral Trump dance craze (VIDEO)

Farmer Azizan Mat Zin, 31, shows his tapioca harvest of nearly three tonnes so far, which he planted back about half a year ago to meet the surging demand during the northeast monsoon season. — Bernama pic
Life / 23 Nov 2024

From farm to heart: Kampung tapioca fuels rainy season comfort

Boualem Sansal, 75, won the Grand Prix du Roman of the French Academy, the guardians of the French language, for his book ‘2084: The End of the World’, a dystopian novel inspired by George Orwell’s ‘Nineteen-Eighty Four’ and set in an Islamist totalitarian world in the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust. — AFP pic
Life / 23 Nov 2024

Alarm in France over fate of detained award-winning French-Algerian writer critical of Islamism

A competition where participants were to wield plastic swords and imitate ritual suicide was scheduled for December in the city of Matsue, Shimane Prefecture in western Japan. — Unsplash pic
Life / 23 Nov 2024

A slice of bad taste: In Japan, bizarre ‘seppuku’ contest gets canned after backlash