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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

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  / 8 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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A journalist takes a picture of Italian visual artist Maurizio Cattelan’s duct-taped Banana entitled ‘Comedian,’ displayed during a media preview at Sotheby’s in New York, on November 8, 2024. –– Reuters pic
Life / 21 Nov 2024

Simply bananas: Maurizio Cattelan’s viral duct-taped fruit fetches US$5.2m at auction (VIDEO)

One in 10 women worldwide suffer from endometriosis, a chronic disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the womb. –– Istock.com pic via AFP
Life / 21 Nov 2024

Endometriosis, fibroids tied to increased risk of early death, US study reveals

A Magellanic penguin and a chick are seen in a nest at Punta Clara, some 18km from Punta Tombo National Reserve in the Patagonian province of Chubut, Argentina, on December 5, 2021. A livestock farmer in Patagonia, Argentina, was sentenced to three years in prison on November 20, 2024, for animal cruelty and harm after being found guilty of killing hundreds of Magellanic penguins in 2021, although he will not go to jail as it is a suspended sentence. –– AFP pic
Life / 21 Nov 2024

Penguin killer sentenced: Argentine farmer gets three years for slaughtering over 100 chicks

Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Malaysia. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Life / 21 Nov 2024

Silent killer: Colon cancer highly treatable, but third leading cause of cancer deaths

People cross a street in the Omotesando shopping area in Tokyo on November 15, 2024. Japanese people are the least satisfied with their sex and romantic lives, closely followed by South Koreans, a global survey by a French research firm showed. — AFP pic
Life / 21 Nov 2024

No sex or romance: Japan, South Korea trail global satisfaction rankings, Ipsos survey finds

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona is operated imaging the night sky in 2022, in Kitt Peak, Arizona. — Kitt Peak National Observatory/NOIRLab/U.S. National Science Foundation/AURA/T. Slovinsky handout pic via Reuters
Life / 20 Nov 2024

Just as Einstein predicted: New dark energy data supports physicist’s conception of gravity

‘Dragon Ball’ fans today celebrated 40 years of the globally beloved Japanese manga, anime and video game franchise, just months after the unexpected death of creator Akira Toriyama. — AFP pic
Life / 20 Nov 2024

Dragon Ball’s 40th anniversary: A tribute to Akira Toriyama and the manga that started it all

The popular beverage chain issued an online apology yesterday in response to claims that it had rigged its Tear & Win contest. — Screenshot of Facebook/my.chagee
Life / 20 Nov 2024

Trouble brews for tea chain Chagee as calls for boycott intensify

A popular, local tea chain Chagee has issued an apology after a TikTok video went viral, showing one of their staff allegedly rigging a contest. — Screenshot of X/mhmmdhsm and Facebook/my.chagee
Life / 20 Nov 2024

Chagee steeps in scandal: Apologises after TikToker exposes alleged contest rigging

According to Khoo, the biggest challenge for him now as a dancer is his age. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Life / 20 Nov 2024

Mavin Khoo: Navigating age, deepening artistry, and breaking barriers in ‘Bharatanatyam’ and ballet

Taliban authorities rifled through boxes of a shipment at a customs warehouse in Herat city last week. — AFP pic
Life / 20 Nov 2024

Taliban cleanses Afghan shelves of ‘un-Islamic’ books in fresh crackdown

The best-selling video game ‘Minecraft’ is to become a real-life destination — AFP pic
Life / 20 Nov 2024

‘Minecraft’ to build its own real-world world with £85m theme park deal

A woman from Jiangsu province, China, was left stunned after mistakenly paying 60,000 yuan for a one-night stay at a hotel apartment in South Korea, confusing the Chinese yuan symbol for the Korean won. — Screenshot of AirBnb.com
Life / 20 Nov 2024

Oops! Was that yuan or won? Chinese woman accidentally pays RM37,000 for hotel room due to currency mix-up on Airbnb

A technician works on the restoration of Rembrandt’s masterpiece ‘The Night Watch’ at the Rijksmuseum, in Amsterdam. — AFP pic
Life / 20 Nov 2024

‘Operation Night Watch’: Rembrandt’s masterpiece stripped down in bold restoration

Residents hold up their phones to take photos of King Felipe VI (L) and Queen Letizia as they visit the flood damaged town of Chiva, in the region of Valencia. — AFP pic
Life / 20 Nov 2024

Royal comeback: Spain’s monarchs now cheered in flood zone after chaotic, mud-thrown first visit

A Nigerian health official prepares to administer a mpox vaccination, at Federal Medical Centre in Abuja, Nigeria November 18, 2024. — Reuters pic
Life / 20 Nov 2024

WHO greenlights second mpox vaccine for emergency use