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The lithium-ion battery powering your sleek new electric vehicles (EV) and hybrid cars may last eight to 10 years, but what happens after that? — Shutterstock pic/Sergii Chernov
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

By 2050, 870,000 EV batteries will need recycling: How is Malaysia tackling the challenge?

The state government may implement new regulations to enhance the safety of Mount Kinabalu climbers. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Climbing Kinabalu? Age could be a factor now, says state govt after latest tragic incident

Sudan produces around 80 per cent of the world’s gum arabic, a natural substance harvested from acacia trees. — Reuters pic
Money  / 13 h ago

Here’s a look at how one key ingredient in Coca-Cola, M&M’s is smuggled from war-torn Sudan

Police have recorded statements from 21 individuals, including two policemen suspected of stealing RM300,000 in Bukit Jalil recently. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Two police officers involved in RM300,000 theft in Bukit Jalil reassigned

The United States has provided US$65.9 billion in military support to Ukraine since Russia’s February 2022 invasion but further contributions hang in the balance after Donald Trump ordered a pause Monday on aid to Kyiv. — AFP pic
World  / 13 h ago

US aid to Ukraine: How US$65.9b was spent and what comes next

Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will be at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters tomorrow to assist in an investigation into a corruption and money laundering case. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Ismail Sabri to give statement at MACC tomorrow for corruption investigation, says Azam Baki

Jakim reminded all parties to be mindful of religious sensitivities in their actions and speech. — Picture by Malay Mail
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Mocking other religions is against Islam, Jakim warns as Era FM hosts taken off-air over Thaipusam clip

Accused Mohamad Haidar Abdullah (left, in green parka) and N. Klement Raj being escorted by policemen in the Johor Baru courthouse. Both later claimed trial to joint and separate charges for gang robbery, possession of firearms and imitation weapons at the Sessions Court today. — Picture by Ben Tan
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Datuk’s son among three charged with gang robbery, firearms offences in Johor

IGP Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said iinvestigation are under Section 298 of the Penal Code for acts that cause disharmony, disunity, or feelings of enmity, hatred, or ill-will on religious grounds, as well as Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for the improper use of network facilities or services. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

IGP confirms radio hosts under criminal investigation for allegedly mocking Hinduism, six complaints filed

Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan (right) said investigations has not discounted criminal elements even though the case has been classified as sudden death for now. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Selangor police say Japanese in fatal fall at Subang Jaya condo is wife of local influencer Ridzokumura, investigation ongoing

Judge Datin M. Kunasundary handed down the sentence on the 36-year-old woman, who has two children, after finding that the defence had failed to raise reasonable doubts at the end of the defence case. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Single mother sentenced to 10 years for sexually assaulting neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter

A Thai court on Tuesday accepted a class-action lawsuit filed by hundreds of fishermen seeking US$73 million in damages from an agribusiness giant over invasive blackchin tilapia, a representative of the Thai lawyers’ council said. — AFP
World  / 17 h ago

Thai court takes on US$73m lawsuit against conglomerate CP, owned by Thailand’s second richest family, over invasive fish crisis

In Malaysia, the Tamil community has the opportunity to learn the language from preschool through postgraduate levels. — Picture by Farhan Najib
What You Think  / 13 h ago

Making Tamil language mandatory entry requirement for Indian students — Velan Kunjuraman 

A Malaysiakini reporter was brought to the Magistrate's Court in Putrajaya for remand over an alleged bribery case. March 1, 2025. — Picture courtesy of MACC
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Malaysiakini journalist freed after four-day remand by MACC over bribery allegation

The word ‘Vel” in Tamil, refers to the spear of the Hindu deity Lord Murugan (pictured above), and devotees often chant it to express their devotion and prayers. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

PM calls for tact on religious matters after Astro suspends staff over Thaipusam remarks

The lithium-ion battery powering your sleek new electric vehicles (EV) and hybrid cars may last eight to 10 years, but what happens after that? — Shutterstock pic/Sergii Chernov
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

By 2050, 870,000 EV batteries will need recycling: How is Malaysia tackling the challenge?

The state government may implement new regulations to enhance the safety of Mount Kinabalu climbers. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Climbing Kinabalu? Age could be a factor now, says state govt after latest tragic incident

Sudan produces around 80 per cent of the world’s gum arabic, a natural substance harvested from acacia trees. — Reuters pic
Money  / 13 h ago

Here’s a look at how one key ingredient in Coca-Cola, M&M’s is smuggled from war-torn Sudan

Police have recorded statements from 21 individuals, including two policemen suspected of stealing RM300,000 in Bukit Jalil recently. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Two police officers involved in RM300,000 theft in Bukit Jalil reassigned

The United States has provided US$65.9 billion in military support to Ukraine since Russia’s February 2022 invasion but further contributions hang in the balance after Donald Trump ordered a pause Monday on aid to Kyiv. — AFP pic
World  / 13 h ago

US aid to Ukraine: How US$65.9b was spent and what comes next

Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will be at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters tomorrow to assist in an investigation into a corruption and money laundering case. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Ismail Sabri to give statement at MACC tomorrow for corruption investigation, says Azam Baki

Jakim reminded all parties to be mindful of religious sensitivities in their actions and speech. — Picture by Malay Mail
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Mocking other religions is against Islam, Jakim warns as Era FM hosts taken off-air over Thaipusam clip

Accused Mohamad Haidar Abdullah (left, in green parka) and N. Klement Raj being escorted by policemen in the Johor Baru courthouse. Both later claimed trial to joint and separate charges for gang robbery, possession of firearms and imitation weapons at the Sessions Court today. — Picture by Ben Tan
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Datuk’s son among three charged with gang robbery, firearms offences in Johor

IGP Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said iinvestigation are under Section 298 of the Penal Code for acts that cause disharmony, disunity, or feelings of enmity, hatred, or ill-will on religious grounds, as well as Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for the improper use of network facilities or services. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

IGP confirms radio hosts under criminal investigation for allegedly mocking Hinduism, six complaints filed

Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan (right) said investigations has not discounted criminal elements even though the case has been classified as sudden death for now. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Selangor police say Japanese in fatal fall at Subang Jaya condo is wife of local influencer Ridzokumura, investigation ongoing

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A drone view shows a large sinkhole in Godstone, southern Britain, February 19, 2025. — Reuters pic
Life / 20 Feb 2025

‘Pretty mad’: Godstone residents shocked over whale-sized sinkhole in UK village

Priest Martin Bourdieu celebrates a mass next to a painting of Pope Francis at the Basilica San Jose de Flores to pray for his health in Buenos Aires on February 19, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 20 Feb 2025

Italy PM says Pope Francis jovial, improving

Germany is a nation of tenants with more than 50 per cent renting their homes, compared to an EU average of around 30 per cent in 2023. — Reuters pic
Life / 20 Feb 2025

As election looms, Germany’s rent crisis and housing shortage are left unaddressed

A tourist gazes out over the sea from the top of a dune in a desert landscape near Chabahar in Iran's southern Sistan-Baluchistan province, on October 3, 2018. — AFP pic
Life / 20 Feb 2025

Where the desert meets the sea: A look at ‘lost paradise’ of Makran where Iran is planning to move its capital from Tehran

Hong Kong's population inched up 0.1 per cent in 2024 to more than 7.53 million, its third consecutive year of expansion, as the Asian financial hub saw an increase in the number of newborns and a rise in the number of people moving to the city. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Feb 2025

Hong Kong sees 0.1pc population rise in 2024, fuelled by newborns and talent inflow

Resident Miguel Labag shows a plastic container with mosquito larvaes as he prepares to hand them over in exchange for pesos as part of the village program 'peso for a mosquito' to eradicate dengue at a village in Manila on February 19, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Feb 2025

One peso for five, dead or alive: Manila neighbourhood posts bounty on dengue-carrying mosquitoes

A handout photo taken and released on February 19, 2025 by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania shows dolphins stranded on a beach near Arthur River on the west coast of Tasmania.
Life / 19 Feb 2025

Australia wildlife rangers start euthanising 90 dolphins stranded on remote Tasmanian beach after refloating attempt failed

Women knit during the projection of the movie ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ at the Votive Cinema in Vienna February 16, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Feb 2025

‘Let out your inner granny’: Knits at the flicks craze grips Vienna, uniting hobbyists at the cinema

Museum director Kalle Kallio poses inside the new museum ‘Nootti’ (Finnish for ‘diplomatic note’), on February 15, 2025 in Tampere, Finland. The state-funded Finnish Lenin Museum in Tampere, a city 180 kilometres north of Helsinki, was among the very last of a handful of museums dedicated to former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin that were established across Europe in the 20th century. — AFP pic
Life / 18 Feb 2025

Western Europe’s last Lenin Museum bids ‘Good Bye, Lenin!’ after revamp to showcase evolving Finnish-Russian ties

In a post on its official Wechat account on February 8, the Chengdu Snow Village project said during the Lunar New Year holiday at the end of January, the weather was warm and the snow village did not take shape as anticipated.— Chengdu Snow Village promotional pic via Weibo
Life / 18 Feb 2025

After icy backlash, China snow village apologises for fake cotton snow

In 2024, a study by the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) revealed that 91 per cent of British drivers reported being dazzled while driving. — Getty pics via ETX Studio
Life / 18 Feb 2025

Drivers in the UK are fed up with glare from LED headlights

The 6-month-old twin panda during a debut ceremony at Ocean Park. — Reuters pic
Life / 18 Feb 2025

Too cute to handle: Hong Kong’s panda twins are the latest MVPs at Ocean Park

A government-hired hunter holding up a captured iguana in Pingtung. — AFP pic
Life / 18 Feb 2025

Taiwan’s slingshot squad takes aim at 100,000 iguanas in wild battle to save crops

Elephants in the orphanage. — AFP pic
Life / 17 Feb 2025

Sri Lanka’s elephant orphanage celebrates 50 years with jumbo fruit feast for 68 gentle giants

Camille Claudel’s famous bronze sculpture ‘L’Age mur’ (The Mature Age) was found by chance in an uninhabited flat, in Paris on December 16, 2024 and sold for 3.1 million euros. — AFP pic
Life / 17 Feb 2025

Camille Claudel’s heart-wrenching bronze ‘The Mature Age’ sells for over US$3m at French auction

The Violin of Johann Strauss is on display at the Johann Strauss Museum on January 16, 2025 in Vienna. Even 200 years after the birth of Austria's world-famous ‘waltz king’ Johann Strauss II -- widely revered like a modern-day pop star during his lifetime -- his music has lost none of its magic. — AFP pic
Life / 17 Feb 2025

Austria celebrates 200 years of ‘waltz king’ Johann Strauss II

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