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Former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin as seen leaving the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex on January 29, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Daim Zainuddin dies at 86

A Bangladeshi director of a company with a “Datuk” title has been nabbed by graft-busters over an application for migrant worker quotas for a non-existent project. — File picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Bangladeshi ‘Datuk’ arrested over alleged migrant worker quota fraud linked to a non-existent project

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Mohd Rusdi Isa said authorities were alerted to the incident around 4am by a member of the public. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

KL police chief: Delivery driver arrested over petrol bomb attack on Bukit OUG building

Federal Court Judge Datuk Seri Hasnah Mohammed Hashim, 65, was sworn in before Kuala Lumpur High Court Judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir at a ceremony held at the Conference Hall, Palace of Justice in Putrajaya, November 12, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Hasnah Hashim sworn in as new Chief Judge of Malaya, former AG Terrirudin made Federal Court judge

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) logo is seen at its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur January 22, 2020. —Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Could EPF dividends exceed 6pc this year? Experts believe so

Daim Zainuddin was pronounced dead at 8.31am at the Assunta Hospital in Petaling Jaya, Selangor on November 13, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 1 h ago

Who was Daim Zainuddin? Finance minister, banker, businessman, adviser (1938–2024)

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the home of the late former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin at Bukit Tunku in Kuala Lumpur, November 13, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

‘We will be together again at a certain time’: Dr Mahathir mourns death of longtime ally Daim

Police said a high-powered motorcycle rider was killed in a collision with a car at Batu 6, Jalan Kangkar Baru Paloh, Yong Peng, at around 10.15am yesterday. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Jalan Imbi shootout: City cops kill four Vietnamese believed behind serial thefts across Klang Valley since 2018 worth RM4.3m

A widely shared image of the freezer where the woman’s body had been stored for the past three years.
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Taman OUG man allegedly killed mother to ‘send her to heaven’, say police

According to figures obtained from Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), there are now 1,120 foreign digital nomads in the country under Malaysia’s DE Rantau Programme. — Picture from pexels.com
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Malaysia’s allure for foreign digital nomads: RM87.9m in annual spending driven by fast internet, affordable lifestyle

South Korean women carry flags reading ‘Feminist’ as they march during a rally to mark International Women’s Day in downtown Seoul on March 8, 2024. No dating, sex, marriage or having children with men: South Korea’s extreme feminist movement ‘4B’ has gone viral in America and beyond since Donald Trump won the US presidential election. — AFP pic
World  / 7 h ago

No dating, sex, marriage or having kids with men: What is 4B, the extreme S. Korean feminist movement sweeping post-election America?

A poster of ‘The Moon Embracing the Sun’.
Showbiz  / 4 h ago

Actor Song Jae Rim from ‘The Moon Embracing the Sun’ found dead at home with two-page letter

Elon Musk became a key ally to Trump during his campaign, reportedly spending well over US$100 million to help the Republican win and repeatedly boosting Trump’s candidacy on X, the platform which he owns. — Reuters pic
World  / 3 h ago

Trump rewards world’s richest man Elon Musk with co-leading govt cost-cutting initiative 'Doge'

A van carrying the body of former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin leaves Assunta Hospital in Petaling Jaya, Selangor for his house in Bukit Tunku, Kuala Lumpur on November 13, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 1 h ago

Daim’s body returned to Bukit Tunku home; funeral prayers after Asar at Jalan Duta FT Mosque

Russian MPs in the Duma lower house of parliament voted unanimously in favour of the draft bill, which would apply to materials online, in media, advertising and in films that promote “rejection of childbearing”. — AFP pic
World  / 5 h ago

Russia passes law banning ‘childless lifestyle’ to reverse population decline amid deadly war with Ukraine

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A man wearing a protective mask walks at a Covid-19 vaccination centre in Seixal, Portugal, March 22, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 31 Dec 2021

Portugal’s Covid-19 cases hit record, Omicron dominates at 83 per cent

Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, January 1, 2022. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 31 Dec 2021

World rings in New Year under Covid cloud

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World / 31 Dec 2021

Dutch child, 12, killed in fireworks accident

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Francesco Rocca, via a video call in Moscow December 5, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool pic via Reuters
World / 31 Dec 2021

Putin says Russia ‘firmly’ defended interests in 2021

People wearing face masks wait to ride a bus going to provinces, a day before the New Year's Eve, at a bus terminal in Paranaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 30, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 31 Dec 2021

Philippines tightens quarantine rules in capital over Omicron

A person receives a dose of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine at the Central Middlesex Hospital in London, Britain, August 1, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 31 Dec 2021

Hospitalisation risk from Omicron around one third of Delta, UK analysis shows

American Airlines flight 718, the first US Boeing 737 MAX commercial flight since regulators lifted a 20-month grounding in November, lands at LaGuardia airport in New York, US December 29, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 31 Dec 2021

Covid-driven flight delays, cancellations persist on 2021’s final day

Paxlovid, a Pfizer's coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pill, is seen manufactured in Ascoli, Italy, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on November 16, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Pfizer handout via Reuters
World / 31 Dec 2021

Britain approves Pfizer’s antiviral Covid-19 pill

South African former President Jacob Zuma speaks to supporters after appearing at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, May 17, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 31 Dec 2021

S.African report on Zuma-era graft to be released Tuesday

A worker performs a quality check in the packaging facility of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease vaccine, during a government-organised media tour in Beijing, China, September 24, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn
World / 31 Dec 2021

Study: Sinovac Covid-19 shot with Pfizer booster less effective against Omicron

A health worker wearing personal protective equipment as protection against the coronavirus disease transports a suspected Covid-19 patient, at Sta. Ana Hospital, in Manila September 8, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 31 Dec 2021

Philippines on alert as Covid-19 infections hit two-month high

A nurse, wearing protective gear, checks the temperature of a patient at the post Covid-19 unit of the Clinique Breteche private hospital in Nantes, France, April 30, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 31 Dec 2021

Omicron now the main coronavirus variant in France

A woman, wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, sorts luggage at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China October 20, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters file pic
World / 31 Dec 2021

Hong Kong says Omicron variant has spread despite Covid restrictions

A healthcare worker reacts as she receives a dose of COVISHIELD, a Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, during one of the world's largest Covid-19 vaccination campaigns in Odisha, India, January 16, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnnnn
World / 31 Dec 2021

India’s Serum Institute applies for full approval of Covishield vaccine

Aftermath of Typhoon Rai is seen in Dimiao, Bohol province, Philippines December 17, 2021 in this picture obtained from social media. u00e2u20acu201d Picture courtesy of Marco J. Dagasuhan/via Reuters
World / 31 Dec 2021

Philippine death toll from its strongest typhoon of year tops 400

Women wearing masks walk in a shopping district amid the coronavirus disease pandemic in Seoul November 29, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 31 Dec 2021

S.Korea to extend curbs amid Omicron surge, serious Covid-19 cases