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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  / 17 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'

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

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

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Worshipers attend Christmas morning mass at Saint Catherineu00e2u20acu2122s Church, in the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, December 25, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnnn
World / 25 Dec 2021

Bethlehem celebrates muted Christmas with few pilgrims to bring cheer

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World / 25 Dec 2021

NGO rescues more than 270 people in central Mediterranean

Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket, with Nasau00e2u20acu2122s James Webb Space Telescope onboard, launches from Europe?s Spaceport, the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana December 25, 2021 in a still image from video. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 25 Dec 2021

NASA’s revolutionary new space telescope launched from French Guiana

Pope Francis stands on the main balcony of St. Peteru00e2u20acu2122s Basilica to deliver his traditional Christmas Day Urbi et Orbi speech to the city and the world from the Vatican, December 25, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnnn
World / 25 Dec 2021

Shun polarisation, try dialogue to heal divided world, pope says at Christmas

An ambulance carrying a Covid-19 patient is seen outside Santa Maria Hospital, during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in Lisbon, Portugal, January 18, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 25 Dec 2021

Portugal says Omicron dominant, infections rising

Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai is pictured while meeting with Suleiman Frangieh, leader of the Marada movement (not pictured) in Bkerke, Lebanon October 30, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn
World / 25 Dec 2021

Lebanon’s top Christian cleric issues election plea

Smoke billows from the site of Saudi-led air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen March 7, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 25 Dec 2021

Saudi-led coalition launches ‘large-scale’ Yemen operation after deadly strike

Migrants disembark a boat on the Sicilian Island of Lampedusa, Italy July 24, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 25 Dec 2021

At least 30 dead in migrant boat accidents in Greece

Passersby wearing protective masks stroll through Kabukicho entertainment district during the Covid-19 pandemic in Tokyo April 6, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 25 Dec 2021

Japan’s Fukuoka finds Omicron case in possible community transmission, governor says

Of the total 19,444 crimes reported between January and July 2021, 8,403 were scam-related cases. u00e2u20acu201d iStock pic
World / 25 Dec 2021

Russia blocks website of prominent rights monitor

Crimean service personnel are now faced with having an uncertain future with the Russian Army. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 25 Dec 2021

More than 10,000 Russian troops returning to bases after drills near Ukraine

People wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak walk on a shopping street in Shanghai, China, December 14, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 25 Dec 2021

China’s Covid-hit Xian city reports rise in infections

A Yemeni government fighter fires a vehicle-mounted weapon at a frontline position during fighting against Houthi rebels in Marib, Yemen on March 28, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 25 Dec 2021

Five killed as Saudi Arabia and Yemen rebels exchange fire

World / 25 Dec 2021

Covid clouds Christmas celebrations for second year

US President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden participate in an event to call NORAD and track the path of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Building on December 24, 2021 in Washington, DC. u00e2u20acu201d AF
World / 25 Dec 2021

‘Let’s Go Brandon’: Caller taunts Biden during White House Christmas event

Lights bedeck the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve 2021, its second year under the shadow of the pandemic. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 25 Dec 2021

Bethlehem subdued for second pandemic Christmas