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A screen capture shows the offending sandwich sold through some KK Mart stores. — Picture from Facebook/Dr Akmal Saleh
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Supplier confirms chicken ham in Shake and Bake sandwiches certified halal

Transport Minister Anthony Loke gives a press conference in Putrajaya on January 15, 2025. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Now, Loke says no definite date for KLIA’s aerotrain to start service

According to a source, the individuals — four men and one woman between the ages of 50 and 60 — were detained around 7pm yesterday, after appearing for questioning at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

MACC nabs five, including four company directors, over alleged misappropriation of RM104m investment funds

LUAS said the pink discharge was detected around 6.40pm January 14, 2025 and tracing the final discharge point to a factory in the Beranang industrial area, which feeds into the Beranang and Semenyih rivers. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Not spilt ‘air bandung’: Selangor water authority issues yellow alert after Sg Kabul turns pink, confirms supply unaffected for now

Testifying in his own defence in his trial involving RM2 billion of 1MDB funds which allegedly entered his bank account, Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he had sent his then special officer Datuk Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin alone to China to explore if the latter was interested in infrastructure projects in Malaysia. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Najib: China never settled 1MDB debts; I used Jho Low for 2016 ECRL talks there as wanted quick riches for Malaysia

In a statement, EPF said the recent decision to make a voluntary general offer for MAHB’s shares at RM11 per share as part of a consortium reflects a separate, long-term strategic plan aimed at achieving sustainable growth and returns. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Money  / 19 h ago

EPF’s investment in MAHB to support dividend payouts

After being shown the transcripts of two audio recordings of alleged phone conversations between Datuk Seri Najib Razak and the then crown prince Sheikh Mohamed Zayed Al-Nahyan in 2016, Najib agreed that he did make a ‘personal request’ in the second phone conversation regarding Riza Aziz. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Najib admits asking UAE crown prince to help clear moviemaker stepson Riza Aziz of 1MDB money claims

Mohd Isa Abdul Karim (centre) was charged with seven counts of accepting RM26,300 in bribes for processing foreign marriage registrations. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Kangar mosque imam charged with taking RM26,300 in bribes for registering Muslim marriages held abroad

The sentence was upheld due to defendant Liang Yu-chih’s intention to kill, the cruelty of his actions and the high risk of him reoffending, it reported the court said in a news statement.
World  / 12 h ago

Taiwan upholds death sentence for man convicted of Malaysian student’s brutal murder in 2020

When asked if Jho Low had made any proposals, former chief executive officer of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) Arul Kanda Kandasamy said there was one in particular that involved an investment on Al Maryah Island, a financial district in Abu Dhabi. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Former CEO Arul Kanda says he met Jho Low in Abu Dhabi four years prior to joining 1MDB

During the confirmation hearing, which was broadcast across major US networks, Pete Hegseth faced intense questioning from US Senator Tammy Duckworth, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, regarding his understanding of Asean member states and their strategic significance. — Reuters pic
World  / 12 h ago

‘Do your homework’: Trump’s defence nominee under fire for lack of Asean knowledge in senate hearing as senator issues warning

Known as Rumah Tangsi, this distinctive mansion, with its bright yellow exterior and European-style architecture, is among the few remaining heritage buildings in Kuala Lumpur that has stood the test of time. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Life  / 2 h ago

Rumah Tangsi: From tin tycoon’s home to PM’s yellow heritage haven where leaders break bread

Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun said the state will explore mining if there really is gold in Lenggong as claimed. — Pixabay pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Gold rush in Lenggeng after Gemas? Negeri Sembilan authorities investigate claims of discovery

The lorry driver, 73, and his Bangladeshi assistant aged 44, died at the scene of the crash atKM 226.5 northbound on the PLUS Highway Senawang–Ayer Keroh on January 15, 2025. — Picture from Facebook/INFO-INFO SEMASA,Kemalangan,Bencana,Jenayah di Pahang & Luar Pahang V.2
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Four-vehicle crash on NSE near Senawang claims lives of lorry driver, assistant, and college student; five others severely injured

Five people across three generations in a family were killed in a two-car collision on Jalan Nenasi-Rompin in Pahang on January 11, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Pahang Sultan calls for more street lights after three generations in family die in Pekan-Nenasi-Rompin crash, says will inspect them personally

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Emmaüs, which operates in 41 countries, is now considering removing his name from its logo, with a decision expected at a general assembly in December. — Reuters pic
World / 14 Sep 2024

France’s Catholic Church to release records on Abbé Pierre as sexual abuse allegations mount

An undated colorised transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (pink) found within an infected cell (yellow), cultured in the laboratory, captured at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. — Reuters pic
World / 14 Sep 2024

WHO approves first mpox vaccine for global use

Zimbabwe is home to an estimated 100,000 elephants, and has the second-biggest elephant population in the world after Botswana. — Picture by Farhan Najib
World / 14 Sep 2024

Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants amid severe drought and food shortages

Harris in the interview cited her raw experience as a prosecutor and how it brought her intimately close to the victims of gun violence. — AFP pic
World / 14 Sep 2024

Kamala Harris appeals to swing state voters: Supports gun rights, pushes for assault weapons ban

Israeli soldiers drive past destroyed buildings in Rafah in the Gaza Strip on September 13, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Palestinian militant groups. — AFP pic
World / 14 Sep 2024

Rare death of UN worker as Israel pursues West Bank operation

Residents walk through flood waters in Pyinmana in Myanmar's Naypyidaw region on September 13, 2024, following heavy rains in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi. — AFP pic
World / 14 Sep 2024

Myanmar junta makes rare request for foreign aid after floods claim nearly 300 lives, displace 235,000 more

The strong reaction to Fu’s views highlights a growing frustration with the lack of transparent discourse about China’s economic challenges. — AFP pic
World / 14 Sep 2024

From coffee cups to economic cuts: How a ‘conscientious’ economist’s brewed-up insights are stirring online buzz in China

Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was found dead in her home in Binningen, near Basel, Switzerland, in February this year. — Picture via Instagram
World / 14 Sep 2024

Former Miss Switzerland finalist allegedly killed, dismembered and ‘pureed’ in blender by husband

Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump attends a press conference at Trump National Golf Club, in Rancho Palos Verdes, September 13, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 14 Sep 2024

Trump pledges mass deportations of Haitians in Ohio despite legal status

Judge Alexandre de Moraes last month ordered X shut down in Brazil after Musk refused to remove dozens of right-wing accounts and then failed to name a new legal representative in the country as ordered. — Reuters pic
World / 14 Sep 2024

Brazil judge orders US$3m seized from Musk’s firms after X ban

Pope Francis holds a news conference aboard the papal plane on his flight back after his 12-day journey across South-east Asia and Oceania, September 13, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 14 Sep 2024

Pope criticises Harris and Trump, tells US Catholics to choose ‘lesser evil’

Former political prisoner Ilya Yashin addresses a crowd at the Mauerpark in Berlin, on August 7, 2024, few days after he has been released from Russia. — AFP pic
World / 13 Sep 2024

Russia’s prisoner swap give its dissidents in Germany hope that freedom will return to their motherland

Northamptonshire Police, which has been involved in the process, said no new offences had been identified but suspects flagged through the scheme would be further investigated. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Sep 2024

‘One in six children sexually abused’: Jesus Fellowship redress scheme reveals 539 alleged abusers

A law enforcer in the German state of Brandenburg taping off access to Islamic Center Fürstenwalde. — DW pic
World / 13 Sep 2024

German state bans Islamic centre for alleged link to Hamas, says unacceptable to Israel’s right to exist

China is changing the rules for retirement as its population ages. — AFP pic
World / 13 Sep 2024

China to raise retirement age from 2025 to 63 for men, and 55 or 58 for women depending on job type

Apollo Quiboloy (centre, in orange), pastor and founder of the Philippine-based Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) church, arrives to attend the arraignment at Pasig City Regional Trial Court in Metro Manila on September 13, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 13 Sep 2024

Wanted in the US, Philippine televangelist Quiboloy pleads not guilty to child trafficking and sexual abuse