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A screen capture shows the offending sandwich sold through some KK Mart stores. — Picture from Facebook/Dr Akmal Saleh
Malaysia  / 9 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  / 12 h ago

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

This comforting bowl of Pan Mee sparked off a round of visits to Restoran Tai Kar Ho by my group of friends. — Picture by Lee Khang Yi
Eat-drink  / 18 h ago

Restoran Tai Kar Ho: A place to delve deep into neighbourhood of Taman United as you slurp comforting bowls of ‘pan mee’, ‘kai si hor fun’ and ‘wantan mee’

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (centre) officiates the groundbreaking ceremony for the Penang Light Rail Transit (LRT) Mutiara Line in George Town January 11, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

With Singapore SEZ, clock ticking for Johor Baru to develop mass transit system

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  / 8 h ago

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

An illustration featuring US President-elect Donald Trump holding Bitcoin is displayed outside a cryptocurrency exchange in Hong Kong, China, December 5, 2024. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Retired engineer loses RM9.5m to crypto scam in Johor

Former 1MDB CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy told the court that the money was used to purchase a luxury yacht and real estate, one of which was registered under Kassem Dean, the husband of singer Alicia Keys. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Sued by 1MDB, ex-CEO Arul Kanda tells court no personal knowledge funds used to buy US$1.3m worth of jewellery for Rosmah

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  / 14 h ago

EPF’s investment in MAHB to support dividend payouts

Anwar said embracing blockchain and cryptocurrency will help Malaysia stay competitive in the global financial landscape. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

PM Anwar says going digital is way forward for Malaysia

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  / 10 h ago

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

In a note, CIMB Securities said this is due to the off-takers for YTL Power’s AI data centres (DCs) being US hyper-scalers, including Nvidia, which are not subject to the limits. — Shutterstock pic
Money  / 15 h ago

YTL Power expected to attain NVEU status amid new US global AI chip policy, says CIMB Securities

A motorcade believed to be carrying impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol following his arrest drives down a road, in Seoul January 15, 2025. — Reuters pic
World  / 17 h ago

South Korea’s Yoon becomes first sitting president to be arrested in country’s history after weeks-long standoff

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  / 10 h ago

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

Visitors watch the BYD Yangwang U9 electric vehicle (EV) by Chinese car manufacturer BYD on display at Singapore Motorshow in Singapore on January 9, 2025. — AFP pic
Money  / 18 h ago

In escalating tech war, US to ban Chinese tech from smart cars

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  / 7 h ago

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

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Republican White House nominee Donald Trump Trumpthad previously been scheduled to be sentenced on Sept 18. — Reuters pic
World / 07 Sep 2024

New York Judge pushes Trump's sentencing in hush money case to avoid election interference claims

This photo illustration shows the Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva account on Bluesky Social in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 4, 2024. Bluesky, a social network that works similarly to X (formerly Twitter), had registered more than two million new users, driven by a large influx from Brazil by September 2. — AFP pic
World / 07 Sep 2024

Brazilians, including president, flock to Bluesky and Threads after Elon Musk’s X shutdown

Starlink, operated by billionaire Elon Musk, has tens of thousands of users in the United States and plans to add tens of thousands more satellites to its system, the largest of its kind. — AFP pic
World / 06 Sep 2024

China’s Geespace launches 10 low-orbit satellites in megaconstellation plan as it hopes to rival Starlink

A man kneels before Pope Francis upon his arrival for a farewell at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport ahead of his departure to Papua New Guinea’s capital Port Moresby on September 6, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 06 Sep 2024

Indonesia arrests seven over Pope Francis ‘terror threats’

Muslim father of three girls, Mohammad Salim, was forced by Hindu extremists to flee from his home in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, which they deemed to be their “holy land” in May 2023. — AFP pic
World / 06 Sep 2024

India’s far-right Hindus seek to drive Muslims out of Uttarakhand ‘holy land’

Samsung Memory Business President Lee Jung-bae speaks at the Semicon Taiwan exhibition show in Taipei on September 4, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 06 Sep 2024

South Korea detains former award-winning Samsung engineer over leaking chip tech to China

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signalled this week that his government is open to implement non-discriminatory policies for the LGBTQ community four years after its courts decriminalised homosexuality. — AFP pic
World / 06 Sep 2024

Opposition parties in India name LGBTQ+ activists to key posts as country inches towards same-sex unions

China’s population is now shrinking, with one of the lowest birth rates in the world. The country officially allows up to three children per family but has struggled to encourage higher birth rates. — AFP pic
World / 06 Sep 2024

China officially halts three decades of foreign adoptions, marking end of an era

People seek relief indoors at the L*SNOW Indoor Skiing Theme Resort in Shanghai after China’s hottest August since 1961. — AFP pic
World / 06 Sep 2024

China logs August 2024 as hottest in 63 years after extreme weather phenomena lash north and south

The world’s newest and biggest indoor ski resort in Shanghai, China measuring 90,000 sqm officially opened on September 6, 2024. — Facebook/Shanghai Lin-gang Special Area
World / 06 Sep 2024

Shanghai opens world’s largest indoor ski resort today, clouded by severed finger claim

The meteor, discovered through the Catalina Sky Survey, is only the ninth meteor that humans have ever spotted before impact. — Screengrab from social media
World / 06 Sep 2024

Small meteor lights up Philippine sky, causes harmless ‘spectacular fireball’ (VIDEO)

The lack of a unified policy has left the decision to individual schools and local authorities, some of which require students to remove their tops, while others allow them to stay clothed. — Picture from X/SilentMangaComm
World / 06 Sep 2024

Outrage grows in Japan over topless medical exams in schools 

France’s new Prime Minister Michel Barnier gestures before the handover ceremony at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, on September 5, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 06 Sep 2024

As France navigates debt, new right-wing PM Barnier to prioritise education, security and immigration control

Nigerian brothers Samuel Ogoshi, 24, and Samson Ogoshi, 21 will be spending 17 years and six months in prison for the sexploitation of over 100 people, including minors. — Picture from Facebook/HeavyDence Blog
World / 06 Sep 2024

Go to jail: US court sentences Nigerian brothers to 17-plus years for sextorting over 100 people, including 11 minors

Flower tributes lie in front of the Apalachee High School Georgia, the US where two students and two teachers were shot dead by a 14-year-old on September 4, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 06 Sep 2024

US state holds father of 14-year-old suspect accountable for fatal school shooting, charges him with second-degree murder and cruelty to children

Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific temporarily grounded its fleet of A350 aircraft for inspections after a “first of its type” engine component failure forced a flight to Zurich to turn back on September 3. — AFP pic
World / 06 Sep 2024

EU orders Airbus A350 inspections after Cathay Pacific engine fire