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A screen capture shows the offending sandwich sold through some KK Mart stores. — Picture from Facebook/Dr Akmal Saleh
Malaysia  / 6 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  / 9 h ago

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

A spokesman for the Save Taman Desa Coalition proposes that the vacant land next to the abandoned school be turned into a transportation hub. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Taman Desa’s infrastructure strain: Is the township ready for 70,000 residents?

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  / 15 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  / 13 h ago

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

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  / 15 h ago

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

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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 15 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  / 11 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  / 13 h ago

PM Anwar says going digital is way forward for Malaysia

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  / 12 h ago

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

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  / 7 h ago

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

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  / 14 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  / 7 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  / 15 h ago

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

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The move is part of broader efforts to boost Japan’s declining birth rate, and the Tokyo metropolitan government aims to provide support to singles and families at various stages in their lives. — AFP pic
World / 29 Sep 2024

Tokyo govt launches AI-powered dating app to match couples, boost births

‘Just Stop Oil’ activists glue their hands to the wall after throwing soup at a Van Gogh's painting ‘Sunflowers’ at the National Gallery in London October 14, 2022. — Handout via Reuters
World / 29 Sep 2024

Three charged with criminal damage after soup thrown at Van Gogh paintings in London’s National Gallery

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York September 28, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Sep 2024

China aims for global peacemaker role, says foreign minister Wang Yi at UN General Assembly

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah attends a graduation ceremony at a university run by the group in a Beirut suburb April 8, 2007. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Sep 2024

Hassan Nasrallah’s killing: A case study in Israeli espionage and Hezbollah’s internal vulnerabilities

Amber Bertrand hugs Tina DiLibero goodbye after Bertrand helped salvage some of DiLibero’s belongings in the wake of Hurricane Helene in Steinhatchee, Florida September 28, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Sep 2024

Hurricane Helene claims 47 lives, inflicts up to US$110b in damages across southeastern US

Two regional officials briefed by Tehran told Reuters that Khamenei had been moved to a safe location amid heightened security concerns. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Sep 2024

Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei moves to secure location as Israeli strikes target Hezbollah leadership

Residents climb over a rooftop as their neighbourhood submerged in flood waters after the Bagmati River overflowed following heavy monsoon rains in Kathmandu September 28, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 29 Sep 2024

Nepal flood death toll rises to 101, with 64 missing, after relentless monsoon rains

Lawyers say some 60 women have come forward to allege they were abused by Fayed, who died last year aged 94. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Sep 2024

Son of ex-Harrods boss Mohamed Al-Fayed ‘horrified’ at sex abuse claims against his father

This handout photograph taken and released by the Vatican media on September 28, 2024, shows Pope Francis attending a meeting with students and members of the Catholic University of Louvain in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. — AFP pic
World / 29 Sep 2024

Belgian students call out Pope Francis on women’s historical role in Catholic Church

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with Expedition 72 astronauts lifts off from launch complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida September 28, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 29 Sep 2024

SpaceX launches Crew-9 mission, set to retrieve stranded ISS astronauts

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Prairie du Chien Area Arts Center in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, September 28, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 29 Sep 2024

Trump labels Harris ‘mentally impaired,’ claims migrants will ‘cut your throat’

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah delivers a speech during a rare public appearance at a gathering in Beirut’s southern suburb neighbourhood of Rweiss August 2, 2013. — AFP pic
World / 29 Sep 2024

Netanyahu: Israel ‘settled the score’ with Hezbollah chief Nasrallah’s killing

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, flanked by two of his bodyguards, waves to the crowds at a rally in the southern suburbs of Beirut September 22, 2006. — AFP pic
World / 29 Sep 2024

Iran calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting after Nasrallah killing

A woman reacts as she stands in the rain with other demonstrators during an anti-Israel protest in Tehran’s Palestine Square on September 28, 2024, after the Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah group confirmed reports of the killing of its leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli air strike in Beirut the previous day. — AFP pic
World / 29 Sep 2024

Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s killing sparks global reactions as Israel’s foes pledge retaliation

Demonstrators hold pictures of Hassan Nasrallah, late leader of the Lebanese group Hezbollah, during a protest vigil near the suspension bridge leading to Baghdad's Green Zone on September 28, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 29 Sep 2024

Biden says Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s killing a ‘measure of justice’, urges ceasefire to prevent wider conflict

Supporters of Lebanon’s Hezbollah react as the group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah addresses them through a giant screen in Beirut’s southern suburbs on August 9, 2022. Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group confirmed on September 28 that its leader Hassan Nasrallah had been killed, after Israel said it had ‘eliminated’ him in a strike on south Beirut a day earlier. — AFP pic
World / 29 Sep 2024

Hezbollah: A look at the powerful Lebanese group’s role in Middle East and what Nasrallah’s death means for the region