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A screen capture shows the offending sandwich sold through some KK Mart stores. — Picture from Facebook/Dr Akmal Saleh
Malaysia  / 7 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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This UGC picture taken on August 18, 2024 and released as a courtesy by Fabio la Bianca/BAIA Santa Nicolicchia shows the luxury superyacht called The Bayesian off Porticello, Palermo, at night. — AFP pic/BAIA Santa Nicolicchia/Fabio la Bianca
World / 01 Sep 2024

‘I woke the captain’: Watchman’s last-minute alarm before Sicily yacht sinking, media reports

Israeli bulldozers tear up a street during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on September 1, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 01 Sep 2024

Netanyahu rages at Hamas, says ‘we’ll hunt you down’ after hostage deaths

(Clockwork from top left) Almog Sarusi, Alex Lubnov, Carmel Gat, Ori Danino, Eden Yerushalmi and Hersh Goldberg-Polin. — AFP pic/The Hostages Families Forum Headquarters
World / 01 Sep 2024

Israel identifies six hostage bodies found in Gaza tunnel; campaign group claims negotiation delays to blame

A welcoming signboard for Pope Francis is displayed at the Jakarta Cathedral in Jakarta on August 30, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 01 Sep 2024

Pope to visit Jakarta’s Istiqlal mosque in push for interfaith harmony

Despite numerous efforts to control its population, the fish continues to wreak havoc on the environment and economy, and has impacted 17 provinces in the country, according to a BBC report published today. 
World / 01 Sep 2024

With RM1.2b at stake, Thailand battles against invasive ‘alien’ blackchin tilapia for next generation’s sake

Electricity returned to Caracas and other parts of Venezuela yesterday after a blackout plunged much of the country into darkness on Friday, although Reuters witnesses reported continued intermittent outages in the oil-producing state of Zulia. — Reuters pic
World / 01 Sep 2024

Power returns to most of Venezuela after Friday’s blackout

This handout photo taken on July 9, 2024 and released on July 10 by Japan’s Ministry of Defence shows the Chinese navy’s aircraft carrier Shandong in the Pacific Ocean south-east of Miyakojima, Okinawa prefecture. — AFP pic/Japan’s Ministry of Defence
World / 01 Sep 2024

Japan slams China for back-to-back territorial violations

US Vice President Kamala Harris criticised Republican presidential rival Donald Trump yesterday over a visit he made to soldiers’ graves at Arlington National Cemetery that was later used in campaign video footage. — Reuters pic
World / 01 Sep 2024

Harris hits back at Trump’s cemetery photo op, calls it ‘a disrespectful political stunt’

The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with the Gavi vaccine alliance, Africa CDC and the World Health Organization, the organizations said in a joint statement on Saturday. — Reuters pic
World / 01 Sep 2024

Race against mpox: Unicef secures emergency vaccine supply, ready to roll out millions of doses to crisis-hit areas

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday ordered the country’s telecommunications regulator Anatel to shut down Elon Musk’s social media platform X after the billionaire failed to comply with an order to name a legal representative in Brazil. — Reuters pic
World / 01 Sep 2024

Elon Musk vs. Brazilian supreme court: What’s behind the X shutdown order?