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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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A demonstrator holds a sign reading in spanish ‘Abortion: only one cause, my decision’ during a rally in favor of decriminalising abortion as part of International Safe Abortion Day in Santiago September 27, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 29 Sep 2024

Abortion rights worldwide: Expanding access in some countries, tightening bans in others, US U-turn

Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris tours the border wall with Border Patrol agents, near Tucson, in Douglas, Arizona September 27, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Sep 2024

Harris vows tougher border controls, targets fentanyl smuggling and reform to fix ‘our broken immigration system’

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters during a religious procession to mark Ashura in Beirut's suburbs November 14, 2013. The group today confirmed that Nasrallah has been killed in an airstrike in Beirut the day before. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Sep 2024

Hezbollah leader Nasrallah killed in Israeli strike, group pledges retaliation, continued resistance

A general view of the overflowing Bagmati River following heavy rains, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 27, 2023. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Sep 2024

Devastating floods and landslides in Nepal claim 10 lives, 18 still missing

The Israeli military said on Saturday it had killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on the group’s central headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut a day earlier. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Sep 2024

Israeli military claims to have killed Hezbollah leader Nasrallah in Beirut airstrike

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy looks on as he meets with Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump (not pictured) at Trump Tower in New York City September 27, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Sep 2024

Zelenskiy rebuffs as China and Brazil continue to rally support for Ukraine peace plan

Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump attends a campaign town hall event at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan September 27, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Sep 2024

Trump blasts Google for ‘bad stories’ about him, vows prosecution if he returns to White House

A China Coast Guard ship is seen past the Philippine Coast Guard ship in the disputed waters of the South China Sea on August 26, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 28 Sep 2024

Air and sea patrols intensify in South China Sea as China asserts claims over Scarborough Shoal

Boys scouts carrying a picture of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Sep 2024

Under siege: The trials of Lebanon’s Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Hezbollah’s Future

Nathaniel McGuire was due in court on firearms charges when he allegedly threw a bag inside the building in Santa Maria, 250 kilometres northwest of Los Angeles on Wednesday. — AFP pic/Santa Barbara County Sheriff Office
World / 28 Sep 2024

California court bombing: Suspect’s car found packed with explosives and firearms, says DoJ

China Coast Guards have been aggressively patrolling the South China Sea territory, leading to alteractions with other countries. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Sep 2024

Chinese military announces drills, patrols in disputed South China Sea area

A large section of Highway 105 that washed away because of flood waters in the outskirts of Boone, North Carolina. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Sep 2024

Hurricane Helene’s fury: At least 43 lives lost as floods and mudslides sweep through US South-east

A fresh wave of air raids hit Beirut’s southern suburbs in the early hours of Saturday as Israel stepped up attacks on Hezbollah. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Sep 2024

More than 20 Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut, Hezbollah command centre under assault as residents flee

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue Israel’s attacks on Iranian-backed fighters in Lebanon. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Sep 2024

Netanyahu defends action at UN, says Israel seeks peace but ‘enough is enough’ as diplomats walk out

The waste was first purchased by the Albanian company Sokolaj, which then sold the material to its subsidiary in Croatia, GS Minerals, with the cargo set to be offloaded in Thailand for processing. — AFP pic
World / 28 Sep 2024

Suspected toxic waste from Albania to Thailand stranded at sea amid shipping dispute

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 / 27 Sep 2024

‘Words alone not enough,’ Belgium tells Pope Francis over Catholic Church’s sexual abuse