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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  / 9 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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Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the eastern areas of Baalbeck in the Bekaa valley of Lebanon on September 23, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 24 Sep 2024

Nearly 500 dead in Israeli strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon; EU warns ‘full-fledged war’ nearing

A man watches as smoke billows over southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre, southern Lebanon September 23, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 24 Sep 2024

Lebanon says Israeli airstrikes kill as least 100 people, as citizens told to evacuate

Ryan W. Routh, suspected of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump, appears in federal court where he was charged with two gun-related crimes in West Palm Beach, Florida September 16, 2024 in a courtroom sketch. — REUTERS PIC
World / 24 Sep 2024

Trump attempted assassination suspect Ryan Routh to appear in court

At 6 pm, the local currency climbed to 4.2000/2060 against the greenback, compared to last week’s close of 4.2005/2070. — Picture By Choo Choy May
World / 23 Sep 2024

Ringgit extends gain against US dollar at close, climbs to 4.2000

Herbert Kickl, former Austria's Interior Minister and member of FPOe (Austrian Freedom Party) speaks during the 33rd Ordinary Federal Party Congress in the Graz, Austria on September 14, 2019. — AFP pic
World / 23 Sep 2024

Austria’s far right woos anti-vaxxers with fund for vaccine ‘victims’

A man looks on as debris washed away from flooding is seen piled by houses along the Tsukada river following heavy rain in Wajima city, Ishikawa prefecture on September 23, 2024. Heavy rain that triggered floods and landslides on a Japanese penisula recovering from an earthquake this year killed at least six people, local media reported on September 23. — AFP pic
World / 23 Sep 2024

Seven dead as mudslides and floods devastate central Japan, rescuers comb muddy riverbanks for those unaccounted for

A file photograph shows a group of monkeys near a temple in Colombo. A troop of monkeys reportedly saved a six-year-old girl from a rape attempt in Baghpat, according to a report. — Reuters pic
World / 23 Sep 2024

‘My daughter would have been dead by now’: Father says ‘monkey attack’ foiled rape attempt on six-year-old in India

This handout photo released by the US Army shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky listening to the US delegation while at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania September 22, 2024. — SFC. Curt Loter/US Army/AFP pic
World / 23 Sep 2024

Zelensky seeks support for Ukraine’s victory plan in crucial US meetings with Biden, Harris and Trump

(From left) Roger and Luis Albino, who was kidnapped from Oakland in 1951, is seen after reuniting in 2024. — Picture courtesy of Alida Alequin
World / 23 Sep 2024

‘We found him’: Boy who went missing at age six discovered alive over 70 years later in US

The front page of a newspaper placed on a stack shows an image of Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake from the National People's Power (NPP) alliance who is elected as new president of Sri Lanka after his victory in the presidential election, in Colombo September 23, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 23 Sep 2024

Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake? A look at the man taking on Sri Lanka’s political dynasties with anti-corruption agenda, welfare schemes

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump dances behind bulletproof glass as he concludes his remarks during a campaign rally at the Aero Center in Wilmington, North Carolina, September 21, 2024. Trump said that he will not make a fourth consecutive run for the US presidency if he loses the November 5 election. — AFP pic
World / 23 Sep 2024

Trump rules out 2028 bid for US president, says ‘that will be it’ if he loses November election

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the presidential candidate from National People's Power, speaks to the press as he heads to the Election Commission, a day after the presidential election, in Colombo September 22, 2024. Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as new president yesterday, putting faith in his pledge to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery. — Reuters pic
World / 23 Sep 2024

‘We can turn this country around’: Sri Lankans elect Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy

The US Capitol is seen in Washington, DC September 20, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 23 Sep 2024

‘Could have been done two weeks ago’: US govt shutdown averted as lawmakers agree on stopgap funding until after election in December

A member of the Israeli security forces stands guard inside a cordoned-off area in Kiryat Bialik in the Haifa district of Israel, targeted by a reported strike by Lebanon’s Hezbollah on September 22, 2024. Hezbollah said yesterday that it targeted military production facilities and an air base near north Israel’s Haifa after the Israeli military pounded south Lebanon and said it targeted thousands of rocket launcher barrels. — AFP pic
World / 23 Sep 2024

‘Region on brink of imminent catastrophe’: Hezbollah launches drones, Israel responds with heavy fire in ‘new phase’ of fighting

A group of armed men attacked the Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary office and stole 10 firearms in the Weng district on Saturday evening. — Picture via Facebook/เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าฮาลา-บาลา จ.นราธิวาส Hala-bala Wildlife Sanctuary
World / 23 Sep 2024

Armed men steal firearms, trigger explosions in daring raid at Narathiwat wildlife sanctuary in Thailand

A photo taken on September 20, 2024 shows an exterior view of the Brandenburg State Parliament building (Landtag) in Potsdam, capital of the eastern German state of Brandenburg, ahead of the state elections on September 22. — AFP pic
World / 22 Sep 2024

All eyes on Germany as far-right AfD seeks new win in regional poll today that may threaten unpopular coalition govt