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A screen capture shows the offending sandwich sold through some KK Mart stores. — Picture from Facebook/Dr Akmal Saleh
Malaysia  / 10 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  / 8 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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The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are currently investigating the mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama. ― Reuters pic
World / 22 Sep 2024

Another mass shooting in US, with at least four dead and dozens wounded in Alabama

Emergency personnel work at a site of houses damaged following a rocket attack from Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in Kiryat Bialik, Israel, September 22, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 22 Sep 2024

Hezbollah, Israel exchange heavy fire after deadly Israeli strike

National People's Power (NPP) presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayaka is currently leading the polls. — AFP pic
World / 22 Sep 2024

Sri Lanka frontrunner won’t tear up IMF deal, will attempt renegotiation, says party

The Qatar-based channel aired live footage of the Israeli troops storming the channel’s office and handing over a military closure order to one of the Al Jazeera TV staff before the broadcast was disrupted. — Reuters pic
World / 22 Sep 2024

Israeli forces raid Al Jazeera bureau in West Bank with closure order

This photo shows temporary housing - built for people who lost their homes during the January 1, 2024 earthquake - surrounded by floodwaters after heavy rains pounded the area, in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on September 22, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 22 Sep 2024

Floods, landslides hit central Japan months after major quake

A man shot and killed four people including himself in front of his toddler daughter. ― Reuters pic
World / 22 Sep 2024

Thailand murder-suicide: Man shoots four, including himself, leaving toddler daughter the only survivor

US President Joe Biden was caught on a hot mic yesterday telling the leaders of Australia, India and Japan that an aggressive China is ‘testing us.’ — Reuters pic
World / 22 Sep 2024

Biden says China ‘testing us,’ in hot mic remarks to Quad allies

After 2-1/2 months of political uncertainty since centrist President Emmanuel Macron’s surprise decision to call early elections, Michel Barnier has put together a cabinet he hopes will find cross-party support in the fragmented parliament. — Reuters pic
World / 22 Sep 2024

France unveils a more right-wing government after deadlock

Anura Kumara Dissanayake won about 54 per cent of half a million votes counted so far in the election. — Reuters pic
World / 22 Sep 2024

Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning Dissanayake in early lead to become president

Cross-border strikes continued yesterday: Israeli warplanes carried out the heaviest bombardment in 11 months of fighting across Lebanon’s south and Hezbollah claimed rocket attacks on military targets in Israel’s north. — Reuters pic
World / 22 Sep 2024

Israel’s strike on Beirut killed 37, Lebanon says

Republican presidential nominee and former US President DonaldTrump stuck to his previous position that there would not be another debate before voters go to the polls in the November 5 election. — Reuters pic
World / 22 Sep 2024

Trump rejects Harris’ challenge to debate again on CNN

Ibrahim Aqil, who Israel said it killed in an air strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs Friday, headed Hezbollah’s elite Radwan unit and had been on a US sanctions list for nearly a decade. — Reuters pic/US State Department
World / 21 Sep 2024

Ibrahim Aqil, the Hezbollah elite unit commander wanted by the US

Mohamed Al-Fayed spent years trying to gain admission to the upper echelons of UK society but ultimately failed to win either acceptance or British citizenship. — AFP pic
World / 21 Sep 2024

Who was Mohamed Al-Fayed? The Egyptian billionaire behind Harrods, shunned by British high society

A legal team representing women alleging rape and sexual assault by the late Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed said on Saturday it received over 150 new enquiries, including from women accusing the former Harrods owner. — AFP pic
World / 21 Sep 2024

New wave of allegations: Lawyers for Al-Fayed abuse survivors report over 150 fresh enquiries

Cambodia’s former Prime Minister Hun Sen had also weighed in on the cancellation of the border development deal. — Reuters pic
World / 21 Sep 2024

Cambodia pulls out of border development deal with Vietnam, Laos

Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton holds a press conference to announce findings on the Easey Street murder. — Picture from Facebook/Victoria Police
World / 21 Sep 2024

Man arrested in Italy over 1977 Australian double murder, thanks to DNA forensics