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Malaysia Airlines’ new Airbus A330neo is escorted by a Royal Malaysian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKM fighter jet as it performs a flypast. — Picture courtesy of Malaysia Aviation Group Berhad
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

New planes, old problems: Malaysia Airlines says A330neos have engine issues

People lay flowers at a makeshift memorial near the site of a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg that saw over 200 injured. — AFP
World  / 16 h ago

Suspect in deadly Berlin Christmas market attack railed against Islam, Germany

Johor police chief Datuk M Kumar said the receipts, dated December 19 and 20, involved food purchases at fast-food restaurants in Kluang, Batu Pahat, and Muar, believed to have been made by the same individual. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Johor cops probe receipts from fast food eatery allegedly containing insults to Islam

An undated file photograph shows the logo of the Islamic Development Department of Malaysia (Jakim). — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Jakim spells out when Muslims may wish Christians ‘Merry Christmas’

Images circulating online showed a cat’s carcass with a large gash on its body and all four paws missing.
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

CCTV footage reveals stray dogs behind cat deaths at UM, says KL police chief

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said that the National Registration Department (JPN) is conducting nationwide outreach programmes to combat the possession of fake MyKad among the public. — Picture by Farhan Najib
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Home Ministry cracks down on fake MyKad syndicate, mulls digital transition for future

A screen shot of a video showing the brawl involving football fans at the Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT Station on the Ampang-Sri Petaling Line.
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

‘Absurd’, Minister Hannah Yeoh says of football fans’ brawl inside Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT station

A container ship transits the expanded Panama Canal through the Cocoli Locks. — Reuters pic
Money  / 13 h ago

Trump slams Panama’s ‘excessive’ canal fees, threatens to reclaim it

Barat Daya district police chief ACP Sazalee Adam said efforts were being made by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) to bring home the two fishermen, Muhammad Ikmal Hakimi Ismail (left), 22, and Nor Hasrul Abdullah, 25. — Bernama pics
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Safe return: Missing fishermen found in Aceh waters, one week after drifting off Kuala Sungai Pinang in Penang

A man passes by a mural of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in Shah Alam, Selangor, on March 8, 2023. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

What you should know about MH370, the jumbo jet Malaysia is searching for again a decade after it went missing

A volunteer places a gold leaf on a human skull during a Lang Pa Cha mass cleansing ceremony for unclaimed bodies. — Reuters
Life  / 16 h ago

Thai ceremony for the dead brings good karma and emotional closure

‘Sate ayam’ and ‘sate daging’ at Sate Famili’s newest outlet in Mutiara Damansara. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 17 h ago

Meru’s Sate Famili brings exceptional ‘sate ayam’ and more to Mutiara Damansara

Batu Pahat police chief, ACP Shahrulanuar Mushaddat Abdullah Sani, said the victim, Afiqah Syaurah Qamarul Arifin, died at the scene from severe head injuries in the incident, which occurred around 10.30am. — Screengrab from social media
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Tragic end: Four-year-old girl riding pillion with two siblings on bike with dad killed in motorcycle-lorry crash in Johor 

Overcast skies blanketed several areas in Labuan and surrounding South China Sea waters, as seen at the Anjung Ketam fishermen’s jetty, December 21, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Wet weather warning for Sabah, Labuan: MetMalaysia issues alert for continuous rain today

The three-day DWP concert at the Jakarta International Expo, organised by Ismaya Live, a part of Ismaya Group, concluded on December 15 and is one of Asia’s largest electronic music festivals. — Picture from Instagram/Djakarta Warehouse Project
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Indonesian police detain 18 cops for alleged extortion of Malaysian fans at Jakarta DWP concert

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North Korea claims over a million youths have enlisted or rejoined the army this week. — AFP pic
World / 16 Oct 2024

North Korea claims more than a million people joined army this week after accusing Seoul of drone provocations

On other developments, Ecuador’s constitutional court on Wednesday decriminalised euthanasia, after a lawsuit brought by a patient suffering a slow and painful death from a fatal motor neuron disease. — AFP file pic
World / 16 Oct 2024

Dutch retired psychologist receives suspended sentence for illegally selling ‘suicide kit’

File picture of a sea. The man, his brother and a 15-year-old set off for Sakhalin island from the far eastern Khabarovsk region on August 9 on an inflatable catamaran, transport prosecutors said. — Reuters pic
World / 16 Oct 2024

‘Miracle’ as Russian survives two months adrift at sea on inflatable boat, brother and nephew perish

French President Emmanuel Macron said Israel should not forget that it was created as a result of a resolution adopted by the United Nations. — AFP pic
World / 16 Oct 2024

Don’t forget that Israel was created by UN, Macron says as Netanyahu continues snub against global community

Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump dances during a town hall campaign event in Oaks, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 14, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 16 Oct 2024

Is he okay? Harris questions Trump’s mental fitness after town hall transforms into bizarre 40-minute dance-a-thon (VIDEO)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (pic) and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin have told Israel that they need to ensure aid is delivered to Gaza. — AFP pic
World / 16 Oct 2024

US dials up pressure on ally Israel: Boost Gaza aid in 30 days or it’s the end for billions of dollars in military support

Residents walk in a flooded street in Crecy-la-Chapelle, Seine-et-Marne department, after heavy rain and the passage of the storm Kirk caused flooding over the country, France, October 11, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 16 Oct 2024

AI enhances flood warnings but cannot erase risk of disaster

Members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) take part in the ‘Joint Sword-2024B’ military drills around Taiwan, from an undisclosed location in this screenshot from a handout video released by the PLA Eastern Theatre Command on October 14, 2024. — PLA Eastern Theatre Command handout via Reuters
World / 15 Oct 2024

From simulated attacks to ships deployment: What’s behind China’s latest war games around Taiwan?

A mural outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple featuring photographs of members of India's diplomatic corps including High Commissioner of India to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma, is seen after the killing on its grounds in June 2023 of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada September 18, 2023. — Reuters pic
World / 15 Oct 2024

Who is Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh separatist whose murder sparked India-Canada row?

Musk’s Starlink argues administrative allotment of licences is in line with a global trend, while India’s Reliance, led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, says an auction is needed for a level playing field. — Reuters pic
World / 15 Oct 2024

Battle of billionaires: Musk takes on Indian billionaires over satellite spectrum allocation

If Prabowo can reach a deal with Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) there would be no opposition parties in parliament, an unprecedented situation since Indonesia began holding direct presidential elections in 2004. — Reuters pic
World / 15 Oct 2024

Indonesia’s Prabowo courts largest party for coalition, meets candidates for govt posts

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday again called for the peacekeepers in southern Lebanon to move from certain areas close to Israel’s border with Lebanon, insisting it was “completely false” that Israeli forces targeted the UN force, UNIFIL. — Reuters pic
World / 15 Oct 2024

UN peacekeepers vows to 'stay in all positions' in Lebanon despite Israel's warning to stay away amid bombings

India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, will travel to Islamabad for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit to “represent India at the meeting”, the foreign ministry said today. — Reuters
World / 15 Oct 2024

India’s foreign minister makes first Pakistan visit in nearly a decade for Shanghai forum, but no talks planned amid Kashmir tensions

Taiwan detected a record 153 Chinese military aircraft around the self-ruled island. — Reuters pic
World / 15 Oct 2024

Taiwan records unprecedented 153 Chinese military aircraft in a single day amid rising tensions

A top national security meeting among North Korean leaders yesterday at a time of spiking tensions with the South. — Reuters pic
World / 15 Oct 2024

North Korea's Kim Jong Un convenes urgent security meeting, signals military readiness as tensions soar with South Korea

Kamala Harris' trip to Pennsylvania yesterday is her 10th to the battleground state since becoming the Democratic candidate in July. The state's 19 electoral college votes will be pivotal to the election outcome. Reuters pic
World / 15 Oct 2024

Harris labels ‘unhinged’ Trump a menace to democracy, after claims of ‘enemy within’ and threat to deploy army against own citizens