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Lim Foong Mei, 78, suffered head injuries from falling on the road after the snatch thief ran off with her bag on Jalan Limau Manis in Bangsar on October 7, 2024. — Picture from social media
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Bangsar woman left severely injured by snatch thief dies after two months, cops reviewing charges against suspect

Datuk John Lee Siew Neng brought to face a CBT charge at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex. Dec 30, 2024. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Durian products trading company director claims trial to CBT involving over RM195,000

A landing gear issue was found shortly after Jeju Air flight 7C101 departed from Gimpo International Airport in western Seoul for the southern resort island of Jeju at 6:37am local time. — AFP pic
World  / 12 h ago

Second Jeju Air plane in trouble: Gear issue leads to Gimpo turnback after deadly crash

The police have urged banks to take proactive steps to reduce scams facilitated by online transactions. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Adopt 72-hour cooling-off period to stop scams, police tell financial institutions

A car veered off course and caught fire after reportedly hitting a car battery left by the roadside at Kilometre 18 of the Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah Bridge. — Picture courtesy of Bayan Baru Fire and Rescue Dept
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Mercedes crashes and catches fire after hitting car battery left by roadside, causing major traffic jam on Penang’s second bridge

Our appetite for fried chicken has led to many homegrown brands like Pretty's Hot Chicken — Picture by Lee Khang Yi
Eat-drink  / 14 h ago

From fried chicken to coffee and wine, here are the food and drinks trends that gripped the Klang Valley in 2024

The five suspects were alleged to have committed the offence at a café in Taman Kota Laksamana, Melaka Tengah, around 8.30pm on November 14, 2024. — Reuters file pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

‘Datuk Seri’ businessman, family and staff claim trial to assaulting, threatening insurance agent in Melaka cafe

The fire broke out at a six-story hotel near Bangkok’s popular backpacker area of Khao San Road last night. — Screengrab from Facebook video
World  / 10 h ago

Three killed, seven injured in hotel fire near Bangkok’s Khao San Road

In Germany’s faltering economy, the sharp rise in sick leave among workers has become a major concern for business leaders. For Marcus Lentz, a private detective, this is a godsend. — AFP pic
Money  / 17 h ago

Germany’s ‘sick leave detectives’ are on the case as absenteeism hits records — and company pocketbooks

A ‘Good Samaritan’ refers to a person who helps others in need, often in an unselfish and compassionate way, without expecting anything in return. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Do you help or walk away? Why people hesitate to aid those in danger — and how a ‘Good Samaritan’ law in Malaysia can change that

A catering supply company became the first employer in Malaysia to have its assets seized today after failing to settle its Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) contributions totalling RM19,765.20. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Catering supply company becomes first in Malaysia to face asset seizure for RM19,765 in over unpaid Socso contributions

Boxes of Ozempic and Mounjaro, semaglutide and tirzepatide injection drugs used for treating type 2 diabetes and made by Novo Nordisk and Lilly. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Pharmacists sound alarm as rising Ozempic misuse for weight-loss causes shortages for diabetes patients in Malaysia

Goreng pisang and apam balik seller Zainatul Rafeda Zainul Abidin pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of committing mischief by fire by torching a motorcycle last Thursday. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Taiping street vendor pleads guilty to torching motorcycle over repossession dispute

A man is seen physically assaulting another man dressed in a uniform at a restaurant in Machang Bubok, Penang on camera, which was shared on social media on December 27, 2024. — Screengrab from Facebook/Pertiga Malaysia
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Penang cops nab man after video of Machang Bubok restaurant worker’s assault goes online

The aftermath of the water retention bund collapse in Taman Sri Alam, Saujana Utama, which resulted in a torrent of water surging into several houses nearby on December 29, 2024. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

A roar, a rush of water inside the house, and havoc: Taman Sri Alam residents recall the night the bund collapsed (VIDEO)

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(R-L): Astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze wave to the crowd during a departure ceremony ahead of the launch of the Shenzhou-19 space mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert earlier today. — AFP pic
World / 30 Oct 2024

Welcome aboard: Shenzhou-19 crew lands on Tiangong, ready for handover and new space experiments

Authorities have successfully retrieved over 40,000 limited edition Bluey coins that were swiped from a Sydney warehouse earlier this year. — Picture courtesy of NSW Police Force
World / 30 Oct 2024

Aussie cops recover 40,000 stolen Bluey coins in major heist bust, getaway driver arrested

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the opening of the 25th Parliament session in Jerusalem on October 28, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 30 Oct 2024

With ban on aid agency, has Israel finally declared war on the UN after crying ‘bias’ for years?

Taiwan suspended work and classes on some outlying islands and fishers secured their boats Wednesday as authorities warned approaching Super Typhoon Kong-rey could trigger landslides. — AFP pic
World / 30 Oct 2024

Taiwan suspends work, classes in preparation for Super Typhoon Kong-rey

Norway on Tuesday said it would ask the UN’s International Court of Justice to clarify Israel’s aid obligations to Palestinians, a day after Israel banned the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. — AFP pic
World / 30 Oct 2024

Norway to ask ICJ to clarify Israel’s aid obligations to Palestinians after UNRWA ban

Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement announced Tuesday it has chosen deputy head Naim Qassem to succeed Hassan Nasrallah as leader after his death in an Israeli strike on south Beirut last month. — AFP pic
World / 30 Oct 2024

Hezbollah names deputy head Naim Qassem to succeed slain leader, Israel says ‘not for long’

Three Chinese astronauts including the country’s only woman spaceflight engineer blasted off on a dream mission to the Tiangong space station in the early hours of Wednesday. — AFP pic
World / 30 Oct 2024

To Tiangong and beyond: Beijing launches astronaut trio on ambitious ‘dream mission’

The detailed global report from the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors was the first since the body was set up by Pope Francis in 2014 to try to tackle widespread abuse within the Church. — AFP pic
World / 30 Oct 2024

Vatican commission calls for easier removal of priests who have abused minors in inaugural report

Steve Bannon, one of the brains behind Donald Trump’s far-right movement, was released from prison yesterday after spending nearly four months behind bars. — AFP pic
World / 30 Oct 2024

Trump’s far-right mastermind Steve Bannon released from prison ahead of US vote

Former US first lady Melania Trump at a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee, former US president Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2024 in New York City. — AFP pic
World / 30 Oct 2024

‘He’s not Hitler’: Melania Trump says of husband, calls comparison ‘terrible’

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te gives a keynote address on national day to mark the 113th birthday of the Republic of China, Taiwan’s formal name, in Taipei October 10, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Oct 2024

Taiwan independence 101: Is the Republic of China already operating as a sovereign state?

This handout picture taken and released by Indonesia's presidential palace on October 25, 2024, shows president Prabowo Subianto (third left) and defense minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin (left) at the military academy during their cabinet retreat in Magelang, Central Java. — AFP pic
World / 29 Oct 2024

With Prabowo at helm, Indonesia and Russia to hold first joint naval drills next month

Activists of Ending Child Abuse (ECA) hold a protest against paedophilia within the Catholic Church ahead of Papal Synod in Rome with the Vatican in the background, on September 27, 2023. — AFP pic
World / 29 Oct 2024

Vatican commission publishes first report as Pope Francis aims to tackle clerical child sex abuse

Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, had sent out an alert about suspicious money transfers to the Philippines. — Picture from Facebook/Europol
World / 29 Oct 2024

Graphic artist who worked for Pixar, Disney in French trial for ordering child rape livestream from Philippines

Election officers prepare to count ballots for the general election at a ballot counting centre in Tokyo, Japan October 27, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Oct 2024

‘Sometimes power clouds judgment’: Fed-up and angry Japan voters punish Liberal Democratic Party to possible first loss in seven decades

People look at a North Korean propaganda leaflet denouncing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee, apparently carried by balloons sent from North Korea, near the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, October 24, 2024. — Reuters
World / 29 Oct 2024

US claims North Korea sending 10,000 troops to train in Russia for Ukraine war, as Seoul warns of ‘significant security threat’