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The prime minister's political secretary Datuk Azman Abidin (centre) attends press conference at the Bandar Tun Razak Member of Parliament's office in Kuala Lumpur, Dec 21, 2024. — Benama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Dr Wan Azizah demands swift response to mutilated cats at Universiti Malaya

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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 5 h ago

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

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks to the media during a visit to the site where a car drove into a crowd of a Christmas market in Magdeburg. — Reuters pic
World  / 19 h ago

Holiday horror: Death toll climbs to five in German Christmas market car-ramming, over 200 injured

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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

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

The concept of negative time has drawn both fascination and scepticism, particularly from prominent voices in the scientific community. — Pixabay pic/Gerd Altmann
Life  / 18 h ago

Scientists observe ‘negative time’: A quantum breakthrough or just a new way of thinking?

A volunteer places a gold leaf on a human skull during a Lang Pa Cha mass cleansing ceremony for unclaimed bodies. — Reuters
Life  / 4 h ago

Thai ceremony for the dead brings good karma and emotional closure

The Royal Malaysia Police logo is seen on a door at the federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur on Nov 18, 2024. — Picture by Choo Choy May .
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Teen girl missing in Cheras since attending lion dance class in Batu 11 Thursday

‘Sate ayam’ and ‘sate daging’ at Sate Famili’s newest outlet in Mutiara Damansara. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 5 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  / 4 h ago

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

An illustrative photo shows the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) logo. — Picture by Devan Manuel
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Man missing in Kuantan found in parked car nine days later, then dies on site

Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir delivers a speech during the launch of the Index Nexus Polycc: Synergy between Polycc and Industries at the Ungku Omar Polytechnic in Ipoh September 4, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Minister Zambry tells UM to start inquiries into sex pest claims

Salt cod has long been a national staple in Portugal, where it is said there are as many recipes for this humble fish as there are days in the year. — AFP pic
Life  / 18 h ago

Salt cod: Portugal’s Christmas staple served with tradition and a twist, but for how long?

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A picture taken during a tour organised by Hezbollah media office on October 2, 2024 shows a portrait of the group’s slain leader Hassan Nasrallah hanging on the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on a neighbourhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs. — AFP pic
World / 03 Oct 2024

‘Sickening cycle of escalation’ in Middle East must stop, UN chief says

The liberal enclave hopes to compete with Amsterdam and already hosts 'cannabis lounges,' where dispensaries are attached to separate bars or restaurants. — AFP pic
World / 03 Oct 2024

California passes law allowing Dutch-style cannabis cafes

Back in Butte, several residents said Walz was a 'good man' and expressed pride that he had put their hometown on the map—even if they wished he was representing the other side. — AFP pic
World / 03 Oct 2024

In Tim Walz’s Republican hometown, spotlight is bittersweet

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Discovery World in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 1. — AFP pic
World / 02 Oct 2024

US election officials face rising threats amid 'hyper-partisan' environment ahead of 2024 polls

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel. — Reuters pic
World / 02 Oct 2024

Iron Dome: Israel's key anti-missile shield

Relatives react as an ambulance carrying the remains of victims of a deadly school bus fire leave the forensic institute at the Police General Hospital in Bangkok on October 2, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 02 Oct 2024

Weeping families mourn Thai school bus crash victims

Republican vice presidential nominee US Senator JD Vance after attending a debate with Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (not pictured) hosted by CBS in New York. — Reuters pic
World / 02 Oct 2024

Key takeaways from the Vance-Walz US vice presidential debate

The rubble from a destroyed building is cordoned off at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburb Tiro neighbourhood on October 2, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 02 Oct 2024

What we know so far about Israel's targeted ground operations in Lebanon

Medical staff look out as they wait to transfer the coffins of victims outside the forensic institute at the police hospital in Bangkok, on October 2, 2024. A devastating fire on a Thai school bus killed at least 23 people, police said on October 1, after rescuers pulled children's bodies from the charred wreckage of the vehicle. — AFP pic
World / 02 Oct 2024

Explainer: Why are Thailand’s roads so deadly?

Activists and medical professionals shout slogans during a protest march to condemn the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata on October 1, 2024. — AFP
World / 02 Oct 2024

Thousands march in Kolkata as doctors resume strike over colleague's murder

Located at the southeast end of Kyushu island, Miyazaki Airport was formerly a Japanese navy base until the end of World War Two. — Picture from Instagram/Miyazaki Airport
World / 02 Oct 2024

Japan regional airport shut down after American WWII-era bomb explodes near runway, nearly 90 flights cancelled

Demonstrators celebrate during a rally in Tehran on October 1, 2024, after Iran fired a barrage of missiles into Israel in response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and other Iranian-backed militias. — AFP pic
World / 02 Oct 2024

Australia charges 19-year-old woman over pro-Hezbollah protest

A rescue worker carries the wrapped-up body of a victim following a fire on a bus that was carrying students and teachers on the outskirts of Bangkok on October 1, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 02 Oct 2024

Thai driver faces four charges including reckless driving after school bus catches fire in Bangkok, leaving 23 dead

An armed police officer is stationed in front of the entrance to Israel's embassy in Belgrade June 29, 2024. Danish police said today they were investigating two blasts in the vicinity of Israel’s embassy in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen. — AFP pic
World / 02 Oct 2024

Copenhagen police probe possible connection after two blasts near Israeli embassy, no injuries

University Hospitals Sussex’s chief executive, Dr George Findlay, acknowledged the challenges faced. — Picture via NHS Facebook
World / 02 Oct 2024

UK surgeon under fire for using own penknife in emergency surgery, amid hospital crisis involving 105 neglect cases

The Dome of the Rock on the Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount is seen as projectiles fly through the sky, after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel, as seen from Jerusalem October 1, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 02 Oct 2024

Jewish prayers or cries of joy? How two sides of Jerusalem reacted differently to Iran’s missiles against occupier Israel