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Signature ABC at Lubiantan ABC in Cheras. –– Pictures by CK Lim
Eat-drink  / 16 h ago

Why folks line up for the ABC, prawn mee and ‘nasi lemak ayam rendang’ at this ‘lubiantan’ in Cheras

Johor police chief Datuk M. Kumar (centre) with the outgoing deputy state police chief Afandi Senin (left) who will be replaced by lNor Azizi Maarof (right) at the Johor police contingent headquarters in Johor Baru November 21, 2024. — Picture by Ben Tan
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Police arrest six men after 180km high-speed chase from Muar to KL, recover two rented vehicles

An undated file photo shows the Royal Malaysia Police logo outside the federal police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Toyota Hilux driver leads cops in 180km chase from Muar to KL, then gets away

A general view of the Kuala Lumpur city centre on January 10, 2023. —Picture by Firdaus Latif
Opinion  / 15 h ago

Kuala Lumpur: A city under other people

If you’re a TNG eWallet user, you must complete your eKYC process by December 20, 2024 to ensure seamless and full access to your eWallet. –– SoyaCincau pic
Tech-gadgets  / 10 h ago

Unverified TNG eWallet users will gradually lose access starting Dec 20: Here’s how to check and complete the eKYC process

Three people, including a pregnant woman, were killed while another pregnant woman sustained critical injuries after a Perodua Viva they were in skidded near a shopping mall in Putrajaya late last night. — Picture courtesy of the Fire and Rescue Department
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Pregnant woman among three killed in Putrajaya crash, another pregnant woman critically injured

A lorry driver fell into a micro-sleep while driving, causing an accident on the North-South Expressway (NSE) that killed a toddler and injured seven others in Muar. — Picture courtesy of the Fire and Rescue Department
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Three-year-old dies, seven injured in North-South Expressway crash as lorry driver’s micro-sleep causes collision with family’s car

File picture of the road where the incident happen. The 10-year-old girl, confirmed to be brain dead following a fall from her bicycle in an accident in Kuang last Thursday, died at 10am yesterday at Sungai Buloh Hospital. — Picture courtesy of the police
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Selangor police: 10-year-old girl in Kuang dies after bicycle fall, trousers caught in chain, hit-and-run ruled out

School students use an illegal route on a boat to cross the Malaysia-Thailand border to start the school session November 19, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Immigration to open Rantau Panjang ICQS at 6am, offer RM10 annual pass and considering special lane for students crossing Kelantan-Thai border

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad (second from right) and Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi (fifth from left) speak with healthcare workers during the handover ceremony for Hospital Seri Iskandar on Nov 21, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Tanjung Malim health clinic’s 24-hour times not coming back, Dzulkefly says

A photo posted online shows the freezer where the woman’s body had been stored for the past three years.
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Woman in Taman OUG freezer died from blows to chest, police say

Najib’s lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex on October 30, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

After Shafee complains about Najib’s SRC trial reports, NUJ says don’t blame the media

Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Malaysia. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Life  / 17 h ago

Silent killer: Colon cancer highly treatable, but third leading cause of cancer deaths

Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad speaks at the Dewan Rakyat. Nov 21, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

As more couples choose to be ‘childfree’ due to living costs, Family Ministry touts childcare subsidies for civil servants

Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said the government’s current priority is completing and further developing projects such as the Gemas-Johor Baru electrified double-track rail project and the East Coast Rail Link. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

KL-Singapore HSR plans pending approval as Cabinet prioritises existing rail development projects like Gemas-JB line and ECRL, says Amir Hamzah

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This court sketch created on September 17, 2024, shows defendant Dominique Pelicot during his trial in which he is accused of drugging his wife so he and scores of strangers could rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, at the courthouse of Avignon in Avignon. — AFP pic
World / 04 Nov 2024

‘It’s an endurance race’: Eight new defendants to take stand as France mass rape trial resumes

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau interacts with the crowd as he visits the Diwali Mela event in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, November 1, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 04 Nov 2024

Trudeau condemns ‘unacceptable’ violence at Hindu temple near Toronto, as some community leaders blame Sikh activists

Nations must agree a new target to fund climate action in a year likely to be the hottest in human history that has already witnessed a barrage of devastating floods, heatwaves and storms around the world. — Picture from Unsplash/ElimendeInagella
World / 04 Nov 2024

Nations to gather for COP29 crunch climate talks next week in shadow of US presidential elections

Ugandan police said victims were mostly juveniles and included a nine-year-old girl.— Picture from X/r_odong
World / 04 Nov 2024

Lightning strike on church in Uganda refugee camp kills 14, injures 34: victims mostly children

Indonesia and Russia kicked off their first joint naval drills on Monday, as the South-east Asian archipelago’s new President Prabowo Subianto seeks to boost ties with Moscow. — Reuters pic
World / 04 Nov 2024

Indonesia and Russia launch historic naval drills to strengthen ties amid global tensions

Security guards shielding King Felipe VI of Spain with an umbrella as angry residents heckle him and throw mud and objects during his visit to Paiporta. — AFP pic
World / 04 Nov 2024

Fury in Spain: Locals hurl mud, insults at King and Prime Minister Sanchez as flood death toll hits 217

With the 2024 presidential race going down to the wire, and with more key states tied at this point than in any comparable election, Trump and Harris go all out to court voters before the poll. — AFP
World / 04 Nov 2024

Trump rhetoric darkens, Harris vows Gaza peace as tense US election campaign heads into its final hours

File photo of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki. — AFP
World / 04 Nov 2024

At least nine killed after Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts in explosive plumes of lava

The crew for China's Shenzhou-18 space mission (from left to right) Li Guangsu, Ye Guangfu and Li Cong during a departure ceremony at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert in northwest China on April 25. — AFP
World / 04 Nov 2024

Chinese space station crew return after more than six months in orbit aboard the Tiangong space station

Donald Trump complained about gaps in the bullet-proof glass surrounding him, telling supporters that an assassin would have to shoot through the news media to get him. — Reuters 
World / 04 Nov 2024

Trump complains about bullet-proof glass surrounding him at Pennsylvania rally, says wouldn’t mind if someone shot through ‘the fake news’ to get him

Property developer Truong My Lan, 68, is appealing her death sentence for swindling US$27 billion (RM118.2 billion) in one of the biggest corruption cases in history. — AFP
World / 04 Nov 2024

Vietnamese property tycoon appeal against death penalty for US$27 billion fraud begins today after pleas for a more ‘lenient and humane’ sentence

Growing economic uncertainty and rising living costs across the country have forced many young couples to delay marriage, a troubling sign for lawmakers who have been pushing policies to boost a shrinking population. — Unsplash pic
World / 04 Nov 2024

China sees drop in marriage registrations in 2024 as economic woes, rising living costs deter young couples

Most states have a winner-take-all system that awards all electors to whoever wins the popular vote. — Reuters pic
World / 04 Nov 2024

The seven states that will decide the US presidency

Kemi Badenoch smiles on the day she was announced as the new leader of Britain's Conservative Party, in London, Britain, November 2, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 03 Nov 2024

Who is new UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch?

Musk and Trump have a complex relationship. During Trump’s 2016 campaign, Musk publicly questioned Trump’s fitness for office. — Reuters pic
World / 03 Nov 2024

Fact check: How Elon Musk is spreading US election lies

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system operates for interceptions, amid hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in northern Israel, November 2, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 03 Nov 2024

Israeli attacks kill 23 people in Gaza, medics say, as ceasefire hopes dim