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Previously, a photo went viral showing the giant rocket replica with a Chinese flag placed on its wings.
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Chinese flag on giant rocket replica in Tangkak sparks concerns, Johor cops probe after Umno Youth file report

According to police, the victim is believed to have slipped from the 33rd floor while trying to exit through the bathroom window after the bathroom door was damaged. She then fell into the 12th-floor corridor of the apartment. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Foreign student dies in 33rd floor fall while trying to exit bathroom through window at Kajang high-rise

The Chief Minister’s Office also stressed that the offer is not retrospective and cannot be enjoyed by land or parcel owners who make late payment of fine arrears before the date of the exemption and reduction comes into effect. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

100pc exemption: No penalty on land, parcel tax for early payments made from Jan 2 to Feb 28, says Penang govt

The Kelantan state government has made it mandatory for food and beverage outlets in the state to obtain halal certification to renew their business licences. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Halal compliance a must: Kelantan enforces new licensing rule for F&B outlets

Muhammad Syarifuddin Manan, 24, shows the police report and photos of his baby daughter’s condition, who is said to have fallen from the baby cot when he was met at the Kuala Terengganu District Police Headquarters, December 26, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Two-day-old baby falls onto road during hospital transfer: Terengganu dad files negligence report

The woman, in her 40s, filed the notice of motion, obtained by the media today, in the Federal Court last December 23, naming the director-general of the National Registration Department (NRD) and the Malaysian Government as respondents. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Indonesian woman seeks Federal Court’s nod to appeal for son’s Malaysian citizenship

A 24-year-old car wash assistant was sentenced to three months in jail by the magistrate’s court today after admitting to trespassing in a building for paranormal activity last Saturday. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Ghost hunting at abandoned Batu Pahat mall lands car wash assistant in jail for trespassing

Thanakarn “Bank Leicester” Kanthee, 21, sold flowers and accepted paid challenges for a living. — Picture from Facebook/แบงค์ เลสเตอร์'
World  / 13 h ago

Thai garland seller ‘Bank Leicester’, 21, dies after whisky challenge, sparking outrage; activist offers legal help

A 28-year-old former security guard has been awarded RM1.8 million in compensation due to medical negligence at Taiping Hospital, Perak, and by four others involved in his treatment following an accident, which led to permanent brain injuries. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Medical negligence at Taiping Hospital leads to RM1.8m payout for brain injury victim

Telegram and WeChat are taking steps to secure official licenses to operate in Malaysia, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) announced today. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

MCMC: Telegram, WeChat set to meet licensing requirements, warns others to comply or face consequences

MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the MACC will also carry out a transformation of the MACC structure, namely improving the assignment approach and empowering the functions and roles of each division to be more effective in carrying out duties. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

MACC chief: Grand corruption cases, national asset recovery in agency’s crosshairs for 2025

According to the charge, the oil palm plantation worker was accused of storing obscene videos and images on his mobile phone at a house in Sri Medan in Batu Pahat at 11.15pm on December 23. — Reuters file pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Court fines Batu Pahat man RM4,000 for filming explicit videos of granny, aunt and cousin  

In a statement, IJN said that it remains a fully government-owned corporate entity sponsored by the Ministry of Health and remains committed to providing high-quality treatment to all patients. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

IJN: No truth to claims of halting free treatment and requiring patients to transfer to other hospitals

The fire on December 26, 2024 destroyed 40 per cent of the hospital generator room measuring 5.5sqm, according to the Fire Department. — Picture from Wikipedia
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Fire breaks out in Seremban hospital generator room; cause likely from lorry snagging electrical cable outside

Launched in 2021, the GET programme is a strategic government initiative that offers electricity generated from renewable energy sources to Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) consumers seeking to reduce their carbon footprint in electricity consumption. — AFP file pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Green electricity tariff programme to continue in 2025 with enhanced features, says ministry

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A Palestinian man walks with children in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on December 24, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. — AFP pic
World / 33 m ago

Small steps in Gaza? Desalination plant muted reopening sparks hope for post-war recovery

Internally displaced people, members of the diaspora from Bakhmut and National Exemplary Band of the Armed Forces of Ukraine anthem of Ukraine perform during a Christmas concert organised by the exiled Bakhmut city hall in Kyiv, on December 23, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 10 h ago

‘We have no home anymore’: On Christmas, Ukrainian exiles dream of rebuilding war-torn Bakhmut

This aerial view shows two patrol boats washed ashore by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and preserved at the community's in Banda Aceh on December 25, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 10 h ago

Two decades after, what to know about the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands in Asia

Tokyo Electric Power Company workers loading a transportation box containing fuel debris from Unit 2 into a container, at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Japan on November 7, 2024. — Picture by TEPCO via AFP
World / 11 h ago

Fukushima nuclear plant to start daunting second round of radioactive debris removal from March 2025

Thanakarn “Bank Leicester” Kanthee, 21, sold flowers and accepted paid challenges for a living. — Picture from Facebook/แบงค์ เลสเตอร์'
World / 13 h ago

Thai garland seller ‘Bank Leicester’, 21, dies after whisky challenge, sparking outrage; activist offers legal help

File photo of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops chief Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov who was killed on Dec 17 in Moscow outside his apartment building by Ukraine's SBU intelligence service using a bomb attached to an electric scooter. — Reuters
World / 15 h ago

Russia claims to have thwarted Ukrainian plots to kill high-ranking officers using bombs disguised as power banks or document folders

South Korea’s opposition has filed an impeachment motion against acting president Han Duck-soo. — AFP
World / 16 h ago

South Korea’s opposition moves to impeach acting president

The attack began at 7:24am, affecting internal and external systems, JAL said earlier. — Reuters pic
World / 17 h ago

JAL’s systems back to normal after cyberattack delayed flights

Dozens of central and local government agencies participated in the three-hour tabletop exercise simulating a military escalation with China. — Reuters
World / 18 h ago

In a first, Taiwan's Presidential Office runs war games to simulate a China emergency

Former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je has been charged with accepting bribes over a major property development in the capital and misuse of political donations. — File photo from AFP
World / 19 h ago

Former Taipei mayor charged with bribery, misuse of political donations

South Korea’s Constitutional Court will hold its first hearing tomorrow for President Yoon Suk Yeol, after parliament impeached him over his short-lived martial law decree on Dec 3. — AFP
World / 19 h ago

South Korea’s Constitutional Court to decide impeached president Yoon’s fate

Former Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun under investigation on insurrection charges. — Reuters
World / 19 h ago

South Korea ex-minister's lawyers defend martial law as Yoon faces impeachment trial

The body was discovered in the one of the compartments that houses the airplane’s landing gear when United Flight 202 from Chicago O’Hare International Airport landed at Kahului Airport on Tuesday afternoon, according to the airline’s website. — Reuters pic
World / 21 h ago

Dead body found in wheel well after United flight lands in Hawaii

The incident took place in Midtown Manhattan near Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square near the corner of West 34th Street and Avenue of the Americas, or Sixth Avenue. — Freepik pic
World / 21 h ago

New York taxi jumps sidewalk outside Macy’s on Christmas Day, injuring seven

File photo of a boat used by group of migrants attempting to cross the English Channel. — AFP
World / 21 h ago

107 migrants rescued in Channel: French authorities

Japan Airlines has reported a cyber attack which it said could impact flights, without offering further details. — AFP
World / 21 h ago

Japan Airlines says subjected to cyber attack, flights may be impacted