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A bustling street in Hat Yai. — Picture by Muhammad Yusry
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Foreign, but familiar: Why more and more Malaysians are choosing Hat Yai for their quick trips

Members of the public attempting to catch a glimpse of the public caning punishment against a 42-year-old man convicted of repeated “khalwat”, or close proximity with the opposite sex in Kuala Terengganu. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

PAS spiritual leader moots public caning for Shariah offences across all Perikatan-led states

MetMalaysia has issued a warning for strong winds and rough seas across the country’s waters, effective from Sunday to Tuesday. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

MetMalaysia: Strong winds, rough seas warning issued for Malaysian waters from tomorrow to Tuesday

OK Lim was convicted in May 2024 for cheating and abetting forgery, part of a trade financing fraud described as one of Singapore’s most severe. — AFP pic
Singapore  / 5 h ago

Former Singapore oil tycoon OK Lim and children declared bankrupt over Hin Leong debts

‘Nasi lemak’ with ‘ayam rendang’ and ‘daging rendang’ at Nasi Lemak Angah. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 7 h ago

Head to Nasi Lemak Angah on Jalan Ipoh for a ‘nasi lemak’ full of flavour... and personality

The damaged bus that got off the road on the E10 near Raftsundet, Hadsel municipality, is pictured after it's transportion to a control station in Gullesfjord on December 27, 2024. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Wisma Putra: Four Malaysians suffer minor injuries in Norway bus crash, now housed in crisis centre and restricted from contact due to probe

A Chinese military aircraft flies in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, in this screengrab taken from a social media video released on December 26, 2024. — Social media pic/via Reuters
World  / 8 h ago

Mysterious new Chinese military jets spark debate over stealth tech

A group of men leaves flowers outside the Zhuhai Sports Centre November 12, 2024, a day after a car rammed through the site killing dozens in Zhuhai. — AFP pic
World  / 6 h ago

Driver who killed 35 in China car ramming sentenced to death

Simply put, the DRG is a pricing system that charges a fixed rate for certain medical procedures. — Reuters file pic
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

What is DRG anyway? How Putrajaya plans to deal with rising medical costs with a new pricing system

A view shows damages in the wreckage of an Azerbaijan Airlines' Embraer passenger plane that crashed near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan December 25, 2024 in this screengrab from a video obtained from social media. — Social media pic via Reuters
World  / 19 h ago

‘I thought the plane was going to fall apart’: Passenger recalls loud bang before plane crash, Azerbaijan Airlines blames ‘external’ interference

US president-elect Donald Trump filed a brief yesterday urging the Supreme Court to pause a law that would ban TikTok the day before his January 20 inauguration if it is not sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance. — AFP pic
World  / 7 h ago

Trump asks US Supreme Court to pause law threatening TikTok ban

Blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, or Papagomo, is investigated under Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act, Sections 500 and 504 of the Penal Code, and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

After criminal probe against Papagomo for remarks targeting police, IGP sues over alleged defamation

Perlis Mufti Datuk Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin said rejecting public caning for shariah offences does not mean opposing Islamic teachings. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

After public caning in Terengganu, Perlis mufti says rejection of practice does not mean opposing Islam

Detail of a Chinese-made Changan car at a dealership in Naucalpan, Mexico, December 7, 2024. Sales of luxury vehicles in Mexico registered a significant drop in 2024, in the face of a stronger presence of Chinese-made vehicles preferred by consumers. — AFP pic
Money  / 8 h ago

Why Mexicans are ditching legacy luxury rides for affordable Chinese auto upstarts

A man suspected of killing a dog in Ladang Malaya, Selama, by shooting it with an arrow was charged in the Taiping Magistrate’s Court on December 23.
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Man accused of shooting dog with arrow faces charges for alleged animal cruelty in Taiping

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This photo taken on December 13, 2024 shows a kindergarden teacher pointing to Chinese flags while walking with pupils in Senado Square ahead of the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover, in Macau. — AFP pic
World / 20 Dec 2024

On China’s doorstep, Macau weaves an identity as integration looms

In this photo taken on November 22, 2024, Muharram Idris, a former commander of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), shows a photo of himself in Pekan Bada near Banda Aceh, Indonesia’s Aceh province. Former rebel commander Muharram Idris once led 3,000 men to fight Indonesia’s army in separatist Aceh, but now serves as a local official after the legacy of a devastating tsunami two decades ago brought peace to the province. — AFP pic
World / 20 Dec 2024

Tsunami’s legacy: How the 2004 disaster transformed Aceh, ending decades of conflict and bringing peace

Gisele Pelicot leaves the Avignon courthouse after hearing the defence’s final plea at the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 16, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 19 Dec 2024

Gisele Pelicot: From rape survivor to feminist icon, her fight challenges patriarchy in France

Gisele Pelicot arrives at the courthouse in Avignon on December 19, 2024, as the verdict is expected in the trial of her ex-husband, with 50 others, accused of drugging her and orchestrating multiple rapes over nearly a decade. — AFP pic
World / 19 Dec 2024

Gisele Pelicot’s ex-husband jailed 20 years for orchestrating mass rape; 50 co-defendants get three to 15 years in landmark trial

Gisele Pelicot, arriving for the delivery of the verdict in the trial for Dominique Pelicot and 50 co-accused, — Reuters
World / 19 Dec 2024

Multiple guilty verdicts handed down in Gisele Pelicot rape case that horrified the world

A courthouse sketch of Chen Jinping during a hearing at a Brooklyn courthouse in New York from last year. — Reuters
World / 19 Dec 2024

New York man pleads guilty in Chinese ‘secret police station’ case

Palestinian children help push a car as people evacuate from their homes with their belongings, after receiving evacuation orders from the Israeli military. — AFP
World / 19 Dec 2024

HRW accuses Israel of ‘acts of genocide’ for damaging water infrastructure and cutting off supplies to civilians in Gaza

Ducks inside a poultry farm in Castelnau-Tursan, France. — Reuters
World / 19 Dec 2024

France declares itself bird flu-free after a month without outbreaks, remains on high alert for virus spreading rapidly in Europe

A protester (right) wearing a mask of Yoon Suk Yeol in a mock prison during a demonstration calling for the impeached South Korea president’s ouster in Seoul on December 19, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 19 Dec 2024

‘Where in the world does a leader declare insurrection’ in the media? Lawyers for impeached South Korean president Yoon tell court

Japanese media reported that the suspected attacker is a man in his 40s who reportedly lives nearby the McDonald’s outlet where the stabbing took place on December 14, 2024. —Photo by Raymond Manuel
World / 19 Dec 2024

Japanese police arrest man in 40s suspected behind deadly stabbing of teens at McDonald’s

Spanish media circulated pictures of a screenshot of Google Maps’ Street View from October 2024 showing a person dumping an object covered in a white shroud into a car boot in the village of Tajueco. — Picture from pexels.com
World / 19 Dec 2024

Nowhere to hide: Google Maps cracks year-long Spanish murder mystery, captures suspect hiding corpse in car

Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect in the New York City killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, is escorted after an extradition hearing at Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania December 10, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 19 Dec 2024

Luigi Mangione, suspect in killing of UnitedHealth executive to face federal charges, death penalty possible

Indian Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) members during a rescue operation after a naval boat collided with a passenger ferry, causing it to capsize off the coast of Mumbai. — Reuters
World / 19 Dec 2024

Thirteen dead after naval vessel hits passenger boat off Mumbai

US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, speaking at the UN headquarters in New York. — File photo from Reuters
World / 19 Dec 2024

US alarmed Russia close to accepting a nuclear-armed North Korea

Gisele Pelicot arriving at a hearing in the trial for Dominique Pelicot and 50 co-accused on December 16. — Reuters
World / 19 Dec 2024

Verdict in the mass rape case of French woman Gisele Pelicot that horrified the world to be delivered today

Police have arrested a suspect believed to be the perpetrator behind the fire. — Image from Joshua Newton/Unsplash
World / 19 Dec 2024

Hanoi karaoke bar fire kills 11, arson suspected