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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  / 17 h ago

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

Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said MS88, which has undergone 15 years of research, has a taste comparable to other premium durians such as Black Thorn. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Say hello to MS88: Malaysia’s next big durian, set to rival Black Thorn

A runway closure at Subang Airport due to a pothole today led to major disruptions, causing flight cancellations and diversions. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Runway trouble at Subang Airport: Passengers face frustrating flight delays due to pothole

In the incident, Lau tripped and fell with his knees hitting the ground, his head extending beyond the edge of the platform.
Showbiz  / 14 h ago

Same day, two cities, both ‘Heavenly Kings’: First Aaron Kwok, now Andy Lau falls during concert in Hong Kong

Jailed former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex, in Kuala Lumpur December 12, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

AGC: Any new proposal for Najib’s house arrest must go through Pardons Board chaired by Agong

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  / 18 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

The police reports followed a call by an NGO for Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh to resign after the Kuala Lumpur High Court dismissed her defamation suit against former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan. — Pictures by Firdaus Latif and Devan Manuel
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Cops: Investigation underway after seven police reports filed against Hannah Yeoh in defamation dispute against former IGP Musa Hassan

Taking to social media in the early hours of this morning, Kwok reassured his fans, explaining that he had fallen through an empty hydraulic platform after failing to spot the gap. — Picture via Instagram
Showbiz  / 19 h ago

Aaron Kwok reassures fans after falling off stage at Taipei concert

Two men robbed a jewellery store at a shopping mall in Banda Hilir yesterday afternoon. — Screengrab via CCTV footage on social media
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Two men flee with valuables after armed robbery at Banda Hilir jewellery store, say Melaka police

MetMalaysia has issued a continuous rain warning at the alert level for several areas in Sabah until December 30. — Picture by Farhan Najib
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

MetMalaysia warns of continuous rain in Sabah, Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang until Dec 31

Selangor Red Giants triumphed over Red Falcon AP Bren Sport in a nail-biting match, ending Malaysia's seven-year e-sports title drought. — Picture via Instagram/Esports World Cup
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Viral in 2024: Malaysians who stole the spotlight and captured global attention (VIDEO)

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expects to reach the new limit between January 14 and January 23, 2025. —- Reuters pic
Money  / 14 h ago

US debt ceiling crisis looms as Treasury warns of US$36.2t default risk by mid Jan 2025

This appeal follows the Kelantan government’s announcement to begin enforcing mandatory halal certification in Kota Baru, with plans to expand the initiative across the state. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Samenta calls for Kelantan govt to reconsider halal cert requirement for F&B operators

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow visited the swimming pool after officiating the Iconic Marjorie Hotel, a Tribute Portfolio hotel under Marriott International’s premium brand, in Bayan Lepas. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Chow calls for more investment as Penang faces hotel room crunch from soaring tourist numbers

People wait in line to purchase their Mega Millions lottery ticket from a liquor store where winning tickets have been sold on December 27, 2024 in Hawthorne, California. — AFP pic
Life  / 10 h ago

US lottery ticket sold in California strikes US$1.22b jackpot, but winner yet to claim prize 

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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

The Palm Jumeirah in the Gulf emirate of Dubai in this file picture dated January 10, 2022. For years, the 35km territory of Dubai has been an ideal rear base for trafficking and money laundering, with little risk of being extradited for lack of satisfactory judicial cooperation, according to European investigators and magistrates interviewed by AFP. — AFP pic
World / 19 Dec 2024

With all eyes now on Dubai, is the dream over for Europe’s biggest drug traffickers?

A medic treats a child suffering from cholera at a rural isolation centre in Wad Al-Hilu in Kassala state in eastern Sudan, on August 17, 2024. More than a year and a half into a grinding war between Sudan’s rival generals, the country’s healthcare system, already struggling before the conflict which killed tens of thousands and uprooted 12 million people, has now all but crumbled. — AFP pic
World / 19 Dec 2024

‘No choice but to continue’: Sudan’s doctors bear brunt of war as healthcare falls apart

Heathrow, the UK and Europe’s busiest airport by passenger numbers, served a record 39.8 million passengers in the first half of 2024. — AFP file pic
World / 18 Dec 2024

Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, to undergo £2.3b upgrade till 2026

Dorian Giantonio, animal technician, pets an older genetically altered pig in a pen at Revivicor Research farm in Blacksburg, Virginia on November 20, 2024. On a farm in the southern US state of Virginia, David Ayares and his research teams are breeding genetically modified pigs to transplant their organs into human patients. — AFP pic
World / 18 Dec 2024

Xenotransplantation: A US farm breeds pigs for human kidney transplants that may one day sell for US$1m per organ

Nigel Farage, Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom and a Trump supporter, attends the New York Young Republican Club’s Annual Gala at Cipriani’s Wall Street in New York City on December 15, 2024. — AFP
World / 18 Dec 2024

Musk in talks to donate US$100m to fellow Trump supporter, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party

The Dutch Data Protection Authority said Netflix did not provide customers with enough information about what the company does with their personal data between 2018 and 2020. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Dec 2024

Dutch authorities slap Netflix with €4.75m fine over use of subscribers’ personal data

Investigators gather by a body at the blast scene, which killed the commander of Russian armed forces’ chemical, biological and radiation defence troops, Igor Kirillov, and his assistant, according to the Russian Investigative Committee, outside a residential building on Ryazansky Avenue in Moscow on December 17, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 18 Dec 2024

Russia detains suspect in general’s bomb blast killing claimed by Ukraine

Japan's Space One's Kairos rocket lifts off at Space One's launching pad on the tip of Kii peninsula in Kushimoto town, Wakayama prefecture, Japan December 18, 2024. — Kyodo/via Reuters pic
World / 18 Dec 2024

Rocket failure strikes Japan’s Space One Kairos just minutes after launch