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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  / 6 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  / 6 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 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

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

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

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  / 5 h ago

Driver who killed 35 in China car ramming sentenced to death

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

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

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  / 1 h ago

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

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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Hong Kong authorities have tightened health screening measures at the airport for all flights arriving from African transit hubs. — AFP pic
World / 06 Dec 2024

Report: Hong Kong tightens airport screening as Congo mystery disease kills 79

A Philippine flag flutters from BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated Philippine Navy ship that has been aground since 1999 and became a Philippine military detachment on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea. — Reuters pic
World / 06 Dec 2024

US destroyer sailing near Spratly Islands in South China Sea is exercising navigational rights

Imran Khan asked supporters to converge on Dec 13 in the northwestern city of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province ruled by his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.— Reuters pic
World / 06 Dec 2024

Former PM Imran Khan urges rally, warns of civil disobedience as Pakistan denies deadly protest claims

People watching a live television broadcast of National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-Shik speaking about South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol at a train station in Seoul on December 6. — AFP pic
World / 06 Dec 2024

South Korea’s ruling party calls for Yoon’s suspension, warns of repeat martial law risks

The authorities sent the seized 5,193 turtles back to Malaysia the same day, the Chennai Customs Department said yesterday. — File picture of a turtle via TODAY
World / 06 Dec 2024

Chennai customs foil attempt to smuggle over 5,000 red-eared turtles from Malaysia, two arrested 

Protesters hold placards during a candlelight vigil to condemn South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise declarations of the failed martial law and to call for his resignation in Seoul, South Korea, December 5, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 06 Dec 2024

South Korea opposition on alert, to hold emergency meeting amid reports of new martial law declaration 

A witness entering the synagogue for morning prayers saw “two individuals wearing masks”, Detective Inspector Chris Murray of the Victorian police arson and explosive squad told reporters at the scene. — Picture via X
World / 06 Dec 2024

Masked arsonists wound two after setting Melbourne synagogue ablaze, PM condemns ‘outrage’

An undated New York City Police Department (NYPD) handout image obtained by Reuters on December 5, 2024, shows an individual wanted for questioning in connection with the killing of UnitedHeatlhcare CEO Brian Thompson, in an unknown location. — Reuters pic
World / 06 Dec 2024

New York police intensify manhunt for suspect in UnitedHealth Brian Thompson’s targeted killing

A poster is attached to a lamp post outside the Hilton hotel near the scene where the CEO of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson was shot dead in Midtown Manhattan, in New York City on December 5, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 06 Dec 2024

What is UnitedHealthcare business led by CEO Brian Thompson who was fatally shot in New York?

Syrian rescuers known as the 'White Helmets' search the rubble for survivors, following a strike by the Syrian regime airforce that targeted a neighbourhood in Syria's rebel-held northern city of Idlib on December 1, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 06 Dec 2024

‘UN Security Council has failed Syria for 14 years’: White Helmets rescue chief dreams of never pulling a body out of rubble again

Anastasia Gridina (left), 21-year-old resident of the Kursk region temporarily living in Moscow, holds her three-year-old daughter Darina Gridina, as Tatyana Gridina, 78, Darina's grand-mother looks at them in a Moscow suburb on November 25, 2024, just a week after they were reunited following Ukraine’s army surprise incursion last August. — AFP pic
World / 05 Dec 2024

Russian mum reunites with daughter after Ukrainian forces aid evacuation during border conflict

A man cries as he holds the body of a two-year-old child who was killed from shrapnel following an Israeli strike in Gaza City, at Al-Ahli Arab hospital, also known as the Baptist hospital on December 5, 2024, as the war between Israel and Hamas militants continues. — AFP pic
World / 05 Dec 2024

‘Wake-up call’, ‘systemic impunity’: What Amnesty International is saying about Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza

Ahn Gwi-ryeong, spokesperson of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party speaks during an interview with Reuters at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, December 5, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Dec 2024

‘My action wasn’t special’: Ahn Gwi-ryeong, the Korean who went viral for confronting soldier, says was only thinking of stopping army takeover

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier reacts during the result of the vote on the first motion of no-confidence against the French government, tabled by the alliance of left-wing parties the ‘Nouveau Front Populaire’ (New Popular Front-NFP), after the use by French government of the article 49.3, a special clause in the French Constitution, to push the budget bill through the National Assembly without a vote by lawmakers, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, December 4, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Dec 2024

French PM Barnier meets Macron to submit resignation after no-confidence vote

This handout taken and released on December 4, 2024 by the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) shows a China Coast Guard ship (right) deploying water cannon at the Phillipine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel BRP Datu Pagbuaya (left) near Scarborough Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea. The Philippines said the China Coast Guard fired water cannon December 4 on a government vessel during a maritime patrol near the disputed Scarborough Shoal. — National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea handout pic via AFP
World / 05 Dec 2024

Philippines lodges 60th protest this year over China’s actions in South China Sea over Scarborough Shoal clash

A protester holds a placard during a rally to condemn South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's surprise declarations of the failed martial law and to call for his resignation in Seoul, South Korea, December 5, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Dec 2024

Impeachments, coups and scandals: A history of South Korea’s troubled presidencies