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JPJ senior enforcement director Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan said the dubious approval of an unsafe vehicle was only found at the Wangsa Maju Puspakom so far. — File picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

JPJ investigates Wangsa Maju Puspakom staff for passing unsafe vehicle, might involve MACC 

An undated file photograph shows Johor police chief Datuk M Kumar at a press conference in Johor Baru. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Singaporean and Malaysian who hit JB policemen arrested after 70km car chase

MRT Corp chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Zarif Hashim gives a brief on the Mutiara Line LRT alignment in George Town, Penang on May 4, 2024. — Bernama file pic
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Groundwork for Penang’s first LRT, Mutiara Line, starts this month; PM Anwar to attend ceremony Jan 11

Baby Shima lodged a report at the Sibu Police Station accompanied by Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. — Picture via Facebook/Baby Shima
Showbiz  / 7 h ago

Kuching truck driver nabbed for sending death threats to singer Baby Shima on social media

Fireworks illuminate the night sky during the new year’s countdown on January 01, 2025 in Putrajaya. A Muslim businessman in Melaka, detained for “cohabitation” with a woman who wasn’t his wife at a hotel, said her was too tired to go home as the reason he was with a Thai masseuse in a hotel room. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 1 h ago

Married man claims NYE fireworks left him ‘too tired’ to go home, so spent night at Melaka hotel with Thai masseuse

Lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla said he has been a heavy smoker since 1986 when he was 21, adding that he goes through three packs of cigarettes a day. — File picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Self-confessed hardcore smoker lawyer sues govt for right to puff away inside his law firm

Malaysians enjoying the evening out at Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur. September 12, 2024 — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

M50, not M40? Why those sandwiched between the haves and have-nots aren't actually the middle-class in Malaysia

Mourning relatives bow at the site where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport. — AFP
World  / 6 h ago

South Korea says initial data extracted from Jeju Air crash black box voice recorder

The Telegram Messenger logo is displayed on a tablet in this illustrative photograph. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Malaysia’s social media licensing takes effect today

Jagdeep Singh Deo lost his non-executive director position in the parent company of Penang Water Supply Corporation as he had missed more than 50 per cent of board meetings during the financial year, which is a Bursa Malaysia rule. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Penang deputy CM Jagdeep no longer a director at parent of state water company after missing too many meetings

The man was subsequently arrested for voluntarily causing hurt, with enhanced penalties applied due to the victim’s age. — Pixabay pic
Singapore  / 9 h ago

Man, 38, arrested in Singapore after allegedly slapping six-year-old in playground dispute

An undated file photograph shows the logo of the Islamic Development Department of Malaysia (Jakim). — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Malaysia brands Ahmadi Religion of Peace movement as deviant

Silhouettes of mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of YouTube logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

MCMC: WeChat and TikTok now licensed, Google and X yet to apply

With 2024 coming to an end, there are still a series of high-profile court cases that have yet seen closure. — Picture from Pexels.com
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

From Najib’s royal ‘addendum’ appeal to Kedah MB’s sedition trial for former Agong remark: Major Malaysian court cases to watch in 2025

Diners in a packed restaurant — Picture by CK Lim
Eat-drink  / 8 h ago

Our hopes for the 2025 culinary scene in Malaysia: Better customer service, diners’ behaviour, food and wine reviews

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Displaced Syrian Kurds drive their vehicles loaded with belongings on the Aleppo-Raqqa highway as they flee areas on the outskirts of the northern city of Aleppo which were formerly controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), after they were seized by Islamist-led rebels on December 2, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 03 Dec 2024

Who are the former jihadists now holding Syria’s Aleppo? Inside the evolution of HTS

After Trump first took office in 2017, his relations with Macron had the initial makings of a bromance. — AFP file pic
World / 03 Dec 2024

Trump makes global comeback with first international trip for Notre Dame grand reopening

Palestinians receive cooked food rations as part of a volunteer initiative in a makeshift displacement camp in Mawasi Khan Yunis in the besieged Gaza Strip on September 3, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 03 Dec 2024

Israel sulks as Britain, France, and Germany criticise Gaza aid blockage

EU countries are looking to crack down on second-hand smoke and vapour. — Picture by Farhan Najib
World / 03 Dec 2024

EU members weigh ban against smoking and vaping in outdoor areas such as cafe patios, restaurant terraces

A Ukrainian infantry soldier of the 23rd Mechanized Brigade sits as he waits to deploy toward the frontline in the Avdiivka direction, in the Donetsk region, on April 3, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. — AFP pic
World / 03 Dec 2024

US rushes RM3.2b military aid including landmines, anti-air missiles for Ukraine before Trump takes over

US President Joe Biden, with son Hunter Biden, arrives at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York, on February 4, 2023. — AFP pic
World / 03 Dec 2024

‘This will be used against us’: Biden’s pardon of son Hunter sparks outrage even among allies over justice system integrity

Displaced Syrian Kurds drive a vehicle loaded with belongings on the Aleppo-Raqqa highway to flee areas on the outskirts of the northern city of Aleppo which were formerly controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), after they were seized by Islamist-led rebels on December 2, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 03 Dec 2024

How Syria’s devastated city of Aleppo returned to rebel hands

Members of civil defence remove bodies of people killed during hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, including fighters, from a temporary cemetery to be taken for burial in their home town and villages, after a ceasefire between the two, in Tyre, southern Lebanon, December 2, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 03 Dec 2024

Israel and Hezbollah exchange strikes as ceasefire violations mount

US President-elect Trump has vowed staunch support for Israel and to dispense with Biden’s occasional criticism, but has also spoken of his desire to secure deals on the world stage. — Pool via Reuters pic
World / 03 Dec 2024

Trump warns ‘hell to pay’ if Gaza hostages not freed before his inauguration

The International Space Station (ISS) photographed by Expedition 56 crew members from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking, October 4, 2018. — Reuters pic/Nasa/Roscosmos
World / 03 Dec 2024

Space traffic on the brink: Global call for cooperation as Earth’s orbit crowds

A drone view of the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. — Reuters pic
World / 03 Dec 2024

No Christmas in Bethlehem as war, exodus, and empty streets grip the Holy City

The standoff in the government could come to a head as early as today if Barnier has to use aggressive constitutional powers to force a social security financing bill through, which would inevitably trigger a no-confidence motion from the left. — AFP pic
World / 02 Dec 2024

French far right party likely to back no-confidence motion against government

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte, the daughter of firebrand former President Rodrigo Duterte, has been embroiled in a bitter row with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and is the subject of a house enquiry into her spending. She denies wrongdoing. — Reuters pic
World / 02 Dec 2024

Philippine groups to seek impeachment of Vice President Duterte

Experts say the court’s eventual opinion on climate change will likely be cited in climate change-driven lawsuits in courts from Europe to Latin America and beyond. — Reuters pic
World / 02 Dec 2024

World Court to open climate change hearings 

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te discussed 'China’s military threats' toward the island in a call with former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday. — Reuters pic
World / 02 Dec 2024

Taiwan’s Lai talks ‘China threats’ with ex-US House speaker Pelosi

Palestinians walk amid the rubble in front of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on December 1, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas fighters. — AFP pic
World / 02 Dec 2024

UNRWA stops aid delivery via key Gaza-Israel crossing