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Ah Chong Curry Laksa serves a superb ‘curry laksa’ with all kinds of toppings to suit your taste — Picture by Lee Khang Yi
Eat-drink  / 12 h ago

Ah Chong Curry Laksa brings fragrant ‘curry laksa’, Kampar noodles and ‘asam laksa’ to PJ SS2

In this file photo taken on January 26, 2017, a guard tower is seen outside the fencing of Camp 5 at the US military’s prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (Inset) Mohamad Farik Amin. — AFP/Bernama pics
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Malaysian detainee Farik Amin details torture at Guantanamo in harrowing sketches

A screenshot of the the viral video of ministry staff singing Christmas songs. — Picture via TikTok/Nga Kor Ming Official
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Nga defends ministry’s Christmas celebration, urges PAS to embrace Malaysia’s diversity

Singapore will face a 6 per cent increase in fare price. — Picture from Facebook/SBS Transit
Singapore  / 13 h ago

Get ready to pay 10 cents more when you take Singapore MRT, buses starting tomorrow

Previously on November 25, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur decided that the Home Ministry’s May 2023 raids of Swatch stores in Malaysia and seizure of the 172 watches were illegal, as the searches were done without warrant. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Swatch case: Malaysian court ruling on ‘illegal’ seizures of Pride watches remain as Home Ministry did not appeal

The punishment was carried out at the Al Muktafi Billah Shah Mosque earlier today. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Repeat khalwat offender in Terengganu undergoes two-minute public caning 

Rain clouds are seen over the city centre in Kuala Lumpur, on Dec 8, 2024. The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) today issued a warning of thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds in several states, until 5pm today. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Thunderstorms, heavy rain in several states until 5pm, warns MetMalaysia

The president of the Malaysian Animal Strays Association (SAFM), R Kalaivanan, said that the dog, known as Kutty, sustained severe injuries before dying as a result of the cruel act.
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Dog dies after being shot with arrow for entering wrong lane at Perak farm, says animal group

A crane truck lifts the bus that had driven off the E10 road in Hadsel, Norway December 27, 2024. The bus was carrying 58 people at the time of the accident. — NTB/Jens Andre M. Birkeland handout pic via Reuters
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Malaysians among passengers in Norway bus accident that killed three, injured four

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mingles with Malaysians at a stall in Langkawi, December 27, 2024. — Picture from X/Anwar Ibrahim
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

PM Anwar: No electricity tariff hikes that burden public, TNB must explain surcharges

The TNG Extendable Charm — Cat Edition is priced at RM35 and was available on TNG’s official Shopee store prior to being snapped up. — SoyaCincau pic 
Life  / 6 h ago

Not just any extension stick — Touch ‘n Go launches handy cat-themed charm for drivers, and it’s already sold out (VIDEO)

Earlier, a video circulated widely on social media showed a woman, reportedly a trader, setting a black Honda RSX motorcycle on fire near a stall in Pokok Assam, Taiping. — Screengrab from Facebook/Aiman Tak Kisah
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Taiping cops arrest woman who set motorcycle ablaze in anger over repossession (VIDEO)

This photograph shows an overturned bus near Hadsel, on December 26, 2024. Three people have died and four are seriously injured after a bus went off the road and ended up partially submerged in a Norwegian lake near the Raftsundet strait. Many of the passengers on the bus were foreign nationals. — Birkeland/NTB handout pic via AFP
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Wisma Putra sends consular team following bus accident in Norway involving passengers from Malaysia  

Nga’s remarks come in response to the Kelantan state government’s announcement yesterday that all food and beverage operators in the state would soon need halal certification to renew business licences. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Housing minister: Halal certification push by Kelantan local councils oversteps Jakim’s authority

Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Shahrulnizam Ja’afar said that at 11.32am yesterday, members of the Petaling Jaya Police District’s Mobile Patrol Unit (MPV) chased a Proton Satria driven by the two suspects, who attempted to ram the police MPV and a motorcycle ridden by a member of the public. — Picture from X/Bernama
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Cops arrest duo evading roadblock at Damansara-Puchong Expressway after 35km chase, seize drugs and weapon from car

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Trumps most headline-grabbing remarks have been on Panama, as he slammed what he called unfair fees for US ships passing through and threatened to demand control of the Panama Canal be returned to Washington. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

Is Trump for real? Calls to seize Panama Canal, buy Greenland, stir up international concerns

Paul Hudson, head of the US-based Flyers Rights group, said that if passengers choose to avoid flights over conflict zones, airlines may reconsider operating such routes. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

Flying into the unknown: Why airline pilots and crews are questioning Middle East routes

The Panama Canal is an 82-km artificial waterway that connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans through Panama, saving ships thousands of miles and weeks of travel around the stormy, icy southern tip of South America. — Reuters pic
World / 24 Dec 2024

Trump and the Panama Canal: The history, the politics, and the latest drama

Hong Kong police are looking to arrest six activists based overseas who are accused of committing national security crimes. — AFP pic
World / 24 Dec 2024

HK to cancel passports of pro-democracy activists abroad, offers HK$1m bounty

Pictured is a grizzly bear at La Fleche Zoo in western France on December 23, 2024. A man found a bear measuring just under one metre under his heated table in Fukushima on December 23, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 24 Dec 2024

Fukushima bear finds its spot under kotatsu, leaves homeowner in cold sweat

A demonstrator rides a tricycle past a banner in Tel Aviv bearing the image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a December 21, 2024 anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages held captive since the October 7 by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. — AFP pic
World / 24 Dec 2024

Israel-Hamas hostage talks show ‘some progress’, Netanyahu says after Palestinian side announce advance in ceasefire and swaps

South Korea’s Democratic Party moved to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo for “actively participating in and supporting the insurrection” and “attempting to exercise another form of power while the President’s authority had not yet formally ended after the insurrection”. — AFP pic
World / 24 Dec 2024

Hours after deciding to impeach acting president Han, South Korean Opposition postpones move to Dec 26

Vietnamese officials accused of corruption over repatriation flights at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic stand during their trial at the Hanoi People’s Court in Hanoi on December 24, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 24 Dec 2024

After 54 people jailed, 17 more Vietnamese officials on trial over US$350,000 bribes linked to Covid repatriation flights

Philippines defence minister Gilberto Teodoro said the deployment of the Typhon missile assets for joint exercises was legitimate, legal, and beyond reproach — Picture from Instagram/giboteodoroph
World / 24 Dec 2024

Philippines defends US missile system deployment, seeks to acquire its own

File photo of South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (left) and ruling People Power Party leader Han Dong Hoon at the party's headquarters in Seoul. — Reuters
World / 24 Dec 2024

South Korean opposition to impeach acting president Han

Women chat at a restaurant in the Bab Touma neighbourhood in the Syrian capital Damascus on December 23, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 24 Dec 2024

‘Injustice against Christians’:  Hundreds protest in Syrian capital after Christmas tree burned

New Year’s Eve fireworks light up the sky over the Sydney Opera House (left) and Harbour Bridge during the fireworks display in Sydney on January 1, 2023. — AFP pic
World / 24 Dec 2024

Sydney New Year’s fireworks back on after govt agrees last-minute deal with train workers

Ryan W. Routh, a suspect identified by news organizations, as the FBI investigates what they said was an apparent assassination attempt in Florida on Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump. — Reuters pic
World / 24 Dec 2024

Trial for suspect in second Trump assassination attempt delayed

People attend a commemoration organised by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party at the cathedral square. — AFP
World / 24 Dec 2024

Germany’s far-right AfD holds march after Christmas market attack

French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government yesterday evening, putting together a team under Francois Bayrou, his fourth prime minister of the year.— AFP
World / 24 Dec 2024

France’s Macron announces fourth government of the year

Matt Gaetz violated House rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favours or privileges, and obstruction of Congress according to a panel of investigators. — AFP
World / 24 Dec 2024

Probe finds Trump ally Matt Gaetz paid for underage sex, regularly used cocaine and ecstasy