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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  / 7 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  / 12 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  / 7 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  / 14 h ago

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

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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 10 h ago

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

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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Israel Katz (third from left) acknowledged that Israel had killed former Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this year.— AFP
World / 24 Dec 2024

After months of silence, Israel finally admits it killed ex-Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran

Luigi Mangione at the Manhattan Criminal Court yesterday. — AFP
World / 24 Dec 2024

Accused of killing US insurance CEO, Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to ‘terrorist’ murder

A woman holds a sign in support of Luigi Mangione outside the Criminal Court building in New York December 19, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 24 Dec 2024

‘Let your CEO know... you’re next!’: Unchecked hate and misinformation threaten real-world harm after UnitedHealthcare CEO’s murder

This handout picture released by the Government Press Office (GPO) shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz standing among members of the Israeli army at Mount Hermon in the annexed Golan Heights December 17, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 24 Dec 2024

Israeli women mobilise against ultra-Orthodox military exemptions

File picture of a frame grab taken from video footage circulating on Chinese social media on November 19, 2024 showing the scene where a car crashed outside the Yong’an primary school in Changde, central China’s Hunan province, in which ‘multiple students were injured’ according to state-run media.—Chinese social media handout pic via AFP
World / 23 Dec 2024

Driver who rammed car into schoolchildren in China handed suspended death sentence

Saudi Arabia had previously requested extradition for the Saudi suspect in Germany’s deadly Christmas market attack, a source close to the government told AFP on Monday. — AFP pic
World / 23 Dec 2024

Saudi Arabia had sought extradition for suspect in Germany Christmas market attack

US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of lethal injections during his first term. — AFP pic
World / 23 Dec 2024

Biden commutes death sentences for 37 federal inmates, leaves just three on death row

Bangladesh has launched a probe into the alleged US$5 billion embezzlement connected to a Russian-backed nuclear power plant by ousted leader Sheikh Hasina and her family, the anti-corruption commission said Monday. — AFP pic
World / 23 Dec 2024

Bangladesh launches US$5b graft probe into Hasina family, links to Malaysian accounts in Russian nuclear plant deal

A file picture distributed by the Syrian News Agency SANA on October 22, 2003 shows former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife, Asma, at Aleppo. — AFP pic/HO/SANA
World / 23 Dec 2024

Kremlin dismisses Turkish media claims of Assad’s wife seeking divorce, assets frozen in Moscow

New York City police arrested a man suspected of setting fire to a woman on the subway in Brooklyn who died from the incident. — Reuters pic/NYPD handout
World / 23 Dec 2024

NYPD arrests man suspected of setting woman on fire in Brooklyn subway attack

An effigy of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol in a mock prison as protesters take part in a rally calling for Yoon's ouster on December 21. — AFP
World / 23 Dec 2024

South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk-yeol snubs summons for questioning for the second time

File photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meeting in 2019. Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to reinforce the Russian military. — Reuters
World / 23 Dec 2024

North Korea suffers 1,100 casualties in Russia-Ukraine war: Seoul

Social media users in Vietnam will need to verify their identities as part of strict new internet regulations that compels tech giants operational in Vietnam to store user data, provide it to authorities on request, and remove content the government regards as illegal within 24 hours. — AFP
World / 23 Dec 2024

‘Draconian’ Vietnam internet law heightens free speech fears

President-elect Donald Trump yesterday pledged to ‘stop transgender lunacy’ on day one of his presidency, as Republicans continue their push against LGBTQ rights.— AFP
World / 23 Dec 2024

Republican agenda escalates: Trump promises to curtail transgender rights on day one

Panama’s president Jose Raul Mulino dismissed threats made by US President-elect Donald Trump to retake control of the Panama Canal. — AFP
World / 23 Dec 2024

Panama rejects Trump’s threat to take control of Canal

Pope Francis during the Angelus prayer in The Vatican. — AFP
World / 23 Dec 2024

Pope doubles down, again condemns ‘cruelty’ of Israeli strikes on Gaza despite rebuke from Tel Aviv