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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  / 7 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 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  / 6 h ago

Driver who killed 35 in China car ramming sentenced to death

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

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

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  / 2 h ago

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

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

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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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

Democrats are now describing the world's richest man as ‘President Musk’, painting the tech billionaire as unstable and a megalomaniac, — AFP
World / 23 Dec 2024

Musk, president? Trump says ‘not happening’ for the South African

Children peak over a wall towards an Israeli army checkpoint in the Syrian town of Madinat al-Baath. — AFP pic
World / 23 Dec 2024

Israeli occupation leaves Syrians in south abandoned and isolated, as villagers face mounting despair

France’s President Emmanuel Macron faced accusations of racism over an alleged comment on problems in hospitals, which his office strongly denied he made, adding to controversy over an angry remark during a visit to an Indian Ocean territory ravaged by a cyclone. — AFP pic
World / 22 Dec 2024

Macron in hot water: Racism, sexism, and homophobia accusations rock president as office denies remarks