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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

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

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 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  / 6 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

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

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  / 5 h ago

Man accused of shooting dog with arrow faces charges for alleged animal cruelty in Taiping

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

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Hindu devotees sit at Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka. — AFP pic
World / 22 Dec 2024

Minorities in Bangladesh fear rising attacks as political unrest fuels religious violence

Emotions have run high, and Magdeburg has been in deep mourning over the mass carnage Friday evening that left a nine-year-old child among the dead. — AFP pic
World / 22 Dec 2024

Questions mount in Germany over missed warnings before deadly Christmas market car-ramming attack by Saudi suspect

The Jemaah Islamiyah officially announced its dissolution in Bogor, Indonesia, on July 4, 2024. — AFP file pic
World / 22 Dec 2024

Once associated with terror, thousands of ex-Jemaah Islamiyah members pledge allegiance to Indonesia

Japanese public teachers in their 20s accounted for the largest number of sexual offenders at 105, according to a 2023 survey by the country’s Education Ministry released on December 20, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 22 Dec 2024

Sexual misconduct by teachers hits record high in Japan, over 300 punished 

A Japanese university and construction company have partnered on research to develop a lunar habitat capable of generating artificial gravity, enabling people to live on the Moon under conditions similar to those on Earth, Kyodo News reported. — AFP pic
World / 22 Dec 2024

To the Moon and beyond: Japan unveils plans for lunar habitat with artificial gravity

It took 17 years for Vietnam’s commercial capital to reach this point. — AFP pic
World / 22 Dec 2024

All aboard! Ho Chi Minh City celebrates first metro

File photo of an Indian bride and groom arriving at a marriage hall. India is home to more than 220 million child brides, according to the United Nations, but the number of child weddings has fallen dramatically this century. -— AFP
World / 22 Dec 2024

India child marriage crackdown reaches nearly 5,000 arrests

This handout photo taken and released on December 16, 2024 by Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense shows soldiers securing a US-made M1A2 Abrams battle tank onto a trailer at an army armour training centre in Hsinchu County. — AFP pic/Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence
World / 22 Dec 2024

China slams US$571m US military aid to Taiwan, calls it a threat to sovereignty

Rubble lies around a collapsed building following a strong earthquake in Port Vila, Vanuatu on Dec 17. — Reuters
World / 22 Dec 2024

Large earthquake hits battered Vanuatu

File photo of emergency services fighting a bushfire in the Adelaide Hills in 2021. — Reuters
World / 22 Dec 2024

Out-of-control Australia bushfire will burn for days, hundreds of residents evacuated

People lay flowers at a makeshift memorial near the site of a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg that saw over 200 injured. — AFP
World / 22 Dec 2024

Suspect in deadly Berlin Christmas market attack railed against Islam, Germany

President Joe Biden signed a funding bill yesterday, averting a Christmastime government shutdown after negotiations in Congress went down to the wire overnight. — AFP
World / 22 Dec 2024

Biden signs funding bill to avert government shutdown

Pope Francis condemned the ‘cruelty’ of Israel bombing and killing children in Gaza. — AFP
World / 22 Dec 2024

‘This is cruelty, this is not war’: Pope slams Israeli air strike killing Gaza children

People look for survivors following an Israeli strike in the al-Daraj neighbourhood in Gaza City on December 19, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 22 Dec 2024

Game-changers of 2024: Trump, Assad, and Olympics in the spotlight

Google has begun limiting third-party cookies for some users of its Chrome web browser, a first step towards eventually abandoning the files that have raised privacy concerns. — Reuters pic
World / 21 Dec 2024

Google pushes back on US bid to force Chrome sale, proposes licensing restrictions instead

Pakistan military courts have convicted and sentenced 25 people for involvement in pro-Imran Khan unrest last year, the armed forces said Saturday, with the majority handed decade-long prison terms. — AFP pic
World / 21 Dec 2024

Pakistan’s military punishes 25 for pro-Khan riots, courts hand out decade-long terms