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At 8 am, the ringgit was trading at 4.4835/4900 against the greenback, up from 4.4845/4900 at Tuesday’s close. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Money / 11 h ago

Positive signals from China lift ringgit against US dollar

The dead crocodile after being hit by an SUV on the Penanjong Tutong Highway yesterday. — Picture from Facebook/Borneo

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Massive crocodile killed in Brunei highway accident on Christmas Day

Transport Minister Anthony Loke attends the 10th year commemoration of the disappearance of MH370 in Subang Jaya, Selangor, on March 3, 2024. — File picture by Miera Zulyana

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Everything you need to know about Ocean Infinity’s ‘no find, no fee’ deal for Malaysia’s missing MH370

A video shared on Reddit shows tensions flaring as a man in grey retrieved his luggage, only to be confronted by another man in black. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 11 h ago

Scoot apologises after passenger brawl on Xi’an-Singapore flight

In the post, the prime minister said Datuk Dr Ahmad Shukri Mohamed was among those who appeared as a witness to provide testimony to the Royal Commission of Inquiry on his eye injury to refute allegations that he (Anwar) had harmed himself while in police custody. — Picture from Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Ophthalmologist who treated Anwar’s black eye in 1998 dies, PM pays tribute

Previously, a photo went viral showing the giant rocket replica with a Chinese flag placed on its wings.

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Chinese flag on giant rocket replica in Tangkak sparks concerns, Johor cops probe after Umno Youth file report

Grilled Cheese at Yue Coffee Bar. — Picture by CK Lim

Eat-drink / 11 h ago

From fluffy fish melts to sourdough Hainanese toast, this has been a year of sensational sandwiches

Firemen extricate the bodies of the victims trapped inside the wrecked car. — Picture from Facebook/Adam Wong Jr

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Two women killed as car skids, crashes into guardrail at North-South Expressway heading to Ayer Keroh; two others injured

The Chief Minister’s Office also stressed that the offer is not retrospective and cannot be enjoyed by land or parcel owners who make late payment of fine arrears before the date of the exemption and reduction comes into effect. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 8 h ago

100pc exemption: No penalty on land, parcel tax for early payments made from Jan 2 to Feb 28, says Penang govt

Another cat’s carcass has been found near Universiti Malaya’s gymnasium following reports of five cats allegedly killed on campus. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 10 h ago

First cats, now dog found mutilated on Universiti Malaya’s campus grounds, police investigate gruesome killings

According to police, the victim is believed to have slipped from the 33rd floor while trying to exit through the bathroom window after the bathroom door was damaged. She then fell into the 12th-floor corridor of the apartment. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Foreign student dies in 33rd floor fall while trying to exit bathroom through window at Kajang high-rise

The Kelantan state government has made it mandatory for food and beverage outlets in the state to obtain halal certification to renew their business licences. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Halal compliance a must: Kelantan enforces new licensing rule for F&B outlets

The steady ship claim is reinforced by a job approval survey released this week by Merdeka Center. Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his administration’s approval ratings both rose above 50 per cent — meaning more than half the country chose PMX. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Opinion / 11 h ago

2024 winners and losers in Malaysian politics

Muhammad Syarifuddin Manan, 24, shows the police report and photos of his baby daughter’s condition, who is said to have fallen from the baby cot when he was met at the Kuala Terengganu District Police Headquarters, December 26, 2024. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Two-day-old baby falls onto road during hospital transfer: Terengganu dad files negligence report

Perak Fire and Rescue Department Assistant Director (Operations) Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said both the victims, who were travelling in a Perodua Kelisa car, died at the scene of the incident, while a 24-year-old man and a three-year-old boy, also travelling in the car, sustained minor injuries. — Picture from Facebook/Adam Wong Jr

Malaysia / 10 h ago

In Perak, mum and two-year-old son killed in early morning crash at West Coast Expressway; four others injured

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Fukushima nuclear plant to start daunting second round of radioactive debris removal from March 2025

Tokyo Electric Power Company workers loading a transportation box containing fuel debris from Unit 2 into a container, at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Japan on November 7, 2024. — Picture by TEPCO via AFP

TOKYO, Dec 26 — The operator of Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Thursday it will start the second round of a tricky operation to collect samples of radioactive debris from the site this spring.Around 880 tonnes of hazardous material remain at the Fukushima site, 13 years after a catastrophic...

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Thanakarn “Bank Leicester” Kanthee, 21, sold flowers and accepted paid challenges for a living. — Picture from Facebook/แบงค์ เลสเตอร์'

World / 1 h ago

Thai garland seller ‘Bank Leicester’, 21, dies after whisky challenge, sparking outrage; activist offers legal help

File photo of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops chief Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov who was killed on Dec 17 in Moscow outside his apartment building by Ukraine's SBU intelligence service using a bomb attached to an electric scooter. — Reuters

World / 4 h ago

Russia claims to have thwarted Ukrainian plots to kill high-ranking officers using bombs disguised as power banks or document folders

South Korea’s opposition has filed an impeachment motion against acting president Han Duck-soo. — AFP

World / 5 h ago

South Korea’s opposition moves to impeach acting president

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The attack began at 7:24am, affecting internal and external systems, JAL said earlier. — Reuters pic

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JAL’s systems back to normal after cyberattack delayed flights

Dozens of central and local government agencies participated in the three-hour tabletop exercise simulating a military escalation with China. — Reuters

7 h ago

In a first, Taiwan's Presidential Office runs war games to simulate a China emergency

Former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je has been charged with accepting bribes over a major property development in the capital and misuse of political donations. — File photo from AFP

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Former Taipei mayor charged with bribery, misuse of political donations

South Korea’s Constitutional Court will hold its first hearing tomorrow for President Yoon Suk Yeol, after parliament impeached him over his short-lived martial law decree on Dec 3. — AFP

8 h ago

South Korea’s Constitutional Court to decide impeached president Yoon’s fate

Former Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun under investigation on insurrection charges. — Reuters

8 h ago

South Korea ex-minister's lawyers defend martial law as Yoon faces impeachment trial

The body was discovered in the one of the compartments that houses the airplane’s landing gear when United Flight 202 from Chicago O’Hare International Airport landed at Kahului Airport on Tuesday afternoon, according to the airline’s website. — Reuters pic

9 h ago

Dead body found in wheel well after United flight lands in Hawaii

The incident took place in Midtown Manhattan near Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square near the corner of West 34th Street and Avenue of the Americas, or Sixth Avenue. — Freepik pic

9 h ago

New York taxi jumps sidewalk outside Macy’s on Christmas Day, injuring seven

File photo of a boat used by group of migrants attempting to cross the English Channel. — AFP

10 h ago

107 migrants rescued in Channel: French authorities

Japan Airlines has reported a cyber attack which it said could impact flights, without offering further details. — AFP

10 h ago

Japan Airlines says subjected to cyber attack, flights may be impacted

Mourners react as they gather at the Ulee Lheue mass grave, one of the two major mass burial sites where victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami were laid to rest, in Banda Aceh. — AFP

10 h ago

Tsunami memorials begin as Asia mourns disaster 20 years on

The Baiturrahman Grand Mosque on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. — AFP

10 h ago

Siren rings as Indonesian mourners mark 20 years after deadly tsunami

Pope Francis called for arms to be silenced around the world in his Christmas address on yesterday, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as he denounced the extremely grave humanitarian situation in Gaza. — AFP

11 h ago

Pope calls for ‘arms to be silenced’ in Christmas appeal

Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump is assisted by the Secret Service after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. — Reuters pic

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Bruised but standing: Democracy faces new trials in 2025

File photo of the Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul. Asia’s fourth-largest economy recorded just 0.7 births per woman late last year — one of the lowest birth rates in the world and far below the replacement rate of 2.1 needed to sustain the current population. — Reuters pic

23 h ago

Greying South Korea: Low birth rates propel nation into ‘super-aged’ status

Volunteers hang lights on The National Covid Memorial Wall, dedicated to those who lost their lives to Covid-19, on the bank of the River Thames in London on December 20, 2024, ahead of the fifth anniversary of the pandemic. UK families of some 240,000 people who died from Covid-19 have hung festive lights on a London wall, a symbol of love, anger and pain ahead of another Christmas overshadowed by loss. — AFP pic

23 h ago

London’s heartfelt tribute: Wall of remembrance shines light on Covid loss this Christmas

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