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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 / 16 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 / 13 h ago

Massive crocodile killed in Brunei highway accident on Christmas Day

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

Malaysia / 13 h ago

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

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 / 17 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 / 15 h ago

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

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

Malaysia / 11 h ago

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

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 / 16 h ago

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

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

Eat-drink / 16 h ago

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

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 / 7 h ago

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

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 / 12 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 / 15 h ago

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

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 / 9 h ago

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

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 / 8 h ago

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

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 / 15 h ago

2024 winners and losers in Malaysian politics

The woman, in her 40s, filed the notice of motion, obtained by the media today, in the Federal Court last December 23, naming the director-general of the National Registration Department (NRD) and the Malaysian Government as respondents. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Indonesian woman seeks Federal Court’s nod to appeal for son’s Malaysian citizenship

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‘We have no home anymore’: On Christmas, Ukrainian exiles dream of rebuilding war-torn Bakhmut

Internally displaced people, members of the diaspora from Bakhmut and National Exemplary Band of the Armed Forces of Ukraine anthem of Ukraine perform during a Christmas concert organised by the exiled Bakhmut city hall in Kyiv, on December 23, 2024. — AFP pic

KYIV, Dec 26 — Anna Holubtsova was getting ready to sing at the concert organised in Kyiv by the Bakhmut administration, exiled since Russian forces devastated and seized their eastern Ukrainian city.The last time AFP saw Holubtsova was in October 2022, when she was standing next to the burning house...

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This aerial view shows two patrol boats washed ashore by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and preserved at the community's in Banda Aceh on December 25, 2024. — AFP pic

World / 3 h ago

Two decades after, what to know about the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands in Asia

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

World / 4 h ago

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

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

World / 6 h ago

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

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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

9 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

9 h ago

South Korea’s opposition moves to impeach acting president

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

10 h ago

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

11 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

12 h ago

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

13 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

13 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

14 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

14 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

14 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

15 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

15 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

15 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

15 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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