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Customers dine at the Hailao Huoguo, a new hotpot chain by Haidilao, in Beijing, China December 10, 2023. The Chinese hotpot giant said it would compensate over 4,000 diners who had visited one of its outlets in Shanghai after two diners urinated into their hotpot broth. — Reuters pic

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Hot mess: China’s Haidilao to compensate thousands of customers over hotpot pee incident

The agriculture and food security minister shared this photo of himself planting onion seeds in a plot at his official residence. — Picture via Facebook/Mohamad Sabu

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Minister digs in: Mohamad Sabu grows onions at official residence

Dewakan, led by chef Darren Teoh, placed 84th on the extended 51-100 list from the 2025 edition of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants. — Picture by Choo Choy May

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Two Malaysian restaurants named on extended list of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025: Dewakan ranks No. 84 while Au Jardin makes its debut

Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi delivers his speech during Umno’s breaking of fast event at World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Zahid urges Tengku Zafrul not to rush decision on quitting Umno amid defection rumours

Photos showed the wall had crumbled inward, suggesting that strong winds may have played a role in the collapse. — Picture from Facebook/Nabil Nazri

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Wall panel collapses at Masjid Jamek LRT station during evening downpour, services unaffected

A general view of the playground at Idaman Apartment where 6-year old autistic boy, Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin was last seen. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

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Police tracking source of video showing mother of murdered boy Zayn Rayyan

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismal this initiative aims to improve the current system, as foreign investors were previously issued social visit passes valid for only 14 to 90 days, depending on their country of origin. — Bernama pic

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Home minister: Govt to introduce special pass for foreign investors, expatriates starting April 1

‘Malaysiakini’ journalist B Nantha Kumar, who has denied the accusation, said he was informed of the charges by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) this afternoon. — Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

RM20,000 bribery case: ‘Malaysiakini’ reporter to face charge on Friday, portal stands by him

Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi distributed duit raya to orphans during Umno’s breaking of fast event at World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur today. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Zahid denies Umno link to cash, gold seized in MACC probe on Ismail Sabri

Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said the ATR 72-600 aircraft will replace the current planes for the state’s rural air service (RAS) operations when their lease period expires in two years. — Picture courtesy of ATR Aircraft

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Sarawak to add new ATR 72-600s for AirBorneo’s rural routes, says state minister

Southeast Brigade GOF commander, Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid, said a 46-year-old local male driver, who was delivering the noodles suspected to have been smuggled from a neighbouring country, was also arrested. — Picture via Facebook/Briged Tenggara PGA Rasmi

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Smugglers’ RM207,000 Zow-Zow instant noodle run boils over at Rantau Panjang roadblock

Google is investing US$2 billion (RM8.2 billion) to develop its first data centre and Google Cloud region in Malaysia. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 2 h ago

What are data centres, and why are they energy and water guzzlers

Zeekr has teased its upcoming 9X and it appears to be a premium SUV that takes on the likes of the Range Rover and Rolls Royce Cullinan. — SoyaCincau pic

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Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil addresses the media during his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing in Putrajaya March 12, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

‘No free lunches’: Fahmi says government funds for Sapura Energy a strategic investment, not a bailout

Tan Sri Razarudin Husain stressed the importance of mutual respect and urged people not to fall for narratives pushed by those with personal agendas. — Bernama pic

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People hold placards outside the USAID building, after billionaire Elon Musk, who is heading US President Donald Trump's drive to shrink the federal government, said work is underway to shut down the US foreign aid agency USAID, in Washington. — Reuters pic

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Migrants bound for Colombia wait for a boat in Miramar, near Palenque, Panama, on March 5. — AFP pic

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A Pakistan Army soldier stands guard next to a rescue train, after the attack on a train by separatist militants in Bolan, at the railway station in Mushkaf, Balochistan, Pakistan, March 12, 2025. — Reuters pic

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US President Donald Trump has called climate change a scam, pulled Washington out of the key Paris Agreement for a second time, and ended US participation in leading climate initiatives and research. — AFP pic

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Customers dine at the Hailao Huoguo, a new hotpot chain by Haidilao, in Beijing, China December 10, 2023. The Chinese hotpot giant said it would compensate over 4,000 diners who had visited one of its outlets in Shanghai after two diners urinated into their hotpot broth. — Reuters pic

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A general view of the Scheveningen prison, on the day former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to arrive at Rotterdam airport after his arrest at the request of the International Criminal Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, March 12, 2025. — Reuters pic

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A paramilitary soldier stands guard at a railway station in the Sibi district of southwestern Balochistan province. — AFP pic

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards a military airplane prior to departing from King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 12, 2025, as he travels to Canada for a G7 Foreign Ministers meeting. — AFP pic

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Police gather outside Villamor Air Base, where former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is currently being held according to his political party, in Pasay, Metro Manila on March 11, 2025. Duterte was arrested on March 11 in Manila by police acting on an International Criminal Court warrant tied to his deadly war on drugs. — AFP pic

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with the media following meetings with a Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah yesterday.— AFP pic

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Soldiers secure Mach railway station after Pakistani security forces freed some passengers following a security operation against armed militants who ambushed the train in the remote mountainous area, in Mach. — AFP pic

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Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he attends a senate probe on the drug war during his administration, in Manila on October 28, 2024. — AFP pic

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