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

Malaysia / 17 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 / 17 h ago

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

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 / 19 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 / 15 h ago

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

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 / 11 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 / 16 h ago

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

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 / 13 h ago

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

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 / 19 h ago

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

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 / 12 h ago

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

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 / 12 h ago

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

A 24-year-old car wash assistant was sentenced to three months in jail by the magistrate’s court today after admitting to trespassing in a building for paranormal activity last Saturday. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Ghost hunting at abandoned Batu Pahat mall lands car wash assistant in jail for trespassing

A 28-year-old former security guard has been awarded RM1.8 million in compensation due to medical negligence at Taiping Hospital, Perak, and by four others involved in his treatment following an accident, which led to permanent brain injuries. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Medical negligence at Taiping Hospital leads to RM1.8m payout for brain injury victim

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 / 19 h ago

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

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

World / 10 h ago

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

Telegram and WeChat are taking steps to secure official licenses to operate in Malaysia, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) announced today. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 13 h ago

MCMC: Telegram, WeChat set to meet licensing requirements, warns others to comply or face consequences

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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 / 7 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 / 8 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 / 10 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

13 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

13 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

14 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

15 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

16 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

17 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

17 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

18 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

18 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

18 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

19 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

19 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

19 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

19 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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