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Former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin as seen leaving the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex on January 29, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Daim Zainuddin dies at 86

A Bangladeshi director of a company with a “Datuk” title has been nabbed by graft-busters over an application for migrant worker quotas for a non-existent project. — File picture by Hari Anggara

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Bangladeshi ‘Datuk’ arrested over alleged migrant worker quota fraud linked to a non-existent project

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Mohd Rusdi Isa said authorities were alerted to the incident around 4am by a member of the public. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

KL police chief: Delivery driver arrested over petrol bomb attack on Bukit OUG building

Federal Court Judge Datuk Seri Hasnah Mohammed Hashim, 65, was sworn in before Kuala Lumpur High Court Judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir at a ceremony held at the Conference Hall, Palace of Justice in Putrajaya, November 12, 2024. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Hasnah Hashim sworn in as new Chief Judge of Malaya, former AG Terrirudin made Federal Court judge

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Could EPF dividends exceed 6pc this year? Experts believe so

A widely shared image of the freezer where the woman’s body had been stored for the past three years.

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Taman OUG man allegedly killed mother to ‘send her to heaven’, say police

Police said a high-powered motorcycle rider was killed in a collision with a car at Batu 6, Jalan Kangkar Baru Paloh, Yong Peng, at around 10.15am yesterday. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Jalan Imbi shootout: City cops kill four Vietnamese believed behind serial thefts across Klang Valley since 2018 worth RM4.3m

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the home of the late former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin at Bukit Tunku in Kuala Lumpur, November 13, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 1 h ago

‘We will be together again at a certain time’: Dr Mahathir mourns death of longtime ally Daim

According to figures obtained from Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), there are now 1,120 foreign digital nomads in the country under Malaysia’s DE Rantau Programme. — Picture from pexels.com

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Malaysia’s allure for foreign digital nomads: RM87.9m in annual spending driven by fast internet, affordable lifestyle

South Korean women carry flags reading ‘Feminist’ as they march during a rally to mark International Women’s Day in downtown Seoul on March 8, 2024. No dating, sex, marriage or having children with men: South Korea’s extreme feminist movement ‘4B’ has gone viral in America and beyond since Donald Trump won the US presidential election. — AFP pic

World / 6 h ago

No dating, sex, marriage or having kids with men: What is 4B, the extreme S. Korean feminist movement sweeping post-election America?

A poster of ‘The Moon Embracing the Sun’.

Showbiz / 3 h ago

Actor Song Jae Rim from ‘The Moon Embracing the Sun’ found dead at home with two-page letter

Elon Musk became a key ally to Trump during his campaign, reportedly spending well over US$100 million to help the Republican win and repeatedly boosting Trump’s candidacy on X, the platform which he owns. — Reuters pic

World / 2 h ago

Trump rewards world’s richest man Elon Musk with co-leading govt cost-cutting initiative 'Doge'

The digital nomad lifestyle started trending in recent years after the Covid-19 pandemic, when companies adopted remote work practices and made it a norm. — Picture from pexels.com

Malaysia / 6 h ago

What’s the digital nomad lifestyle all about? Here’s what you need to know before working remotely from ‘paradise’ or anywhere in the world

Russian MPs in the Duma lower house of parliament voted unanimously in favour of the draft bill, which would apply to materials online, in media, advertising and in films that promote “rejection of childbearing”. — AFP pic

World / 4 h ago

Russia passes law banning ‘childless lifestyle’ to reverse population decline amid deadly war with Ukraine

Daim Zainuddin was pronounced dead at 8.31am at the Assunta Hospital in Petaling Jaya, Selangor on November 13, 2024. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 55 m ago

Who was Daim Zainuddin? Finance minister, banker, businessman, adviser (1983 – 2024)

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Trump rewards world’s richest man Elon Musk with co-leading govt cost-cutting initiative 'Doge'

Elon Musk became a key ally to Trump during his campaign, reportedly spending well over US$100 million to help the Republican win and repeatedly boosting Trump’s candidacy on X, the platform which he owns. — Reuters pic

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 — Donald Trump announced yesterday that the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, will lead a new US “government efficiency” group tasked with cutting federal waste, as the Republican president-elect added a series of seasoned figures and hard-liners to his incoming administration.Musk became a key ally to Trump...

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A group of men leaves flowers outside the Zhuhai Sports Centre, a day after a car rammed through the site killing dozens in Zhuhai— AFP pic

World / 4 h ago

Car ploughs into China’s Zhuhai sports centre, leaving 35 dead and 43 injured in suspected revenge attack

Russian MPs in the Duma lower house of parliament voted unanimously in favour of the draft bill, which would apply to materials online, in media, advertising and in films that promote “rejection of childbearing”. — AFP pic

World / 4 h ago

Russia passes law banning ‘childless lifestyle’ to reverse population decline amid deadly war with Ukraine

Smoke billows from Beirut's southern suburb following an Israeli bombing, on November 12, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. — AFP pic

World / 4 h ago

US says Israel not breaching aid law as Gaza crisis deepens, Lebanon death toll rises

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Donald Trump who decisively defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in last week’s election, makes a triumphant return to Washington today. — AFP file pic

4 h ago

Trump shapes Cabinet with hard-liners as he prepares for White House return, pledging ‘America First’ policies

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby had faced calls to resign after a report last week found he had taken insufficient action to stop one of the Church’s most prolific serial abusers. — Reuters pic

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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns, citing failure in Church abuse case

South Korean women carry flags reading ‘Feminist’ as they march during a rally to mark International Women’s Day in downtown Seoul on March 8, 2024. No dating, sex, marriage or having children with men: South Korea’s extreme feminist movement ‘4B’ has gone viral in America and beyond since Donald Trump won the US presidential election. — AFP pic

6 h ago

No dating, sex, marriage or having kids with men: What is 4B, the extreme S. Korean feminist movement sweeping post-election America?

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighbourhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs on November 12, 2024. — AFP pic

18 h ago

Wave of Israeli strikes hit south Beirut after evacuation warning, targets Hezbollah strongholds

The appeals court in The Hague dismissed the entire ruling, saying Shell was already on its way to meet required targets for its own emissions, and it was unclear if demands on it to reduce emissions caused by the use of its products would help the fight against climate change. — Reuters pic

21 h ago

Shell wins appeal against landmark Dutch climate ruling

American national Johnny Somali, whose real name is Ramsey Khalid Ismael, is not allowed to leave South Korea because of a travel ban linked to the case. — PIcture via Instagram/Johnny Somali

21 h ago

South Korea prosecutors indict controversial American streamer Johnny Somali

A record 120 million people already live forcibly displaced by war, violence and persecution—most of them inside their own countries, UNHCR figures from June showed. — AFP pic

23 h ago

UN: Climate crisis worsening already ‘hellish’ refugee situation

Chinese Maritime Militia vessels are pictured near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024. — Reuters pic

23 h ago

Philippines says China is pushing it to cede claims in South China Sea

This picture taken on November 1, 2024 shows On Ji-goo, who wanted to use her pen name and declined to reveal her face for security reasons, attending an interview with AFP at a support centre for victims of sexual violence in Jinju. South Korean aspiring writer On Ji-goo did not consider herself a feminist but changed her mind after she was attacked by a man for having short hair. On was targeted while working her part time job in a convenience store because of her hair cut, which is loosely associated with South Korea's women's rights movement. — AFP pic

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Short cut to feminism: How an assault changed Korean woman’s outlook

The government said it had evacuated more than 32,000 people from vulnerable areas in the northern Philippines ahead of Toraji’s Monday landfall, weeks after Severe Tropical Storm Trami, Typhoon Yinxing and Super Typhoon Kong-rey killed a combined 159 people. — Dilasag Municipal Risk And Reduction Management Office handout via AFP pic

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Fifth cyclone in under a month bears down on Philippines

Trump, due to be sentenced on November 26, may receive a reprieve if Judge Juan Merchan decides to dismiss the case following the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. — AFP pic

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Another major win for Trump? Judge to rule on throwing out president-elect’s hush money conviction

Modern and contemporary fake artworks, including Banksy, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol, are displayed following an Italian Carabinieri operation against a large-scale pan-European forgery network, in Pisa, Italy, November 9, 2024. — Carabinieri handout via Reuters

1d ago

Huge crime network forging Banksy, Warhol and Picasso uncovered in Italy

Richard Allen, 52, was charged with two counts of murder and two additional counts of murder while kidnapping for the killings of Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14. — Reuters file pic

1d ago

Indiana man found guilty of murdering two girls in 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a decree to ratify the pact yesterday, KCNA said, adding it takes effect when both sides exchange the ratification instruments. — Sputnik pool pic via Reuters

1d ago

North Korea ratifies mutual defence treaty with Russia amid criticism of troops in war with Ukraine

Haitian police stand behind a wall during clashes with gangs, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti November 11, 2024. — Reuters pic

1d ago

New leader takes helm in Haiti pledging to stem spiraling violence

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