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The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a warning of thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds across six states until 7pm today. — Picture by Farhan Najib

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Six states under thunderstorm warning as MetMalaysia forecasts heavy rain and strong winds

Jalan Bukit Bintang will be fully closed on January 1 from 6pm and January 3 from 7.30pm to 10pm, from Pavilion Kuala Lumpur to Federal Hotel, for the rehearsal and launch of the ‘I Lite U’ Festival 2026 Lighting Programme respectively. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Plan ahead: Jalan Bukit Bintang to close Jan 1 and Jan 3 for ‘I Lite U’ festival programme

Ma Yonggang, 48 from Chongqing poses for a picture at the Chinese Muslim food festival at 1 Utama Shopping Centre on December 28, 2025. —mPicture by Yusof Isa

Eat-drink / 19 h ago

At Chinese Muslim food festival at 1 Utama, vendors eye Malaysian market, factories for expansion

(Standing, left) Perlis PAS Youth chief Haziq Asyraf, who is also Beseri assemblyman, revealed on December 28, 2025 that he was invited to sign a statutory declaration against the former state menteri besar but declined. — Picture from Facebook/Haziq Asyraf

Malaysia / 16 h ago

New MB sworn in but Perlis political drama deepens as state PAS Youth chief reveals SD invite

DAP National Chairman Gobind Singh Deo said more structural changes are urgently needed to prevent future corruption and abuse. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 15 h ago

1MDB verdict shows need for stronger governance, says DAP chairman

Najib's six-year jail term is due to his conviction in the first SRC trial involving RM42 million, and he is due to be released in either 2028 or 2029 depending on whether he pays a RM50 million fine. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Malaysia’s courtroom drama in 2025: Najib, Rosmah, DNAA rulings and more

Supporters of Datuk Seri Najib Razak hold up a laminated sketch of the former prime minister. SUPP, a former component party in the Barisan Nasional coalition, pushes back against claims it illegally received funds from 1MDB when Najib was in charge of the sovereign investment firm in 2013. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 17 h ago

SUPP insists RM1m donation from Najib not linked to 1MDB, says issue settled years ago

Mohamad Abdullah (front row, centre) shows the statement issued by the NGOs at a press conference in Kuching on December 28, 2025. — The Borneo Post pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Not our style: NGOs call for rethink as Miri foam party rubs up against Sarawak values

From Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya, several New Year’s Eve countdown events will take place across Klang Valley. — Pictures courtesy of Instagram / KLCC / IOI City Mall / The Curve / Sunway Velocity Mall / Tourism Malaysia

Life / 4 h ago

Fireworks, festivals and free entry: Five New Year’s Eve countdowns across Klang Valley

A wild elephant in the car park at the Amiza Titiwangsa R&R (left) and the shattered driver-side window of a Honda City damaged during the incident (right).

Malaysia / 19 h ago

An elephant, a durian stash and one unlucky Honda City at Amiza Titiwangsa R&R (VIDEO)

Stray dogs roam in Ipoh, Perak, where the state government has increased funding to RM300,000 in 2026 for humane animal welfare programmes. — File picture by Farhan Najib

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Perak invests in smarter, kinder stray animal management

Bitcoin is highly volatile, so large investors can potentially earn significant returns if prices rise—but they also face substantial risk of losses if prices fall. — Reuters pic

Money / 14 h ago

Crypto crash course: How plunging bitcoin prices shake companies

Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor said that she had chosen to focus her life on her family and to leave matters to the will of Allah, expressing hope that justice and truth would prevail in the future. — File pic by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 1 h ago

Rosmah dismisses claims she caused Najib’s downfall, says focus is on family and prayer

The local currency traded mostly higher against major and regional peers as markets headed into quieter New Year trading. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Money / 3 h ago

Twelve days up and counting: Ringgit opens stronger against US dollar

French actress and singer Brigitte Bardot smokes a cigarette at the courthouse in Paris on January 29, 1962 after testifying for her ex-husband film director Roger Vadim in the trial against film director Francois Truffaut over the film

Showbiz / 17 h ago

French film legend Brigitte Bardot dies at 91, leaves legacy on screen and in animal welfare

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Nepal’s rapper-turned-mayor Balendra Shah enters race for PM after Gen Z protests

Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah has joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party ahead of Nepal’s March parliamentary elections. — Picture via Instagram/balenshah

KATHMANDU, Dec 29 — Two popular leaders have formed an alliance ahead of March parliamentary elections in Nepal that will challenge the older parties which have dominated the Himalayan nation’s politics for over three decades, party officials and analysts said today.Rapper turned-Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, a popular...

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People visit a memorial altar for victims who died in the Jeju Air Flight 2216 plane crash on December 29, 2024, in the departures hall of Muan International Airport on December 14, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 1 h ago

South Korea’s president apologises to families a year after deadly Jeju Air crash, promises answers

The blaze tore through the Werdha Damai retirement home before being extinguished late yesterday, with several residents trapped inside. — Picture via pexels.com/Francesco Ungaro

World / 1 h ago

Fire at Indonesia retirement home kills 16 in north Sulawesi city

China’s PLA Eastern Theatre Command said the drills involved army, navy, air force and rocket force units and would include ‘live’ firing on Tuesday. — Reuters pic

World / 2 h ago

China announces live-fire drills near Taiwan in warning to ‘independence’ forces

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Several National Citizen Party members warned the alliance could undermine the party’s democratic credentials, with some candidates quitting in protest. — AFP pic

2 h ago

Bangladesh uprising leaders strike election alliance with Islamists amid backlash

Mexican Army soldiers and Civil Protection members rescue passengers from the Interoceanic train that derailed in the Asunciَn Ixtaltepec area on the route to Oaxaca, Mexico, December 28, 2025. — AFP pic

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Train derailment in southern Mexico kills at least 13, authorities say

Cambodia’s Defence Minister Tea Seiha and Thailand’s Defence Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit pose with documents during a special General Border Committee (GBC) meeting at a border checkpoint, in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, December 27, 2025. — Agence Kampuchea Press/Handout via Reuters

2 h ago

Trump congratulates Thailand, Cambodia leaders on ceasefire

A projectile flies mid-air on the day North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a long-range strategic cruise missile launching drill, according to local media, at an unknown location, December 28, 2025, in this pictured released December 29, 2025 by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency. — KCNA via Reuters

2 h ago

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un doubles down on nuclear force after overseeing cruise missile launch

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands during a press conference after their lunch meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, in Palm Beach, Florida, December 28, 2025. — Reuters pic

3 h ago

Trump says Ukraine peace deal is ‘a lot closer’ after talks with Zelensky in Florida

Voters check the registry at a polling station in Yangon during the first phase of Myanmar’s junta-run election on December 28, 2025. — AFP pic

14 h ago

How Myanmar’s military vote works — and why critics call it a sham

Hindu Rashtra Coordination Committee supporters tear Bangladesh's national flag to protest alleged atrocities against Hindus, at the Freedom Park in Bengaluru on December 28, 2025. — AFP pic

16 h ago

Bangladesh police say suspects in student leader killing fled to India, straining ties

Displaced people arrive at a temporary camp in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province on December 11, 2025, amid clashes along the Cambodia-Thailand border. — AFP pic

17 h ago

Border ceasefire brings hope but evacuees in Thailand and Cambodia remain wary

An image of a grey wolf. A wolf escaped inside the grounds of Tama Zoological Park in Tokyo. — Picture via X

22 h ago

Wolf on the run at Tokyo zoo sends visitors scrambling

23 h ago

Delhi police arrest over 500, seize arms and stolen goods in pre-New Year crackdown

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that United States, Israel and Europe were waging “total war” against his country. — Reuters file pic

1d ago

Iran president says US, Israel and Europe waging total war against Tehran

The quake caused buildings in the capital Taipei to sway, and local media said it was felt across Taiwan. — AFP pic

1d ago

Strong earthquake rocks Taiwan again, buildings sway in Taipei

The three victims were attacked at three different locations along the Line 3 metro track that runs across central Paris. — AFP pic

1d ago

Paris metro stabbing suspect released from custody, sent to psychiatric hospital

A resident of Qabatiya, south of Jenin in the northern West Bank, said the town “is being subjected to collective punishment by the Israeli occupation”. — AFP pic

1d ago

Lockdown imposed on Qabatiya after deadly Palestinian attack in Israel

People line up to vote inside a polling station during the first phase of Myanmar's general election in Yangon on December 28. — AFP pic

1d ago

Myanmar junta presses ahead with tightly controlled election as critics warn of democratic sham

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