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The death of Maniishapriet Kaur Akhara has sparked widespread concern and frustration online, with many questioning the safety of student accommodations and the response of authorities. — Picture via Facebook/Jasmail Singh

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Cyberjaya University suspends two students amid ongoing murder investigation, tightens security

The PKR election co-director believes there is still time for Nik Nazmi to rethink the move, saying his skills and talent remain valuable to the government. — Picture by Sayuti Zanudin

Malaysia / 13 h ago

As exit nears, Saifuddin Nasution urges Nik Nazmi to reconsider resignation from Cabinet

Beanery in Taman Taynton View, KL. — Picture by CK Lim

Eat-drink / 14 h ago

Cempedak loaf, orange Americano and solitude at Beanery: Inside the most peaceful café in Cheras

Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa said Lance Corporal Muhammad Amirul Aiman Muhammad Othman, 24, died in the incident while tailing a motorcyclist who had been performing illegal stunts. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 9 h ago

KL cop killed while tailing street racer during Ops Samseng Jalanan along Jalan Kuching

Jason Derulo did not like the steamed whelk, but gave top marks for chicken rice in the Lau Pa Sat hawker centre. — Screengrabs from TikTok/Jason Derulo

Singapore / 10 h ago

‘I could eat this everyday’: Jason Derulo gives Singapore’s chicken rice a ‘10 out of 10’, but says no to ‘rojak’ and ‘gong gong’ (VIDEO)

A cup of ‘kopi O’ was central to a recent domestic incident involving a father and son in Melaka. — Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Melaka boy, 11, suffers head injury after father allegedly throws chair over lukewarm ‘kopi O’

Trader Mohd Hairul Mohd Aziz shows the Musang King durians sold at his stall below the market price of RM40 per kilogramme during the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry’s Southern Zone Carnival and Buy Malaysian Goods Campaign at Puteri Harbour Convention Centre, Johor on June 27, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Buy local, eat durian: RM25 Musang King sparks stampede at Johor fruit carnival

The victim reportedly sustained serious injuries, including a fractured hip and head wounds, after falling approximately 200m before reaching a bridge leading to Segara Anak Lake yesterday. — Picture via Facebook

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Malaysian hiker survives 200m fall on Mount Rinjani trail in Lombok, suffers fractured hip and head wound

Flight theft syndicates are believed to use tactics such as buying last-minute tickets, avoiding checked baggage, and switching carriers frequently to evade detection. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 5 h ago

Singapore airport police: Surge in cabin thefts on Asian flights as syndicates target cash, cards, and exit quickly

Medical professionals and activists hold posters and candles as they take part in a midnight protest to condemn the rape and murder of a 31-year-old medic, in Kolkata on August 14, 2024. — AFP pic

World / 11 h ago

Fresh anger in Kolkata as law student gang-raped, just half a year after doctor’s rapist get life sentence

Tourists walk down Bangla Walking Street in Phuket November 22, 2024. — Reuters pic

World / 6 h ago

Bomb scare in Phuket and Krabi as Thai authorities foil plot to hurt tourism, arrest five suspects from Pattani

Fish maw is made from the dried swim bladder of fish and widely consumed across South-east Asia and East Asia, commonly in soups. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 4 h ago

From threatened waters to dinner tables: Study shows six endangered species sold as fish maw in Malaysia and Singapore shops

As of midnight yesterday, the Melaka River and Coastal Development Corporation said about 2,000kg of dead fish had been collected, with clean-up work still ongoing at the time of writing. — Picture via Facebook/PPSPM

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Thousands of dead tilapia found floating in Melaka River, pollution probe launched

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant operations director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the woman sustained injuries to her left leg, left arm and spine. — Picture via Facebook

Malaysia / 8 h ago

New Zealand woman injured after 6m fall at Kanching Waterfall

The crash occurred at about 2.32am when a Proton Saga driven by a 19-year-old man reportedly lost control and veered off the road into a five-tonne Hicom lorry. His 16-year-old passenger was killed. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Sixteen-year-old killed, friend injured after car crashes into parked lorry in Hulu Langat

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Malaysia / 4 h ago

From threatened waters to dinner tables: Study shows six endangered species sold as fish maw in Malaysia and Singapore shops

Fish maw is made from the dried swim bladder of fish and widely consumed across South-east Asia and East Asia, commonly in soups. — Picture by Choo Choy May

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — DNA from six critically endangered and endangered fish species has been found in fish maw products sold in stores across Malaysia and Singapore, according to a new study released last week.Researchers identified DNA from the European eel and large yellow croaker — both listed as...

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Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz described the Digital Economy Framework Agreement as the “doorway” to the future of Asean youths as it is projected to grow the region’s economy to over US$2 trillion by 2030 and generate millions of jobs. — Picture via Facebook/Tengku Zafrul

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Malaysia backs youth-led ventures as Asean chair, touts digital treaty and NIMP 2030 as key enablers

There were no casualties in the 4.30am fire in Bagan Pasir Laut, Perak that destroyed 23 properties on June 28, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Too early to tell: Perak forensics narrow probe into Hutan Melintang fire that gutted 23 homes, shops, and house of worship

Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said the Works Ministry needs RM4 billion a year to repair damaged roads nationwide but is only allocated about half. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Ahmad Maslan seeks RM4b for Works Ministry to repair old roads damaged by rain, overloaded lorries

An abandoned baby boy, found wrapped in a plastic bag by the roadside near a mosque in Kampung Api-Api, Kuala Selangor on June 27, 2025, has been taken to Tanjong Karang Hospital for a medical examination. — Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Newborn with umbilical cord still attached found alive in plastic bag near Kuala Selangor mosque

Firefighters and tracker dogs comb through fire-gutted properties in Bagan Pasir Laut, Hutan Melintang, Perak on June 28, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Chaos at 4.30am as fire guts 19 homes, a house of worship and eateries in Hutan Melintang

A cup of ‘kopi O’ was central to a recent domestic incident involving a father and son in Melaka. — Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Melaka boy, 11, suffers head injury after father allegedly throws chair over lukewarm ‘kopi O’

Johari said that failure to move beyond outdated thinking could result in a loss of trust among young voters who will make up 40 per cent of voters in the next general election. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Young voters want credibility, not nostalgia, Johari tells Umno members

Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said the five Malaysians had signed declarations opting out of evacuation efforts. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 8 h ago

‘We’re staying’: Five Malaysians in Iran decline evacuation, says foreign minister

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Flight theft syndicates are believed to use tactics such as buying last-minute tickets, avoiding checked baggage, and switching carriers frequently to evade detection. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 5 h ago

Singapore airport police: Surge in cabin thefts on Asian flights as syndicates target cash, cards, and exit quickly

Singapore defence minister Chan Chun Sing said Singapore is now facing threats in different landscapes. — AFP pic

Singapore / 11 h ago

‘We’re not at war, but not at peace either’: Singapore defence minister warns of becoming ‘collateral’ amid rising global conflicts

Jason Derulo did not like the steamed whelk, but gave top marks for chicken rice in the Lau Pa Sat hawker centre. — Screengrabs from TikTok/Jason Derulo

Singapore / 10 h ago

‘I could eat this everyday’: Jason Derulo gives Singapore’s chicken rice a ‘10 out of 10’, but says no to ‘rojak’ and ‘gong gong’ (VIDEO)

Nanyang Technology University received backlash after penalising students for their use of online tools and generative AI to help in their assignments. — Picture Facebook/NTUSG

Singapore / 10 h ago

Singapore's NTU assembles panel after students penalised over AI use, one of them merely for alphabetising citations with online tool

A map with the affected islands off Singapore. — Picture from Facebook/PUB

Singapore / 10 h ago

Singapore to assess climate threats to Pulau Tekong, Southern Islands and more in sea level rise study by 2026

Scheduled to open in 2027, the 70,044-seat stadium will be Spain’s fourth largest, behind the redeveloped Nou Camp, Santiago Bernabeu, and Metropolitano Stadium. — Picture from www.valenciacf.com

Singapore / 1d ago

Singapore tycoon Peter Lim and son Kiat drive Valencia’s €322m stadium push with 2027 opening set

According to the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) Draft Master Plan 2025, at least 80,000 new public and private homes are set to be built across more than 10 areas in Singapore over the next 10 to 15 years. — TODAY pic

Singapore / 1d ago

Singapore to build 80,000 new homes across 10 sites under URA Draft Master Plan 2025

Singaporeans Aaron Woon Guo Jie, 40, and Alan Wei Zhaolun, 49, along with Chinese national Li Ming, 51, were charged four months ago in a case involving an estimated US$390 million, according to a report published in Channel News Asia today. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 1d ago

Nvidia chip scandal: Singapore court adjourns US$390m fraud case as police examine new leads

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Khamenei is 86 and suffers the effects of a 1981 assassination attempt in Tehran which paralysed his right arm, a disability he has never made any attempt to hide. — AFP pic

World / 2 h ago

Iran’s Khamenei resurfaces to claim ‘victory’ over Israel, but doubts grow over his authority and role in war decisions

Alawite Syrians, who fled the violence in western Syria, walk in the water of the Nahr El Kabir River, after the reported mass killings of Alawite minority members, in Akkar, Lebanon March 11, 2025. Dozens of Alawite women and girls disappear this year in Syria. — Reuters pic

World / 2 h ago

‘She’s not coming back’: Wave of abductions targets Alawite women and girls in post-Assad Syria

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as US Attorney General Pam Bondi and US Attorney General Todd Blanche listen, after the US Supreme Court dealt a blow to the power of federal judges by restricting their ability to grant broad legal relief in cases as the justices acted in a legal fight over President Donald Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship, in the Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington D.C. June 27, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 4 h ago

Trump scores win as Supreme Court limits judges, yet birthright citizenship policy remains in limbo

Paramilitary soldiers stand guard along a road, ahead of the general elections in Karachi, Pakistan February 7, 2024. An explosive-laden car rammed into a Pakistani military convoy today in a town near the Afghan border, killing at least 13 soldiers, sources said. — Reuters pic

World / 4 h ago

Sources: Explosive-laden car kills 13 Pakistani soldiers near Afghan border in deadly convoy attack

A rescue worker rows a raft while searching for survivors, after tourists, who were on a picnic, were swept away by overflowing floodwaters in the Swat River, in Swat Valley in Pakistan June 27, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 3 h ago

Pakistan flash floods and heavy rains kill 24

Journalists sit outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 27, 2025. The Supreme Court is to issue its final rulings yesterday ahead of its summer break, including cases involving birthright citenzenship, porn site age verification, students and LGBTQ-themed content, and voting rights. — AFP pic

World / 3 h ago

‘I don’t understand it well’: Immigrants and advocates seek clarity as US Supreme Court ruling clouds citizenship rights

France will ban smoking on beaches and in parks, public gardens and bus shelters, among others. — Reuters pic

World / 7 h ago

France bans smoking on beaches, parks and near schools to protect kids from passive smoke; excludes cafe terraces

A drone view shows buildings and roads are half submerged in floodwaters after heavy rainfalls, in Rongjiang county, Guizhou province, China June 24, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 7 h ago

Facing public anger, China boosts payouts for flood-hit areas and includes livestock in new compensation rules

Money

An electronic board shows currency exchange rates of the US dollar and euro against Russian rouble in a street in Moscow March 20, 2025. — Reuters pic

Money / 3 h ago

Even as markets rally, Trump’s policy shifts keep investors on edge

Greater economic integration among the members of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) is accelerating efforts to build an independent and resilient regional financial system, aimed at reducing reliance on external currencies and enhancing monetary stability across Southeast Asia, according to a Malaysian analyst. — AFP pic

Money / 4 h ago

Analyst: Asean integration fuels push for independent regional financial system

A Palestinian girl stands on rubble as she looks at the destruction in the Al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip after a house was targeted by an Israeli strike, on June 27, 2025. — AFP pic

Money / 12 h ago

World Bank: 421 million living in extreme poverty globally as conflicts more than tripled since 2000

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Money / 13 h ago

Trump slams US Fed chair Powell as ‘stubborn mule’ after mild inflation rise and consumer spending dip

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump arrive for a family photo during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Kananaskis Country Golf Course in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, on June 16, 2025. — AFP pic

Money / 13 h ago

Trump halts Canada trade talks over digital tax on US tech giants, tariffs to be announced within a week

People take photos of the new Louis Vuitton store in Shanghai June 27, 2025. — Reuters pic

Money / 1d ago

Luxury takes a hit in China — so brands pivot to experience as the new status play instead

China also committed to easing some non-tariff countermeasures but US officials later accused Beijing of violating the pact and slow-walking export licence approvals for rare earths. — AFP pic

Money / 1d ago

Beijing, Washington seal framework deal to defuse trade standoff

Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun introduces the Chinese smartphone maker’s new electric SUV YU7 at a launch event in Beijing, China May 22, 2025. The Chinese electric vehicle maker received almost 300,000 pre-orders within an hour for its first sports utility vehicles in what the company said was a ‘miraculous’ moment for the industry. — Reuters pic

Money / 1d ago

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Sports

Fans of Argentine footballer Lionel Messi take photographs as they gather to celebrate his 38th birthday in Kolkata, India on June 24, 2025 while he plays in FIFA’s Club World Cup in the US. — AFP pic

Sports / 2 h ago

Heat, heart and high stakes: Club World Cup defies critics as Messi, minnows and money steal the show

Lionel Messi reacts during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group A match between Internacional CF Miami and SE Palmeiras at Hard Rock Stadium on June 23, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. — AFP pic

Sports / 4 h ago

From icon to outcast: PSG brace for Messi reunion as Club World Cup pits them against Inter Miami

Enzo Fernandez Chelsea FC gestures during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group D match with Esperance de Tunis at Lincoln Financial Field on June 24, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. — AFP pic

Sports / 7 h ago

Maresca praises Fernandez’s ‘fantastic’ form ahead of Chelsea’s Club World Cup clash with old team Benfica

Al Hilal's Saudi midfielder Salem Al-Dawsari (right) fight for the ball during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group H football match withy Mexico's Pachuca at the Geodis Park stadium in Nashville on June 26, 2025. — AFP pic

Sports / 6 h ago

Al-Hilal’s Al-Dawsari ruled out of Club World Cup with hamstring injury ahead of Man City clash

Branko Ivankovic was coaching China, which is ranked 94th in the world by FIFA. — Reuters pic

Sports / 12 h ago

China sack Ivankovic after World Cup failure, U-19 coach Djurdjevic named interim boss

LAFC's French forward Olivier Giroud warms up ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group D football match between US Los Angeles FC and Brazil's CR Flamengo at the Camping World stadium in Orlando on June 24, 2025. — AFP pic

Sports / 13 h ago

French striker Giroud to leave LAFC after just over a year, to play last game on Sunday

Ferrari's British driver Lewis Hamilton gets in the car ahead the first practice session at the Red Bull Ring race track in Spielberg, Austria, on June 27, 2025, ahead of the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix. — AFP pic

Sports / 12 h ago

Hamilton’s struggles continue with third warning of F1 season after blocking rookie Antonelli in Austrian GP practice

Brentford set-piece coach Keith Andrews will now be head coach to replace Thomas Frank. — Reuters pic

Sports / 12 h ago

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