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Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (centre) gestures during a press conference surrounded by senior Thai army commanders and government minsters at Government House in Bangkok June 19, 2025. — AFP pic
World  / 19 h ago

Paetongtarn Shinawatra: Youngest Thai PM faces swift end to short career

Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex on June 20, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

High Court discharges Najib in RM27m SRC case stalled since 2019, does not acquit

A Singapore Airlines flight from Frankfurt to New York was forced to divert to Paris in October after a passenger suffered a severe allergic reaction mid-air, triggering a lawsuit over an in-flight shrimp meal. — Reuters pic
Singapore  / 4 h ago

‘I told them I was allergic’: Passenger sues Singapore Airlines after shrimp meal triggers emergency landing

The Penang Yosakoi Parade 2023. — Picture via Facebook/Penang Yosakoi Parade
Life  / 9 h ago

Yosakoi hits 10: Penang streets come alive with high-energy dance, Japanese idols and a fireworks finale

Screengrabs of a Facebook video showing the tour bus near Muallim.
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Tour bus with 36 Indian tourists crashes into divider on PLUS highway near Muallim in Perak, all escape unhurt

Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex on June 20, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Rafizi urges AGC to refile Najib’s SRC charges after court grants DNAA, slams delay since 2019 despite ‘clear money trail’

The Federal Court ruled that a 2014 fatwa issued by the Selangor Fatwa Committee does not apply to the Sisters in Islam (SIS) Forum Malaysia as an organisation or institution, but only to individuals. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Selangor Sultan wants Muslim women’s rights group SIS to not use ‘Islam’ in name, cites ‘confusion’ among community

Zou Zhenhao, a Chinese student who was found guilty by a London court of drugging and raping 10 women in Britain and China, looks on in this handout picture released on March 5, 2025. Metropolitan Police/Handout via Reuters
World  / 7 h ago

Chinese student Zou Zhenhao — who raped 10 women and targeted dozens more — jailed for life in UK

Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Account 2 savings may be used to help pay for health insurance premiums. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Amid rising costs, Putrajaya mulls allowing Malaysians to tap EPF Account 2 savings for private hospital cover

Between 2023 and 2024 alone, heat caused by the El Niño cycle claimed five lives, according to the Khazanah Research Institute. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Cooling crisis: Why Malaysia’s urban trees are critical in the heatwave battle

This combination of handout satellite photos obtained from Planet Labs PBC on June 19, 2025, of a photo taken on June 5, 2025 (left) shows military planes at the US military base of Al-Udeid in Qatar, and a photo taken June 19, 2025 (right) showing no more planes at the US military base of Al-Udeid in Qatar, one of the main US bases in the region. — Handout via AFP
World  / 8 h ago

Satellite images reveal empty tarmac at major US air base in Qatar

Cart noodles, or ‘che zai mein’, are a Hong Kong classic, found at Luckee. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 8 h ago

Get your fix of Hong Kong-style cart noodles and peanut butter ‘cheong fun’ at Sri Petaling’s Luckee

Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail moves on from heading the Special Branch to his newest appointment as Inspector-General of Police for a two-year contract from June 23, 2025. — Picture courtesy of the Home Ministry
Malaysia  / 1 h ago

Ex-Special Branch chief Khalid Ismail is new IGP, succeeding Razarudin 

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim giving a speech during the Finance Ministry's monthly assembly. June 20, 2025. — Picture by Choo Choy May .
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

‘We collect taxes to return them to the people’: PM justifies SST expansion, says Malaysians to benefit through welfare aid

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands amid debris outside the Soroka Hospital in the southern city of Beersheba, after it was hit by a missile fired from Iran on June 19, 2025. — AFP pic
World  / 6 h ago

Netanyahu: Israel ‘changing the face of the world’ in war with Iran

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Datuk Idris Ahmad speaks during a press conference at Dewan Besar Tabung Haji in Kuala Lumpur February 24, 2022. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2023

PAS veep: Perikatan seat negotiations for state elections close to 50pc

Khalid Samad speaks during a press conference at Kampung Sungai Baru in Kuala Lumpur December 26, 2022. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2023

Khalid Samad sorry Umno ‘upset’ by call to block Najib’s pardon, but not for making it

BN president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (right) and deputy chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan (2nd right) greet guests at the latter’s Aidilfitri Open House in Kampung Tanjong, Rantau, Seremban April 30, 2023. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2023

Tok Mat: BN, Pakatan to make decision on seats after dissolution of state legislative assemblies 

The family of the late Tun Fuad Stephens has questioned the veracity of latest declassified report on the Double Six tragedy, casting doubt on findings prepared by the manufacturer of the crashed plane. — Picture courtesy of Yayasan Tun Fuad Stephens
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2023

Fuad Stephens’ family suspicious of Oz report on Double Six crash due to plane maker’s ‘conflict’

A policewoman was seriously injured in the shoulder after her motorcycle was hit by a car driven dangerously by a man, while on her way to work at the Kemaman district police headquarters at 11.30 this morning. — Picture courtesy of PDRM
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2023

Policewoman seriously hurt after being hit by reckless driver in Kemaman

Bersih chairman Thomas Fann said it was crucial that Malaysians be informed whether any wrongdoing has been discovered in Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar’s conduct. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2023

Bersih pushes for more urgency in case of HR minister

Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said there is no need for a public debate on the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project as the time for it has passed. — Picture by Opalyn Mok
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2023

Penang CM says time now to focus on plans for state’s man-made islands, not public debate about land reclamation

Penang PH chairman Chow Kon Yeow said none of the incumbents have indicated so far that they might want to relinquish their seats. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2023

Kon Yeow expects all Pakatan incumbents to defend seats in Penang state poll

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Malaysia / 30 Apr 2023

Woman dies in shophouse fire at Taman OUG

On Friday (April 28), Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, was reported to have said that the Cabinet should discuss whether the school holidays should be extended, following the heatwave which is currently hitting the country, resulting in two deaths involving children. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2023

Proposal to extend school holiday due to heatwave to be brought to Sabah Cabinet, says minister

A labourer was charged in the Sessions Court here today with the murder of a man at a fast food restaurant in Rantau Panjang, Kelantan six years ago. — Reuters pic
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2023

Labourer in Kelantan charged with murder of man at fast food restaurant six years ago

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrives at the state Aidilfitri celebration organised by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor’s government. — Picture by Julia Chan
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2023

After Kedah do, Anwar crosses South China Sea to celebrate Aidilfitri with Sabahans

Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) members have the freedom to express their personal views, president Mat Sabu said today amid a growing row over Umno’s pardon bid for convicted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2023

Mat Sabu says Amanah leaders free to express own views, but party will abide by ‘unity govt’ decision

Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg today said the state plans to set up a commercial bank by year end to help the local business community, especially the small and medium enterprises to apply for loans. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2023

Sarawak premier announces plan to set up commercial bank to help SMEs

Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor is scheduled to undergo a minor procedure to remove gallstones next week. ― Bernama pic
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2023

Sabah CM to undergo gallstone removal procedure next week

Based on the charge, on April 22 at 12 noon, on Jalan Kota Bharu-Kuala Terengganu, the accused was riding a Honda C100B motorcycle when he pulled a “wheelie” (trick whereby a motorcycle is ridden with the front wheel raised off the ground) which was dangerous. — Reuters file pic
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2023

Man in wheelie’ viral video pleads guilty to dangerous riding