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M. Sri Darvien and D. Thineswary are escorted into the Sepang Magistrate’s Court to face charges, on July 10, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Teen, woman accomplice charged over murder of Cyberjaya university student

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad turns 100 today. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Dr Mahathir turns 100: A look back at a few defining moments that shaped Malaysia

JPJ has suspended and reassigned an officer caught on video dangerously overtaking on a double line in Simpang Pulai. The officer is also barred from driving department vehicles pending investigation. — Picture by Farhan Najib
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

JPJ: Officer suspended after risky overtake in Simpang Pulai

An undated photograph shows Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad riding a bicycle. — Anwar Ibrahim/Facebook pic
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Anwar extends birthday wishes to Mahathir who turns 100 today

Muslim preacher Firdaus Wong speaks at a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, February 14, 2015. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Parents win landmark ruling as court bans Muslim preacher Firdaus Wong’s video on secret child conversions

US President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) looks on during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC July 8, 2025. — AFP pic
World  / 18 h ago

‘Sickening’: MAGA loyalists turn on Trump officials over Epstein probe

Speaking on a special podcast live telecast on his Facebook page, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said it was a blessing and scary to turn 100. — Screengrab from Facebook/Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

‘Quite frightening to be 100’: Dr Mahathir thanks Anwar, Malaysians for birthday wishes

Whey protein, a nutrient-rich by-product of cheese production and a popular aid for muscle growth, is costly to produce due to the need for specialist equipment and technical processes. — Unsplash pic
Life  / 8 h ago

Think you are getting a good deal with cheap whey proteins sold online? Instead of muscles, all you’ll be gaining is... weight!

Dr Anjani Sinha (left) was grilled by Senator Tammy Duckworth (right) over his nomination to be the US ambassador to Singapore. — Screengrabs from Facebook/Tammy Duckworth
Singapore  / 2 h ago

‘You’ve not even done your homework’: Trump’s envoy pick told Singapore no ‘glamour posting’, grilled over tariffs and Asean

Thai police have arrested a 26-year-old Malaysian man at Don Mueang Airport over suspected links to a major online gambling and money laundering network with transactions reportedly exceeding 11.5 billion baht. — Picture from Facebook/Don Mueang Airport
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Malaysian held at Thailand’s Don Mueang Airport over gambling, money laundering charges

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at Subang Air Base to attend the 58th Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, July 10, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

​​US Secretary of State Marco Rubio lands in Malaysia for Asean meetings

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a press conference at the Perdana Leadership Foundation in Putrajaya, on Dec 10, 2024. — Picture by Sayuti Zanudin
Opinion  / 6 h ago

A century of Mahathir Mohamad

Members of the First Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment (1 RAMD) and the 21st Ceremonial Mounted Squadron (SIB) take part in the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Istana Negara, in Kuala Lumpur, May 10, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 1 h ago

Istana Negara sends out warning against politicisation of Malaysia's top court appointments

Mashed potatoes and noodles, anyone? — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 6 h ago

Head to Puchong’s Sha Sha Noodles for a unique Chinese-style mashed potato noodle

A police helicopter carrying five crew members made an emergency landing and crashed near Sungai Pulai in Gelang Patah earlier today. — Screengrab from X/Bernama
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Police helicopter crash-lands in Johor’s Sungai Pulai, all five crew rescued

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In December, Nippon Steel clinched a deal to buy the 122-year-old iconic US steelmaker for a hefty premium, betting that US Steel would benefit from the spending and tax incentives in Biden’s infrastructure bill. — Reuters file pic
Money / 14 Mar 2024

Biden to raise concern over Nippon Steel’s deal for US Steel, source says

At 9.21am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slipped 1.87 points to 1,536.26 from Wednesday’s close of 1,538.13. ― Bernama pic
Money / 14 Mar 2024

Bursa Malaysia opens lower amid cautious sentiments

At 9am, the ringgit rose to 4.6820/6865 against the greenback from Wednesday’s close of 4.6845/6878. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Money / 14 Mar 2024

Ringgit opens slightly higher amid cautious trade ahead of US data

US film and television giant Paramount Global announced Wednesday it would sell its stake in Indian media venture Viacom18 to another Indian entertainment firm, Reliance. — AFP pic
Money / 14 Mar 2024

Paramount Global selling stake in India TV venture Viacom18

(from left) Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Datuk Ewon Benedick at the SME Future Day 2024 in Berlin March 14, 2024. — Bernama pic
Money / 14 Mar 2024

International compliance vital for SMEs to penetrate global market, says Entrepreneur Development minister in Berlin

OpenAI on Wednesday announced partnerships with French daily Le Monde and Spanish conglomerate Prisa Media, saying it intends to develop news-related uses of its ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool. — Reuters pic
Money / 14 Mar 2024

OpenAI partners with Le Monde and Prisa Media

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will hold a second and last review of Pakistan’s US$3 billion stand-by arrangement (SBA) this week, the finance ministry and the IMF said on Wednesday. — AFP pic
Money / 14 Mar 2024

Pakistan to ask for new, longer-term bailout during IMF review

Delivery trucks are parked at a parking area along the highway in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan April 6, 2023. — Reuters file pic
Money / 14 Mar 2024

Japan’s overworked, underpaid truckers left behind in wage bonanza

The Bank of Japan will debate ending its negative interest rate policy next week if Friday’s preliminary survey on big firms’ wage talks outcome yield strong results, sources said. — Reuters pic
Money / 14 Mar 2024

Sources: BOJ to debate ending negative rates in March if wage survey strong 

As Chinese demand flags at home amid economic turmoil, its growing exports of EVs to global markets have raised alarm bells in Washington over the potential to inflict harm on US automakers, just as its excess capacity in steel and aluminium decimated US metals producers in past decades. ― Unsplash pic
Money / 14 Mar 2024

Yellen says US aims to ensure domestic EV maker success as China boosts exports

The International Monetary Fund officially launched the selection process to find the organisation’s next leader on Wednesda. — Reuters pic
Money / 14 Mar 2024

IMF launches leadership search with Georgieva tipped for second term

The US economy is not expected to see stagflation, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an interview broadcast Wednesday. — AFP pic
Money / 14 Mar 2024

Yellen says US economy unlikely to see ‘stagflation’

Minister of Economic Development Giancarlo Giorgetti attends the first voting session at the lower house of parliament to elect the new speaker in Rome October 13, 2022. — Reuters pic
Money / 13 Mar 2024

Italy doubtful on completing tax deal on multinationals

Wall Street had a lacklustre start today, with the tech-laden Nasdaq bearing the brunt as US Treasury yields rose, while investors awaited more data for clues on the timing of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cuts. — Reuters
Money / 13 Mar 2024

Tech-heavy Nasdaq comes under pressure as yields rise

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration picture taken in Paris March 9, 2024. — Reuters pic
Money / 13 Mar 2024

What is bitcoin’s ‘halving’, and does it matter?

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (left) speaks with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (R) during a meeting after signing a trade pact to boost trade and investment ties between the UK and US State of Texas, in Downing Street, central London, on March 13, 2024. Britain was to sign a trade agreement with Texas on March 13, 2024 after it failed to secure a post-Brexit deal with the wider US. — Peter Nicholls/Pool/AFP pic
Money / 13 Mar 2024

UK agrees closer trade ties with Texas as US talks stall