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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  / 16 h ago

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

The latest victim was reportedly living with heart disease and diabetes and had not received a second booster dose. — File picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Malaysia reports first Covid-19 fatality this year involving high-risk patient, says Health Ministry

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

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

The Penang Yosakoi Parade 2023. — Picture via Facebook/Penang Yosakoi Parade
Life  / 6 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  / 3 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

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

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim addresses the media after the Johor PKR leadership close-door event at the Mall of Medini in Iskandar Puteri June 19, 2025. — Picture by Ben Tan
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Anwar: No RON95 price hike despite global oil surge, Iran-Israel conflict

Muhammad Nur Daniel Nuruleffendy was found pinned beneath the arm of his father, Nuruleffendy Ibrahim, 35, who was unresponsive when his wife, Azura Abdul Malik, 40, returned home at about 9.30am. — File pic via TODAY
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Father and baby die in Melaka home, infant suffocates after dad's suspected heart attack

This handout photo taken on June 17, 2025 and provided by the South Korean Foreign Ministry on June 19, 2025 shows South Koreans and their Iranian family members boarding a bus in Tehran during their evacuation from Iran to Turkmenistan. — South Korean Foreign Ministry handout/AFP pic
World  / 18 h ago

Missiles fly, airspace closes: Governments scramble to evacuate citizens from Israel and Iran

Zhenhao Zou, 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  / 3 h ago

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

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  / 6 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  / 4 h ago

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

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today declined to say whether the successor to Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, whose contract ends on June 22, has been confirmed. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Anwar tight-lipped on new IGP appointment, says decision not final yet

Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Account 2 savings may be used to help pay for health insurance premiums. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

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

A royalist activist holds a Thai flag as he protests in front of the Royal Embassy of Cambodia, following a recent clash at the Thailand-Cambodia border on May 28, 2025, in Bangkok June 6, 2025. Thailand summoned the Cambodian ambassador today to deliver a missive saying it was ‘deeply disappointed’ about the leak of a diplomatic phone call which has sparked a political crisis in Bangkok. — Reuterse pic
World  / 19 h ago

Thailand summons Cambodia envoy, protests ‘unacceptable’ leak of PM’s call with ‘Uncle’ Hun Sen that sparks political crisis

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Alvarez, 59-2-2 with 39 knockouts, has won world titles in four divisions and said he didn't expect Charlo to have any trouble stepping up. ― AFP pic
Sports / 30 Sep 2023

Alvarez, Charlo make weight for super middleweight title showdown

Barcelona's Lamine Yamal and teammates celebrate Sergio Ramos' own goal during the match against Sevilla September 30, 2023. ― APP pic
Sports / 30 Sep 2023

'Unlucky' Sergio Ramos own goal helps Barca beat Sevilla

Jeremy Doku, signed from Rennes in the close-season, offers a different kind of threat on the flanks than Grealish and some City fans have called for the 21-year-old to start in Saturday’s Premier League clash at Wolves. — Reuters pic
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

Guardiola urges Grealish and Doku to fight for Man City place

Judge Francisco de Jorge has called on Luis de la Fuente to appear, as well as the federation’s director of communication, Pablo Garcia Cuervo, and several other staff, judicial sources told AFP. ― Reuters pic
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

Spain coach De La Fuente summoned in Rubiales kiss case

The Brazil international, who strongly denies the accusations, was given a leave of absence by United on September 10. — Action Images pic via Reuters
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

Man United’s Antony returns to training as police inquiries continue

Lawyers from both parties confirmed to AFP that Lille had been ordered to pay €2 million of the €19 million demanded by Marcelo Bielsa, who was sacked after 13 matches in charge in December 2017 with the club second to bottom in Ligue 1. — AFP pic
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

Bielsa awarded €2m payout by Ligue 1’s Lille

Real Madrid’s Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti is pictured during the Spanish Liga football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on September 24, 2023. — AFP pic
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

Ancelotti admits ‘worry’ over Barca referee bribery case

Lisandro Martinez was sidelined for around two months when he sustained a fractured metatarsal in United’s Europa League quarter-final against Sevilla in April. — AFP pic
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

Man Utd’s Martinez ruled out for ‘extended period’

Bronze medallist Malaysia’s Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom poses during the medal ceremony for the men’s sprint final of cycling track event during the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on September 28, 2023. — AFP pic
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

Asian Games: Another bronze for Shah Firdaus, this time in keirin

Arsenal’s Oleksandr Zinchenko and manager Mikel Arteta celebrate after the match against Brentford at Brentford Community Stadium, London, September 27, 2023. — Action Images pic via Reuters
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

Arsenal look to win in any context, says Arteta amid injury concerns

Team Europe’s Jon Rahm hits his putt on the 15th green during the Foursomes at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, Rome, September 29, 2023. — Reuters pic
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

Rahm, Hatton win first Ryder Cup for Europe

Malaysia’s Muhammad Sharul Aimy Kamaru Hisam reacts during the Men’s Vault final at Huanglong Sports Centre, Hangzhou, September 29, 2023. — Reuters pic
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

Asian Games: Sharul Aimy ends 17-year men’s gymnastics medal drought with vault bronze

The French decision to bar its athletes from wearing a hijab was criticised by the United Nations human rights office this week. — Reuters pic
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

IOC: No restrictions on hijab in Paris 2024 Games’ athletes village

S. Sivasangari then outclassed Lee Jihyun 11-4, 11-4, 11-5 to clinch the comfortable victory, while other members of the team, Rachel Arnold and Aira Azman, did not have to raise a sweat. — Bernama pic   
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

Asian Games: Malaysia’s women’s squash team advance to final

Poland's Iga Swiatek hits a return against Russia's Veronika Kudermetova during their women's singles quarter-final match on day five of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo September 29, 2023. ― AFP pic
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

Swiatek crashes out of Pan Pacific Open quarter-finals

Human Powered Health cyclist Sasha Weemaes (centre) was the first to cross the finish line in a time of 2 hours 31 minutes and 45 seconds among a big group of riders in the 123.8-kilometre (km) race. ― Bernama pic
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

Weemaes storms to first victory in stage seven of LTdL 2023