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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  / 6 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  / 6 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  / 7 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  / 7 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  / 7 h ago

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

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

Air India is under fire for flying planes with overdue safety checks, raising serious concerns over passenger protection. — Reuters pic
World  / 4 h ago

Air India warned for flying Airbus planes with unchecked escape slides, expired safety gear

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The prime minister’s wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (centre) waves the Jalur Gemilang with the Malaysian contingent to the Hangzhou 2022 Asian and Para Asian Games at MSN, September 11, 2023. Also present are Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh (2nd, left), Olympic Council of Malaysia president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria (2nd, right) and chef de mission to the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games Datuk Chong Kim Fatt. — Bernama pic
Sports / 13 Sep 2023

Asian Games: Setting of medal target not done blindly, says Hannah Yeoh 

Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh speaks during a media conference in Kuala Lumpur, September 13, 2023. With her is SIC chief executive officer Azhan Shafriman Hanif and Senior Group Manager of Strategic Communications at Petronas, Datin Anita Azrina Abdul Aziz. — Bernama pic
Sports / 13 Sep 2023

SIC introduces RM49.90 Rahmah tickets for 2023 Malaysian GP

Chef de Mission Datuk Chong Kim Fatt said that based on the competition schedule, wushu athletes will have the opportunity to kickstart the national contingent’s medal collection once their events start on September 24, less than 12 hours after the opening of the games. — Bernama pic
Sports / 13 Sep 2023

Asian Games: Wushu could deliver first medal for Malaysia, says chef de mission

Brazil's Marquinhos celebrates after scoring the first goal against Peru September 13, 2023. ― Reuters pic
Sports / 13 Sep 2023

Marquinhos earns Brazil late win over Peru in World Cup qualifier

Norway's Erling Braut Haaland celebrates after scoring the first goal against Georgia September 13, 2023. ― Lise Aserud/NTB via Reuters
Sports / 13 Sep 2023

Haaland's 25th goal helps keep Norway in Euro 2024 hunt

Argentina's Nicolas Gonzalez scores the third goal against Bolivia September 13, 2023. ― Reuters pic
Sports / 13 Sep 2023

Messi-less Argentina cruise to 3-0 win over Bolivia in World Cup qualifier

England's Harry Maguire applauds fans after the match against Scotland September 13, 2023. ― Reuters pic
Sports / 13 Sep 2023

'It's a joke': Southgate criticises treatment of England defender Maguire

Italy's Davide Frattesi (left) celebrates after scoring the second goal against Ukraine September 13, 2023. ― AFP pic
Sports / 13 Sep 2023

Coach Spalletti in 'heaven' after Frattesi double gives Italy Euro boost

Germany's Julian Brandt and Leroy Sane celebrate with teammates after the match against France September 13, 2023. ― Reuters pic
Sports / 13 Sep 2023

Voeller's Germany snap losing run with 2-1 win over France in friendly

Spain's Ferran Torres celebrates after scoring the sixth goal against Cyprus September 13, 2023. ― Reuters pic
Sports / 13 Sep 2023

Spain thrash Cyprus 6-0 in Euro qualifier

England's Jude Bellingham celebrates with teammates after scoring the second goal against Scotland September 13, 2023. ― Reuters pic
Sports / 13 Sep 2023

Bellingham shines as England cruise to victory in Scotland friendly

Italy’s Sandro Tonali in action with North Macedonia’s Stefan Askovski at Tose Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia, September 9, 2023. — Reuters pic
Sports / 12 Sep 2023

Tonali Italy’s latest injury blow for Euro qualifier with Ukraine

Italy’s anti-doping authority Nado revealed on Monday that Paul Pogba, who is still only 30, showed elevated levels of testosterone in a test taken after Juve’s season-opening win at Udinese, a match in which he did not even play. — AFP pic
Sports / 12 Sep 2023

Troubled Pogba sinks to new low after doping revelation

Luis Rubiales had refused demands from many players, sports bodies and politicians to quit his position as president of the Royal Spanish Football, saying he had done nothing wrong and the kiss was mutual and consensual. — AFP pic
Sports / 12 Sep 2023

Former Spanish football chief Rubiales to testify in court in Hermoso kiss case

Germany interim coach Rudi Voller with assistant coach Hannes Wolf during a training session in Dortmund September 11, 2023. ― Reuters pic
Sports / 12 Sep 2023

Germany's interim coach Voeller rules out succeeding Flick

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente speaks during a press conference in Granada, Spain September 11, 2023. ― Reuters pic
Sports / 12 Sep 2023

Spain's men's coach sticks to football amid kiss furore