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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

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 latest victim was reportedly living with heart disease and diabetes and had not received a second booster dose. — File picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

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

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  / 4 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

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

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  / 19 h ago

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

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

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

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

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

Cart noodles, or ‘che zai mein’, are a Hong Kong classic, found at Luckee. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 4 h ago

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

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Italy's players celebrate after scoring a goal during the Uefa Euro 2024 group C qualification football match between North Macedonia and Ital, in Skopje, on September 9, 2023. — AFP pic
Sports / 10 Sep 2023

Italy falter, England and Belgium on track for Euro 2024

England's fly-half George Ford kicks a penalty during the France 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool D match between England and Argentina at Stade de Marseille in Marseille, southern France on September 9, 2023. — AFP pic
Sports / 10 Sep 2023

England dispel Rugby World Cup jitters as Ireland hail Sexton

Coco Gauff of the United States celebrates after defeating Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus at the 2023 US Open, September 9, 2023. — Sarah Stier/Getty Images/AFP pic
Sports / 10 Sep 2023

Gauff defeats Sabalenka to win US Open crown

Japan's players celebrate scoring the 3-1 goal during the friendly football match between Germany and Japan at the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg, central Germany, on September 9, 2023. — AFP pic
Sports / 10 Sep 2023

Japan ‘need to improve’ despite big win over Germany

File photo of Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz looks on after returning the ball to Russia’s Daniil Medvedev during the US Open tennis tournament men’s singles semi-finals match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre in New York City, on September 9, 2023. — AFP pic
Sports / 09 Sep 2023

Alcaraz pulls out of Davis Cup after US Open defeat

File photo of Malaysia's Chen Tang Jie (front) and Toh Ee Wei hitting a return during their mixed doubles semi-final match at the 2023 Sudirman Cup world badminton championships in Suzhou in China's eastern Jiangsu province on May 20, 2023. — AFP pic
Sports / 09 Sep 2023

National mixed doubles pairs crash out of China Open badminton semi-finals

Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal became Spain’s youngest international and goalscorer aged 16 years and 57 days as he made his debut away to Georgia in their Euro 2024 qualifier yesterday. — Reuters pic
Sports / 09 Sep 2023

Spain’s 16-year-old Yamal becomes country’s youngest player and scorer

England’s Harry Kane and manager Gareth Southgate during the press conference. — Reuters pic
Sports / 09 Sep 2023

Southgate’s England expecting impassioned atmosphere for Euro qualifier against Ukraine 

Liverpool captain Virgil Van Dijk has been handed an extra one-game ban and a £100,000 fine after his angry reaction to a red card against Newcastle. — Reuters pic
Sports / 09 Sep 2023

Liverpool’s Van Dijk banned for an extra game after red card row

Brazil lived up to expectations by smashing Bolivia 5-1 at home in their 2026 World Cup qualifiers opener on Friday. — Reuters pic
Sports / 09 Sep 2023

Brazil thrash Bolivia 5-1 in Neymar’s historic appearance

Daniil Medvedev shocked defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(3) 6-1 3-6 6-3 on Friday to move into the US Open final, denying tennis fans the blockbuster finish to the Grand Slam season they had been hoping to see. — Reuters pic
Sports / 09 Sep 2023

Medvedev upsets Alcaraz to deny US Open blockbuster final

Neymar became Brazil’s all-time top scorer with his goal against Bolivia on Friday taking him to 78 goals and surpassing Pele’s record. — AFP pic
Sports / 09 Sep 2023

Neymar beats Pele’s record to become Brazil’s all-time top scorer

Portugal's Bruno Fernandes celebrates after scoring the first goal against Slovakia September 9, 2023. ― Reuters pic
Sports / 09 Sep 2023

Fernandes earns Portugal 1-0 win over Slovakia in Euro qualifier

Costa Rica's Francisco Calvo and Keylor Navas celebrate after the match against Saudi Arabia September 9, 2023. ― Reuters pic
Sports / 09 Sep 2023

Costa Rica beat Saudi Arabia after protest at St James' Park

Spain's Alvaro Morata celebrates with teammates after scoring the first goal against Georgia September 9, 2023. ― Reuters pic
Sports / 09 Sep 2023

Morata scores hat-trick as Spain thrash Georgia 7-1 in Euro qualifier

Neymar believes the Saudi league might already have overtaken at least one of Europe’s major players. — AFP pic
Sports / 09 Sep 2023

Saudi transfer window shutting brings relief in Europe