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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

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  / 17 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

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

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

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  / 17 h ago

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

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

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  / 18 h ago

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

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

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Yew Sin-Ee Yii defeated Denmark’s Rasmus Kjær-Frederik Søgaard 21-12, 21-17 while Aaron-Wooi Yik triumphed over He Ji Ting-Zhou Hao Dong of China 21-16, 21-17 in the second round of the tournament at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium earlier today, to set up the clash. — Bernama file pic
Sports / 07 Sep 2023

China Open: Yew Sin-Ee Yii, Aaron Chia-Wooi Yik to face off in quarter-finals

Aprilia Spanish rider Aleix Espargaro (left), Ducati Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia (centre) and Aprilia Spanish rider Maverick Vinales compete during the MotoGP sprint race of the Catalunya Moto Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya on September 2, 2023 in Montmelo on the outskirts of Barcelona. — AFP pic
Sports / 07 Sep 2023

Ducati’s Bagnaia passed fit for San Marino GP

Manchester United’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka in action with Arsenal’s Kai Havertz at Emirates Stadium, London, Britain, September 3, 2023. — Reuters pic
Sports / 07 Sep 2023

Havertz ‘relaxed’ over ‘bumpy’ Arsenal start

Centre back Virgil van Dijk was named Liverpool captain after the departure of Jordan Henderson to Saudi Arabia in July and said there were differences in the role for club and country. — Reuters pic
Sports / 07 Sep 2023

Liverpool are in a transitional phase, says Van Dijk

The clubs did not disclose any details but British media said Steven Gerrard’s side paid a transfer fee of £8 million, with Demarai Gray signing a four-year deal. — Reuters pic
Sports / 07 Sep 2023

Unsettled Everton winger Gray joins Al-Ettifaq

Pearly-Thinaah failed to upset the fifth seeds from Japan, Yuki Fukushima-Sayaka Hirota after going down 16-21, 16-21 in 47 minutes. ― AFP file pic
Sports / 07 Sep 2023

Pearly-Thinaah, Tze Yong crash out of China Open

Madison Keys (pic) celebrates after winning her quarter final match against Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova in New York September 6, 2023. ― Reuers pic
Sports / 07 Sep 2023

Keys pushes past Vondrousova to reach US Open semi-final

Daniil Medvedev (pic) waves to the crowd after his match against Andrey Rublev on day ten of the 2023 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center September 6, 2023. ― Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters
Sports / 07 Sep 2023

Medvedev sweats out 'brutal' US Open win to reach semi-finals

Spain’s Jennifer Hermoso celebrates with President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales after the match at Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia, August 20, 2023. — Reuters pic
Sports / 07 Sep 2023

Spain's Hermoso files criminal complaint over Rubiales kiss

France coach Didier Deschamps speaks during a press conference in Paris September 6, 2023. ― Reuters pic
Sports / 07 Sep 2023

Deschamps says not taking France's Euro 2024 qualification for granted

Seven-times winner Messi, who plays for Inter Miami, led Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar in December, their first triumph since 1986. — AFP pic
Sports / 07 Sep 2023

Messi, Haaland, Mbappe nominated for Ballon d'Or

Aryna Sabalenka celebrates after beating Zheng Qinwen on day ten of the 2023 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center September 6, 2023. ― Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters
Sports / 07 Sep 2023

Sabalenka eases past Zheng into US Open semis

Naomi Osaka withdrew from this year's Australian Open due to her pregnancy and welcomed daughter Shai in July. — AFP pic
Sports / 07 Sep 2023

New mother Osaka targets Grand Slam return at Australian Open

Philomena accepts her trophy from ABBF Women’s Committee chairperson Ines Yeung. — Borneo Post pic
Sports / 06 Sep 2023

Philomena first Sarawakian woman to win Asian bodybuilding title

United's owners, the Glazer family, have reportedly taken the club off the market after failing to attract an offer that meets their asking price, the Daily Mail reported Sunday. — AFP pic
Sports / 06 Sep 2023

Man United share price tumbles with club sale in question

Novak Djokovic reacts after winning the game against Taylor Fritz on day nine of the 2023 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center September 5, 2023. ― Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters
Sports / 06 Sep 2023

Djokovic says keen to have fun but fully focused on winning at US Open