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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  / 5 h ago

‘I told them I was allergic’: Passenger sues Singapore Airlines after shrimp meal triggers emergency landing

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  / 8 h ago

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

Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail moves on from heading the Special Branch to his newest appointment as Inspector-General of Police for a two-year contract from June 23, 2025. — Picture courtesy of the Home Ministry
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Ex-Special Branch chief Khalid Ismail is new IGP, succeeding Razarudin 

The Penang Yosakoi Parade 2023. — Picture via Facebook/Penang Yosakoi Parade
Life  / 11 h ago

Yosakoi hits 10: Penang streets come alive with high-energy dance, Japanese idols and a fireworks finale

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  / 5 h ago

Rafizi urges AGC to refile Najib’s SRC charges after court grants DNAA, slams delay since 2019 despite ‘clear money trail’

Screengrabs of a Facebook video showing the tour bus near Muallim.
Malaysia  / 8 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  / 9 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  / 8 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  / 9 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  / 11 h ago

Cooling crisis: Why Malaysia’s urban trees are critical in the heatwave battle

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  / 7 h ago

‘We collect taxes to return them to the people’: PM justifies SST expansion, says Malaysians to benefit through welfare aid

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  / 9 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  / 9 h ago

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

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  / 8 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  / 6 h ago

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

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Gold medallist India's Divyansh Singh Panwar, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Rudrankksh Patil celebrate on the podium after winning the men's 10m air rifle team final. — AFP pic
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

India’s shooters beat China on way to world record, gold medal

China's Qinwen Zheng celebrates winning a point against compatriot Lin Zhu (not pictured) during the women's singles final tennis match at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on September 29, 2023. — AFP pic
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

US Open quarter-finalist Zheng wins Asian Games gold

China's Qin Haiyang competes in the final of the men's 200m breaststroke swimming event during the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games September 28, 2023. ― AFP pic
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

Chinese swimmer Qin challenges Peaty dominance as Zhang targets sixth Asiad gold

Liverpool's German manager Juergen Klopp reacts at the end of the match against Leicester City September 27, 2023. ― AFP pic
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

Liverpool face test of title credentials at Spurs

Europe's Northern Irish golfer, Rory McIlroy, smiles on the 1st green during practice ahead of the 44th Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome on September 28, 2023. ― AFP pic
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

McIlroy hopes to 'live up' to Molinari in Fleetwood partnership

On Tuesday Uefa decided to allow for the return of Russian youth teams at a meeting of its executive committee. ― AFP pic
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

Ukraine, Poland to boycott Uefa competitions featuring Russian teams

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez of Mexico heads into tomorrow's battle at the T-Mobile Arena with some in boxing wondering whether he is a fading force, after a sequence of recent performances that have fallen short of his normally dazzling standards. ― AFP pic
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

'Canelo' Alvarez out to prove a point against Charlo

Atletico Madrid's Saul and Antoine Griezmann celebrate after the match against Osasuna September 29, 2023. ― Reuters pic
Sports / 29 Sep 2023

Atletico hang on to beat Osasuna 2-0 in ill-tempered LaLiga match

Men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, levelled the tie at 1-1 with a convincing straight sets victory over Seo Seung Jae-Kang Min Hyuk 21-17, 21-9 but their gallant effort could not prevent the Malaysian team’s exit. — Bernama pic
Sports / 28 Sep 2023

Asian Games: S. Korea deal killer blow to medal hopes of men’s badminton team

Financial details were not disclosed but British media reported the minority stake was sold for between US$100 million to US$200 million. — AFP pic
Sports / 28 Sep 2023

Dynasty Equity buys minority stake in Liverpool, say owners FSG

National hockey player Muhammad Razie Abd Rahim is tackled by an Indonesian player during the third match of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games at the GongShu Canal Sports Park Stadium in Hangzhou, September 28, 2023. — Bernama pic
Sports / 28 Sep 2023

Asian Games: Speedy Tigers down Indonesia 9-2 in Group B action

Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail has led NSC since 2014 when he replaced the late Datuk Seri Zolkples Embong. — Bernama pic
Sports / 28 Sep 2023

National Sports Council D-G Ahmad Shapawi calls it a day

Malaysia’s Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom (right) and Japan’s Shinji Nakano compete in the men’s sprint quarterfinal race 2 of the cycling track event during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on September 28, 2023. — AFP pic
Sports / 28 Sep 2023

Asian Games: Shah Firdaus sprints to a bronze 

During the competition held at Tonglu Equestrian Centre, Mohd Qabil Ambak Mahamad Fathil who was reunited with favourite horse Rosenstolz, produced a dazzling performance that mesmerised the judges who awarded 75.780 points for the country’s veteran equestrian rider to win his first Asian Games gold. — Picture from X
Sports / 28 Sep 2023

Asian Games: Qabil Ambak creates history by winning first gold medal in equestrian

Reigning silver medallist in women’s singles event, S. Sivasangari got the ball rolling for Malaysia by downing Joshna Chinappa of India 11-6, 11-2, 11-8 in straight sets. — Bernama pic
Sports / 28 Sep 2023

Asian Games: Women’s squash team to face S. Korea in semi-finals

The peloton of cyclists in the 2023 Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) Malaysia passed through the route of the sixth stage from Karak to Melaka, covering a distance of 174.5 kilometers today. — Bernama pic
Sports / 28 Sep 2023

Double delight for de Kleijn in LTdL 2023