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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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Coco Gauff of the United States celebrates winning a game against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark. — Matthew Stockman/Getty Images/AFP pic
Sports / 04 Sep 2023

Gauff stops Wozniacki as Swiatek, Djokovic eye US Open quarters

Manchester United star Jadon Sancho claimed yesterday he has been “a scapegoat for a long time” as he hit back at coach Erik ten Hag’s claim he had been dropped because of poor training performances. — Reuters file pic
Sports / 04 Sep 2023

Sancho claims he has become Man United ‘scapegoat’

Liverpool scored 3-0 to beat Aston Villa. — Reuters pic
Sports / 03 Sep 2023

Szoboszlai, Salah score as Liverpool ease past Villa

Crystal Palace's Odsonne Edouard scored two out of the team's goals to beat Wolverhampton. — Reuters pic
Sports / 03 Sep 2023

Edouard double fires Palace to 3-2 win over Wolves

Max Verstappen stretched his lead in the standings over Perez to 145 points with eight rounds remaining. Red Bull lead Mercedes in the constructors’ championship by 310 points with Ferrari moving up to third. — Reuters pic
Sports / 03 Sep 2023

Perfect 10 for Verstappen with record win in Italy

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Sports / 03 Sep 2023

Atletico Madrid v Sevilla postponed due to flood risk

Coco Gauff arrived in New York in red-hot form after titles in Washington and Cincinnati and has been heavily backed by home fans in her bid to become the first US woman to capture a Grand Slam title since Sofia Kenin in 2020. —Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters
Sports / 03 Sep 2023

Gauff, Wozniacki ready for clash of generations at US Open

World champion Francesco Bagnaia was thrown violently into the air in front of the chasing pack. — Reuters pic
Sports / 03 Sep 2023

Bagnaia injured in horror crash at Montmelo

Aprilia Racing's Aleix Espargaro crosses the line to win the MotoGP race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona September 3, 2023. — Reuters pic
Sports / 03 Sep 2023

Espargaro leads Aprilia one-two in Catalunya

Russia's Daniil Medvedev walks to the baseline during the US Open tennis tournament men's singles third round match against Argentina's Sebastian Baez at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on September 2, 2023. — AFP pic
Sports / 03 Sep 2023

Medvedev halts Baez to reach US Open last 16

Two convictions in the Fifa corruption case have been overturned by a US federal judge citing a recent Supreme Court ruling. ― Reuters pic
Sports / 03 Sep 2023

Two convictions in Fifa corruption scandal overturned

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Sports / 03 Sep 2023

Hockey 5's Asia Cup: Malaysia finish in fourth place

Ons Jabeur of Tunisia celebrates after winning the match against Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic. — Matthew Stockman/Getty Images/AFP pic
Sports / 03 Sep 2023

Jabeur into US Open last 16 after Bouzkova injury

Veteran Michael Leitch believes Japan can win this year’s World Cup and Matsushima is just as keen to take the Brave Blossoms into uncharted territory. — Reuters pic
Sports / 03 Sep 2023

‘Ferrari’ Matsushima looking to drive Japan’s rugby challenge

France's scrum-half Antoine Dupont applauds spectators after their victory in the pre-World Cup rugby union international Test match between France and Australia at Stade de France in Saint Denis, on the outskirts of Paris on August 27, 2023. — AFP pic
Sports / 03 Sep 2023

France seek World Cup glory with Dupont the spark

Head coach Warren Gatland oversaw Wales’ most successful period of modern times between 2007-19, leading the team to three Six Nations Grand Slams and the last-four stage of both the 2011 and 2019 Rugby World Cups.— Reuters pic
Sports / 03 Sep 2023

Gatland backs underdogs Wales to do ‘something special’ at Rugby World Cup