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LONDON/JAKARTA: A boycott against Unilever and other multinationals operating in Israel has worsened the global consumer company’s loss of market share in Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, where it is battling smaller, often cheaper local rivals.

KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Kong actress May Chan has wowed netizens with her dramatic transformation in only a year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Property prices in Klang Valley, especially for landed homes in Petaling Jaya, are expected to rise by 3-4 per cent this year, according to CBRE WTW Valuation and Advisory.

KUALA LUMPUR: Thai mixed doubles star Dechapol Puavaranukroh believes he can achieve the same level of success with new partner Supissara Paewsampran as he did with former partner Sapsiree Taerattanachai.

KUALA LUMPUR: Mat Kilau actor and singer Fattah Amin, 35, said that his "ideal woman" is smart, talented and single.

JOHOR BARU: Former chairman of Koperasi Felda Selancar 3, Pahang, was fined RM22,500 by the Sessions Court here today for 15 charges of forging checks worth RM34,450 belonging to Koperasi Peneroka Felda Selancar 3 six years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR: A video featuring officers from the Perak Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has received widespread acclaim from netizens for their diligent enforcement of regulations after they uncovered a seller hiding cooking oil packets in a bin, despite the seller’s claims that the items were out of stock.

Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, announced that the memorandum of understanding (MoU) for supporting Afghan allies has been renewed. On Wednesday, January 8th, Blinken shared on his X/ Twitter account that the MoU has been renewed for the relocation of individuals who worked with U.S. forces in Afghanistan. The U.S. Secretary of State […]

ALTADENA, United States: Homes reduced to ashes, businesses in flames, and in the midst of the devastation, haggard residents: the California city of Altadena, ravaged Wednesday by a violent fire, looked like an area that has just been bombed.

KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank have a number of skilled and reliable players, but their conversion of chances into goals has not been effective in the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL).

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LOS ANGELES: At least two people were killed as a trio of fast-growing wildfires raged out of control on Wednesday near Los Angeles, destroying hundreds of buildings, scorching hillsides and prompting officials to order some 70,000 people to evacuate their homes. Fierce winds were hindering firefighting efforts and fuelling the fires, which have expanded unimpeded since they began on Tuesday.

Things moved quickly from remote to very real when the mandatory evacuation order drew its line at the end of my street.

Ziyadne and his three children -- Hamza, 22, Bilal, 18, and Aisha, 17 -- were abducted while working at Kibbutz Holit. Bilal and Aisha were freed during a prisoner exchange in November 2023.

On Wednesday, January 8, 124 refugees were arrested on the island of Karpathos, located in the eastern part of Greece. The Greek coast guard stated that 58 individuals were detained during an inspection near the island’s main port in the eastern Aegean Sea, while 66 others were apprehended in a remote area to the north […]

Five people have sadly lost their lives and 1000s have seen their homes destroyed after the worst fires in the city's history tore through Los Angeles amid intense winds

Firestorm brings death, destruction to Los Angeles County; Los Angeles fire official on the challenges crews are facing

Jimmy Carter was to be honored Thursday with a state funeral at Washington's National Cathedral, amid a groundswell of tributes honoring the 39th US president and the last from the so-called Greatest Generation.

Chinese companies have turned out in force again at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, with their prospects overshadowed by the threat of steeper tariffs from incoming US president Donald Trump.

KABUL: The Afghan government warned Iran on Wednesday against “irresponsible comments” following Tehran’s criticism last week of an upstream dam being built by its neighbour.

GAZA STRIP: Israeli military strikes across Gaza killed at least 51 more people on Wednesday, Palestinian medics said, as the Red Cross called for safe and unhindered access to bring desperately needed aid into the war-torn Palestinian territory where babies are freezing to death.

"He is the blame for this," Trump wrote about Newsom on his social media platform Truth Social on Wednesday, but Newsom's office called that "fiction."

Strong Santa Ana winds are fueling multiple wildfires across Southern California, forcing thousands of residents to flee from their homes.

Mr Musk’s comments followed Labour’s decision to decline a Whitehall-led inquiry into child sexual abuse.

Two of Youssef Ziyadne’s children, teenagers Bilal and Aisha, were released in an exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners in November 2023.