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This photograph taken on January 20, 2026 shows Afghan women embroidering scarves and clothes at a boutique in Bamiyan. With women banned from most jobs in Afghanistan, an embroidery boutique run by 22-year-old Rahima Alavi is a surprising and treasured sight in Bamiyan. Alavi is one of more than five million people who returned to the country since 2023 from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan, which have been pushing back Afghans after decades of hosting them. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

The JENESYS (Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths) programme is a people-to-people exchange initiative by the Japanese government to strengthen ties between Japan and the Asia-Pacific region. - Bernama photo

Abdul Shahid Mohd Zamiluddin’s voice is strikingly similar to that of Ustaz Asri. - Photo: BERNAMA

People crowd a railway station in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on February 13, 2026, ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations. Millions across China are returning to their hometowns to celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Horse on February 17. (Photo by CN-STR/AFP)

A lion dance team typically has eight to 10 members, including drummers, expanding to 20 for larger performances. - Bernama photo

Demand for calligraphy services usually increases about one to two months before Chinese New Year, with invitations coming from schools, shopping centers, associations, and night markets selling festive goods. - Bernama photo

Alvin Choo Chee Hong, 26, entered the plea after the charge was read before Magistrate A Shaarmini. - Bernama photo

For nearly two decades, a woman found herself returning again and again to the National Registration Department, enduring bureaucratic hurdles because her parents’ marriage had never been registered, all in her quest to be recognised as a lawful citizen. - BERNAMA FILE PIX

Tan competed alongside Afiq Syukri, Muhammad Helmy and Tiong Kung Ming in the recently concluded SEA Games in Thailand.

YKM chairman Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (right) presents a contribution to Loke Kim Yen, 51 (left) and her son Soh Zhe Hong, 18 (middle) during the Ziarah Kasih programme in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration in Larkin today. - Photo by Bernama