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Malaysian Highway Authority chairman Datuk Seri Hasni Mohammad, who is also Umno’s Simpang Renggam MP, says TuJu is not a navigational app like Waze but a tool to aid stranded motorists on expressways. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 6 h ago

TuJu built for stranded motorists on expressways, not to rival Waze, says highway authority chief

SMART’s strengths included high-capacity drones for aerial surveys, mapping disaster-hit areas and locating victims, as well as specialised equipment capable of detecting sounds and movement beneath mud deposits. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Nepal turns to SMART’s drones, detection gear after declining two Malaysian rescue offers

For illustration only. A CEO of a produce export company previously arrested by the MACC over a durian orchard scam involving about RM1.65 million, is expected to face corruption charges in Shah Alam, Selangor on October 27, 2026. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Durian orchard that never was: CEO to face charge over RM1.65m scam in Shah Alam court today

Licensed financial planner Rajen Devadason said creating pipelines of passive income would help reduce financial stress during retirement. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Want to plan your finances to have enough for retirement in Malaysia? Here are some tips

A three-judge panel at the Court of Appeal ruled on October 26, 2026 that JMBs can’t bar owners from their units over unpaid fees. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Locked out over maintenance fees? Court says JMBs can’t do that

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) forecasts indicated that three to five episodes of prolonged heavy rainfall could occur between November 2026 and January 2027. — Picture by Farhan Najib

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Zahid urges public to stay alert as northeast monsoon begins today

Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said further details, including the name of the company involved, could not be disclosed at this stage to preserve the confidentiality of the corporate transaction. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Abang Johari confirms AI data centre plan in Sarawak under US$50b investment

TuJu, which was launched in November last year, provides navigation, estimated arrival times, live traffic information, highway CCTV feeds, toll fares and information on rest and service areas. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Waze alternatives? Delivery riders, e-hailing drivers wait for TuJu to prove itself

The low price of gold at RM503 per gramme has sparked a shopping spree in places like Kelantan. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Buy low, sell high: Kelantan shoppers see opportunity as gold falls to RM503

Police officers investigate the scene where a Felda settler was hacked to death in Felda Lok Heng Selatan, Kota Tinggi, last night. Photo taken on October 27, 2026. — Picture courtesy of Facebook

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Felda settler hacked to death with axe in Johor rampage

Live pig imports from Sarawak to Selangor have been conducted under approved import licences and strict controls since July 2025 to stabilise supply and prices following disruptions to the pig farming industry caused by African Swine Fever (ASF). — AFP pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Live pig imports from Sarawak to Selangor subject to strict controls since July 2025, says deputy minister

A man dressed in a tiger costume stands at a traffic light to busk amid thick haze from forest and land fires in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan on October 25, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 2 h ago

‘What we’re breathing is poison’: Indonesia rolls out oxygen buses as wildfire haze reaches toxic levels

Microsoft tied the timing partly to security worries, citing recent large-scale, coordinated hacking campaigns carried out with the help of AI agents as a sign the industry cannot afford delay. — AFP pic

Money / 6 h ago

Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff as AI spending surges

Bayern Munich’s English forward #09 Harry Kane celebrates scoring the 2-1 goal from the penalty spot during the Uefa Champions League football match between FC Bayern Munich and Arsenal FC in Munich, southern Germany on October 21, 2026. — AFP pic

Sports / 19 h ago

Kane’s 73-goal season puts him in Ballon d’Or spotlight against Yamal, Mbappe

Perak police are investigating allegations that a 56-year-old principal of a public school in Hutan Melintang had sent inappropriate love messages to a 15-year-old schoolgirl. — File picture by Mukhriz Hazim

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Transferred Perak principal now under police probe after mother reports alleged sexual harassment of her Form Three daughter

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Malaysia / 2 h ago

Anwar defends GLIC-funded housing, says Petronas helped develop Putrajaya

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks in the Dewan Rakyat. — Bernama pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today defended the use of government-linked investment companies (GLICs) to fund domestic development, citing Petronas’ role in Putrajaya and arguing that public needs can be balanced with commercial returns.Anwar, who is also finance minister, said that the national oil company...

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said these needs included the poor condition of roads in several areas of Sabah, despite its smaller population compared with other states. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 1 h ago

Anwar defends bigger development allocations for Sabah, Sarawak, cites infrastructure needs

Perak police are investigating allegations that a 56-year-old principal of a public school in Hutan Melintang had sent inappropriate love messages to a 15-year-old schoolgirl. — File picture by Mukhriz Hazim

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Transferred Perak principal now under police probe after mother reports alleged sexual harassment of her Form Three daughter

Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin uses a pointer to show items seized and the locations of arson and paint-splashing attacks on a white board at the Perak Police Headquarters in Ipoh on October 27, 2026. — Picture by John Bunyan

Malaysia / 1 h ago

RM1,000 per attack? Perak police arrest three teens over arson, paint-splashing cases across four states

The low price of gold at RM503 per gramme has sparked a shopping spree in places like Kelantan. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Buy low, sell high: Kelantan shoppers see opportunity as gold falls to RM503

Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim answers questions during Minister’s Question Time in Parliament, Kuala Lumpur, October 27, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 1 h ago

Anwar calls for stricter rules for GLCs, says bosses must not treat them as family property

Perak police are investigating allegations that a 56-year-old principal of a public school in Hutan Melintang had sent inappropriate love messages to a 15-year-old schoolgirl. — File picture by Mukhriz Hazim

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Transferred Perak principal now under police probe after mother reports alleged sexual harassment of her Form Three daughter

The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) building in Kuching. The DUN was dissolved on October 26, 2026 leaving the state government in a caretaker capacity. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Caretaker mode: What Sarawak’s government can and can’t do

Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin (right) shows items seized in raids on three scam syndicates in Ipoh and Kampar during a press conference at the Perak Police Headquarters in Ipoh on October 27, 2026. — Picture by John Bunyan

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Fake hospital calls, bogus investments and loan scams: Police arrest 36 in Perak

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People gather at Marina Bay waterfront in Merlion park in Singapore on September 29, 2026. Singapore’s wealthy are showing greater interest in artificial intelligence and mutual funds, but cash remains their dominant holding, highlighting the challenge of getting clients to put more of their money into investments. — AFP pic

Singapore / 1 h ago

Singapore’s affluent hold up to 74pc of assets in cash despite rising wealth

File picture of offshore wind turbines. The approval will allow Singapore to source and integrate low-carbon electricity from regional and domestic resources, including offshore wind from Vietnam and solar power from Malaysia. — Pexels.com pic

Singapore / 21 h ago

Singapore gives conditional approval for Vietnam-Malaysia renewable power project

Picture for illustrative purposes only. EMA has granted conditional approval to Sembcorp Utilities Pte Ltd to import 1.3 gigawatts (GW) of electricity to Singapore with its consortium partners, MY Energy Consortium (MYEC), comprising Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), and PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC). — AFP pic

Singapore / 21 h ago

Singapore, Malaysia renew energy partnership covering power, gas and renewables

This file picture shows fuel storage tanks loom at a petroleum depot, as global oil supply chains face acute disruption in Ambes, near Bordeaux May 5, 2026. Singapore and Saudi Arabia plan to establish a crude oil storage arrangement at Singapore’s Jurong Rock Caverns, with operations expected to begin in the second half of 2027, the two countries said on Monday, reported Xinhua. — AFP pic

Singapore / 21 h ago

Saudi Arabia to store crude oil in Singapore from 2027

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Singapore / 23 h ago

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The 23-year-old full-time police national serviceman is a staff member at the Police Training Command, which is located within the Home Team Academy. — AsiaOne pic

Singapore / 1d ago

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A 24-year-old man will be charged in court on Tuesday (Oct 27) for his alleged involvement in a case of voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapon. — Google Maps pic

Singapore / 1d ago

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Exploratory studies at a site near Sembawang Hot Spring, led by NTU Associate Professor Alessandro Romagnoli in 2023, found that temperature at the site could go up to 200 deg C at a 4km to 5km depth, making geothermal energy a real possibility as a clean energy source. — PK Travel pic via AsiaOne

Singapore / 1d ago

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A man dressed in a tiger costume stands at a traffic light to busk amid thick haze from forest and land fires in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan on October 25, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 2 h ago

‘What we’re breathing is poison’: Indonesia rolls out oxygen buses as wildfire haze reaches toxic levels

A woman reads a newspaper whose frontpage displays the triumph of Brazil’s president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and re-election candidate, a day after the presidential runoff election in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 26, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 1 h ago

Flavio Bolsonaro’s party recognises Lula’s victory despite election fraud claims

A man casts his ballot at a polling station in Jerusalem on October 27, 2026, on the day of Israel’s legislative election. Israelis began voting on October 27 in the first general election since Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack, with voters to deliver their verdict on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s rightward drift. — AFP pic

World / 1 h ago

Israel heads to polls amid divisions over Netanyahu and Oct 7 accountability

Mourners grieve next to the bodies of three Palestinians during their funeral at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on October 25, 2026, after they were killed in an Israeli strike on the Islamic University building. An Israeli strike on a university in Gaza City killed three people on October 25, staff and a local hospital said, while the civil defence agency reported four others killed elsewhere in the territory. — AFP pic

World / 6 h ago

UN probe accuses Israel of extermination in West Bank as Gaza genocide allegations persist

Democratic lawmakers on Monday urged the appointment of a special counsel to investigate US President Donald Trump’s links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, just eight days before the crucial US midterm elections. — AFP pic

World / 5 h ago

US Democrats call for special counsel to probe Trump’s ties to Epstein

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally at Crossroads Arena on October 26, 2026 in Corinth, Mississippi. — Getty Images pic via AFP

World / 5 h ago

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A woman walks past the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences building, which was damaged in a Russian air attack, in downtown Kyiv on October 24, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. — AFP pic

World / 5 h ago

US-brokered truce expected to begin in Russian-occupied city

Supporters of the Students’ List gather at Slavija Square as they celebrate their victory a day after Serbia’s snap parliamentary elections, in Belgrade on October 26, 2026. A day after a seismic victory over Serbia’s long-serving right-wing leader, a student-led movement faces the challenge of governing a country beset by problems. — AFP pic

World / 5 h ago

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A Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner arrives at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 on October 26, 2026, marking the launch of the airline’s new nonstop service between Kuala Lumpur and Frankfurt. — Bernama pic

Money / 1 h ago

Lufthansa resumes direct Kuala Lumpur–Frankfurt flights after nearly a decade

Vessel calls at Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal increased to 538 cruise ship calls between January and September 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. — Picture courtesy of Penang Port Commission

Money / 1 h ago

Penang cruise boom brings more visitors and business to northern Malaysia

The main gains were concentrated in South Korea and Japan, with other Asian stock markets putting in a mixed performance as traders gear up for a slew of key earnings and central bank decisions this week. — AFP pic

Money / 3 h ago

Asian tech stocks rally on Wall Street gains, but regional markets mixed

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Money / 3 h ago

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Money / 5 h ago

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At 8am, the ringgit rose to 4.0840/0905 against the greenback from Tuesday’s close of 4.0855/0895. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Money / 5 h ago

Ringgit opens higher against US dollar as traders eye Fed meeting

At 9.10am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 7.15 points, or 0.45 per cent, to 1,611.51 from Monday’s close of 1,604.36. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Money / 5 h ago

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Microsoft tied the timing partly to security worries, citing recent large-scale, coordinated hacking campaigns carried out with the help of AI agents as a sign the industry cannot afford delay. — AFP pic

Money / 6 h ago

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Sports

England and Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane smiles after receiving the Ballon d’Or award for the best male footballer during the 2026 Ballon d’Or France Football award ceremony at the Palladium Theatre in London on October 26, 2026. — AFP pic

Sports / 1 h ago

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England and Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane speaks on stage after receiving the Gerd Muller Trophy for the Best Striker during the 2026 Ballon d’Or France Football award ceremony at the Palladium Theatre in London on October 26, 2026. — AFP pic

Sports / 1 h ago

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Spain and Barcelona midfielder Alexia Putellas and England and Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane pose with their trophies on stage after receiving their Ballon d’Or awards for the best female and male footballer during the 2026 Ballon d’Or France Football award ceremony at the Palladium Theatre in London on October 26, 2026. — AFP pic

Sports / 6 h ago

Kane beats Yamal and Mbappe to claim Ballon d’Or glory

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Brazil legend Ronaldinho (centre) stands on stage with a Ravenna FC jersey during the team presentation in Marina di Ravenna on August 20, 2026. The 2002 World Cup winner will make his playing return aged 46 for the Italian third-tier club on November 15, 2026 in the derby against Forli. — AFP pic

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