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Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi delivers his speech during a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony at the Ministry of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions office in Jakarta on September 17, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Zahid announces Umno donation drive to pay Najib’s RM50m fine following conditional pardon

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak arrives at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur on April 7, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Najib gets conditional pardon, to serve remainder of sentence under house arrest

The dispute could directly affect Thailand’s representative, Tharina Botes, with the organisation saying contestants representing the six countries — Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Singapore — would not be eligible for the 75th Miss Universe competition. — Screengrab from X/@MissUniverse

Showbiz / 4 h ago

Miss Universe row: Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Singapore contestants declared ineligible for 2026 pageant, Thailand franchise hits back

A general view of Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur on August 19, 2021. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Officials depart as FT Pardons Board meeting concludes at Istana Negara

A Malaysia Airlines aircraft sits on the tarmac as a silhouetted figure walks past at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on December 19, 2024. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Passenger dies after medical emergency on Malaysia Airlines flight to Sydney

A general view shows the gates of Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur on September 11, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

FT Pardons Board convenes at Istana Negara amid talk of Najib’s petition

DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke speaks during the DAP National Congress 2026 at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre on August 16, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Najib’s house arrest: DAP leadership to decide party stance tomorrow, says Loke

Goh Yin Zun arrives at the Magistrate’s Court in Batu Pahat on June 2, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Teen driving Mercedes charged over crash that killed four family members in Kluang

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh said her press secretary had lodged a report with the authorities over the document. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Hannah Yeoh denies signing Najib house arrest order, calls document fake

Police said the victim recorded the attempted theft before alerting cabin crew. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Police detain Chinese national after alleged theft attempt on Jakarta-Penang flight

Catch the Fresh Live Seafood Party Noodles for a combination of fish, white clams, fish balls, dried squid and prawns matched with a light, clear broth. — Picture by Lee Khang Yi

Eat-drink / 11 h ago

Jinjang’s Restoran Mee Bebola Ikan Pak Cik Tong is not just another fishball noodle place, expect fresh seafood and broth spiked with dried scallops

Large exhaust fans inside Mohd Muzamri Shoib’s closed-house chicken farm. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Ice, fans and cooling pads: How Malaysia’s chicken farmers are beating El Niño heat

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks to reporters after Friday prayers at Surau Nur Perdana in Putrajaya on September 18, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Anwar: Najib house arrest does not weaken govt’s fight against corruption

Capital A CEO and AirAsia co-founder Tan Sri Tony Fernandes today refuted a Reuters report that said the company he co-founded needs government help to absorb the budget carrier’s domestic market share. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Money / 8 h ago

Capital A chief refutes report that AirAsia needs govt bailout, calls it ‘irresponsible’

Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir receives a memorandum from non-governmental organisations, presented by Prof Dr Mohd Aluwi Sari, after Friday prayers at the Tuanku Munawir Royal Mosque in Seri Menanti on September 18, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

‘Thank you’: Negeri Sembilan ruler Tuanku Muhriz receives memorandum of loyalty

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Money / 2 h ago

Coal price surge jolts Malaysia’s power costs, economy minister warns of direct impact

The increase in coal prices to US$148 per tonne on Sept 10, 2026 will directly impact the cost of electricity generation, said Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir today. — AFP pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — The increase in coal prices to US$148 per tonne on September 10, 2026 will directly impact the cost of electricity generation, said Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir today.He said coal prices showed a more moderate increase in August to US$130.67 per tonne from US$129.63...

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Plaintiff’s lawyer Sofian Azmir (left) speaks to reporters after the High Court dismissed his client’s RM1 million suit in Shah Alam on September 18, 2026. The suit was filed by a girl with cerebral palsy and her parents over an incident in which she fell after a fellow student allegedly pulled away a chair as she was about to sit on it at a school in Shah Alam on October 12, 2023 when she was 12. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 41 m ago

Girl with cerebral palsy in Shah Alam loses RM1m suit over school chair-pulling incident, family to appeal

A 49-year-old businessman was sentenced to 14 months’ jail and one stroke of the cane for cheating a 35-year-old director out of RM361,150 to secure a supply of automated external defibrillators. — Pexels pic

Malaysia / 35 m ago

Jail and rotan for businessman who tricked director into paying over RM360,000 for AED supply

Communications Deputy Minister Teo Nie Ching (left) checks the internet speed during the completion ceremony for the Universal Service Provision Wi-Fi Project for Public Higher Education Institutions at Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka in Durian Tunggal, Alor Gajah, on September 18, 2026. Also present was Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Southern Regional Office Senior Director Ts. Rizal Abd Malek (second, left). — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 1 h ago

Nearly 300 higher education sites now connected under nationwide Wi-Fi project

MCMC says it is monitoring Malaysia’s social media ahead of Melaka polls, warning internet users ‘not to touch 3R’ issues. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 1 h ago

MCMC steps up social media monitoring as Melaka election preparations gather pace

DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke speaks during the DAP National Congress 2026 at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre on August 16, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Najib’s house arrest: DAP leadership to decide party stance tomorrow, says Loke

Selangor Public Health and Environment Committee chairman Jamaliah Jamaluddin said the state is considering a one-off distribution of reusable cloth face masks to school students. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Selangor mulls giving free reusable masks to students amid prolonged haze

Supporters of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak pose for pictures outside his home in Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur on September 18, 2026, following news of his conditional royal pardon and expected release from Kajang Prison. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Handful of supporters wait outside Najib’s Langgak Duta residence after conditional pardon

A former gold shop supervisor was sentenced to 16 months’ jail and three strokes of the cane for pawning three gold bars to buy cryptocurrency at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on September 18, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Gold shop supervisor pawns RM176,200 in gold bars for cryptocurrency, gets 16 months’ jail

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Alphabet’s autonomous‑driving company Waymo said today it will launch a fully driverless ride‑hailing service in Singapore in 2028, marking its first entry into South‑east Asia. — AFP pic

Singapore / 2 h ago

Alphabet’s Waymo to deploy fully autonomous ride‑hailing service in Singapore in 2028

Singapore’s Land Transport Authority said today that the additional cost arising from the two‑year delay to the North-South Corridor will only be known after the project is completed. — TODAY file pic

Singapore / 3 h ago

Singapore’s North-South Corridor faces two‑year delay; LTA says cost impact known only after project ends

Two Malaysians were arrested at Singapore’s Tuas Checkpoint for attempting to smuggle more than 10 kilogrammes of cannabis worth over S$203,000 (RM649,032) into the republic by hiding the drugs in their motorcycle. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 4 h ago

Two Malaysians arrested over 10kg cannabis seizure at Tuas Checkpoint

Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng apologised today after a video showing him dozing off while chairing a parliamentary sitting on September 9 circulated widely online. — Picture via Facebook/Seah Kian Peng

Singapore / 5 h ago

Singapore speaker Seah Kian Peng apologises after video shows him dozing off during Parliament sitting

A view of the Manaslu Circuit Trek for illustration only. A 50-year-old Singaporean is the first foreigner to die on Mount Manaslu in Nepal, the world’s eighth-highest peak, for the 2026 autumn climbing season. — Unsplash pic

Singapore / 1d ago

Singaporean climber dies descending from world’s eighth-highest peak

For illustration only. JTC Corporation, a government agency under Singapore’s Trade and Industry Ministry, and Kajima Corporation, a leading Japanese construction company, are collaborating on the pilot project. — Unsplash pic

Singapore / 1d ago

Singapore tests self-driving excavators to cut construction manpower needs

A Singapore Airlines plane carrying 213 people on board diverted to Istanbul from a direct London to Singapore route on September 15, 2026 after a passenger took ill, delaying the flight by a day. — Unsplash pic

Singapore / 1d ago

Medical emergency forces Singapore-bound flight off course, delays landing by a day

A security robot patrols around the State Courts building in Singapore on March 6, 2025. — AFP pic

Singapore / 1d ago

Singapore blogger out S$45,000 after lawyer Lim Tean flees to Malaysia

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This handout picture shows the passenger ship Virgo Transport 8 which capsized in the Java Sea waters September 17, 2026. — AFP pic/Indonesian Navy

World / 21 m ago

Salvage mission begins as navy battles to raise capsized Java Sea ferry

Residents walks along the shoreline as northern Sydney beaches are closed following a shark attack at Long Reef Beach September 6, 2025. A shark killed a man as he swam off a popular beach near Perth in Western Australia today, police said. — AFP pic

World / 3 h ago

Witness says attack was ‘like a scene off Jaws’ as shark kills swimmer in Western Australia

At least two people were killed in a school shooting in the southern Philippines today, a regional disaster agency worker told AFP, the country’s third deadly campus incident since June. — Picture By Raymond Manuel

World / 4 h ago

Third deadly campus attack since June kills at least two in southern Philippines, rescuer says

Sydney was battered by heavy rains and flash floods on Christmas eve. — AFP pic

World / 6 h ago

Australia to detain visa overstayers under new migration crackdown, drawing concern from tourism sector

The burnt-out wreckage of a ferry that caught fire in Coron, Palawan on September 13, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 1 h ago

Philippine Coast Guard seizes 12.5 tonnes ammonium nitrate, dynamite aboard Palawan ferry

This handout photo taken on September 16, 2026 and provided by the South Korean Defence Ministry shows two South Korean Air Force F-35A fighter jets (front) and two French Air and Space Force Rafale fighter jets (rear) flying in formation over the South Korean Peninsula during a ROK-France joint aerial exercise. The United States has approved a US$24.3 billion (RM99.5 billion) sale of 48 F-35 stealth warplanes to Saudi Arabia, the State Department said yesterday. — South Korean Defence Ministry handout/AFP pic

World / 9 h ago

US clears US$24.3b sale of 48 F‑35 jets to Saudi Arabia amid Iran war

South Korean tanks are seen near the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) dividing South Korea and North Korea, in Paju September 12, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 10 h ago

N. Korea leader’s sister blasts US‑led drills, threatens ‘more offensive’ nuclear‑deterrence steps

OpenAI committed ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ when it used millions of news articles to train its artificial intelligence models, the New York Times alleged in a court document unsealed yesterday. — AFP pic

World / 11 h ago

NYT alleges Microsoft, OpenAI knowingly used news articles in ‘largest labour theft in human history’

Money

Tenaga Nasional Bhd said today it will cover the cost impact of the expanded electricity tariff fuel‑surcharge exemption until the end of the year. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Money / 2 h ago

TNB to provide expanded fuel surcharge exemption as more households qualify

The increase in coal prices to US$148 per tonne on Sept 10, 2026 will directly impact the cost of electricity generation, said Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir today. — AFP pic

Money / 2 h ago

Coal price surge jolts Malaysia’s power costs, economy minister warns of direct impact

The ringgit strengthened against the US dollar and other major currencies at Friday’s close, buoyed by improved market sentiment following easing concerns over crude oil supply. — File picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Money / 1 h ago

Ringgit gains momentum, beating dollar, euro and pound as crude oil worries fade

Bursa Malaysia’s main index closed lower on Friday after a choppy session, while buying interest shifted to smaller-cap stocks, particularly technology and construction counters. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Money / 1 h ago

Bursa closes lower, but broader market stays firm on tech and construction buying

Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) is working towards opening the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) to the public as early as mid-December. — Bernama pic

Money / 1 h ago

ECRL testing shows positive results as MRL eyes December debut during school holidays

AirAsia Group Bhd currently anticipates jet-fuel prices of between US$160 and US$190 (RM652 and RM775) per barrel and may reprice airfares again should prices rise to US$250 per barrel, said co-founder and adviser Tan Sri Tony Fernandes. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Money / 4 h ago

AirAsia sees jet fuel at US$160-US$190 a barrel, may raise fares if prices spike

A cruise ship is seen off the coast of Penang. The Penang government is positioning Swettenham Pier as a regional cruise hub, with the terminal now able to accommodate two quantum-sized cruise ships simultaneously and up to 12,000 passengers. — Unsplash pic

Money / 5 h ago

Penang pitches Swettenham Pier as regional cruise hub, but insists it’s not chasing Singapore

Sports

Gianni Infantino must leave the Fifa presidency ‘no ifs or buts’, according to Hans-Joachim Watzke, one of the vice-presidents of the German Football Association. — AFP pic

Sports / 43 m ago

‘He has to go’: German FA vice‑chief blasts Infantino over Trump prize and Balogun ban

Signages of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 on display in Nagoya, central Japan May 21, 2026. — Reuters pic

Sports / 6 h ago

‘Asian Games absurd’: Athletes say they ‘can’t take it any more’ amid delays, shortages and warlord row

Kylian Mbappe has come under mounting criticism from conservative and far-right politicians in Spain and France after the Real Madrid forward declined to fully wear a t-shirt supporting residents of Ceuta, Spain’s north African exclave grappling with a migration crisis. — AFP pic

Sports / 8 h ago

Mbappe under fire from Spanish and French politicians over ‘We are all Ceutans’ t‑shirt gesture

The chair of the English Football Association has called on Fifa president Gianni Infantino to release all the documentation relating to the abandoned plan to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors. — AFP pic

Sports / 9 h ago

English FA urges Infantino to disclose documents on abandoned World Cup sell‑off plan

Sports / 8 h ago

South Korea protests Asian Games ceremony featuring Japanese warlord linked to 16th‑century invasions

Xabi Alonso said Chelsea’s ambition was ‘very clear’ after Clearlake Capital took full control of the Premier League club, ending Todd Boehly’s chairmanship. — AFP pic

Sports / 6 h ago

Alonso says Chelsea ambition ‘very clear’ after Boehly era ends with Clearlake takeover

Manchester United’s English head coach Michael Carrick shouts instructions to the players from the touchline during the English League Cup third round football match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion at Old Trafford in Manchester September 16, 2026. — AFP pic

Sports / 7 h ago

Man United woes intensify pressure on Carrick as goal‑shy Spurs face Villa

Juventus’ Argentine forward #31 Nico Gonzalez (left) and Juventus’ Brazilian defender #3 Bremer celebrate winning the Uefa Europa League 1st round day 1 football match between Juventus and NEC Nijmegen at the Allianz Stadium in Turin September 17, 2026. — AFP pic

Sports / 8 h ago

Juventus, Palace cruise to Europa League wins as Bournemouth claim landmark win at Sociedad