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The High Court has ordered the JPJ director-general to pay RM40,000 in statutory damages and RM25,000 in costs after finding copyright infringement in a dispute over the ‘MADANI’ special vehicle number plate proposal. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 10 h ago

High Court awards RM40,000 to man who sued JPJ D-G over ‘MADANI’ number plate proposal

Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh (centre) visits the LaLaport Transportation Hub (LTH) after its launch at LaLaport Bukit Bintang City Centre in Kuala Lumpur July 16, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 11 h ago

KL’s new LaLaport transport hub targets 10,000 passengers a day, says Hannah Yeoh

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said KWAP was deceived into investing about RM200 million in Indonesian aquaculture startup eFishery after the company manipulated its financial statements. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 17 h ago

KWAP deceived into RM200m eFishery investment despite due diligence, says Anwar

The Education Ministry said 260,699 Chinese students, or 67.3 per cent, are enrolled in secondary schools under the Education Ministry, while the remaining 51,563 students, or 13.3 per cent, are studying in private education institutions. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Education Ministry: Nearly 20pc of Chinese secondary students enrolled in UEC schools this year

Miri police are investigating after a woman allegedly lost RM1.39 million in a phishing scam that began with a fake cake advertisement on social media. — Geber86/ETX Studio pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Miri woman loses RM1.39m after clicking fake cake ad on social media

PAC chairman Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin said the committee was disappointed with the government’s response to its recommendations on Kuala Lumpur land development, particularly regarding the JKTWPKL chairmanship. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 14 h ago

PAC wants FT minister back as KL land committee chairman, flags lack of MP input

Umno president and BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and BN deputy chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan at the coalition’s Negeri Sembilan election machinery launch in Seremban on July 15, 2026, where BN announced its first 25 candidates. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

BN leaves 11 Negeri Sembilan state seats open, as Tok Mat cites talks with ‘trusted friend’

Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex on July 10, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Muhyiddin’s trial: Company’s RM800,000 donation to Bersatu linked to Jana Wibawa project, witness says

The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN) has implemented various strategies to ensure a fairer and more equitable approach in strengthening the process for tax refunds. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Govt refunds RM14.7b in excess tax payments to 3.17 million cases

The Ministry of Finance said, it has adopted a more targeted approach by broadening the tax base to include those with greater financial capacity. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 18 h ago

No plans to impose 2pc wealth tax for now, says Finance Ministry

Following its findings, PAC proposed eight recommendations, including reducing the monthly cooking oil quota to better match actual domestic demand and reviewing the RM600 per metric tonne subsidy rate given to packing companies. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

Malaysia / 14 h ago

PAC: RM10.879b cooking oil subsidy failed to fully reach intended recipients

Datuk Mohd Khairi Khairudin said that although no roadblocks would be mounted, police would continue monitoring the situation and carry out enforcement through patrols and planned operations. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

No roadblocks but enforcement remains, police tell RXZ Members 8.0 riders

The author argues that PAS is pursuing a long-term strategy centred on Malay-Muslim political consolidation, warning that identity-based politics risks deepening national divisions at the expense of governance and unity. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Opinion / 18 h ago

PAS’ kamikaze actions geared to one nation antics

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh said that DBKL scored only 0.08 per cent out of the allocated 5 per cent for the assessment. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 14 h ago

DBKL implements 16 reforms after poor corruption ranking score, Dewan Rakyat told

An undated image shows a Padini Concept Store at a shopping mall in Petaling Jaya. — Padini pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Padini says MACC has unfrozen all bank accounts linked to probe

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Malaysia / 7 h ago

Anwar asks Negeri Sembilan voters to maintain Pakatan mandate for development continuity

Prime Minister and Pakatan Harapan chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the close cooperation between the state and Federal governments had enabled numerous development projects to be implemented, but stressed that more remained to be done.— Bernama pic

SEREMBAN, July 16 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called on voters to continue supporting Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the 16th Negeri Sembilan state election to ensure the continuity of development initiatives for the benefit of the people.In a Facebook post today, Anwar, who is also PH chairman,...

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Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said the measures are aimed at improving monitoring, enforcement and response capabilities against cross-border security threats along Sabah’s east coast. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

ESSZone gets security upgrade with new patrol boats, radar systems and surveillance assets

Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong said the study includes a review of the existing service tax to identify categories of care centres providing basic or premium services. — File picture by Miera Zulyana

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Govt weighs SST relief for elderly care centres amid cost concerns

Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh (centre) visits the LaLaport Transportation Hub (LTH) after its launch at LaLaport Bukit Bintang City Centre in Kuala Lumpur July 16, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 11 h ago

KL’s new LaLaport transport hub targets 10,000 passengers a day, says Hannah Yeoh

An undated image shows a Padini Concept Store at a shopping mall in Petaling Jaya. — Padini pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Padini says MACC has unfrozen all bank accounts linked to probe

The Penang State Museum on Farquhar Street ahead of its official reopening on July 23 after nearly a decade of restoration works. — Picture by Opalyn Mok

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Penang State Museum to reopen on July 23 after nearly a decade of restoration

‘Mentega Terbang’ director Khairi Anwar Jailani (left) and producer Tan Meng Kheng are pictured at the Magistrate’s Court in Kuala Lumpur in this file picture dated January 17, 2024. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Court of Appeal upholds ‘Mentega Terbang’ ban, rules film censorship powers constitutional

Photographs shared by a Sandakan resident highlight facilities at Duchess of Kent Hospital, with the resident calling for greater investment in infrastructure while praising healthcare workers for their dedication. — Daily Express pic

Malaysia / 12 h ago

‘They’re working tirelessly’: Resident says Sandakan’s Duchess of Kent Hospital, not its staff, needs fixing

Zara Qairina Mahathir, 13, died on July 17, 2025 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where she had been admitted a day earlier after being found unconscious near a drain at her school hostel in Papar at 4am. — Daily Express pic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Zara Qairina’s early months at boarding school marked by stress, peer tensions, inquest told

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CNA reported that Wang Jue, 43, was convicted of conspiring to make a false statement in an employment pass declaration form after a court found that an alleged investment arrangement offered to foreigners was a sham, with the employment pass being the only real benefit. — AFP pic

Singapore / 10 h ago

Singapore woman jailed for role in sham investment scheme to secure foreigners’ employment passes

Picture for illustration purposes only. A 59-year-old man who built a makeshift crossbow and used it to fire metal ball bearings at crows in his Tiong Bahru neighbourhood pleaded guilty on Thursday to a rash act endangering personal safety. — Picture from social media

Singapore / 10 h ago

Singapore man admits shooting ball bearings at crows with homemade crossbow

The ‘My Heart Will Go On’ singer uploaded several photos of Singapore taken in 2018, when she held her first concert in the city-state, followed by another post thanking the country for the memories, according to CNA. — Olympic Broadcasting Services pic via AFP

Singapore / 12 h ago

Is Celine Dion coming to Singapore? Fans speculate after singer’s mystery posts

Singapore / 13 h ago

Singapore lawyer charged over alleged forgery in S$3b money laundering property deal

File picture of the RTS Link train set 02 at CRRC Rolling Stock Centre, Batu Gajah, Perak, November 15, 2025. The study, commissioned by the Singapore Business Federation, Restaurant Association of Singapore and Singapore Retailers Association, was reported by CNA and examined the RTS Link’s potential impact on consumer spending, tourism flows and competition between businesses on both sides of the border. — Bernama pic

Singapore / 17 h ago

RTS Link may spark S$1b Singapore spending surge in JB, according to retail and consumer spending study

The case involved Then Shing Chong, 58, who drank about a litre of beer over nearly six hours before the crash, according to a report by CNA. Then had pleaded guilty to one count of dangerous driving for failing to follow traffic signs and crossing three lanes of a roundabout before crashing into the fountain structures on July 13, 2024. — Picture from social media

Singapore / 17 h ago

Singapore man sentenced to jail after Porsche crashes into Suntec City’s Fountain of Wealth

According to The Straits Times, Justice Kwek Mean Luck ruled that Bloomberg’s publication contained allegations that were “false and defamatory,” noting that the article implied impropriety in the ministers’ tenancy of black‑and‑white bungalows on Ridout Road. The court found that Bloomberg failed to verify key claims and did not provide sufficient evidence to support insinuations of wrongdoing. — Pexels pic

Singapore / 2d ago

Singapore ministers Shanmugam, Tan See Leng awarded S$230,000 each in Bloomberg defamation suit

Desmond Lee Soon Kiat appeared in a district court today facing multiple charges, including dangerous and careless driving, driving under the influence of drugs and intoxicating substances, assault, criminal trespass and possession of electronic vaporisers, including two etomidate-laced pods, commonly known as Kpods. — TODAY file pic

Singapore / 1d ago

Singapore man faces over 30 charges after alleged drug-impaired driving spree and seven crashes

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Fruit is displayed at a grocery store in Brooklyn on July 13, 2026, in New York City. — AFP pic

World / 6 h ago

Billions priced out of nutrition as UN says cost of healthy diet soars 25 per cent

Thousands of Thai civil servants face suspension over an exam cheating scandal, authorities said Thursday, as investigators widened a probe that has already led to three arrests. — AFP pic

World / 7 h ago

Thousands of Thai civil servants face suspension as exam fraud uncovers bribes of 800,000 baht

Ezaki Glico, known for popular snacks like Pocky, said some of its ice cream products rely on refrigerated warehouses owned by Nichirei, the target of the latest hack on a Japanese firm’s computer systems. — Picture from social media

World / 10 h ago

KFC, sushi chain and now ice cream: Japan cyberattack widens fallout

Israeli security personnel walk along the road leading to the al-Tireh neighbourhood at the western entrance of the city of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank on July 14, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 11 h ago

Israel says troops to remain in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza ‘security zones’ despite US push for pullback

Alexander Quesada was gifted a tractor for turning a Cuban rubbish dump into a model farm, but these days he is using oxen to pull his plough as a severe energy crisis worsened by a US blockade hobbles food production. — AFP pic

World / 6 h ago

Tractor sits idle, oxen pull plough as Cuba’s energy crunch cripples small farms

The Jiji Press survey put backing for Takaichi’s cabinet at 49 per cent, with the sharpest drop among voters in their 60s, whose support went from 63.7 per cent last month to 39.9 per cent. — AFP pic

World / 10 h ago

Japan PM Takaichi’s approval rating slips below 50pc for first time

This screen grab taken on July 15, 2026, from video footage released by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)’s Sepah News website on July 14, 2026, allegedly shows missiles being launched from an undisclosed location towards US targets in Bahrain and Kuwait. — Sepahnews.com handout pic via AFP

World / 14 h ago

Iran claims drone strikes on US facilities in Kuwait, Bahrain

This screen grab made on July 15, 2026, from a handout video released by US Central Command on July 13, 2026, shows what the US military says is a strike on a location in Iran. — US Central Command Public Affairs handout pic via AFP

World / 18 h ago

US launches fresh Iran strikes as Trump warns of wider attacks

Money

The ringgit ended marginally higher against the US dollar today, supported by softer-than-expected United States (US) inflation data and reduced expectations of a near-term rate hike. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Money / 8 h ago

Ringgit edges higher against US dollar as softer inflation tempers Fed hike fears

Bursa Malaysia’s key index rebounded from yesterday’s losses to close higher on Thursday, driven by broad-based buying across multiple sectors. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Money / 9 h ago

Financials and plantations lead Bursa gains as investors eye GDP release

Elsewhere in Asia, Tokyo — also rich in tech firms — suffered heavy selling, while Shanghai, Singapore and Wellington also dropped. Taipei and Sydney were marginally lower. — AFP pic

Money / 10 h ago

Asian stocks mostly sink as AI worries hammer tech

The survey by Ipsos Malaysia, conducted in May among 1,031 Malaysians aged 18 to 74, found Shopee remained the most-used e-commerce platform, while TikTok Shop strengthened its position as social commerce gained momentum. — Screengrabs from https://shopee.com.my/ and https://shop.tiktok.com/my

Money / 12 h ago

TikTok Shop closes in on Shopee as usage rises to 62pc among Malaysian online shoppers, Ipsos survey finds

Pedestrians cross a road in front of the Bank of Korea headquarters in Seoul on July 16, 2026. South Korea’s central bank hiked interest rates on July 16, for the first time in more than three years and indicated more to come amid robust economic growth fuelled by the AI chip boom, persistent inflation and risks to financial stability. — AFP pic

Money / 11 h ago

South Korea central bank raises rates for first time in three years as chip exports surge

Chairman and CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) CC Wei attends the 2026 second quarter earnings conference in Taipei on July 16, 2026. Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC reported on July 16, 2026 a record net profit for the second quarter, fuelled by massive demand for artificial intelligence hardware. — AFP pic

Money / 11 h ago

AI boom powers TSMC to record RM89.6b quarterly profit

Money / 10 h ago

Uber strikes €12.7b deal to take over Germany’s Delivery Hero

Attorney General Michelle Rowland said laws would be toughened with a new criminal offence if companies with revenue over Aus$100 million fail to prevent modern slavery, including forced labour and debt bondage, in their supply chains outside Australia. — AFP pic

Money / 14 h ago

Australia targets big firms with tougher modern slavery penalties after US tariff threat

Sports

British tabloid ‘The Sun’ encapsulated the mood of recrimination among frustrated England fans as their headlines blared: ‘Lost his Tuch?’ and ‘Thomas tanked it’. — AFP pic

Sports / 7 h ago

British tabloids savage Tuchel after Argentina defeat as England squander World Cup dream

Argentina are set to face disciplinary action after their players held up a banner about the Falkland Islands after their World Cup semi-final win over England, reported PA Media/dpa. — AFP pic

Sports / 8 h ago

Argentina face Fifa probe over Falklands banner — but would a fine suffice?

File picture of national diving athletes, Nurul Farisya Alia Affendi (left) and Nur Eili Sha Rania Muhammad Abrar Raj with the gold medals they won in the 10-metre synchronised event at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand, at the Assumption University Aquatic Centre in Bangkok December 19, 2025. The National Sports Council (NSC) has adopted a new approach by setting gold medal targets as the key performance indicator (KPI) for Malaysian contingents and athletes at major multi-sport Games. — Bernama pic

Sports / 10 h ago

Gold medals now Malaysia’s key benchmark for major Games, says NSC

Malaysia’s mixed doubles pair Jimmy Wong and Cheng Su Yin are scheduled to face either South Korea’s Kim Jae Hyeon and Jang Ha Jeong or Denmark’s Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Boje in the quarter-finals. — Picture from Facebook/Badminton Rally

Sports / 12 h ago

Japan Open: Malaysia’s Jimmy Wong-Cheng Su Yin stun French world No. 6 pair to reach quarters

Donald Trump is finally set to make an appearance at the World Cup by attending Sunday’s final. — AFP pic

Sports / 7 h ago

Trump intrusion looms over World Cup final — Fans fume as Fifa lets Trump hand trophy to Messi or Rodri

Haze from Canadian wildfires blankets the Manhattan skyline as seen from a Brooklyn pier on July 15, 2026 in New York City. New York City is under an Air Quality Health Advisory as the Canadian and Great Lakes wildfire smoke gradually moves through the area, creating a thick haze in the heat. — Spencer Platt/Getty Images pic via AFP

Sports / 13 h ago

New York issues air quality alert before Spain-Argentina World Cup final

Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina celebrates with teammates after the 2-1 win during the Fifa World Cup 2026 Semi Final match between England and Argentina at Atlanta Stadium on July 15, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. — Buda Mendes/Getty Images pic via AFP

Sports / 17 h ago

Messi hails ‘special’ World Cup win over England

Carlos Alcaraz, ranked third in the world, has been included in the entry list for next month’s Cincinnati Open and is in line to make his comeback after nearly four months out with injury. — AFP pic

Sports / 13 h ago

Alcaraz slated to return at Cincinnati Open