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Orang Asli volunteers from Kampung Woh return from a search and rescue operation around Kem Sukaneka and Gunung Rayu at Kampung Ampang Woh in Tapah on June 7, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

‘Please stay in one place’: Rescued hiker Jaslinda found messages meant to save her, but days too late

A Porsche is seen inside the lobby of a hotel in George Town, Penang. — Facebook pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

You can’t park there — woman crashes Porsche into Gurney Drive hotel after family visit

Kedah wants to impose a blanket ban on lottery and betting businesses, but the Court of Appeal has said the state government cannot do so solely on policy objections to gambling. — Picture by Sayuti Zanudin
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Kedah pushes legal challenge after Court of Appeal rules against gambling licence freeze

Firefighters working to remove the occupants of a Proton X50 that collided with a 10-tonne lorry collided on the road in Kampung Baru Pinang Tunggal near Sungai Petani, Kedah on June 7, 2026. The sole survivor is a three-year-old boy with serious injuries. — Picture from Facebook/Bernama
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Six in same family dead, toddler fighting for life after lorry collides with Proton X50 in Sungai Petani

(From left) DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke who is also transport minister, with Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who is also deputy prime minister I, and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at an undated Cabinet meeting in Putrajaya. — Picture from Facebook/Anthony Loke Siew Fook
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

‘Your president sits next to me every week’: Anthony Loke says after Onn Hafiz’s ‘won't sit at same table’ jab

Datuk Seri Abd Halim Aman speaks to Bernama at the Terengganu MACC headquarters in Kuala Terengganu on June 7, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

MACC uncovers ghost workers, forged documents in RM9m Daya Kerjaya 2.0 claims

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim waves to AIMST University students at their Sungai Petani, Kedah campus hall on June 7, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Anwar greenlights RM25m annual grant for AIMST, plus RM1m top-up for needy students

LLM advised motorists to watch out for obstacles on the road as more vehicles return to the Klang Valley, as several accidents, such as this one at KM15.0 Southbound from Bandar Saujana Putra to Putra Heights, are causing traffic to slow further on June 7, 2026. — Screengrab from Facebook/Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

The highway crawl begins: Slow afternoon traffic as holidaymakers return to the Klang Valley

Residents in parts of Sabah, including Tawau and Semporna, reported feeling tremors after a powerful earthquake struck near Mindanao in the southern Philippines this morning. — Picture via Facebook/MetMalaysia
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Powerful 8.2-magnitude quake off Mindanao rattles southern Philippines, tremors felt in Sabah

Political convention suggests the strategy to move Marina to Tiram was likely based on Marina’s popularity among Malay voters, despite her being in a party that is still viewed with suspicion by many Malay voters. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

From safe seats to the battlefront: How DAP shuffles incumbents in tactic to win tougher seats

The sport utility vehicle (SUV) involved in a road accident that killed six family members at Pinang Tunggal here yesterday had just been purchased and delivered earlier in the day. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 1 h ago

Excited boy’s first ride in uncle’s brand‑new Proton X50 ends in Sungai Petani tragedy

Picture for illustration only. A social media post alleging that a Myanmar national possesses a blue MyKad claim is circulating on the internet with police saying there were no identification documents in the viral video. — File picture by Farhan Najib
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Did a Myanmar national really get a blue MyKad? Police refer viral claim to NRD

Caretaker Johor menteri besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi has declared he would not remain in office if Barisan Nasional (BN) were to form a state government with DAP. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

‘Sit at the same table with DAP’? Onn Hafiz says he’d rather give up Johor MB post

The Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai on June 6, 2026. — AFP pic
Money  / 13 h ago

Dubai’s five‑star hotels slash rates, relying on residents’ staycations as war empties rooms

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government will continue to cover the cost of fuel subsidies despite the heavy monthly expenses. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Anwar: No fuel hikes, no borrowing for subsidies as govt absorbs billions

Quek Yew Aun
Quek Yew Aun
Malaysian by birth, biologist by choice, Yew Aun meditates on various environmental, social and sporting issues. If not glued to a computer screen, he can be found trying to photograph sea slugs. Yew Aun can be contacted at [email protected].
 

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