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His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, today granted an audience to Independent Police Conduct Commission chairman Datuk Zolkopli Dahalan and deputy chairman Martina@Kartina Zamhari at Istana Negara October 8, 2026. — Picture via Facebook/Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar

Malaysia / 14 h ago

King grants audience to IPCC chairman at Istana Negara

A thick layer of haze envelops the Kuala Lumpur skyline, reducing visibility. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Hazy math: DoE explains why your AQI says 250 when the official API is 175

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives for a plenary session of the House of Representatives at the National Diet in Tokyo on October 5, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 18 h ago

Japan tells China to ‘show respect’ after PM Takaichi addressed by name only

Schools in areas where the Air Pollutant Index (API) exceeds 180 must close from October 9, the Education Ministry announced today. — Bernama file pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Schools in Malaysia to close from tomorrow if haze index tops 180, Education Ministry says

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has been granted leave by the Federal Court in Putrajaya to appeal a ruling allowing the Malaysian Bar to challenge the discontinuation of his Yayasan Akalbudi corruption case. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Federal Court allows Zahid, AG to appeal Malaysian Bar’s challenge of DNAA in Yayasan Akalbudi case

Singapore Airlines’ female cabin crew will switch to new closed-toe footwear from January, phasing out the open-toed sandals synonymous with the airline’s iconic image. — Pictures from Singapore Airlines website/social media

Singapore / 16 h ago

Goodbye, Singapore Girl sandals: SIA cabin crew to get new closed-toe wedge shoes

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim has called for schools in haze-affected areas to close if Air Pollutant Index (API) readings remain above 150 to 180 for a prolonged period. — Picture via Facebook/Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar

Malaysia / 13 h ago

King calls for schools to close if API stays above 150-180 for prolonged period

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim with Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing following an official welcoming ceremony at Perdana Putra. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Anwar personally contacts Indonesian President Prabowo over haze crisis

— A property agent was fined RM4,000 by the Magistrates’ Court here today after pleading guilty to disobeying a police order by following the convoy escorting Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi yesterday. — Pexels pic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

SUV driver fined RM4,000 for tailing Zahid Hamidi’s police convoy on Kesas

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim with Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing after their joint press conference at Perdana Putra, during the Myanmar leader’s two-day official visit to Malaysia October 8, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Myanmar willing to accept repatriation of nationals in large numbers at own expense, says Anwar

This picture taken on October 7, 2026 shows hazy conditions around Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang, Selangor, reducing visibility. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Haze disrupts five flights at Senai Airport, forces diversions to KLIA and Changi

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim holds a one-on-one meeting with Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing at the Perdana Putra Complex in Putrajaya on October 8, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Anwar welcomes Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing at Perdana Putra

A search‑and‑rescue team member with a sniffer dog scours the Trishuli River banks in Nepal’s Rasuwa district on Sept 28, 2026, for people missing after the Aug 26 flash flood triggered by a glacial and rock collapse on the Nepal–China border. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Families of 54 Malaysians missing in Nepal floods welcome 45‑day declaration proposal

Sepang Umno division chief Datuk Noorazli Said pleaded not guilty to the charge at the Kuala Lumpur Magistrates’ Court today. — Picture via Facebook/Noorazli Said

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Sepang Umno division chief charged with hurting religious feelings

Lim Guan Eng has urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to use Budget 2027 to deliver tangible economic relief, calling it the administration’s final realistic opportunity to win over voters before the next general election. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Lim Guan Eng urges Anwar to deliver tangible economic relief, raise tax threshold to RM12,000 in likely ‘final’ pre-election Budget

Malaysia

9 h ago

AI Nation 2030 push: Ministry of Digital offers 100,000 Coursera licences via Rakyat Digital

The Ministry of Digital, through MyDigital Corporation, is providing 100,000 learning licences to enable Malaysians to access digital and artificial intelligence (AI) courses through the online learning platform, Coursera. — AFP pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The Ministry of Digital, through MyDigital Corporation, is providing 100,000 learning licences to enable Malaysians to access digital and artificial intelligence (AI) courses through the online learning platform, Coursera.MyDigital Corporation in a statement said the initiative, offered through the Rakyat Digital portal, provides three months...

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Noraidah Lamat, the mother of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir, attends the Coroner’s Court in Kota Kinabalu on August 28, 2025, for a pre-inquest proceeding into her daughter’s death. — Bernama pic

10 h ago

‘Ma, I love you… Bye Raa’: Zara Qairina’s tender voice echoes in court as mother breaks down

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is expected to announce good news regarding an initiative to make the KTM Komuter Southern Shuttle service more affordable said Transport Minister Anthony Loke. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

10 h ago

Budget 2027: Anwar to announce cheaper KTM Southern Shuttle fares, says Loke

A search‑and‑rescue team member with a sniffer dog scours the Trishuli River banks in Nepal’s Rasuwa district on Sept 28, 2026, for people missing after the Aug 26 flash flood triggered by a glacial and rock collapse on the Nepal–China border. — AFP pic

10 h ago

Families of 54 Malaysians missing in Nepal floods welcome 45‑day declaration proposal

A ‘tonto’ pleads not guilty to 55 charges of giving RM62,900 in bribes to three traffic police officers between January 2022 and February 2026. — Bernama pic

11 h ago

‘Tonto’ pleads not guilty to 55 bribery charges totalling RM62,900 involving traffic police

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim with Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing. — Bernama pic

11 h ago

Malaysia, Myanmar agree ministries must act together on refugee cooperation, says PM Anwar

Intan Syerina Ahmad Nizam displays her new identity card on the first day of the new-generation MyKad rollout at the National Registration Department in Putrajaya September 17, 2026. — Bernama

11 h ago

NRD issues 169,346 new generation MyKads nationwide in three weeks

Malaysia and Singapore jointly decided to start the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link operations in February 2027, rather than taking a unilateral step, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said. — Bernama pic

11 h ago

Anthony Loke: RTS Link not delayed, buffer time needed for safety approvals

— A property agent was fined RM4,000 by the Magistrates’ Court here today after pleading guilty to disobeying a police order by following the convoy escorting Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi yesterday. — Pexels pic

11 h ago

SUV driver fined RM4,000 for tailing Zahid Hamidi’s police convoy on Kesas

Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir says rising global coal and liquefied natural gas prices are adding to electricity generation costs as Malaysia’s power demand continues to grow. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

12 h ago

Malaysia must strengthen regional cooperation to ensure stable energy supply, says Akmal

Dogs without vaccination tags or that have not received anti-rabies vaccinations after April each year may be culled by local authorities in Kelantan to curb the risk of rabies transmission. — Picture by Farhan Najib

12 h ago

Kelantan warns: Dogs without anti‑rabies vaccination tags may be culled

Julaiha Munaji says her children, Nor Daniel Fikri, 11, and Puteri Naufa Raisha, 8, insisted on going to school despite haze‑related closures. — Bernama pic

12 h ago

Three Pontian siblings killed in motorcycle‑lorry crash after insisting on school despite haze closure

Local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) reaped over RM345 million in economic spillover effects of the Bahrain Gulf Air Formula 1 (F1) Grand Prix (GP) at Sepang International Circuit. — Bernama pic

12 h ago

Steven Sim: Tourism surge and foreign fans drive RM345m SME gains from Bahrain F1 GP

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the proposal under the Food (Amendment) Bill 2026 would allow such information to be published through print or electronic media in the interest of public safety. — Bernama pic

12 h ago

Dzulkefly: Food Bill proposes publishing non-compliant food information without court order

The Attorney General’s Chambers has objected to former Lembaga Tabung Haji chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim’s application for leave to commence judicial review proceedings against the Inland Revenue Board, over its alleged unilateral cancellation of an agreement on the settlement of RM4.8 million in tax and penalties. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

12 h ago

AGC objects to former Tabung Haji chairman Abdul Azeez’s bid to challenge IRB over RM4.8m tax settlement

A witness told the Sessions Court here today that he met Sayed Amir Muzzakkir Al Sayed Mohamad (front), who is the former political secretary to former Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, to hand over RM350,000 in cash at the Yayasan Tanah Aku office in Publika in 2020. ― Bernama pic

13 h ago

Witness tells court he handed RM350,000 in cash to Hamzah Zainudin’s former aide over PDRM tender

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