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Malaysia’s proposed single window, single offer system aims to reduce uncertainty in admissions. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Single window, single offer: What you need to know about Malaysia’s new university admissions system

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the decision was agreed upon during a Cabinet meeting earlier today and was meant to signal the need for greater fiscal discipline across the public sector. — Screengrab from Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

No Raya open houses, tighter overseas travel as Anwar pushes fiscal discipline

Students and teachers nationwide will get an extra day off on March 18 to celebrate Aidilfitri in 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Education Ministry declares March 18 as extra holiday for schools nationwide

Head of Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) Margaret Aliyatul Maimunah holds a ‘toy firearm’, with text written using wite-out, as evidence is displayed during a press conference following explosions that occurred at a mosque inside a school complex during Friday prayers last year, at the Jakarta police headquarters in Jakarta November 11, 2025. — Reuters pic
World  / 13 h ago

‘Welcome to hell’: How white supremacist content is radicalising teens in South-east Asia

Based on the three charges, Lee Lay Peng, 47, — who worked as a finance assistant at Bold Integrated Services — was accused of committing CBT involving RM457,744 between June 16, 2017 and December 27, 2019 at the company’s premises in Jelutong, Penang. — Pexels pic
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Penang finance assistant pleads guilty to RM677,000 CBT, collapses in court

Earlier, a video circulated online showing a man driving a Honda HR-V getting out of his vehicle before damaging another car’s side mirror and leaving the scene. — Screengrab from TikTok
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Police hunt Honda HR-V driver caught on video damaging car’s side mirror in Cheras (VIDEO)

Public Service Director-General Tan Sri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz said his department is revamping the government career advancement scheme to help 126,000 clerical and financial assistants move up the ladder, starting from 2027. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

No more automatic promotions: JPA plans career upgrades for 126,000 assistants by 2027

This screen grab obtained from video released by the US Central Command shows what they say is an Iranian naval vessel just before it is struck by a projectile
World  / 11 h ago

US destroys Iranian minelaying vessels near Strait of Hormuz as Trump issues stark warning

An Iranian missile flies toward Israel, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, as seen from Jerusalem today. — AFP pic
World  / 7 h ago

Iran launches major attacks on Israel and Gulf states as global oil markets reel

Assistant Commissioner Raub Selamat told reporters that police received the report at 5.30am and initial investigations suggest the victim was killed between 1.30am and 4.30am. — File picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Foreign woman found dead with 14 stab wounds in JB hotel room

Chinese EV makers like Zeekr, XPeng and MG Motor plan to start local assembly in Malaysia in 2026 and will enjoy full tax exemptions for locally assembled EVs until the end of 2027. — SoyaCincau pic
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Miti: EV tax exemptions for local assembly till end 2027 as some Chinese auto makers set to start this year

Malaysians stranded in Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan and Qatar prepare to board a specially chartered Malaysia Airlines flight home under an evacuation operation at King Abdulaziz International Airport on March 20, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Putrajaya brings home first group of Malaysians stranded in West Asia as tensions grow, passengers include Thai and Indonesian kin

In a post on his Facebook page today, Lim Guan Eng said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow was wrong to attribute the increase to the failure to convert the development’s master title into individual strata titles for its 258 units. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Why 502pc more? Lim Guan Eng challenges quit rent hike for Penang’s Bola-Bola flats

Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex on March 11, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Muhyiddin’s trial: RM6m in 10 cheques entered Bersatu’s AmBank account, banker says

Members of Iran's women's football team walk as they arrive at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport after taking part in the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 tournament in Australia. — AFP pic
Sports  / 6 h ago

Iranian women’s football player in Australia reverses asylum claim after talking with teammates

Turkmen citizens take part in a mass tree-planting ceremony marking Nowruz, or the new year, outside Ashgabat on March 21, 2018. Water-scarce Turkmenistan said on November 6, 2023 it had planted almost half a million trees in a nationwide ‘green campaign
Life / 06 Nov 2023

Desert Turkmenistan plants 470,000 trees

In a statement today, Lazada said the coins can be used to attain discounts and the lowest prices on tens of millions of products across the platform during the sales from November 11-13, 2023. ― Pexels pic
Life / 06 Nov 2023

Lazada offers one billion LazCoins during 11.11 biggest sale of the year

Grab Malaysia pledges RM1 million for Mercy Malaysia’s humanitarian aid to Gaza. — Picture courtesy of Grab Malaysia 
Life / 06 Nov 2023

Grab Malaysia pledges RM1m for Mercy Malaysia’s Gaza humanitarian aid

Thanalatchmy Balakrishnan, has been selling pattu pavadai for kids at Deepavali bazaars in Little India, Klang, since 2016. — Pictures by Raymond Manuel
Life / 06 Nov 2023

Little India in Brickfields and Klang turn into shopping havens as Deepavali draws near

Grab offers free insurance to protect drivers and delivery-partners. — Picture courtesy of Grab Malaysia
Life / 06 Nov 2023

Grab protects its drivers and delivery-partners with insurance

A bust sculpture depicting Lebanese-American writer, poet, and visual artist Gibran Khalil Gibran is displayed at the entrance of his hometown of Besharre (Bsharri) in northern Lebanon on October 5, 2023. — AFP pic
Life / 06 Nov 2023

Kahlil Gibran’s Lebanon hometown celebrates ‘The Prophet’ centennial

Oman revives CO2-busting mangroves as climate threat lurks. — AFP pic
Life / 06 Nov 2023

Oman revives CO2-busting mangroves as climate threat lurks

Mechanical engineer Alan Hash conducts research and development on an array of contactors at the headquarters of Heirloom Carbon. — AFP pic
Life / 06 Nov 2023

California startup to ‘sponge’ CO2 from the atmosphere

Chicken has the smallest carbon footprint of any meat, according to the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), less than half the two kilos of CO2 produced for a kilo of pork, and 30 times less than that of beef. — AFP pic
Life / 06 Nov 2023

Can factory chicken really help save the climate? 

This photograph taken on November 4, 2023 shows a tourist travelling aboard the popular
Life / 06 Nov 2023

All aboard Thailand’s ‘floating train’

On July 8, Sultan Nazrin Shah, when opening the Galeri Rumah Lat in Batu Gajah, announced the conferment of the Seniman Diraja title on Datuk Mohd Nor aka Lat, in recognition of the great artist’s role and contribution in introducing Malaysia on the international stage and making the country famous. — Bernama pic
Life / 05 Nov 2023

Royal Artist Datuk Lat will continue promoting Malaysia’s cultural diversity

This photograph taken on November 2, 2023 in Geneva, shows
Life / 05 Nov 2023

Bleu Royal diamond set to dazzle in Geneva jewels sale

The Petronas Twin Towers visitors operation management has apologised over a queue-jumping incident involving its staff allowing a foreign couple priority access. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Life / 05 Nov 2023

Petronas Twin Towers apologises over viral Skybridge queue-jumping incident involving staff

The zips found on the handbags of major brands are often made by Switzerland’s Riri, which was bought by Swiss group Oerlikon in March. —AFP pic
Life / 05 Nov 2023

Zips don’t lie: The secret behind a true luxury handbag

Students wrestle during a bout, in the training room at the Altius wrestling school in Sisai, Haryana, India, July 10, 2023. — Reuters pic
Life / 05 Nov 2023

Indian school for wrestling helps women chase better life and glory

A Palestinian man locks the door of a shop in the empty alleys of Jerusalem's Old City on November 2, 2023. — AFP pic
Life / 05 Nov 2023

‘No income, no life’: Jerusalem’s Old City suffers as war rages