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Malaysians spend most of their lives either dependent on others or drawing down savings, with only a narrow 26-year window to truly build wealth. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Stats Dept warns Malaysians: Surplus years limited to ages 29–55, save wisely before income declines

From stamp books and post office savings to instant QR payments, Malaysians’ relationship with money has shifted dramatically. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Chief Statistician urges Malaysians to rebuild discipline, warning QR payments make saving harder than ever

Muhammad Khalis Zulkifle emerged RM1 million richer after landing a 9.5kg catfish at a fishing competition in Kedah. — Screengrab from Facebook video
Life  / 16 h ago

Big catch energy: In Kedah, fisherman reels in RM1m payday with giant 9.5kg catfish

JPJ Director-General Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli said the move is part of the government’s broader public service digitalisation agenda aimed at enhancing cybersecurity and improving service delivery efficiency. — SoyaCincau pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

MyJPJ app: Only MyDigital ID allowed for sign-in starting May 1

Kedah police chief Datuk Adzli Abu Shah said investigations found that the 43-year-old suspect has been married nine times, with all his current and former wives working as civil servants. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Man remanded in wife assault case married nine times, targeting working civil servants for their income

Negeri Sembilan Umno chairman Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias with the Umno/Barisan Nasional assemblymen
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Umno assemblymen in Negeri Sembilan dismiss rumours of U‑turn, await Zahid Hamidi’s instructions

US President Donald Trump and Britain’s King Charles III smile as they talk during a State Dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington April 28, 2026. — AFP pic
World  / 17 h ago

‘You’d be speaking French’: King Charles roasts Trump at state dinner

French teenager Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien arrives for an application to leave jurisdiction at the State Courts in Singapore on April 29, 2026. — AFP pic
Singapore  / 15 h ago

Singapore court lets straw-licking French teen fly to Manila for internship

Malaysia’s National Transfer Accounts show older persons rely on savings, family support and public transfers as income declines with age. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Explainer: What are National Transfer Accounts and what do they reveal about Malaysians’ lives?

In a media statement released today, the Madani Government attributed the adjustments to ongoing volatility in global petroleum markets, driven by the prolonged crisis in West Asia. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Unsubsidised RON95, RON97 prices up while diesel unchanged as West Asia crisis continues

Negeri Sembilan Yang di‑Pertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir with Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun during the opening of the State Legislative Assembly in Seremban on April 23, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Zahid moves to meet BN assemblymen amid Negeri Sembilan turmoil, Putrajaya stresses non‑interference

Bersatu president and former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is seen at the Kuala Lumpur court complex for his corruption trial April 29, 2026. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Muhyiddin’s trial: Bank officer says Mamfor’s RM19.5m Bersatu donation ‘unusual’ as company sought several RM500,000 cheques on same day

The KPMG logo is seen at its exhibition space during the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 15, 2022. — Reuters pic
Money  / 19 h ago

Big Four firm KPMG quits US government auditing business, redeploys 450 staff

At 6pm, the local note appreciated to 3.9495/9540 against the greenback from 3.9505/9550 at yesterday’s close. — Bernama pic
Money  / 13 h ago

Ringgit closes higher against US dollar, regional currencies on easing oil concerns

Tunku Mahkota Ismail said among the main problems long affecting the sport are the lack of structured grassroots development and a competitive youth competition system, which he said has impacted the continuity of national talent production. — Picture from Facebook/HRH Crown Prince of Johor
Sports  / 13 h ago

Tunku Mahkota Ismail flags four key issues holding back Malaysian football

A picture shows a view of Bahla Fort, one of four historical forts located at the foot of the Green Mountain highlands of Oman, and the only fort in the country designated a Unesco Heritage Site, in Bahla, 200km north of Muscat, on October 5, 2023. — AFP pic
Life / 20 Nov 2023

‘City of jinn’: Magical myths haunt ancient Omani oasis

Visitors walk through a gallery during a press preview at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on November 16, 2023. — AFP pic
Life / 20 Nov 2023

At NY Met, European masters can be seen in a new light

If you’re among the first batch of owners who ordered the upgraded Tesla Model 3 ”Highland” since September, your brand new EV is already on its way to Malaysia. — SoyaCincau pic
Life / 20 Nov 2023

First batch of Tesla Model 3 is on its way to Malaysia, deliveries to start soon (VIDEO)

The cosmetics and skincare industry is growing at a rapid rate in Malaysia with an estimated revenue of RM2.07 billion this year. — Pexels.com pic
Life / 20 Nov 2023

Ready to start your cosmetics, skincare business in Malaysia? Here’s how to begin

Among the key findings of this study are that the richest 1 per cent globally — 77 million people — were responsible for 16 per cent of global emissions related to their consumption. — Liliya Filakhtova/Getty Images/ETX Studio pic
Life / 20 Nov 2023

Report: World’s richest 1pc emit as much carbon as bottom two-thirds

This handout photograph from the courtesy of train hostess Tetyana Kogut taken on April 21, 2022, shows then British prime minister Boris Johnson posing for a picture with Tetyana in a train carriage in Kyiv. — Handout/Courtesy of Tetyana Kogut/AFP pic
Life / 20 Nov 2023

The Ukrainian train attendant chaperoning Western VIPs

Napoleon's hat was sold for €1,932 million at auction on November 19, 2023. — AFP pic
Life / 20 Nov 2023

Napoleon’s hat sells for record sum at French auction

Environmental scientists search for snails known as ‘Escargots de Quimper’ in Brest. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Nov 2023

Snail-by-snail: French city in painstaking operation for tram 

Almost half of the breeding seabird species in the UK and Ireland have declined in the past 20 years, with climate change one of the possible causes. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Nov 2023

Survey: Over half of seabirds in UK and Ireland ‘in decline’

This photo taken on November 16, 2023 shows British artist Sam Cox, better known as Mr Doodle, posing for a picture with his piece ‘The Doodles Leave Earth’ at Pearl Lam Galleries in Hong Kong. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Nov 2023

British artist draws Hong Kong crowds with his ‘graffiti spaghetti’

A member of the teamLab digital art group poses in an installation in preparation for the reopening of their Borderless museum in February at the Azabudai Hills complex in Tokyo, Japan November 17, 2023. — Reuters pic
Life / 19 Nov 2023

Japan’s teamLab readies renewed digital museum in Tokyo mega complex

The newly crowned Miss Universe 2023, Sheynnis Palacios from Nicaragua, waves after winning the 72th edition of the Miss Universe pageant, in San Salvador on November 18, 2023. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Nov 2023

Nicaraguan Sheynnis Palacios wins crown at Miss Universe 2023

Farah (second from left) at Alice + Olivia's launch party with influencers Athina Kamarudin, Athisha Khan and Nadia Brian. — Picture courtesy of Melium
Life / 19 Nov 2023

NY fashion brand Alice + Olivia, favoured by Hollywood stars, debuts in Malaysia (VIDEO)

Joergen Peder Steffensen, professor of ice core related research at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, holds part of an ice core sample in the University of Copenhagen's ice core repository in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 26, 2023. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Nov 2023

Frozen library of ancient ice tells tales of climate’s past

This aerial picture taken on September 20, 2023, shows vineyards surrounding the alsacian village of Gueberschwihr. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Nov 2023

Long and wine-ing road: Alsace celebrates its ‘Route des vins’

Details of a restored stained-glass window from the French Champigneulle factory on November 7, 2023, in Havana. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Nov 2023

Colour and light: Bringing life back to Havana’s stained glass windows