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Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa conducts an inspection during Op Selamat 25 for Chinese New Year 2026 at Jalan Raja Laut in Kuala Lumpur on February 15, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Rider’s leg severed in early morning KL crash, Honda City driver arrested

The Ministry of Health (MOH) no longer permits the sale of two cosmetic products, Glowing Nite Treatment and Glowing Herbal Treatment, which have been found to contain scheduled poisons. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Toxic beauty: MOH bans two cosmetic products over mercury and other poisons

The Harumanis mango, a rare seasonal fruit that’s sweet, creamy, and fragrant. — Picture via Facebook/Harumanis Perlis
Life  / 18 h ago

Harumanis: The ‘Musang King of mangoes’ — taste, origin and why now is the time to buy

Tour buses around Kuala Lumpur June 21, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

We can’t pass on rising costs: Malaysia’s tourism industry pleads for urgent govt aid, subsidies

File picture of a man working from the comfort of home during phase three of the movement control order in Shah Alam April 15, 2020. Civil servants in the federal territories, Selangor, and state capitals with commutes over eight kilometres can start working from home from April 15. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

WFH for civil servants: Those in FT, Selangor, state capitals with commutes over 8km eligible from April 15

A general view shows the new highway linking Nilai, Labu, and Bandar Enstek in Nilai on April 2, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

What is Malaysia Vision Valley 2.0? Inside Negeri Sembilan’s six-zone economic mega-project

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki today declined to comment on recent reports by Bloomberg. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Azam stays tight-lipped on Bloomberg report: ‘I don’t want to comment’

Deputy Prime Minister and Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi delivers a speech during the ministry’s monthly assembly in Putrajaya on April 2, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Ahmad Zahid: Stop blaming government for fuel prices, Malaysia in ‘crisis preparation mode’

US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation about the Iran war at the White House in Washington, D.C. April 1, 2026. — Alex Brandon/Pool/Reuters pic
World  / 18 h ago

Trump vows to bomb Iran ‘back to the Stone Ages’ in prime‑time speech, but gives no timeline to end war

An Israeli man carries belongings at the site of a damaged residential building, after Iran launched missiles towards Israel, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Bnei Brak, Israel April 1, 2026. — Reuters pic
World  / 17 h ago

Iran fires missiles at Israel after Trump vows ‘Stone Ages’ strikes

President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. — Alex Brandon/Pool/Reuters pic
Money  / 18 h ago

Hopes dim for swift end to Iran war as markets roil after Trump speech, oil spikes

File picture of Perdana Putra building, which houses the Prime Minister’s Office, in Putrajaya on March 3, 2025. nergy controls in government buildings will be tightened, including setting air-conditioning temperatures at no lower than 24°Celsius, following the global energy crisis, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Global energy crisis: Putrajaya to cap air-conditioning at offices to 24°C, tighten energy use in govt buildings, says DPM Fadillah

(From left) Malaysia Aviation Group President and Group Chief Executive Officer Capt. Nasaruddin A. Bakar and Chief Financial Officer Boo Hui Yee at the MAG 2025 financial performance announcement in Kuala Lumpur, April 2, 2026. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Money  / 17 h ago

Malaysia Aviation Group profit more than doubles to RM137m as recovery strengthens amid cost discipline, travel demand

Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz speaks during a press conference at Wisma Bernama in Kuala Lumpur on December 2, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Zafrul: Govt needs standby stimulus ready to tackle sustained Middle East crisis

Police officers look at a building of the North Sumatra's National Sports Committee of Indonesia (KONI) damaged following a severe 7.4-magnitude offshore quake in Manado, North Sulawesi on April 2, 2026. A tsunami alert following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia today has now been lifted, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said. — AFP pic
World  / 18 h ago

Indonesia quake damages buildings; tsunami alerts lifted as disaster agency warns of aftershocks

Japan’s Tamagotchi toys were a 1990s playground craze and the virtual pets that demand food and attention are still a hit among retro-loving Gen Z and nostalgic parents. — AFP pic
Life / 07 Jan 2026

Still hungry after 30 years — Tamagotchi proves retro pets never go out of style

Famous Malaysian food influencer and entrepreneur Khairul Aming has officially launched his much-awaited restaurant, Rembayung, and it is living up to the hype. — Screenshot via Instagram/rembayungmy
Life / 07 Jan 2026

Rembayung opens and Malaysia says ‘tambah nasi’ — Khairul Aming’s restaurant sells out in record time

A New Zealand health data breach has exposed over 100,000 patient records as cybercriminals extend ransom deadline to Friday. — AFP pic
Life / 07 Jan 2026

New Zealand health data ransom: Why ‘Kazu’ hackers extended their deadline

Ali Hossain, who lost his leg to a landmine while collecting firewood, walks home in the Bangladesh-Myanmar frontier village of Naikhongchhari in Bandarban district on December 19, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 07 Jan 2026

Bangladesh villagers caught in Myanmar war as landmines turn forests into killing fields

Thousands of graves across Russia remain abandoned by families who have migrated. — AFP pic
Life / 07 Jan 2026

Why millions of Russian graves lie abandoned — and the family bringing them back to life

Eu Yan Sang has partnered with Penang-born fashion designer Datuk Jimmy Choo on a limited-edition Chinese New Year gift set called Auspicious Harmony. — Picture courtesy of Eu Yan Sang
Life / 06 Jan 2026

Jimmy Choo designs limited-edition Auspicious Harmony gift set for Eu Yan Sang

The US-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will now recommend that vaccines that prevent illnesses like rotavirus, influenza, hepatitis A, hepatitis B and meningococcal disease be administered for select groups of high-risk individuals or when parents and a child’s doctor deem them warranted instead of as standard practice. — Reuters file pic
Life / 06 Jan 2026

Experts alarmed as US rewrites childhood vaccine recommendations

An exterior view of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York where deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are being held after US special forces took them from their residence in Caracas on January 3, 2026. — AFP pic
Life / 06 Jan 2026

Maduro and wife’s new address: Inside the notorious New York lockup that housed Diddy

Kiyoshi Kimura, president of sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Corp., displays a 243-kilogram bluefin tuna at his main restaurant in Tokyo on January 5, 2026. — AFP pic
Life / 05 Jan 2026

Raw deal? Japan’s ‘tuna king’ drops record RM13m on one giant fish

Novo Nordisk, best known for its weight-loss drug Wegovy, has made it in pill-form instead of just injection only. — Reuters pic
Life / 05 Jan 2026

From weight-loss injections to pills: Wegovy goes oral for US users, starting at US$149

‘Parasphaerasclera dimorpha sp nov’ is a new soft coral species. — Picture from Hong Kong Baptist University website
Life / 05 Jan 2026

Bright, bendy and brand new: Scientists find new corals near Hong Kong’s busy harbours

The South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is changing its law to allow pets into F&B premises that meet new hygiene and safety standards from March 1, 2026. — Unsplash pic
Life / 05 Jan 2026

Paws at the table: South Korea rolls out pet-friendly dining from March 2026

Musinsa is widely regarded as South Korea’s most influential fashion platform. — Pictures from Instagram/musinsa_global
Life / 05 Jan 2026

From idols to outfits, K-fashion goes offline and overseas to China and Japan

Auschwitz survivor and Holocaust campaigner, Eva Schloss who was the same age as her stepsister of Anne Frank, died at 96 on January 5, 2025 in London. — Pictures from Facebook/Auschwitz Memorial / Muzeum Auschwitz
Life / 05 Jan 2026

Anne Frank’s step-sister and  tireless Holocaust campaigner Eva Schloss dies at 96 in London

Yunnan’s second largest city, Baoshan, is putting China on the map for coffee enthusiasts. — Pictures from Instagram/orientaldesigngifts
Life / 05 Jan 2026

Why Yunnan’s Baoshan is emerging as China’s must-visit coffee city

A 2024 survey found that 87.2 per cent of Malaysians struggle with sleep-related problems such as insomnia, frequent waking or difficulty falling asleep that in the long-term could affect their metabolism, immunity and mood, while increasing the risk of hypertension and heart disease. — Unsplash pic
Life / 05 Jan 2026

Cranky, snoring and craving sweets? Your sleep might be the problem as national study finds two in five Malaysians don’t get enough of it