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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  / 14 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  / 13 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  / 17 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  / 17 h ago

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

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim acknowledged today that many of Malaysia’s poorest and most marginalised still lack meaningful access to justice, a gap his government aims to bridge. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Anwar admits justice still out of reach for many, vows reforms to close gap

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  / 10 h ago

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

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  / 18 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  / 16 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  / 17 h ago

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

A general view shows the new highway linking Nilai, Labu, and Bandar Enstek in Nilai on April 2, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

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

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  / 15 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  / 16 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  / 12 h ago

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

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  / 16 h ago

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

(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  / 16 h ago

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

Kongsi House, the community space operated by Kongsi Co-op, operates out of a kampung home along Old Klang Road, Kuala Lumpur. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Life / 31 Jan 2026

‘Kongsi’: How a KL co-op born from Covid-19 lockdowns is working to improve Malaysia’s food system

New US nutrition guidelines issued in January by the Trump administration have abandoned the government’s long-standing practice of recommending specific limits on alcohol use in favour of simply advising people to drink less. — Reuters pic
Life / 30 Jan 2026

US drops alcohol limits, tells Americans to ‘drink less’ as cancer risks mount

The blue-and-white tram carriages of Alexandria. — Reuters pic
Life / 30 Jan 2026

Alexandria’s century-old trams rattle to a halt as Egypt pushes sleek light rail into the city’s heart

(From left) Anothai Eamlumnow, Chief Operating Officer of the Production Division at Grand Prix International and event vice president; Supakit Boonsiri, Director General of the Office of Industrial Economics-Thailand; and Dr Por Boon Kuan, Chairman of Asia Automotive Award. — Picture courtesy of Asia Automotive Award
Life / 30 Jan 2026

Asia Automotive Award goes regional in Bangkok, strengthening automotive industry ties

Milo (right) and Tina, the mascots of the Milano Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Games stand on stage in Cortina d’Ampezzo before the last torch relay of the Olympic flame in the city, on January 26, 2026. — AFP pic
Life / 30 Jan 2026

Cute on merch, missing in the mountains: The harsh reality behind Italy’s Olympic mascots

Filou, thin but triumphant, with Patrick and Evelyne Sire after completing his extraordinary 250km journey from Spain back to France. — Picture via Facebook
Life / 30 Jan 2026

Lost on a Spanish road trip, this French cat walked 250km home to find his humans

The annual ‘Tee Off for Hope’ tournament brings Malaysia’s business community together to fund life-changing wishes.
Life / 30 Jan 2026

Golf with purpose: Why Malaysia’s top executives are teeing off for hope on April 29

Researchers report that once deaths from accidents, violence and infectious disease are factored out, the genetic contribution to lifespan becomes clearer — and significantly higher. — Freepik pic
Life / 30 Jan 2026

Half of how long you live could come down to DNA, researchers say

A typical 7-Eleven Thailand drinks chiller — ground zero for the Meiji milk raids that My Thailand joked about. — Vecteezy pic
Life / 30 Jan 2026

Thai Facebook page ribs Malaysian tourists ‘looting’ 7-Eleven like it’s Doomsday — and Singaporeans catch strays too

Influencer-entrepreneur Khairul Aming said his restaurant treats all customers equally. — Screenshot via Instagram/rembayungmy
Life / 30 Jan 2026

‘Walk-ins? Even politicians can’t’: Inside Khairul Aming’s fight to keep Rembayung fair

This frame grab from a January 27, 2026, video from a City of Santa Clara, California city council meeting shows a man dressed as Batman berating officials in the city set to host the Super Bowl in February over claims they could let ICE officers patrol the NFL final. — AFP pic
Life / 30 Jan 2026

Ker-pow! ‘Batman’ crashes California city meeting to fight ICE at Super Bowl

A Waymo driverless taxi is seen on the streets of New York. The self-driving car company says it plans to launch driverless robotaxis in London later this year, pending the rollout of the UK’s new autonomous vehicle law. — Reuters pic
Life / 30 Jan 2026

London poised for Waymo’s first European robotaxi service under UK’s Automated Vehicles Act

A giant portrait of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, who was killed in Gaza in 2024, is unfurled on Barceloneta Beach on the second anniversary of her death and after a film about her death received an Oscar nomination, in Barcelona, January 29, 2026. — Reuters pic
Life / 30 Jan 2026

Giant portrait of Hind Rajab unfurled on Barcelona beach as her mother urges world to free Gaza’s children

The Chinese artist said Western criticism of China on human rights ‘makes people laugh’, pointing to cases such as Julian Assange as undermining their authority to judge Beijing. — Reuters pic
Life / 30 Jan 2026

Ai Weiwei says West should ‘check its own record’ before criticising Beijing on human rights

New trial results show AI-assisted screening detected 9 per cent more breast cancers than standard mammogram readings. — AFP pic
Life / 30 Jan 2026

AI significantly boosts early breast cancer detection, world’s first trial finds

A model presents a creation by Phan Huy for the Women’s Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2026 collection fashion show as part of the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris January 29, 2026. — AFP pic
Life / 30 Jan 2026

At 27, Vietnam’s youngest couture phenomenon Phan Huy rewrites Paris playbook