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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

Taken on December 16, 2025, this photo shows Li Qian caring for her brother Li Xia, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, at their home in Chongqing, China. Despite being bedridden, the 36-year-old runs a high-tech farm using sensors and computers. — AFP pic
Life / 30 Jan 2026

Bedridden and quadriplegic, Li Xia cultivates vegetables with tech in southwestern China

Fish fossils are displayed during a press conference in Beijing on September 28, 2022. — AFP pic
Life / 29 Jan 2026

'Extraordinary' trove of ancient species found in China quarry

Co-owner of Theertana Mahligai, R. Rughanesan, 42, shows three different sizes of free vel he provides for Thaipusam at his shop in Johor Bahru today. — Bernama pic
Life / 29 Jan 2026

‘Didn’t expect it to get so big’: Johor man’s free Thaipusam giveaway of sacred ‘vel’ draws hundreds nationwide

Huda Beauty founder Huda Kattan is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the global beauty industry. 
Life / 29 Jan 2026

Huda Beauty’s Easy Bake Pressed hits Malaysia, fans go wild over cult-favourite powder

Education experts Nordin Mamat and Azura Hanim Mohamed Zubir say building emotional resilience and social confidence is as necessary to learning how to read, write, and count in the early days of formal education. — Bernama pic
Life / 29 Jan 2026

Six is the new seven? What really matters before starting Year One of school

Visitors to Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo catch Lei Lei eat on the final day for public viewing before the giant panda is returned to China on January 27, 2026. The return came as ties between Japan and China soured after Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hinted that Tokyo could intervene militarily in the event of any attack on Taiwan. — AFP pic
Life / 28 Jan 2026

China’s giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, born in Tokyo, arrive to rejoin parents Shin Shin and Ri Ri in Sichuan

A model presents a creation for Chanel for Women’s Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2026 collection fashion show as part of the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, in Paris, on January 27, 2026. — AFP pic
Life / 28 Jan 2026

Chanel takes flight: Blazy’s bird-inspired couture lands in Paris

Activists say women in Chechnya, a Muslim-majority region in Russia’s North Caucasus, face intensified repression amid the country’s war in Ukraine. — AFP pic
Life / 28 Jan 2026

‘Raped, then killed’: Chechen women face deadly punishment for defiance amid Russia’s war, say activists

Priced at RM20, the set comprises a Miniature Sheet of three RM0.60 stamps, a greeting card, an envelope and two specially designed angpow packets, featuring a lively community parade theme. — Picture courtesy of Pos Malaysia
Life / 28 Jan 2026

Pos Malaysia launches Year of the Horse stamp pack with angpow sets ahead of CNY 2026, priced at RM20

This file photo shows Michael B. Jordan at the premiere of the film ‘Sinners’ in New York City, US, April 3, 2025. — Reuters pic
Life / 28 Jan 2026

Bafta 2026: ‘One Battle After Another’, ‘Sinners’ top shortlist as bold themes dominate

A Japanese-developed, spray-on paint protection system that departs from conventional adhesive films has been launched by SPPF Malaysia. — Picture courtesy of SPPF
Life / 28 Jan 2026

Ditch the film: SPPF debuts Japanese spray-on car paint protection tech in Malaysia

Kumo as a fully integrated healthcare platform. — Picture courtesy of Kumo
Life / 28 Jan 2026

Malaysia-based Kumo sees regional clinic adoption as South-east Asia pushes healthcare digitalisation

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim listens to a briefing from Universiti Sains Malaysia’s (USM) Global Archaeological Research Centre director, Prof Datuk Mokhtar Saidin, during the launch of the Guar Kepah Archaeological Gallery in Kerala Batas January 24, 2026. — Bernama pic
Life / 28 Jan 2026

‘Penang Woman’ comes home: Guar Kepah gallery reopens a window into Malaysia’s Neolithic world

Children lay roses at the Holocaust Memorial during the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, in Thessaloniki, Greece, January 25, 2026. — AFP pic
Life / 27 Jan 2026

Clickbait and ‘AI slop’ are warping Holocaust history, scholars warn

Coconut supplier M. Joel Jayachandran, who has spent nearly 30 years preparing coconuts for Penang’s Thaipusam rituals. — Bernama pic
Life / 27 Jan 2026

Thaipusam 2026: Behind every smashed coconut is a story — and one Penang family has carried it for 30 years

This aerial view taken on January 16, 2026 shows Dumfries House, headquarters of the King’s Foundation near Cumnock, south of Glasgow, Scotland. The 2,000-acre estate is the headquarters of the King’s Foundation and at the heart of a new Amazon Prime documentary ‘Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision’ which is set to premiere tomorrow. — AFP pic
Life / 27 Jan 2026

Inside King Charles’s passion project at Dumfries House, now the focus of a new Amazon film