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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  / 17 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

Social media firms are accused in suits of addicting young users to content that has led to depression, eating disorders, psychiatric hospitalisation, and even suicide. — Reuters pic
Life / 22 Jan 2026

Snapchat settles to avoid landmark US trial over social media addiction claims

Americans who chat with AI daily face significantly higher depression rates than the occasional users. — Pexels pic/Tim Witzdam
Life / 22 Jan 2026

Daily dose of AI? US study links chatbot use to higher depression risk

Macron’s aviators stole the spotlight at the World Economic Forum in Davos. — Reuters pic
Life / 22 Jan 2026

Macron’s shades steal the show in Davos — and crash a French eyewear site

Social media personality and Rembayung restaurant owner Khairul Aming sparked concern among fans after sharing a photo of himself receiving hospital treatment. — Pictures via Threads/khairulaming
Life / 22 Jan 2026

Khairul Aming says he’s fine after dehydration scare from taking photos with 7,000 fans

Smoke billows from kilns at a potters’ colony in Karachi. With pollution in Pakistan hitting record highs in recent years, citizens clutching air monitors and legal papers are taking the fight for clean air into their own hands. — AFP pic
Life / 22 Jan 2026

Smog season never ends: Pakistan’s DIY clean-air collectives rise up

Researchers say the world’s major water stores — from aquifers to glaciers — are entering a state of long-term decline. — AFP pic
Life / 22 Jan 2026

Looming water supply ‘bankruptcy’ puts billions at risk, UN report warns

Proton’s 2026 e.MAS 7 is now locally assembled in Tanjung Malim, with bookings officially open.
Life / 21 Jan 2026

Meet the locally-assembled 2026 Proton e.MAS 7 SKD: Same EV, more kit, less cash

When Hokkaido does winter, it goes all in — fireworks, ice domes and a chapel carved from the cold. — Composite of photos from Instagram/hoshinoresorts.tomamu
Life / 21 Jan 2026

Sleep in a freezer? Why not — Hokkaido’s Ice Hotel opens for the YOLO traveller

People queue to enter the PM23 exhibition site where late Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani is lying in state in Rome January 21, 2026. — AFP pic
Life / 21 Jan 2026

Italy bids farewell to Valentino: The maestro of red lies in state in Rome

Britain’s Prince Harry arrives during the first week of a nine-week trial lawsuit against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the ‘Daily Mail’, which Britain’s Prince Harry and others are suing over allegations of privacy breaches dating back 30 years, at the High Court in London January 21, 2026. — Reuters pic
Life / 21 Jan 2026

Prince Harry back in the witness box: Duke faces ‘Daily Mail’ publisher in privacy showdown

A symbol of what children say they want most in 2025: peace — the word topping Oxford’s annual survey. — AI-generated image
Life / 21 Jan 2026

UK children pick ‘peace’ as word of 2025 — with ‘six-seven’ leading their slang

A model presents a look from Pharrell Williams’ Menswear Fall/Winter 2026–2027 collection for Louis Vuitton during Men’s Fashion Week in Paris January 20, 2026. — Reuters pic
Life / 21 Jan 2026

We’ll take the Frank Gehry: Pharrell Williams opens Paris Fashion Week for Louis Vuitton in quiet luxury mode

Japan’s Naomi Osaka arrives to face Croatia’s Antonia Ruzic during their women’s singles match on Day Three of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 20, 2026. — AFP pic
Life / 21 Jan 2026

‘I’m a little strange — and I don’t care’: Naomi Osaka serves jellyfish couture at the Australian Open

Drivers in Thailand have been warned of possible navigation hiccups during the geomagnetic storm. — Unsplash pic
Life / 21 Jan 2026

Hello, hello… can give me your location? Solar storm shakes Thailand, disrupts satellite and radio signals

Visitors to Japan’s Zoological Gardens in Ueno, Tokyo will have until January 25, 2026 to catch sight of their last two pandas loaned from China before they return to their home country on January 27, 2026. — AFP pic
Life / 21 Jan 2026

Japan goes panda-less on Jan 27: Ueno twins Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao head home to rejoin big sis Xiang Xiang in China

President Trump prepares to board a second Air Force One after a midair electrical glitch forced the plane to U-turn back to the US on January 20, 2026. — Getty Images via AFP
Life / 21 Jan 2026

The oops at 30,000 feet: Why Air Force One pulled a U-turn to Davos