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One 21-year-old student died after falling ill while participating in the UiTM endurance challenge at its Jengka campus in Maran, Pahang on September 5, 2026; eight other participants have been hospitalised. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Varsity student dies, eight in hospital after UiTM endurance challenge in Jengka

Taanusiya, 26, finished among the top three after delivering impressive and consistent performances throughout the nearly month-long competition, overcoming the challenge of 110 other contestants from around the world. — Instagram screenshot
Life  / 11 h ago

Taanusiya Chetty finishes third in Miss World 2026, matches Malaysia’s best-ever result

Two foreign nationals have been remanded for allegedly taking plant specimens without permission from Santubong National Park last Thursday. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Two foreigners remanded for allegedly taking plant specimens without permission from Santubong National Park

The completed Woodlands North RTS station in Singapore, four months before the cross-border rail link is due to begin operations. — Picture via Facebook/WeKeepYourWorldMoving
Singapore  / 12 h ago

Five minutes to Johor Bahru: Singapore completes Woodlands North RTS station four months before launch

David H. Gamble Jr, the US Chargé d’Affaires ad interim in Kuala Lumpur, denies US interference in Malaysian political leadership as insinuation by PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang on September 5, 2026. — Picture from Facebook/U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

US envoy rejects Hadi’s claim it offered to help shape Malaysian govt leadership

Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa has been sentenced to death alongside 11 others in a major narcotics manufacturing and trafficking case. — Picture via Facebook/sarah.elsonbaty
World  / 13 h ago

Crime-show host Sarah Khalifa among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case

DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke speaks during the DAP Wanita National Congress at a hotel in Putrajaya on September 6, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Anthony Loke says govt has 15 months to finish reforms, no need to rush GE16

BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says priority should be given to the upcoming Melaka state election instead of who the next prime minister to be could be, after PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang hinted at a potential candidate from his party. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Zahid tells parties to park PM talk, focus on Melaka polls instead

Stranded passengers rest on a bench at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang September 6, 2026. The airport has been temporarily closed to all flight operations due to ash spewing from the Anak Krakatoa volcano. — AFP pic
World  / 10 h ago

Four more airports shut in Indonesia after Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta as Anak Krakatoa ash spreads

Travellers wait at the Soekarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang, Indonesia on September 6, 2026 after scheduled flights were cancelled due to ash clouds, following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau near Jakarta. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Anak Krakatau chaos strands Malaysians in Jakarta, with hotels full and next flights two days away

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested two individuals, including a former director-general of a statutory body with the title ‘Datuk’, over alleged misappropriation, abuse of power, and corruption. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

MACC arrests ex‑DG with ‘Datuk’ title and another suspect over alleged land‑sale corruption

DAP wants both the PM term-limit and AG-PP separation Bills back on the table when the Dewan Rakyat sits from October 5 to December 8, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

PM term limit, AG-PP split: DAP wants both Bills tabled in Oct-Dec sitting

Eric Cat team members with one of captured crocodiles. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Hunting team records nine crocodiles captured in four‑day Kuala Baram operation

Skudai assemblyman Marina Ibrahim (left) has been appointed a special officer for Orang Asli affairs under the Sultan Ibrahim Johor Foundation, state Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi (right) announced on September 5, 2026. — Picture via Facebook/Marina Binti Ibrahim
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

After quitting politics, former Skudai rep Marina Ibrahim is now Johor Sultan’s special officer for Orang Asli affairs

Igho ‘Tiny’ Ubiribo poses with his wife, Daniella Simba Allen. The British-Nigerian influencer died after undergoing a penis enlargement procedure while on holiday in Bangkok, according to reports citing a UK coroner’s findings. — Social media pic
World  / 10 h ago

British-Nigerian influencer dies after penis enlargement injection in Bangkok ‘triggered fatal embolism’