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Vehicles are seen on the North-South Expressway on March 19, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

US-Iran war crisis shows Malaysia not built to survive an oil shock, think tank warns

Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said a man and two women aged between 25 and 54, were arrested in Kuala Lumpur on April 2, 2026 and seized three passports bearing Social Visit Pass (Dependent) stickers from the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme that were suspected to be fake. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Immigration Dept nab three Chinese nationals in KL suspected of using forged MM2H stickers to aid US visa applications

Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar speaks to reporters after the Opening of the Legal Year 2026 at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre in Kuala Lumpur on January 12, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

AG: Dashcam video, witness testimony justify murder charge in Klang DUI crash

Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar delivers a speech during the MADANI Rakyat programme at the Tawau Community Hall on May 11, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

BDR doesn’t mean ‘Baring, duduk, rehat’: Chief Secretary warns civil servants as remote work policy starts April 15

Environment Department director-general Datuk Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar is brought to the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur on April 2, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

DoE chief charged over RM100,000 bribe in Penang road project

Thanavitha’s death at age eight on March 26, 2026 at a house in Taiping, Perak with suspicion falling on her biological parents and stepparents who were charged with murder on April 3, 2026 has shattered the town named for ‘great peace’. — Picture via Facebook/ Majlis Perbandaran Taiping
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

An eight-year-old girl dies in Taiping, now her parents and stepparents will stand trial for murder

A social media still shows the man who allegedly groped a woman outside the Kajang MRT station.
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Police hunt man filmed in viral sexual harassment incident at Kajang MRT

While food supply remains stable for now, higher fuel costs are expected to raise the cost of transport and production, which could eventually push up prices at the checkout. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

US-Iran conflict: What it means for Malaysians’ consumption habits

Captain Nasaruddin A. Bakar, president and group chief executive officer of Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), said the expansion reflects the group’s strategic focus on scaling its presence in key growth markets across East Asia while cementing Kuala Lumpur’s position as a strategic gateway. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Money  / 8 h ago

Malaysia Airlines to resume direct Kuala Lumpur–Fukuoka flights and launch new services to Shenzhen and Changsha

Train services on the Kelana Jaya Line were temporarily suspended following a passenger incident at Abdullah Hukum station. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 1 h ago

Passenger incident at Abdullah Hukum LRT station disrupts Kelana Jaya line service during rush hour

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and other officials take part in the groundbreaking ceremony of the LSS5 project in Byram, Nibong Tebal on April 3, 2026. — Picture by Opalyn Mok
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Penang kicks off RM103m solar farm project that could power thousands of homes by 2027

TS Kugenthiran, 25, pleads not guilty to two reckless and dangerous driving charges after his car hit two motorcyclists on Jalan Sultan Ismail in Kuala Lumpur on April 2, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Jalan Sultan Ismail red light crash: Man in KL charged with dangerous driving after crashing into two bikers, causing one to lose his leg

A Volvo trailer lorry crashed into a van, sending it into the opposite lane into the path of an oncoming 10-tonne lorry, killing three people in the van and injuring two others at at KM212 of the Johor Bahru-Seremban road on April 2, 2026. — Picture from Facebook/Bernama
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

JB-Seremban road crash kills three in van; trailer driver tests positive for meth

The three-vehicle collision happened at Kilometre 212 of Jalan Johor Bahru-Seremban near the Taman Golden Hill intersection in Gemas Baharu on April 2, 2026. A married couple and their relative who drove the van died at the scene, while the driver’s two grandchilden survived with light injuries. — Picture from Facebook/Bernama
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Four-day remand for meth-positive trailer driver in JB-Segamat crash that killed van driver and married couple

In a war saturated with AI-generated content, even authentic images are increasingly met with doubt. — Picture from social media
World  / 13 h ago

‘AI slop’ floods Middle East war, blurring truth and fiction

Police have arrested two men to assist in investigations into the fatal shooting of a man believed to be the owner of a car wash in front of the premises along Jalan Besar Permatang Keling here last Saturday. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 21 Jan 2026

Police arrest two men after deadly shooting at Nibong Tebal car wash

The Thai police have sought the cooperation of Malaysian authorities to obtain further information on a Malaysian woman believed to be a drug dealer who is suspected of fleeing to Thailand, following the seizure of marijuana worth RM1.82 million by Malaysian police early this month. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 21 Jan 2026

Thai police seek Malaysia’s help to track suspected drug dealer linked to RM1.82m case

MACC confirmed that Sofia Rini Buyong was released today after her remand order expired. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia / 21 Jan 2026

MACC seizes RM15.8m across 55 accounts in corporate graft investigation

IJM Corporation Berhad today issued a statement to clarify media reports concerning its chairman and alleged investigations linked to the group. — Picture courtesy of IJM Corporation
Malaysia / 21 Jan 2026

IJM: No UK Serious Fraud Office probe, no money‑laundering link, chairman cooperating with MACC

High Court rejects Semantan Estate’s request for extension, keeps April dates for damages assessment — Pexels pic
Malaysia / 21 Jan 2026

High Court rejects Semantan Estate’s request for extension, keeps April dates for damages assessment

The latest phase of the MH370 seabed search in the Southern Indian Ocean has achieved substantial survey coverage, with no significant discovery or conclusive finding identified to date. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Malaysia / 21 Jan 2026

Latest MH370 seabed search yields no major discoveries after 7,236 sq km sweep

Police found a partially decomposed male body in the Karmen Estate area in Mengkarak and another floating in a river near the Jalan Titi Timbul bridge yesterday. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 21 Jan 2026

Bodies of two men found in Mengkarak and Nibong Tebal in separate incidents

Police are hunting two local men suspected of being involved in an armed robbery at a gold shop inside a shopping mall in Bandar Baru Nilai last night. — Picture via social media
Malaysia / 21 Jan 2026

Police launch manhunt after RM60,000 armed gold‑shop heist at Nilai shopping mall

The implementation of smart lanes, the enforcement of the overloaded lorry policy by the Road Transport Department (JPJ), and Malaysia’s status under the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) will be among matters to be discussed at today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia / 21 Jan 2026

In Dewan Rakyat today: Smart lanes, overloaded lorry policy and ART status on agenda

Malaysia awaits the tabling of a federal Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, a move meant to standardise public access to government-held information across the country. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia / 21 Jan 2026

Set to be tabled early this year, will the Freedom of Information Bill really guarantee transparency?

Velmurugan, who was born in an estate in Perak, will be turning 39 next month and is still waiting to have Malaysian citizenship. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia / 21 Jan 2026

Stateless his whole life, 38-year-old Perak man wants to be Malaysian; says late mother born pre-Merdeka should have been citizen too

Connecting the local sports court to a timber bridge, the 0.9 metre-wide, 130-metre-long walkway was completed in October 2025. — Picture via Bernama/file
Malaysia / 20 Jan 2026

From ocean debris to safe footpath: Sabah’s Pulau Gaya leads in sustainable infrastructure

The Court of Appeal today heard arguments on whether an abandoned child can realistically be expected to trace his birth parents to claim Malaysian citizenship. — Picture by Devan Manuel
Malaysia / 20 Jan 2026

‘Impossible’ for Kedah man abandoned as child to find his birth parents, court hears in citizenship appeal

All the men, aged between their 30s and 50s, have been remanded for five days until January 24. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia / 20 Jan 2026

Negeri Sembilan MACC arrests three state govt officers, one other in RM580,000 bribery case

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner Azam Baki answers questions from reporters at a press conference during the opening of the Basic Training Centre at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Academy, Bandar Enstek, Nilai, January 20, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 20 Jan 2026

MACC questions nine in RM2.5b money laundering probe involving IJM, no arrests yet

Should a ‘new born’ child in the Federal Constitution include young children who cannot accurately say who their birth parents are, in order to protect such abandoned Malaysia-born children from becoming stateless? — File picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia / 20 Jan 2026

Lawyer tells court one-year-olds should be considered ‘new born’ to prevent statelessness