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Ng Teck Lee and Thor Chwee Hwa in CPIB’s custody on December 3, 2024. — Composite of CPIB photos
Singapore  / 11 h ago

Wife of ex-Citiraya boss jailed over US$51m chip scam linked to bank account misuse in Singapore

Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad reopened to public recently after a 10-month round-the-clock restoration exercise. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

One year on, how Warisan KL has breathed new life back to Kuala Lumpur’s past — and what’s coming up next

Breakfast spread at Uncle Lai Kopitiam. — Picture by CK Lim
Eat-drink  / 15 h ago

Nyonya ‘laksa mee hoon kueh’ steals the (breakfast) show at Uncle Lai Kopitiam in Melaka

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia is currently facing multiple economic challenges, and stressed the need to consider the broader fiscal context. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Anwar: Amir Hamzah to provide explanation regarding govt's allocation to Tengku Mahkota of Pahang

Sultan Ibrahim (left) meets renowned Russian test pilot and ‘Hero of Russia’ recipient, Sergei Bogdan (right) in Moscow on May 8, 2026. — Picture from Facebook/Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Sultan Ibrahim witnesses Su-57E fighter jet demonstration by ‘Hero of Russia’ pilot in Moscow

Kota Tinggi District Police Chief, Superintendent Yusof bin Haji Othman, confirmed that police received a distress call from the public at approximately 9am, regarding the fatal incident at Kilometer 57.5 of the Jalan Johor Bahru-Mersing route. — JBPM pic
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Ferrari crash on Johor Bahru-Mersing road claims lives of two Singaporeans

Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming says Malaysia has the expertise to be a K9 breeding nation. — Pictures from Facebook/Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

‘Home-grown champions’ for Asean: Putrajaya eyes future K9 exports with Bomba’s RM2.4m breeding hub in Penang

A poster showing the three Malaysian elephants Dara, Amoi and Kelat at the Tennoji Zoo in Osaka, Japan under a 25-year deal with the Taiping Zoo in Perak. — Picture from Facebook/Tennoji Zoo
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Taiping reject claims of wrongdoing in transfer of Malaysian elephants Dara, Amoi and Kelat to Japanese zoo

Tan Sri Kenneth Eswaran died aged 65 at the Pantai Hospital in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur on May 9, 2026 at about 7am. — Picture from Facebook/Tan Sri Kenneth Eswaran
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Former Indian chambers chief Kenneth Eswaran dies in KL at 65, wake set for Monday in Country Heights house

Operating hours for 10 public parks under the management of Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will be extended, with parks opening earlier from 5.30am until 10 pm to provide city residents with more opportunities for leisure and recreational activities. — File picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Early birds, rejoice! DBKL announces 10 public parks to open from 5.30am to 10pm

A teenage cosplayer was arrested after getting into a scuffle with convicted child sex offender Amos Yee at an anime convention in Suntec Singapore yesterday. — Screengrab via social media and X/Amos Yee
Singapore  / 5 h ago

Singapore police arrest teen cosplayer after attack on convicted child sex offender Amos Yee at anime convention

Labrador pup ‘Brave’ (right), the son of Lottie born on March 18, 2026, is the newest recruit in the K9 Tracker Dog Unit of the Fire and Rescue Department on May 9, 2026. — Picture from Facebook/Bernama
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

‘Brave’ joins Bomba’s K9 unit

Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, was arrested at a private hospital in the capital Colombo where he had sought treatment over the weekend amid an investigation into the alleged abuse of the 11-year-old girl in 2022. — Picture By Raymond Manuel
World  / 11 h ago

Top Sri Lankan Buddhist monk arrested over alleged sexual abuse of underage girl

Transport Minister Anthony Loke (second right) boards a bus after officiating the new route under the BAS.MY Kuching Stage Bus Service Transformation Programme in Kota Samarahan, Sarawak on May 9, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Putrajaya and Sarawak finalising RM1.8b Bintulu Port takeover deal

Yaroslav Rumyantsev shows a photograph of him in Russian captivity on a mobile phone in central Kyiv on February 2, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to Ukrainian authorities cited in an OSCE report released in autumn 2025, 89 per cent of the Ukrainian prisoners released from the Russia prison said they had been subjected to ill-treatment whilst in captivity, with 42 per cent of them reporting sexual violence. — AFP pic
World  / 17 h ago

Russia’s hidden prison horror: Ex-guards reveal how Ukrainian POWs are ‘broken like dogs’

Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) Datuk Chang Lih Kang said the licence renewal comes with a strong stand of ‘no more new PDF (permanent disposal facility)’ to be built in Malaysia in the future. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 02 Mar 2026

‘Not an act of betrayal’: Minister says Lynas’s 10-year licence renewal bars new radioactive waste facility

The constitutional amendment to limit the Prime Minister’s tenure to 10 years will not affect the prerogative powers of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 02 Mar 2026

Anwar reassures Parliament: PM term limit won’t diminish Agong’s role or Dewan Rakyat’s confidence powers

A school security guard was charged in the Sessions Court here today with 13 offences, including sodomy, sexual assault and rape of his six-year-old daughter in January and February this year. — Picture by Ben Tan
Malaysia / 02 Mar 2026

School guard pleads guilty to 13 charges of sexually assaulting six-year-old daughter in Johor Bahru

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has recorded 36 arrests involving civil servants from the Top Management Group between 2021 and January 31 this year. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia / 02 Mar 2026

Home Ministry unveils tough guardrails as MACC nets 36 civil servants, RM22m in bribes exposed

The value of the ringgit had increased by 4.31 per cent to RM3.89 against the US dollar as of March 1, 2026, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 02 Mar 2026

Finance minister highlights ringgit’s 4.31pc rise, citing reforms, strong growth and stable politics

The empty terminal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh is pictured on March 1, 2026. — AFP pic
Malaysia / 02 Mar 2026

Foreign Ministry assures safety of Malaysian pilgrims, students amid Saudi flight disruptions and regional tensions

The number of flood victims in Sabah has decreased to 470 people from 180 families as of noon. — Bernama pic.
Malaysia / 02 Mar 2026

Number of flood victims in Sabah drops slightly to 470 people from 180 families at noon

The latest tariffs imposed by the United States (US) only have a minimal impact on Malaysia’s palm oil exports. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia / 02 Mar 2026

Malaysia’s palm oil exports largely unaffected by new US tariffs, minister tells Dewan Negara

Flood mitigation projects (RTB) are being designed to factor in climate change in their technical calculations. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 02 Mar 2026

Fadillah: Climate change factored into flood mitigation design, with East Coast, Sabah and Sarawak projects underway

Ninety per cent of 115,161 requests to remove online content were complied with in the first two months of this year. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia / 02 Mar 2026

Teo Nie Ching: 90pc of takedown requests executed as Online Safety Act takes effect

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said a large number of Malaysians, exceeding 29,112 registered and unregistered people, work in the region, the highest numbers being in Qatar, the UAE (United Arab Emirates), Saudi Arabia, and Jordan. — Bernama pic  
Malaysia / 02 Mar 2026

Anwar says govt working to bring home Malaysians stranded in Middle East after Iran strikes

A man stands in front of a closed check-in counter for Gulf carrier Etihad at London Heathrow Airport on March 1, 2026, as flights are severely disrupted following the US and Israel’s strikes on Iran. — AFP pic
Malaysia / 02 Mar 2026

Escalating Middle East conflict leaves Malaysians abroad anxious about flights home for Hari Raya

Chief Justice Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh speaks during the launch of the International Commercial & Admiralty Division (ICAD) at the Kuala Lumpur High Court in Kuala Lumpur on March 2, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia / 02 Mar 2026

Kuala Lumpur may get its own commercial court complex, CJ says

Rare earth oxides praseodymium and neodymium are pictured in the final stage of production at Lynas’ Advanced Materials Plant in Gebeng, Malaysia, in this file picture dated July 3, 2014. Lynas Rare Earths chief executive officer and managing director Amanda Lacaze said Lynas welcomes the longer licence term, which provides greater investment certainty for Lynas and for its rare earths supply chain partners and customers. — Reuters file pic
Malaysia / 02 Mar 2026

Lynas Malaysia secures 10-year licence extension

Malaysia / 02 Mar 2026

Finance Ministry sees individual tax revenue climbing 9.4pc in 2026 on wage growth, civil service salaries adjustments

Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul (centre) poses for a photo with trainees of the National Service Training Programme (PLKN) during the passing-out parade for PLKN 3.0 Series 1/2026 at Territorial Army Camp 515 in Kuala Lumpur, March 2, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 02 Mar 2026

PLKN 3.0 seen as key platform to nurture resilient, visionary young leaders, says Dewan Rakyat Speaker