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Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a press conference at the Perdana Leadership Foundation in Putrajaya on December 10, 2024. — Picture by Sayuti Zanudin
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

National Day secretariat: Automatic invitations for ex-PMs stopped since 2018

File picture of traffic on the Federal Highway, October 14, 2020. According to Miros, on a three-lane highway, motorists should generally keep left for normal travel, use the middle lane for moderate-speed travel or overtaking slower vehicles, and reserve the right-most lane primarily for overtaking. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Not a ‘fast lane’: Miros tells Malaysian motorists to keep left, overtake right

Damaged vehicles are seen at the site of a deadly pile-up at KM110 of the East Coast Expressway 1 (LPT1). — Social media pic
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Fatal LPT1 accident: Four dead in 11-vehicle crash near Kuantan

This photo taken on July 26, 2026 shows people walking past a giant installation of guitars at the Guitar Cultural Plaza in Zheng’an, in south-western China’s Guizhou Province. The town of Zheng’an in the southwest province of Guizhou produces one in every seven of the instruments sold worldwide — but a decade ago, it had no guitar-making industry to speak of at all. — AFP pic
Life  / 11 h ago

China’s guitar capital Zheng’an builds a stairway to export heaven after decade‑long manufacturing boom

A boy required prolonged hospital treatment and further surgery, including full-thickness skin grafting, after a circumcision at a private clinic in 2023. — Pexels pic
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Boy awarded RM359,123 after botched circumcision leaves permanent scarring

Norlia Abdul Manaf, 59, (left), the mother of the late Nur Atiqah Sofiya Mohd Kazwan Kassim, is comforted by family members outside the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital Forensic Medicine Unit in Temerloh on September 1, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Deadly LPT1 pile-up: Four dead include family returning from National Day parade in Putrajaya

Youth and Sports Minister Mohammed Taufiq Johari said the ministry took responsibility for the matter and would ensure communication issues between the athlete, National Sports Council (MSN), national sports association and other parties would not recur. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 5 h ago

Youth and Sports Ministry takes responsibility for communication breakdown over Azizulhasni’s LA28 plans

Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor leaves the Palace of Justice after the hearing of her appeal in the Sarawak solar hybrid project corruption case in Putrajaya, September 1, 2026. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Court of Appeal allows Rosmah to introduce new evidence in solar graft appeal

Hazy conditions are seen at the Labuan Public Marina Jetty, on August 31, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Sarawak haze crisis: Kuching API hits 407, six areas in hazardous zone

Malaysian tourists are expected to flock to destinations including Hat Yai, Phatthalung, Satun, Betong, Bangkok and Krabi during the holiday period. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Merdeka break expected to bring RM36m to southern Thailand from 60,000 Malaysian tourists

Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin arrives at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex for his ongoing trial, September 1, 2026. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Former PM Muhyiddin, ‘Azman’ and ‘Adam’ listed in same July 2020 golf game at Tropicana, witness tells court

A fire is seen in Persiaran Industri Bercham 10, Bercham. — JBPM pic
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Bercham 10 fire: One hurt as major blaze damages nine factory lots in Ipoh

Marina Square shopping centre in Singapore, which will close on March 31, 2027 for redevelopment. — Picture from https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=513984
Singapore  / 3 h ago

Singapore’s Marina Square to shut for four-year redevelopment, leaving parents worried about playgrounds

Two villagers walk to their farm through the haze in Kampung Tebakang, near Serian on August 30, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Haze in Malaysia: Why burning leaves and rubbish in your compound is more dangerous than you think

Duane Davis looks on during a break during closing arguments in his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, in Las Vegas on August 31, 2026. — AFP pic
Showbiz  / 9 h ago

Former gang member Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis found guilty of murdering Tupac Shakur 30 years after shooting

Bagan Dalam State Assemblyman Kumaran Krishnan (third from right) shows the site of a modern Hindu crematorium construction project to Penang Hindu Endowments Board (PHEB) Chairman RSN Rayer (2nd right) in Bagan August 23, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 23 Aug 2026

PM approves additional RM1m for Hindu crematorium project in Bagan, says PHEB

An 11-year-old boy who went missing while attending a Quran memorisation programme was found in a pond near Kampung Kapal in Lenggeng, Negeri Sembilan early on August 23, 2026 and later pronounced dead from drowning with no signs of abuse amid speculation on social media. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia / 23 Aug 2026

Post-mortem shows 11-year-old tahfiz participant found in Lenggeng pond died from drowning, police say no signs of abuse

Wisma Putra urges Malaysians to rethink southern Thailand trips after overnight blasts on August 22, 2026 that were heard and felt over 110km away in Kelantan border towns. — File picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Malaysia / 23 Aug 2026

After southern Thailand blasts, Wisma Putra tells Malaysians to think twice before crossing border

Solehah Yaacob – an academic who attracted widespread attention in 2025 with her assertion that ancient Romans may have learned shipbuilding techniques from Malay seafarers – is no longer with the International Islamic University Malaysia as of August 23, 2026. — Picture from Instagram/solehah.yaacob
Malaysia / 23 Aug 2026

IIUM ends ties with academic behind controversial Roman-Malay shipbuilding claim

Clock ticks as searches look for a 13-year-old boy swept away by currents in Sungai Pegalan in Keningau, Sabah on August 23, 2026 after recovering the body of his 16-year-old friend. — Pictures from Facebook/Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat Keningau
Malaysia / 23 Aug 2026

Sabah searchers find body of one boy after two teens swept away in Keningau river

The Ministry of Health has recorded a sharp increase in asthma and upper respiratory tract infection cases amid haze conditions affecting several areas in the country. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia / 23 Aug 2026

Health Ministry reports surge in respiratory illnesses as several areas hit unhealthy API levels

For illustration only. A quarrel between two neighbours on Jalan Perak in George Town, Penang turned ugly when the 62-year-old allegedly attacked the 80-year-old with a steel rod on August 23, 2026. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia / 23 Aug 2026

Neighbourly row lands 80-year-old man in Penang Hospital, 62-year-old man in police custody

Ten undocumented migrants escaped from the Tanah Merah Immigration Depot early this morning, police said. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 23 Aug 2026

Police launch lockdown operation after ten migrants escape Tanah Merah Immigration Depot

Barisan Nasional is conducting a detailed study on the possibility of cooperating with any political coalition in the upcoming Melaka state election, said its chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 23 Aug 2026

BN conducting detailed study before deciding on Melaka election cooperation, says Zahid

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said a Felda management audit alone would be insufficient, given that issues involving the agency had persisted for a long time and resulted in losses amounting to billions of ringgit. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 23 Aug 2026

Forensic audit needed to determine abuse or governance lapses in Felda, says DPM Zahid

The General Operations Force (GOF) arrested 15 individuals and seized various mining equipment worth RM449,000 during Ops Gali Mega (Eastern Zone) in Bukit Kor, Marang August 20, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 23 Aug 2026

GOF seizes RM1.135m in gold‑mining equipment in Kuala Betis raid; suspect allegedly misused sand‑extraction permit

Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat (left) directs Machang officers to investigate a case under the Sexual Offences Against Children Act after a 15-year-old girl found unconscious by the roadside in the district on August 20, 2026 claimed to have been told to undress by the motorcyclist she hitched a ride with. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 23 Aug 2026

Teen girl fled motorcyclist after he allegedly told her to undress, Kelantan police now investigating possible sexual assault

Kelantan Police Chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat (centre) speaks at a press conference at the Kelantan Police Contingent Headquarters’ Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department August 23, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 23 Aug 2026

No Malaysians affected by simultaneous attacks in three southern Thai provinces, says Kelantan police chief

Miri police arrested three men aged between 28 and 39 suspected of robbing and injuring a mini market employee in Tudan on August 21, 2026. — File picture by Mukhriz Hazim
Malaysia / 23 Aug 2026

Predawn robbery at Miri mini market leaves worker with injuries, police nab three Malaysian suspects

A permanent resident Indonesian man died after his motorcycle crashed into a fallen tree along Jalan Kampung Merang on the Kuala Terengganu–Kota Bharu coastal route late last night. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia / 23 Aug 2026

Man dies after motorcycle hits fallen tree on Kuala Terengganu–Kota Bharu road in Setiu

The Sarawak Education Department said the schools under the PPDs of Kuching, Padawan, Bau, Lundu, Samarahan, Simunjan, Serian, Sri Aman, Lubok Antu and Betong would reopen as scheduled. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia / 23 Aug 2026

Schools in 10 Sarawak districts to resume classes tomorrow as API improves