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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  / 13 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  / 16 h ago

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

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  / 9 h ago

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

MACC arrests ex‑minister linked to Tabung Haji RCI report. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Former minister held by MACC to assist Tabung Haji RCI investigation on hotel deal

Investigators have reportedly completed recording statements from the two men in connection with the Tabung Haji probe. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Former Tabung Haji chairman, ex-Treasury sec-gen released from MACC custody in RCI-linked probe

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  / 7 h ago

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

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  / 16 h ago

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

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  / 14 h ago

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

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  / 8 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  / 11 h ago

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

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  / 11 h ago

Boy awarded RM359,123 after botched circumcision leaves permanent scarring

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  / 9 h ago

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

This US Navy handout photograph released on April 17, 2026, by US Central Command Public Affairs shows USS Abraham Lincoln (left) conducting blockade operations in the Arabian Sea on April 16, 2026. The resort city of Pattaya, a rest-and-recreation destination for US troops since the Vietnam War, has stepped up security as it prepares to welcome the sailors and Marines from the USS Abraham Lincoln. — AFP pic
World  / 7 h ago

Thailand braces for 5,000 US sailors as aircraft carrier arrives

Malaysian tourists are expected to flock to destinations including Hat Yai, Phatthalung, Satun, Betong, Bangkok and Krabi during the holiday period. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

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

Tourism is vital to Thailand’s economy, but officials say the move is part of an effort to curb crime involving foreign nationals. — AFP pic
World  / 3 h ago

Too much crime: Thailand shortens visa-free stays for dozens of nations from Sept 15

A total of 28 non-permanent stilt houses were destroyed in a fire at Kampung Nunuyan Laut, Nunuyan Laut Island, Sandakan August 19, 2026. — Picture courtesy of Fire and Rescue Department
Malaysia / 19 Aug 2026

Firefighters save 162 homes after blaze destroys 28 stilt houses at Pulau Nunuyan Laut in Sandakan

Participants of a high-powered motorcycle convoy take part in the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and Ipoh Super Biker’s Club recreational riding and charity contribution event — held in conjunction with the 219th Police Day celebrations — as well as the flag-off ceremony for the National Month and ‘Fly the Jalur Gemilang’ campaign, at the Kelantan Contingent Police Headquarters in Kota Bharu August 19, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 19 Aug 2026

Police receive 375 tactical e‑bikes worth RM8m for faster, quieter border patrols

Malaysia has an annual allocation of 1,100 places under Australia’s subclass 462 Work and Holiday visa programme. — AFP pic
Malaysia / 19 Aug 2026

Malaysians among applicants affected as Australia slows Work and Holiday visa processing

Kelantan Police Chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat flags off a high-powered motorcycle convoy today at the Kelantan Contingent Police Headquarters in Kota Bharu August 19, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 19 Aug 2026

Kelantan police vow firm action against ‘tonto’ used to block enforcement in human‑smuggling cases

Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the department will conduct an internal investigation into compliance with standard operating procedures and vehicle safety. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 19 Aug 2026

Immigration Dept opens internal probe after fatal KL crash that killed three

Pahang’s hardcore poverty was brought to an end on Feb 19, with all 2,913 heads of household recorded in the Jan 15, 2026 figure removed from the status, said state Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 19 Aug 2026

MB: Pahang reports end of recorded hardcore poverty, with 2,913 households lifted and overall poverty down 30pc

Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Women, Children and Community Development chairman Yeo Bee Yin said the government should provide more subsidies and tax incentives to companies to set up breastfeeding rooms and childcare facilities in the workplace. — Picture by Firdaus Latif.
Malaysia / 19 Aug 2026

More workplace subsidies, tax incentives needed to support breastfeeding mothers, says Yeo Bee Yin

An investment company director, previously charged with criminal breach of trust, was brought before the Sessions Court here again today to face 10 charges of receiving RM13.4 million in proceeds from unlawful activities. — Pexels pic
Malaysia / 19 Aug 2026

Investment firm director previously charged with CBT now faces RM13.4m money‑laundering counts

A chief financial officer (CFO) of a private university in Nilai pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to allegedly committing criminal breach of trust involving RM6.56 million in company funds between September 2025 and April this year. — Pexels pic
Malaysia / 19 Aug 2026

Nilai private university CFO accused of RM6.56m CBT linked to IRB duty payments

Former UBB Investment Bank Limited CEO Razlan Raghazli pleaded not guilty to cheating involving a RM139.8 million payment to a private university management company. — Picture via ubbibank.com
Malaysia / 19 Aug 2026

Former UBB Investment Bank CEO pleads not guilty to RM139.8m cheating charge

KLIA police chief Assistant Commissioner M Ravi said security personnel intervened and brought the 27-year-old Chinese national to the Terminal 1 police station. — Screengrabs via X/@TGTM_Official
Malaysia / 19 Aug 2026

Police: Chinese national detained after allegedly disrupting passengers at KLIA, later admitted to psychiatric ward

Rapid KL said all trains have returned to their usual schedules following the earlier disruption. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia / 19 Aug 2026

Kelana Jaya LRT services back to normal after Putra Heights safety system fault

Rapid KL said trains at Putra Heights are being operated manually as a safety precaution while its technical team checks the suspected power supply fault. — Picture by Hari Anggara 
Malaysia / 19 Aug 2026

Delays on Kelana Jaya LRT Line after suspected power supply fault

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said some parties continued to recycle previously corrected claims to confuse the public and stir racial tensions. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 19 Aug 2026

Saifuddin Nasution hits out at recycled false claims of Home Ministry granting citizenship en masse to foreigners

Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said the state government will study what legal avenues remain to pursue its zero-gambling policy following its Federal Court setback. — Picture via Facebook/Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor
Malaysia / 19 Aug 2026

‘There may still be another way’: Sanusi signals Kedah will explore legal room to maintain zero-gambling stance

Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming (back row, fifth left) poses with award recipients at the 2026 Cleaning Workers’ Day Appreciation Ceremony in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 19 Aug 2026

Housing Ministry to nominate award-winning cleaning workers for state honours