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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

Transport Minister Anthony Loke reviews RTS Link site, ICQ complex and Bukit Chagar station in Johor Bahru, April 3, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 18 Aug 2026

Malaysia and Singapore to announce RTS Link fare soon, Loke says talks moving smoothly

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today again indicated his hesitation to reintroduce the Goods and Services Tax during a dialogue with businesses and ministries ahead of the tabling of Budget 2027, slated for October. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia / 18 Aug 2026

Anwar resists GST comeback, eyes selective levy fixes to reinforce SST ahead of Budget 2027

Government to build RM60m bridge linking Bukit Chagar RTS and KTMB Komuter for easier access said Transport Minister Anthony Loke. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 18 Aug 2026

Transport Ministry greenlights RM60m bridge, giving Komuter passengers direct access to RTS station

Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said the ministry, its senior officials and the Works Minister were scheduled to meet Finance Minister II later today to seek additional funding for road maintenance needs. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia / 18 Aug 2026

Public Works Ministry spends entire RM2b road maintenance allocation, to seek more funds

Supreme Council member Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said Umno and Pakatan Harapan (PH) did not have state-level agreements in Johor, Negeri Sembilan and Melaka, unlike in Penang, where he said there was an agreement. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia / 18 Aug 2026

Ahmad Maslan: Umno’s state election moves are strategy, not ‘backstabbing’ of Unity Government partners

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the drones had enhanced AADK’s enforcement capabilities by allowing the agency to monitor drug hotspots around the clock, including through night flights. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 18 Aug 2026

Home minister: Drone surveillance boosts AADK drug enforcement, identifies 23,317 suspects

Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said Facebook accounted for 78 per cent of online gambling content identified by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) for removal between January 1 and August 17 this year. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 18 Aug 2026

Fahmi: Facebook commits ‘most sins’ against Malaysians with online gambling, scams

Tun Richard Malanjum is the first judge from Borneo to serve as Chief Justice. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia / 18 Aug 2026

Former Chief Justice Richard Malanjum returns to practice as advocate and solicitor

Finance Minister II, Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan, said GDP grew at a rate of 5.4 per cent in the first quarter of this year and six per cent in the second quarter, resulting in an overall economic growth of 5.7 per cent in the first half of 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia / 18 Aug 2026

Malaysia's economy beats expectations with 5.7pc growth, says finance minister II

Deputy minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said CIDB records showed that 1,541 facility management and maintenance projects worth RM39.59 billion were recorded from 2023 to 2025, while 468 contractors were registered under the F01 and F02 facility management specialisations. — Picture by Opalyn Mok
Malaysia / 18 Aug 2026

Poor management, financial weakness behind 75pc of delayed projects, says Ahmad Maslan

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (third, right) and his deputy Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah (second, right) attended the Home Ministry's (KDN) Monthly Assembly for August at the Setia Perkasa Auditorium today. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 18 Aug 2026

Home minister: Malaysia’s entry points to get security boost after drug scandal

The Bukit Chagar Integrated Immigration, Customs and Quarantine (ICQ) Complex will have 100 e-gate lanes to support immigration clearance once the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link service starts in January next year. Aug 18, 2026. — Picture by Ben Tan
Malaysia / 18 Aug 2026

RTS Link aims to fast track immigration clearance in a matter of seconds 

Minister of Finance II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said e-invoicing is a policy that he said is crucial to shrink the size of the country’s massive shadow economy but was met some grumbling from mostly small enterprises. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia / 18 Aug 2026

Finance Ministry says e-invoices, though unpopular, are necessary to rein in shadow economy 

Communications Ministry Strategic and Corporate Communications Division assistant secretary Muhammad Khairul Nazmi Jamsari said the initiative comprises two main categories, namely the Lensa Malaysia Photojournalism Competition and the AiMAGINASI Malaysia Competition. — Picture via Facebook
Malaysia / 18 Aug 2026

RM23,000 cash prizes up for grabs in Malaysia Day competitions

The group of prominent retired civil servants welcomed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s assurance that any replacement law would not restrict the rights and freedoms of university students, noting that youth empowerment had to begin in higher education. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 18 Aug 2026

Abolition of UUCA will foster critical thinking in universities, says G25 civil society group

The proposed improvement to the examination schedule would be presented by the deputy director of the Examination Syndicate to Fadhlina today for consideration and approval.. — Picture by Farhan Najib
Malaysia / 18 Aug 2026

Get ready, students: 2026 SPM schedule to be announced today