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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

The government is spending RM668 million to build an extra 524 classrooms nationwide in preparation for Year One students in 2027, Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

Room to grow: 524 classroom projects worth RM668m in the works for 2027

Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has completed a mandatory drug screening for all Malaysia Airlines pilots, with every test returning negative, the company said in a statement today. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

Malaysia Airlines pilots cleared in drug tests, MAG moves to cabin crew screening phase

IIUM rector Professor Emeritus Datuk Seri Osman Bakar says replacing UUCA is a chance to give universities more room to grow, while strengthening student participation, academic freedom and good governance. — File picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

UUCA repeal can give Malaysian universities room to compete globally, says local varsitities

Police are investigating the desecration of statues of Hindu deities at the Brahmarishi Temple in Bukit Tinggi, Pahang believed to have taken place on August 16, 2026. — Picture from X/UpdateInfo
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

Pahang police investigate vandalised Bukit Tinggi temple statue, but no CCTV, no witnesses

UTM vice-chancellor Professor Mohd Shafry Mohd Rahim says the government’s proposed repeal of the UUCA is a chance to build more mature, inclusive universities. — Picture from Facebook/UTM Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Mohd Shafry Mohd Rahim
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

Don’t just scrap UUCA, use it to reshape Malaysia’s universities, says UTM VC

Sabah Wetland Conservation Society President Datuk Zainie Abdul Aucasa said the Society would not waver or fail from its commitment to preserving the mangroves in the Kota Kinabalu wetlands and defending its Ramsar status, the wetlands equivalent of World Heritage site. — Daily Express pic
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

Future of Likas Wetlands, one of world’s only two city mangrove Ramsar sites, hangs in balance with mega project next door

DAP CEC member Chow Kon Yeow says Bersama’s Rafizi Ramli should know it is ‘basic’ to respect the consensus decision of his party’s delegates to stay with the unity government. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

DAP delegates have spoken, respect their decision, Kon Yeow tells Rafizi over unity govt stance

PLANMalaysia director‑general Datuk Alias Rameli, Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and local government committee chairman H’ng Mooi Lye with the Draft Penang Structure Plan 2040. — Picture by Opalyn Mok
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

Penang’s undersea tunnel still on the map, draft plan keeps idea alive for 2040

Sabah police discovered three cigarette-burn marks on the upper part of the two men’s right wrists, which is associated with membership in Knights of the Right Keppers, an illegal Philippines-based militant organisation. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

Ranau court fines duo RM3,500 each after Sabah police link their wrist marks to illegal militant Philippine group

After buying bottled water and enduring 55 days of outages, Kingfisher Putatan condo residents in Sabah say they should not have to foot the RM120,000 bill. — Pexels pic
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

No water for nearly two months, then a RM120,000 bill — Putatan  condo dwellers ask why pay for water Sabah water utility was already treating

Penang Hill’s iconic funicular will take a short break from January 4 to 10, 2027 for its scheduled bi annual maintenance, Penang Hill Corporation (PHC) announced today. Service is set to resume on January 11. — File picture by KE Ooi
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

Century‑old Penang Hill railway gets track and roof repairs in scheduled January 2027 break

Firefighters work to extinguish a 29-hectare forest fire in Daro, Sarawak on August 16, 2026, the seventh day of operations. — Bomba pic via The Borneo Post
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

Sarawak forest fire in Daro enters eighth day, 4ha still burning

A 49-year-old Kuching man banked in RM104,310 in four transfers to a trusted friend after receiving a WhatsApp message, only to find out later that the phone account had been hijacked by a scammer. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

Kuching man loses RM104,310 after falling for WhatsApp scam from friend’s hijacked account

Four murder suspects escorted by police in tactical gear at Batu Pahat courthouse today Aug 17, 2026. — Picture by Ben Tan
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

Johor businessman’s body bound in net, dumped in river; four accused face murder charge

Screenshot of a video on social media showing a car burning at a junction near KL Gateway Mall, Jalan Kerinchi, last night.
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

Pantai firefighters extinguish blaze on Jalan Kerinchi, BMW destroyed, Axia 30 per cent damaged

A Kuching resident shields from haze with mask, Aug 12. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

Sarawak air quality improves as Serian and Samarahan drop from unhealthy to moderate