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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  / 12 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  / 15 h ago

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

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

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  / 8 h ago

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

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  / 6 h ago

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

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  / 13 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  / 15 h ago

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

MACC arrests ex‑minister linked to Tabung Haji RCI report. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

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

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  / 10 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  / 10 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  / 8 h ago

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

Malaysian tourists are expected to flock to destinations including Hat Yai, Phatthalung, Satun, Betong, Bangkok and Krabi during the holiday period. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

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

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  / 6 h ago

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

A fire is seen in Persiaran Industri Bercham 10, Bercham. — JBPM pic
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

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

Tumpat district police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Khairi Shafie said the lorry had been left on the left shoulder of the flyover after running out of fuel. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

Man, 35, dies after motorcycle strikes lorry left without fuel on Tumpat flyover

The initiative followed the Hifz al‑Mal conference, where over 100 scholars discussed safeguarding 9.7 million depositors’ savings. — Picture via Facebook/Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

Religious leaders launch Tabung Haji RCI outreach, clarify misuse risks and safeguard 9.7 million depositors’ savings

The government will amend the Tabung Haji Act 1995 (Act 535) to ensure that the trust of Muslims continues to be safeguarded, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

PM Anwar moves to amend Tabung Haji Act, vows stronger governance to safeguard Muslim trust

Section 76(3) of the Subordinate Courts Act states that a Magistrates’ Court can be held at any other place if there is a need to do so, while Section 59(4) similarly says a Sessions Court can be held at any other place if the necessity arises. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

Explained: Can a person be charged in a Malaysian hospital instead of a courtroom?

Che Adnan said the judging panel at the Kelantan Department of Agriculture’s 2026 Agricultural Technology Innovation Competition proposed the idea after seeing the device’s potential for adaptation to other fruits. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

Farmer’s coconut dehusking invention gets a shot at cracking the durian market

Reports indicate that the current haze is largely caused by forest and land fires, primarily in neighbouring Indonesia, where extensive land-clearing practices are common. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 17 Aug 2026

Haze returns: What Malaysians need to know as air quality deteriorates

Accepting allegations without proper scrutiny could fuel ‘asabiyyah’, a tendency to defend one’s own group even when it is at fault while viewing the good deeds of others negatively, said Amanah president Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 16 Aug 2026

Mat Sabu launches book, warns Malaysians against propaganda, urges facts over allegations

Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said investigations found that the 39-year-old man is believed to have used his flight schedule to transport drugs to several destinations. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 16 Aug 2026

Malaysian pilot detained in Jakarta, accused of smuggling RM45m drugs abroad since 2024

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad with staff during his visit to Tambunan Hospital. — Picture via Facebook/Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad
Malaysia / 16 Aug 2026

Minister calls nine‑year abandoned Tambunan Hospital project ‘sick’, pledges RM988,000 for urgent upgrades

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has risen to become Malaysia’s top-ranked university in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2026, climbing 149 places to rank 581st globally. — Picture via Facebook/Universiti Sains Malaysia
Malaysia / 16 Aug 2026

USM climbs 149 places in Academic Ranking of World Universities, now Malaysia’s top university

Kelantan Health Department to monitor baby girl’s development after testing positive for drugs. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia / 16 Aug 2026

Kelantan Health Department to monitor baby girl’s growth after testing positive for drugs

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Senator Dr Zulkifli Hasan stresses mosques and surau must be respected and their sanctity preserved. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 16 Aug 2026

Minister warns against immoral behaviour, stresses mosques and surau must remain sacred spaces

Datuk Michael Tiang pledges rental aid for Tang Wei Wei, widow of Corporal Chiu Teck Siong, who died after being electrocuted in Sabah on August 6. — Picture courtesy of Facebook/Michael Tiang
Malaysia / 16 Aug 2026

Widow of corporal electrocuted in Sabah to receive Sarawak rental aid, housing support

A police constable and a patrol officer detained over RM14,000 traffic‑related bribes on the East Coast Expressway (LPT2). — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 16 Aug 2026

MACC arrests two policemen over RM14,000 traffic offence bribes on East Coast Expressway

PKR vice‑president Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail says Malays face threats from poverty and drug abuse, not the presence of other races. — Picture via Facebook/Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
Malaysia / 16 Aug 2026

Saifuddin Nasution warns poverty and drugs, not racial fears, are Malays’ real enemies

The Putra Mosque (left) and the Prime Minister’s Office shrouded in haze in Putrajaya, August 14, 2026. — AFP pic
Malaysia / 16 Aug 2026

Three towns choke on unhealthy API, Serian tops list as haze blankets Malaysia