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File picture of traffic at NKVE highway April 20, 2023. A traffic diversion will be implemented along the Damansara-Shah Alam route at KM13.60 to KM14.35 in both directions of the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) for six months, from today until February 9, 2027. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Six-month traffic diversion begins today along Damansara-Shah Alam NKVE

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department operations division asst director Ashrul Riezal Asbar said six firefighters from Bestari Jaya Fire and Rescue Station conducted flood risk assessment in the area at 3.45pm and found that the road was inundated in a foot of water, adding that no evacuation of residents was conducted. — Screengrab from Facebook/Jaly Ahmad Ppc

Flash floods hit parts of Puncak Alam after hour-long downpour (VIDEO)

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim noted that while disruptions to the global supply chains have exerted upward pressure on prices worldwide, Malaysia’s inflation remained contained at 1.9 per cent in 2Q 2026. — Bernama pic

Anwar: Govt measures help Malaysia weather West Asia crisis, sustain growth

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today welcomed Malaysia’s stronger than expected second quarter growth. — Picture via Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim

PM Anwar hails stronger Q2 expansion, says govt shielded households from global inflation

— Lim Guan Eng has clarified that Penang Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) decision to work with Umno in the state government was not discussed at last week’s Penang DAP delegates’ meeting. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Lim Guan Eng rebukes Penang CM Chow, disputes claim DAP delegates endorsed Umno partnership

After four months of operation on its initial two routes, Kota Kinabalu’s new BAS.MY service is now running across all eight routes. — Picture courtesy of BAS.MY

Hop on, KK: BAS.MY pink buses expand eight routes, easing commutes across the city

Noorfarah Surina Ahmad, 42, and Nurfalah Noordin, 33, were charged with cheating a retiree of about RM120,000 over non-existent tax arrears at the Magistrate’s Court in Ipoh on August 14, 2026. — Bernama pic

Two women in dock for allegedly duping retiree in Perak out of RM120,000 over fake tax arrears

Delegates attend the PKR Youth National Congress at the Melaka International Trade Centre in Ayer Keroh on August 14, 2026. — Bernama pic

From FOMO to future jobs: PKR Youth motions put Gen Z outreach in focus

Vocational colleges are suddenly the hot ticket with almost 100 per cent guarantee of a job waiting for almost every graduate. — Bernama pic

Three fight for one spot as vocational college applications surge past 67,000

Malaysia will send back 1,259 shipping containers of illegal electronic waste to their countries of origin by end 2026. — AFP pic

Illegal e-waste gets one-way ticket home as Malaysia targets 1,259 containers

A 51-year-old businessman with a ‘Datuk Seri’ title was charged with CBT involving RM37.1 million in company funds in 2022 on August 14, 2026 at the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur. — Pexels pic

‘Datuk Seri’ businessman claims trial to RM37.1m company funds breach of trust at Bukit Tunku bank

The Works Ministry has identified 99 deadly federal roads nationwide so you don’t become a statistic. — Picture from Facebook/Alexander Nanta Linggi

Eighteen lives lost daily is tough to stomach, but Works Ministry data is finally pointing to the fix

A Google Maps view of Bukit Mertajam Hospital, which has been ranked among the world’s 250 greenest hospitals in the World’s Greenest Hospitals 2026 ranking by Newsweek and Statista.

Bukit Mertajam Hospital makes global green list, ranks among world’s top 250

Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the operation followed intelligence obtained after investigators interrogated the pilot over two days. — Bernama pic

Bukit Aman say they know how Malaysia Airlines pilot cleared KLIA checks after three-day interrogation

A husband and wife today pleaded guilty at the Sessions Court in Johor Baru to causing the death of a three-month-old baby boy under their care in Masai last month. — Pexels pic

Married couple plead guilty to causing death of three-month-old baby under their care in Johor

PKR secretary-general Datuk Fuziah Salleh speaks at a press conference after the opening of the 2026 AMK National Congress at the Melaka International Trade Centre on August 14, 2026. — Bernama pic

Nurul Izzah’s PKR leave has no end date yet, says party sec-gen