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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  / 10 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  / 13 h ago

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

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  / 11 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  / 13 h ago

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

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  / 8 h ago

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

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  / 6 h ago

Deadly LPT1 pile-up: Four dead include family returning from National Day parade in Putrajaya

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  / 4 h ago

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

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  / 6 h ago

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

Investigators have reportedly completed recording statements from the two men in connection with the Tabung Haji probe. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

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

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  / 8 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  / 6 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  / 8 h ago

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

Hazy conditions are seen at the Labuan Public Marina Jetty, on August 31, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Sarawak haze crisis: Kuching API hits 407, six areas in hazardous zone

A fire is seen in Persiaran Industri Bercham 10, Bercham. — JBPM pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

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

Ha Young attends a press conference for Netflix rom-com ‘Our Sticky Love’ in Seoul on August 5, 2026, days before controversy erupted over her family history. — Social media pic
Showbiz  / 11 h ago

Ha Young exits Netflix’s ‘The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call’ Season 2 after family controversy tied to Korea’s colonial era

The Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge in Penang is shrouded in haze, as schools in areas recording unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings have been told to suspend outdoor activities involving students as a precautionary measure, and will shut if the API crosses 200. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 14 Aug 2026

Haze? Penang schools ready to call off outdoor activities once API crosses 100, shut if over 200

A 36-year-old woman is believed to have died from a suspected heart attack while driving after she crashed her MPV into two parked motorbikes on Jalan Macalister in George Town, Penang on August 13, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 14 Aug 2026

Heart attack suspected after woman crashes MPV into two parked motorcycles in George Town

PKR Youth chief calls for BUDI95 quota boost, says 350 litres should go to high-mobility users. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 14 Aug 2026

BUDI95 quota too low? PKR Youth wants 300 litres restored, 350 litres for high-mileage users

Newly elected PKR Youth chief chief Muhammad Kamil Abdul Munim delivers his policy speech at the 2026 AMK National Congress at the Melaka International Trade Centre in Ayer Keroh on August 13, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 14 Aug 2026

PKR must look in the mirror, not blame voters, says Youth chief

Transport Minister Anthony Loke speaks to Malay Mail during an interview in Kuala Lumpur, July 22, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia / 14 Aug 2026

Anthony Loke’s transport push: LRT3 opens, ridership surges past one million, but congestion fight unfinished

Transport Minister Anthony Loke speaks to Malay Mail during an interview in Kuala Lumpur, July 22, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia / 14 Aug 2026

Uncharted territories: Anthony Loke on alliances, unity constraints and search for lasting model

DSP Mohd Nazri Abdul Razak is accused of causing the death of student Muhammad Zaharif Affendi near SMK Jati in Ipoh, between 11.55am and 12.32pm on December 15, 2023. — File picture by Farhan Najib
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

No tyre marks, no crushed bones: Defence challenges eyewitness accounts in murder trial of senior cop accused of running down teen with Ativa

Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Mohammad Yusof Apdal who is also deputy federal science, technology and innovation minister, denied claims that he had resigned and withdrawn from the federal government. —- Picture from Facebook/Yusof Apdal
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

‘I’m still in the Unity Govt’: Lahad Datu MP Yusof Apdal says viral resignation claim ‘untrue and malicious’

A Pahang official in her 30s is under a five-day MACC remand until August 19, 2026 over an alleged RM19,000 payoff scheme involving government contracts. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

RM19,000 in alleged bribes lands Pahang agency official in MACC custody

A hazy view of the Kuala Lumpur skyline with Merdeka 118 Precinct with its single pointed spire, TRX, and KL Tower barely visible on August 13, 2026 with the API logging 127 in Cheras. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

If it feels like this haze has been here forever, you’re right — and 10 areas in Klang Valley and Sarawak are still recording unhealthy air pollution levels

Russia sees prospects for a partnership with Malaysia in the space industry, according to Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

Space, gas and more: Russia and Malaysia eye new areas to work together

The search for 14-year-old student Mohd Rayyan Hakimi Mohd Yusmiza continues into the third day after he went bathing in Sungai Kelantan near Kampung Aur Duri, Kuala Krai on August 11, 2026 with a friend who was later found drowned. — Facebook screengrab from Bernama Radio
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

K9 sniffer dog joins third-day search for missing 14-year-old in Kelantan river

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is among six defendants named in 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s US$5.64 billion civil suit, which is ongoing at the High Court here. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

1MDB strikes a deal to drop its civil suit against former CFO, trial continues for Najib and five others

Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said only two airlines are struggling with the 10-year validity passports as of August 13, 2026. — File picture by Miera Zulyana
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

Two airlines, one passport problem: Immigration explains the 10-year validity issue

A former mosque caretaker and a cleaner were fined RM5,000 each, in default of 18 months’ jail after they pled guilty at the Melaka Syariah High Court on August 13, 2026 to committing illicit sex inside the mortuary room of Masjid Al-Ibadah in Kampung Bukit Piatu. — Pexels pic
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

‘You are lucky you didn’t end up as corpses’: Judge’s grim warning to couple who used a Melaka mosque mortuary for their affair

Demand for cough and flu medicine has been going up as the haze hangs over Sibu. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

Cough and flu remedies flying off the shelves as Sibu’s haze refuses to clear