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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

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

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

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  / 7 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

Johor Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor (centre) officiates the Johor Smart City Forum 2026 at the Tuanku Mahkota Ismail Youth Centre in Pasir Gudang on August 13, 2026. — Picture by Ben Tan
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

Johor wants to give stray dogs a better shot at life, Netherlands-style

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook today said his ministry will seek clarification from the Finance Ministry over concerns surrounding the tax treatment of commingled oil cargo in Putrajaya. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

Transport Ministry to refer commingled oil tax issue to MOF for clarification

Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek called on educators to remain calm and give the Ministry of Education (MOE) room to explain the School Pupil Protection Policy, which has recently caused concern among many parties. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

Fadhlina urges calm, says ministry needs space to explain school pupil protection pledge policy

Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) chief ACP Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa said the lorry was travelling downhill along a straight, sloping road when the incident occurred at about 4.10am. — Picture from social media
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

Alam Flora regrets impact, pledges safety focus as Pantai Hillpark lorry crash probe continues

Perak police chief commissioner Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin speaking at a press conference at the Perak Police Headquarters in Ipoh, Perak. — Picture by John Bunyan
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

Perak police probe sexual harassment allegations against PKNPk CEO

Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin (right) shows the drugs seized at a press conference at the Perak police headquarters in Ipoh on August 13, 2026. — Picture by John Bunyan
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

Meth, heroin and cannabis worth RM18,500 found inside a Lumut police cell, and a cop's in trouble too

Fewer than 20 commercial vehicle drivers have taken up the government’s subsidised RM30 health screening programme since the one-month implementation from July 1, 2026, according to Transport Minister Anthony Loke. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

Transport minister urges commercial vehicle drivers to make RM30 health screening count as fewer than 20 sign up

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook today played down suggestions that this could be his last monthly assembly with Transport Ministry staff ahead of DAP’s crucial vote on Sunday. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

‘I am very relaxed’: Loke dismisses talk of final ministry assembly before DAP congress decision

Jobstreet by SEEK Malaysia managing director Nicholas Lam today said Malaysian hiring demand remained resilient, with job ads rising 33 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2026. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

Jobstreet: Firms still keen on hiring, job ads grew 33pc year-on-year

DAP delegates from Penang, Kedah and Perlis get together with secretary-general Anthony Loke in George Town on August 12, 2026 ahead of a crucial party congress in Putrajaya on August 16. — Picture from Facebook/Chow Kon Yeow
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

DAP northern delegates gather to discuss party’s future ahead of Aug 16 national congress

KLIA Customs director Aspalila Ag Tuah (centre) shows cannabis buds seized in four smuggling cases involving 1.53 million cigarette sticks and 60.47kg of cannabis worth more than RM6.17 million, including duties and taxes, at a press conference at the Customs Cargo Complex on August 13, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

Someone left two suitcases at KLIA’s Lost and Found, Customs found RM3.8m in cannabis — and more hidden in toy boxes

The Penang International Logistics Aeropark is an expansion of the existing Penang air cargo hub, aimed to increase the capacity and strengthen the northern region’s role as an air logistics centre, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

Penang’s new air logistics complex set to boost northern cargo capacity, says Anthony Loke

Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov says 140,000 Russian citizens visited Malaysia in 2025, adding that the number of Malaysian tourists in Russia is also growing. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

Russia keen to get direct flights to Malaysia back on track

BN secretary-general Datuk Seri Zambry Kadir calls for a follow-through on Tabung Haji RCI recommendations. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

Tabung Haji reforms must go beyond RCI findings, says BN sec-gen

Rapid KL said Kelana Jaya LRT services returned to normal at 10.25am after a power supply disruption at Universiti station left a train stranded on August 13, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

Kelana Jaya LRT services fully restored after power outage near University station

Rapid KL said a passenger believed to have fainted fell onto the tracks at Gombak station, briefly disrupting Kelana Jaya LRT services today. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia / 13 Aug 2026

Passenger falls onto tracks at Gombak LRT station, causing brief Kelana Jaya Line disruption, says Rapid KL