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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  / 7 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  / 11 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  / 8 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  / 11 h ago

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

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  / 6 h ago

Boy awarded RM359,123 after botched circumcision leaves permanent scarring

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  / 3 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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

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

Hazy conditions are seen at the Labuan Public Marina Jetty, on August 31, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

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

Malaysian tourists are expected to flock to destinations including Hat Yai, Phatthalung, Satun, Betong, Bangkok and Krabi during the holiday period. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 2 h ago

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

A fire is seen in Persiaran Industri Bercham 10, Bercham. — JBPM pic
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

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

Two villagers walk to their farm through the haze in Kampung Tebakang, near Serian on August 30, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Haze in Malaysia: Why burning leaves and rubbish in your compound is more dangerous than you think

Duane Davis looks on during a break during closing arguments in his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, in Las Vegas on August 31, 2026. — AFP pic
Showbiz  / 9 h ago

Former gang member Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis found guilty of murdering Tupac Shakur 30 years after shooting

Unregistered marriages risk children’s rights, complicating birth certificates, education, healthcare and inheritance, says Zulkifli. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Malaysia / 09 Aug 2026

Minister warns unregistered marriages risk children’s rights, complicate birth certificates, education

Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said Malaysia has concluded forced-labour discussions with the US following Washington’s imposition of an additional 10 per cent tariff on Malaysian goods. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 09 Aug 2026

Malaysia awaits US response on excess capacity after concluding forced-labour tariff talks, says Johari Ghani

Preliminary Myanmar refugee data under DPP programme expected by year‑end, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 09 Aug 2026

Myanmar refugee figures soon, Saifuddin Nasution vows biometric drive for repatriation

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is reportedly recovering at IJN after undergoing a successful pacemaker procedure for an abnormal heart rhythm. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 09 Aug 2026

'Wishing them a speedy recovery': Anwar visits Ismail Sabri and Fadillah at IJN

Pakatan Harapan (PH) welcomes the openness of Barisan Nasional regarding the distribution of seats for the upcoming Melaka state election said PH communications director Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 09 Aug 2026

Pakatan hails BN openness, Fahmi says Melaka seat talks offer chance for stability

The government will look into upgrading scanning machines at airports nationwide as part of efforts to strengthen security and improve the effectiveness of baggage screening, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 09 Aug 2026

Saifuddin Nasution vows scanner upgrade, promises smarter baggage checks after pilot drug scandal

Bersatu information chief Datuk Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz reportedly said the party plans to lodge a report with the RoS over claims that its PN membership had automatically lapsed. — Bernama file pic
Malaysia / 09 Aug 2026

Bersatu turns to RoS after Hadi says party automatically out of Perikatan

Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming said 120 squatter families in Sungkai and Kuala Bikam received land grants, resolving a settlement issue that had lasted more than 40 years. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 09 Aug 2026

Govt ends 40-year settlement issue with land grants for 120 Perak families, says housing minister

Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the department is investigating the unauthorised use of its logo on a vehicle reportedly driven by a foreign national. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 09 Aug 2026

Immigration investigates video of vehicle reportedly misusing department logo

Perlis Umno chairman Datuk Rozabil Abd Rahman reportedly said the party is preparing to contest all 15 state seats and three parliamentary constituencies on its own at the next election. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Malaysia / 09 Aug 2026

Perlis Umno gears up to contest all seats solo at next election

Kuching recorded an unhealthy API reading of 153 this morning, while Samarahan, Serian, Bintulu and Samalaju were also affected by transboundary haze. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia / 09 Aug 2026

Five Sarawak areas record unhealthy API levels amid transboundary haze

Kajang police chief ACP Naazron Abdul Yusof said police are tracking the driver and passenger of a Perodua Alza after a viral video showed the passenger sticking part of their body out of the rear window on the Kajang-Seremban Expressway — Picture via social media
Malaysia / 09 Aug 2026

Police track Perodua Alza occupants after passenger seen leaning out of rear window

Raub police chief Supt Mohd Shahril Abdul Rahman said a 46-year-old man drowned while trying to save his eight-year-old son who had fallen into a fish pond at a resort in Sungai Ruan. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia / 09 Aug 2026

Man drowns while attempting to rescue eight-year-old son from Raub resort fish pond

Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said the Works Ministry hopes to receive the highest development allocation in Budget 2027 to fund infrastructure development and maintenance nationwide. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 09 Aug 2026

Works Ministry eyes bigger Budget 2027 allocation for development and maintenance

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state’s two local councils have been ordered to immediately suspend the ANPR system for issuing compounds pending a review. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 09 Aug 2026

Penang halts use of automatic number plate recognition for parking offences over public concerns

Bukit Aman CID director Datuk M. Kumar said six people have been remanded for seven days to assist investigations into the abduction of two foreign nationals in Alor Setar. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia / 09 Aug 2026

Six remanded over Alor Setar kidnapping case after police rescue two foreign nationals