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Screengrabs of a video showing two men shot dead by unknown assailants outside a shopping mall in Cheras just after midnight on June 17, 2025. — Pictures from Facebook/Mohd Hafiz
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KL cops classify Cheras double shooting as murder, appeal for witnesses

Pandan MP Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli teased his future plans, saying he would reveal more after Hari Raya Haji celebrations earlier this month. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

‘Yang Berhenti Menteri’: Rafizi vows to ‘burn and enlighten’ in new podcast after stepping down as economy minister

According to Fortune, NationGate recorded the highest revenue growth across all 500 companies, with a staggering 723 per cent increase. — Picture courtesy of Forbes
Money  / 19 h ago

Malaysia ranks third in Fortune Southeast Asia 500 with 92 firms, NationGate tops region with whopping 723pc revenue growth

Bank Negara Deputy Governor Datuk Marzunisham Omar said price levels remain elevated, causing rising costs of living to be more felt. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

BNM: Food prices up 17.5pc since 2020 but wages lag, fuelling Malaysia’s cost-of-living strain

Business groups warn that the imposition of 8 per cent SST on commercial rental and leasing services from July 1 could exacerbate inflation. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
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Business groups urge delay of SST expansion, warn 8pc rental tax from July 1 could derail Malaysia’s recovery

Yesterday, police confirmed the discovery of the decomposed body of a teacher at a house in Bandar Selesa Jaya, Iskandar Puteri near here, and believed that the deceased had died about a month ago. — Bernama
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Johor teacher’s absence traced back to September as authorities uncover tragic details

The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, officially opened the Bagan Datuk Waterfront Square on June 17, 2025. — Picture from Facebook/Pejabat Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Perak
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From ‘cowboy town’ to tourist draw: Zahid touts Bagan Datuk’s hectic weekends after  waterfront revamp as sign of economic revival

Datuk Seri G.Palanivel (sitting) sharing a light moment in 2013 with Datuk Seri Dr S.Subramaniam (left) before their rift in 2015. — Picture by Choo Choy May
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Anwar leads tributes for former MIC chief and ex-minister Palanivel who died today

Serdang police chief Assistant Commissioner Muhamad Farid Ahmad said medical personnel at the scene confirmed the woman’s death. — File pic by Ahmad Zamzahuri
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Thai woman found dead in front of Puchong shop, police rule out foul play

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shakes hands with Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Sugiono during a joint press conference following their meeting in Moscow on June 17, 2025. — AFP pic
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Skipping G7 for Putin, Indonesia’s Prabowo sparks Russia tilt concerns

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s political secretary Muhammad Kamil Abdul Munim (right) speaks to reporters after a survivor of the Teluk Intan FRU crash in May at his home in Taman Desa Tambun, Ipoh on June 17, 2025. — Picture by John Bunyan
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SST expansion ‘not divine law’, govt willing to fine-tune policy, says Anwar’s political secretary

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said who is also the Finance Minister, said the plan was conveyed by Shell’s Global chief executive officer Wael Sawan during a meeting today. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Malaysia secures RM9 billion Shell investment to create high-skilled jobs, says PM Anwar

An Israeli firefighter douses a bus carcass at the impact site of an Iranian missile at a bus depot in Herzliya near Tel Aviv. — AFP pic
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China accuses Trump of ‘pouring oil’ on Iran-Israel conflict as tensions escalate

Norizan Ismail (centre) was allowed to be released on RM40,000 bail, must report to the Dungun police station once every two months; cannot operate any car, motorcycle, or even bicycle; and her husband or bailor must ensure she has no access to any vehicle keys.— Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Judge grants RM40,000 bail to driver in Dungun UiTM students’ deaths, warns against assuming crash was deliberate

Israeli rescuers search through the rubble of a heavily damaged building, following an overnight Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam. — AFP pic
World  / 19 h ago

Netanyahu says Israel set to ‘change the face of the Middle East’ amid escalating strikes against Iran

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What if we treated schooling the way an open-hearted chef viewed his kitchen i.e. as a place where experimentation reigns, where various recipes and concoctions may be tried and tested, where success need not be narrowly defined and can, in fact, be a matter of ‘taste’ and individual desire? — Picture from pexels.com
1d ago

Is education like bomb disposal or like cooking?

YouTube screenshot of a scene from the trailer of ‘Ejen Ali The Movie 2: Misi Satria’
14 Jun 2025

‘Ejen Ali The Movie 2: Misi Satria’ vs ‘Keluang Man’ – which will prevail?

There was an accident up north near the jungles in a road cutting through the range which divides our peninsula, after most of us were asleep to be fresh for a Monday workday after the Raya Haji weekend. Killed, 15 future teachers. The story continues to develop as grieving families bury their young. The who, what, when, why and how heats up inside an intense inquest. — Bernama pic
12 Jun 2025

Safer express buses is a two-way street

At the same time I wistfully daydream about flying somewhere, anywhere just to clear my head but with a new Covid variant (again) and my legs made of lead, I think next year is a safer bet.— AFP pic
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Cancer Diaries: Cancer-free for now but the journey isn't over

 

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The backlash to MCMC’s metadata directive was immediate and cut across political, professional, and generational lines. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
13 h ago

Government's mobile phone data grab is not harmless and Malaysians deserve a say — Wong Kin Chai

The writer says a university should be more than a credentialing factory or neutral research hub. — File picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
16 h ago

No room for debate: The quiet crisis of academic freedom on campus — Khoo Ying Hooi

A Kuala Lumpur hotel, with view of the KL Tower. — HotelsCombined pic
16 h ago

VMY 2026 an opportune time for hotels to showcase ESG readiness — Dalilawati Zainal 

Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming inspects the dilapidated condition of flats during the Urban Renewal Expedition (XPDC PSB) with MPs at the Kuchai Jaya Flats in Kuala Lumpur recently. — Bernama pic
17 h ago

Why ‘Turun Anwar’? — Hafiz Hassan

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Police remove a Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) lorry from the scene of an accident involving a stone-laden lorry on Jalan Chikus–Sungai Lampam in Teluk Intan May 13, 2025. — Bernama pic
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An undated file photograph shows healthcare workers at a hospital in Kuala Lumpur. — Bernama pic
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The only expectation I had when walking into the cinema to watch this movie, based on the life experiences of Silat Gayong grandmaster Datuk Meor Abdul Rahman Daeng Uda Md Hashim, is that the trailers promised a sort of Malaysian version of the Ip Man movies — a nationalistic historical epic based on the life of a real person. — Picture via YouTube/Filem Gayong Rasmi
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Sabah is scheduled for a statewide election this year. — File picture by Hari Anggara
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There are still many areas immune to AI use. — AFP pic
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File picture of Nurul Izzah Anwar (left) speaking at Townhall Pengundi Muda at Metal Bees, Sunway Damansara Technology in Petaling Jaya on October 8, 2022; Economy Minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli attending the engagement session for the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) with the Chamber of Commerce and industry players from the pharmaceutical and chemical, digital, machinery and equipment, and agri-food sectors in Putrajaya, January 16, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif/Bernama
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