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Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has failed her last bid to get a new High Court judge to hear her entire solar bribery case all over again, which means her next step is to continue her appeal against her conviction and sentence of 10 years' jail and RM970 million fine. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Explained: Why Rosmah couldn’t ‘reset’ her bribery trial and lost all three tries to remove judge

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki speaks during a press conference at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya, March 4, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 9 h ago

MACC: Former federal minister among 12 called in for questioning over RM1.11b semiconductor chip deal

In a letter posted on Facebook, Farm Fresh Bhd said its farm director Jacob Mathan, 35, died in a helicopter crash in Pililla, Rizal province, the Philippines. — Screengrab via Facebook/Farm Fresh Milk Malaysia

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Farm Fresh confirms farm director killed in Philippines helicopter crash

This Volcano Curry Mee is topped with so many ingredients. — Picture by Lee Khang Yi

Eat-drink / 15 h ago

Overseas Union Garden’s Volcano Curry House serves a thick, fragrant curry mee and curry ‘chee cheong fun’ with ‘yong liew’

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said state executive councillor Fahmi Zainol has been removed from his post with immediate effect following a proposal by PKR. — File picture by Opayn Mok

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Penang CM: State exco Fahmi Zainol terminated after charge of hurting wife

Yan Sulian (second left) helps a patient with electronic registration at a community health centre in Shanghai on February 11, 2026. — AFP pic

Life / 16 h ago

This Shanghai doctor has 160,000 patients and he has never met any of them

In a media advisory today, Wisma Putra said it noted the announcement by UAE authorities on the opening of designated safe air corridors and Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG)’s temporary resumption of return services to and from Jeddah and Madinah on March 4 to 8. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Malaysians strongly advised to defer non-essential travel to seven Middle East countries

James Chai, former special functions officer to ex-economy minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli, denies allegations of misappropriation linked to a government deal with ARM Limited and criticises the MACC’s handling of the investigation. — Picture from Facebook/James Chai

Malaysia / 5 h ago

‘I’m no Jho Low 2’: Rafizi’s ex-aide denies misappropriation claims, slams MACC’s public search

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the whereabouts of three of Tun Daim Zainuddin's children were currently unknown. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Only one of the four Daim children being sought in Ops Godfather probe has come forward, MACC says

This US Navy handout photo released by US Central Command public affairs shows an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, making an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury on February 28, 2026. The United States and Israel launched a wave of strikes against targets in Iran on February 28, sparking swift retaliation by the Islamic republic which responded with missile attacks across the region. — US Navy handout/AFP pic

World / 14 h ago

Trump says Iran was ‘weeks from a weapon’ as he signals US Navy tanker escorts and contradicts Rubio

Former SRC director Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi testified in court that Nik Faisal, appointed as both director and CEO of the company, acted as Najib’s proxy and served as the link between the then prime minister and SRC’s board of directors. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Najib ran SRC International through proxy Nik Faisal, ex-director tells court

Britain said yesterday it would block study visas for nationals from four countries and halt work visas for Afghans, using what it called an “emergency brake” to curb rising asylum claims from people entering through legal routes. — Reuters pic

World / 10 h ago

UK triggers ‘emergency brake’ to stop study visas for four countries and Afghan work visas

Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin reportedly said he would oppose any attempt by former deputy Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin to join Perikatan Nasional with his new party, citing a loss of trust. — File picture by Hari Anggara.

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Muhyiddin: Hamzah’s new party cannot join Perikatan after ‘betrayal’

issued a notice today regarding Chai Jin Shern, also known as James Chai, who previously served as a special functions officer to Rafizi during the latter’s tenure as Minister of Economy. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 10 h ago

MACC seeks Rafizi’s former aide in chip project probe

Rocket trails are seen in the sky above Netanya amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks on March 3, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 13 h ago

Iran launches new strikes on US targets across the Gulf, fuelling regional energy fears

South Korea joins a handful of countries that have raised questions about DeepSeek’s AI chatbot, pertaining to user data. — Pic by Reuters

Tech-gadgets / 31 Jan 2025

South Korea watchdog to question DeepSeek over user data

The US Commerce Department is looking into whether DeepSeek has been using US chips from Nvidia that are not allowed to be shipped to China. — Pic by Reuters

Tech-gadgets / 31 Jan 2025

US looking into whether DeepSeek used restricted AI chips from Malaysia, Singapore

This photo illustration created in Washington, DC, on November 16, 2023 shows an AI girl generator reflected between a computer screen and cell phone. Breakneck evolution of AI tools able to generate convincing text, images and even live video is enabling ever smarter and more targeted scams, cybersecurity experts told AFP, urging internet users to raise their guard. — AFP pic

Tech-gadgets / 30 Jan 2025

Deepfakes and AI: A new era of scams demands smarter internet vigilance

Tech-gadgets / 30 Jan 2025

US tech titans fear China’s DeepSeek could threaten AI supremacy

DeepSeek’s performance has sparked a wave of accusations that it has reverse engineered the capabilities of leading US technology, such as the AI powering ChatGPT. — AFP pic

Tech-gadgets / 30 Jan 2025

After DeepSeek bombshell, ChatGPT’s OpenAI accuses Chinese firms of replicating its AI models

Tech-gadgets / 30 Jan 2025

Who will save TikTok? Musk, Microsoft, Oracle among potential buyers as US ban looms

The unusual timing of the Qwen 2.5-Max’s release, on the first day of the Lunar New Year when most Chinese people are off work and with their families, points to the pressure Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s meteoric rise in the past three weeks has placed on not just overseas rivals, but also its domestic competition. — Reuters pic

Tech-gadgets / 29 Jan 2025

AI wars: Alibaba unleashes Qwen 2.5, claims it surpasses DeepSeek-V3 and GPT-4o

DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng admitted the US embargo on high-end chips to ensure US tech dominance, and analysts suggest that may have spurred the firm to develop clever ways to overcome them. — Pic by AFP

Tech-gadgets / 29 Jan 2025

DeepSeek's exposes holes in US chip curbs

OpenAI yesterday launched a bespoke version of its ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool for use by the United States government. — Pic by Reuters

Tech-gadgets / 29 Jan 2025

OpenAI tailors version of ChatGPT for US government

Data centres also suck up significant amounts of water, both indirectly due to the water involved in electricity generation, and directly for use in cooling systems. — File pic via Reuters

Tech-gadgets / 29 Jan 2025

Deepseek’s AI breakthrough sparks debate over energy demands

The company has attracted attention in global AI circles after writing in a paper last month that the training of DeepSeek-V3 required less than US$6 million worth of computing power from Nvidia H800 chips. — Reuters pic

Tech-gadgets / 28 Jan 2025

Meet DeepSeek: The new AI model disrupting industry giants

Chinese AI sensation DeepSeek said yesterday it was limiting the registration of new users due to large-scale cyberattacks on its services. — Pic by AFP

Tech-gadgets / 28 Jan 2025

Chinese AI DeepSeek says hit by large-scale cyberattack

Newly launched Chinese AI app DeepSeek has surged to number one in Apple's App Store and has triggered a sell-off of US tech stocks over concerns that Chinese companies' AI advances could threaten the bottom line of tech giants in the United States and Europe. — Pic by AFP

Tech-gadgets / 28 Jan 2025

Silicon Valley rattled by low-cost Chinese AI

Chinese firm DeepSeek's artificial intelligence chatbot has soared to the top of the Apple Store's download charts, stunning industry insiders and analysts with its ability to match its US competitors. — Pic by AFP

Tech-gadgets / 27 Jan 2025

DeepSeek: Chinese AI firm making waves in Silicon Valley

The ads on Threads come as Meta is facing heightened scrutiny. — Unsplash pic

Tech-gadgets / 25 Jan 2025

Meta tests ads on Threads in US and Japan as TikTok faces uncertainty and X gains ground

'Call of Duty: Black Ops 6' was the best-selling video game in US in 2024. — Picture from Steam

Tech-gadgets / 24 Jan 2025

‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’ tops American video games sales last year