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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 / 15 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 / 7 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 / 6 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 / 14 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 / 7 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 / 15 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 / 7 h ago

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

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 / 8 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 / 12 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 / 13 h ago

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

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 / 3 h ago

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

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 / 9 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 / 10 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 / 9 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 / 12 h ago

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

Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service has applied for a licence to operate in Pakistan. — AFP pic

Tech-gadgets / 24 Jan 2025

Citing anti-Pakistan propaganda, Islamabad demand apology from Musk if he wants Starlink green light

Tech-gadgets / 24 Jan 2025

Meta denies forcing users to follow Trump administration accounts

Denniz Goren, robotics masters student at the Mechanical Engineering Faculty at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) demonstrates a TU Delft SenseBike in Delft on January 13, 2025. — AFP pic

Tech-gadgets / 24 Jan 2025

Safer streets ahead: Dutch researchers use cutting-edge e-bike tech to protect cyclists

Meta is quietly offering incentives amounting to tens of thousands of dollars a month to get creators with large TikTok audiences to switch to rival platform Reels at Instagram, according to a report Wednesday in ‘The Information’. — AFP pic

Tech-gadgets / 23 Jan 2025

Instagram rolls out the red carpet for TikTok stars during turbulent times

The Flitedeck smart handlebar system promises to display a wealth of practical information on a single platform. — Picture courtesy of Flite via ETX Daily

Tech-gadgets / 23 Jan 2025

The future of cycling is here: Smart handlebars take centre stage

People take pictures of the Galaxy S25 Edge smartphone during the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2025 winter event in California. — Reuters pic

Tech-gadgets / 23 Jan 2025

Samsung bets on AI-powered Galaxy S25 Edge to challenge Apple, Chinese rivals

The attraction for young people is the millions of virtual experiences they can have — from raising and dressing up virtual pets, to playing an online game of hide and seek using GPS. Kids can even develop their own games for others to play.

Tech-gadgets / 23 Jan 2025

Is Roblox safe for kids? New features tackle risks, but parents must stay vigilant

In the laboratories of Retro Biosciences, a new AI model is designed to accelerate the process of transforming adult cells into stem cells. — Picture generated by OpenAI’s DALL·E/ETX Majelan

Tech-gadgets / 22 Jan 2025

Could AI extend human life expectancy by 10 years? OpenAI, Retro Biosciences on quest to explore stem cell breakthroughs

Three days after ByteDance’s TikTok went dark and then was quickly revived in the United States, users that deleted the app were anxiously checking iPhone and Android devices to find it still unavailable to be downloaded again. — Reuters pic

Tech-gadgets / 22 Jan 2025

TikTok fans in limbo as app remains off US stores despite Trump’s intervention, sparking user frustration and secondhand sales

Social media giants including X and Facebook have agreed to step up efforts to tackle hate speech in the EU, the bloc said yesterday as its digital rules face scrutiny with Donald Trump’s return to the White House. — AFP pic

Tech-gadgets / 21 Jan 2025

X, Facebook and others bolster efforts in strengthening EU’s anti-hate speech commitments under Digital Services Act

The QuitX project attempts to overcome the ‘network effect’ that keeps people attached to digital platforms used by friends or other contacts — even if they themselves would prefer another service. — Picture courtesy of HelloQuitteX

Tech-gadgets / 21 Jan 2025

Mass exodus from X: QuitX service sees surge before Trump inauguration, as users shift to BlueSky or Mastodon

Mistral has bet on an open-source approach for its AI models, offering access to their programming code. — AFP pic

Tech-gadgets / 20 Jan 2025

Mistral AI: The French underdog taking on US tech giants as Europe’s hope in global generative AI race

Police monitor the situation via screens at the Integrated Command and Control Center, set up to manage and control the crowd, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj. — AFP pic

Tech-gadgets / 19 Jan 2025

India deploys AI to avert stampedes at world's largest religious gathering

Players question whether Musk has the time to grind through games while juggling Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, The Boring Company, and X (formerly Twitter). — AFP pic

Tech-gadgets / 19 Jan 2025

Scepticism rages: Did Musk actually put in the hours on ‘Diablo IV’ and ‘Path of Exile 2’?

Billboard ad of fantasy game ‘Genshin Impact’ from Shanghai-based developer Mihoyo is pictured in Hong Kong October 20, 2020. — Reuters pic

Tech-gadgets / 18 Jan 2025

Singapore’s Cognosphere, publisher of ‘Genshin Impact’, settles US charges of violating children’s privacy

Meta could face legal challenges abroad should it disband fact-checkers internationally. Meta says it has ‘no immediate plans’ to do so. — AFP pic

Tech-gadgets / 17 Jan 2025

Meta drops fact checkers in US, what does this mean for the world?