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Kim Na Eun (centre) with her parents and two younger siblings during her Form 5 graduation ceremony last year. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

First South Korean in Malaysia to ace SPM: Kim Na Eun scores 10 A+ including BM

Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa conducts an inspection during Op Selamat 25 for Chinese New Year 2026 at Jalan Raja Laut in Kuala Lumpur on February 15, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Rider’s leg severed in early morning KL crash, Honda City driver arrested

The Ministry of Health (MOH) no longer permits the sale of two cosmetic products, Glowing Nite Treatment and Glowing Herbal Treatment, which have been found to contain scheduled poisons. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Toxic beauty: MOH bans two cosmetic products over mercury and other poisons

The Harumanis mango, a rare seasonal fruit that’s sweet, creamy, and fragrant. — Picture via Facebook/Harumanis Perlis
Life  / 15 h ago

Harumanis: The ‘Musang King of mangoes’ — taste, origin and why now is the time to buy

Tour buses around Kuala Lumpur June 21, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

We can’t pass on rising costs: Malaysia’s tourism industry pleads for urgent govt aid, subsidies

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim acknowledged today that many of Malaysia’s poorest and most marginalised still lack meaningful access to justice, a gap his government aims to bridge. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Anwar admits justice still out of reach for many, vows reforms to close gap

A combination photo shows two individuals being questioned over a fake news incident. — MCMC pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Fake news, real trouble: MCMC tracks down five users behind TV3-style fuel price hoax

The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar and major currencies today, supported by optimism that geopolitical tensions may be easing, although the broader market tone remains guarded. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Money  / 19 h ago

Ringgit strengthens against US dollar, major currencies on optimism over easing tensions

Muar MP Syed Saddiq shared a video of his proposal to actress-singer Bella Astillah atop Mount Kinabalu. — Facebook screenshot
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Peak romance: Why Syed Saddiq’s proposal left Bella Astillah breathless at 4,000 metres

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki today declined to comment on recent reports by Bloomberg. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Azam stays tight-lipped on Bloomberg report: ‘I don’t want to comment’

Deputy Prime Minister and Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi delivers a speech during the ministry’s monthly assembly in Putrajaya on April 2, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Ahmad Zahid: Stop blaming government for fuel prices, Malaysia in ‘crisis preparation mode’

US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation about the Iran war at the White House in Washington, D.C. April 1, 2026. — Alex Brandon/Pool/Reuters pic
World  / 15 h ago

Trump vows to bomb Iran ‘back to the Stone Ages’ in prime‑time speech, but gives no timeline to end war

A general view shows the new highway linking Nilai, Labu, and Bandar Enstek in Nilai on April 2, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

What is Malaysia Vision Valley 2.0? Inside Negeri Sembilan’s six-zone economic mega-project

File picture of a man working from the comfort of home during phase three of the movement control order in Shah Alam April 15, 2020. Civil servants in the federal territories, Selangor, and state capitals with commutes over eight kilometres can start working from home from April 15. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

WFH for civil servants: Those in FT, Selangor, state capitals with commutes over 8km eligible from April 15

An Israeli man carries belongings at the site of a damaged residential building, after Iran launched missiles towards Israel, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Bnei Brak, Israel April 1, 2026. — Reuters pic
World  / 14 h ago

Iran fires missiles at Israel after Trump vows ‘Stone Ages’ strikes

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites is seen over Sebastian Inlet after launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida, February 26, 2025. — Reuters pic
Tech-gadgets / 31 Jan 2026

SpaceX quietly expands Starlink data use for AI, deepening Musk’s push into machine learning

Tilly Norwood, described on her Instagram page as the “world’s first AI actress”, created by Eline Van der Velden. — Screengrab via Instagram/tillynorwood
Tech-gadgets / 29 Jan 2026

Tired of AI slop? Platforms add filters to weed out synthetic content as users demand authenticity

Google’s search engine accounts for more than 90 percent of online enquiries in the UK, according to the regulator. — Reuters pic
Tech-gadgets / 29 Jan 2026

UK moves to allow publishers to refuse use of content in Google AI Overviews

The new hypertension feature on Apple Watch alerts those who might benefit from a check-up. — Composite of pictures via Apple Newsroom
Tech-gadgets / 28 Jan 2026

Apple’s new hypertension feature won’t replace your BP monitor but that’s not a bad thing

The January 2025 release of a low-cost generative AI model from DeepSeek that performed at a similar level to ChatGPT and other top American chatbots upended assumptions of US dominance in the sensitive sector. — Reuters file pic
Tech-gadgets / 21 Jan 2026

China’s AI scene explodes as DeepSeek adoption and job demand hit record highs

Likely created image of deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro having lunch inside a prison with convicted US rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. Artificial intelligence images such as this has been proliferating the internet since Maduro’s capture by US armed forces. — Picture from X/Señor exprópiese
Tech-gadgets / 21 Jan 2026

Experts warn AI videos and memes are ‘greatest threat to democracy’ in Maduro case

OpenAI said ChatGPT will begin testing ads in the US for free and lower-tier users, as the company seeks new revenue to support soaring AI costs. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 17 Jan 2026

ChatGPT is getting ads — and OpenAI is finally admitting the AI race runs on money

Wikipedia turns 25 and partners with tech giants to develop Wikimedia Enterprise, proving knowledge isn’t just free but can also be big business. — Unsplash pic
Tech-gadgets / 16 Jan 2026

From free to fee? Wikipedia partners with big tech on its 25th birthday

Apple said content created in its new Creator Studio will never be used to train AI models, even as AI features expand across its apps. — Reuters pic
Tech-gadgets / 15 Jan 2026

Apple says its new Creator Studio AI won’t train on your work — and that’s the point

A poster featuring an image of US billionaire and businessman Elon Musk, calling for users of his X social media platform to delete their accounts due to the AI chatbot Grok’s image-creation feature, is pictured installed in a bus stop by activists from UK collective ‘Everyone Hates Elon’, in London January 13, 2026. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 14 Jan 2026

The Grok scandal explained: How Musk’s AI pushed deepfake abuse into the mainstream

A 3D printed Google logo is placed on the Apple Macbook in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. — Reuters pic
Tech-gadgets / 13 Jan 2026

Apple chooses Google Gemini for multi-year Siri AI deal as Elon Musk cries foul

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, gadget makers have pitched AI pendants as note-takers or ways to remember beautiful or important moments of each day. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 12 Jan 2026

AI pendants and wearables return to CES, promising personal assistants around your neck

A smartphone and a computer screen display the logos of the Instagram app and its parent company Meta in Toulouse, France in this file illustration photo taken on January 12, 2023. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 11 Jan 2026

Meta’s Instagram hit by massive data leak including emails, phone numbers, and addresses

The SpaceX logo and a photo of Elon Musk are seen in this illustration created on December 19, 2022. — Reuters pic
Tech-gadgets / 11 Jan 2026

Starlink scales up: SpaceX cleared to launch 7,500 more satellites for Gen2 constellation

The logo of Cloudflare is displayed on a mobile phone screen in Ankara, Turkiye on November 18, 2025. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 11 Jan 2026

Cloudflare vs Italy: Why a RM66m fine could shut down 20pc of Italian internet traffic

The Sharpa robot takes a photograph with a Fujifilm instax camera during the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 6, 2026. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 11 Jan 2026

Brew, smell and serve: AI steals the show at CES 2026 with home and sport tech