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Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said a man and two women aged between 25 and 54, were arrested in Kuala Lumpur on April 2, 2026 and seized three passports bearing Social Visit Pass (Dependent) stickers from the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme that were suspected to be fake. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Immigration Dept nab three Chinese nationals in KL suspected of using forged MM2H stickers to aid US visa applications

Vehicles are seen on the North-South Expressway on March 19, 2026. — Bernama pic

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US-Iran war crisis shows Malaysia not built to survive an oil shock, think tank warns

Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar delivers a speech during the MADANI Rakyat programme at the Tawau Community Hall on May 11, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

BDR doesn’t mean ‘Baring, duduk, rehat’: Chief Secretary warns civil servants as remote work policy starts April 15

Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar speaks to reporters after the Opening of the Legal Year 2026 at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre in Kuala Lumpur on January 12, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 14 h ago

AG: Dashcam video, witness testimony justify murder charge in Klang DUI crash

Thanavitha’s death at age eight on March 26, 2026 at a house in Taiping, Perak with suspicion falling on her biological parents and stepparents who were charged with murder on April 3, 2026 has shattered the town named for ‘great peace’. — Picture via Facebook/ Majlis Perbandaran Taiping

Malaysia / 13 h ago

An eight-year-old girl dies in Taiping, now her parents and stepparents will stand trial for murder

Environment Department director-general Datuk Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar is brought to the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur on April 2, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

DoE chief charged over RM100,000 bribe in Penang road project

Train services on the Kelana Jaya Line were temporarily suspended following a passenger incident at Abdullah Hukum station. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Passenger incident at Abdullah Hukum LRT station disrupts Kelana Jaya line service during rush hour

Captain Nasaruddin A. Bakar, president and group chief executive officer of Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), said the expansion reflects the group’s strategic focus on scaling its presence in key growth markets across East Asia while cementing Kuala Lumpur’s position as a strategic gateway. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Money / 16 h ago

Malaysia Airlines to resume direct Kuala Lumpur–Fukuoka flights and launch new services to Shenzhen and Changsha

A social media still shows the man who allegedly groped a woman outside the Kajang MRT station.

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Police hunt man filmed in viral sexual harassment incident at Kajang MRT

TS Kugenthiran, 25, pleads not guilty to two reckless and dangerous driving charges after his car hit two motorcyclists on Jalan Sultan Ismail in Kuala Lumpur on April 2, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Jalan Sultan Ismail red light crash: Man in KL charged with dangerous driving after crashing into two bikers, causing one to lose his leg

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and other officials take part in the groundbreaking ceremony of the LSS5 project in Byram, Nibong Tebal on April 3, 2026. — Picture by Opalyn Mok

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Penang kicks off RM103m solar farm project that could power thousands of homes by 2027

The authors say that Muar MP Syed Saddiq’s inclusion of ASN, Tabung Haji savings and SSPN contributions for fiance Bella’s two children recognises that many relationships come with existing responsibilities, and that partnership often involves stepping into those realities with intention. — Picture from Facebook/Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman

What You Think / 17 h ago

When love comes with a financial plan — Mohd Zaidi Md Zabri and Mohamed Hadi Abd Hamid

A Volvo trailer lorry crashed into a van, sending it into the opposite lane into the path of an oncoming 10-tonne lorry, killing three people in the van and injuring two others at at KM212 of the Johor Bahru-Seremban road on April 2, 2026. — Picture from Facebook/Bernama

Malaysia / 18 h ago

JB-Seremban road crash kills three in van; trailer driver tests positive for meth

The three-vehicle collision happened at Kilometre 212 of Jalan Johor Bahru-Seremban near the Taman Golden Hill intersection in Gemas Baharu on April 2, 2026. A married couple and their relative who drove the van died at the scene, while the driver’s two grandchilden survived with light injuries. — Picture from Facebook/Bernama

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Four-day remand for meth-positive trailer driver in JB-Segamat crash that killed van driver and married couple

A person captures a view of rain clouds enveloping Kuala Lumpur. The recent hot spell is easing as wetter weather moves across the country. — Bernama pic

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When love comes with a financial plan — Mohd Zaidi Md Zabri and Mohamed Hadi Abd Hamid

The authors say that Muar MP Syed Saddiq’s inclusion of ASN, Tabung Haji savings and SSPN contributions for fiance Bella’s two children recognises that many relationships come with existing responsibilities, and that partnership often involves stepping into those realities with intention. — Picture from Facebook/Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman

APRIL 3 — Syed Saddiq’s decision to include Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad and Tabung Haji savings for Bella Astillah, alongside National Education Savings Scheme (SSPN) contributions for her two children, gave his recent engagement a significance that went beyond ceremony and into long-term responsibility.From a financial planning and education perspective,...

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A beach on Pangkor island. Malaysia’s tourism industry is rebuilding post-pandemic, with eco-friendly and community-focused travel now a priority. — Unsplash pic

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What we saw coming in 2019, and the avalanche we didn’t — Ahmad Ibrahim

Tan Sri Nallini Pathmanathan is seen here taking her oath upon her appointment as a Federal Court judge at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya November 26, 2018. — Picture by Azinuddin Ghazali

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In law, the learning never ends — Vasanthi Ramachandran

An innovation economy without critical thinking is one susceptible to groupthink, bubble economies, and ethical catastrophe. — Unsplash pic

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The latest rhetoric from Washington marks a dangerous escalation in an already volatile conflict. — Reuters pic

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Trump threatens to bomb Iran into stone age in two to three weeks: Asean badly impacted by such rhetoric — Phar Kim Beng

An Israeli strike triggered an explosion in a Beirut building on 31 March 2026. — Reuters pic

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Why Malaysians cannot afford to be silent on global conflicts — Ashraff Hussni

The problem is not the existence of results. Assessment has its place, of course. The problem is when results quietly turn into identity. Because once a label sticks, it begins to shape behaviour. — Picture by Farhan Najib

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The first label — Nahrizul Adib Kadri

The war in West Asia has triggered a chain of consequences that extend far beyond the battlefield, reshaping global markets and economic conditions. — Reuters pic

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Malaysians must not criticise PMX over price increases: The causes are strictly external — Phar Kim Beng

Nor Nadia Abdul Majid (right), wife of the late Amirul Hafiz Omar, 33, during a press conference at the Court compound in Klang, April 1, 2026. — Bernama pic

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What we owe Amirul and his family — Michelle Liu and Jia Vern Tham

Stronger laws, tighter coordination and more decisive enforcement have begun to deliver results: faster fund tracing, more mule-account takedowns, fewer successful phishing attacks, and a higher volume of blocked fraud attempts. — Picture by Hari Anggara

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Economic crime reset: New laws and tools — Leonard Yeoh and Sharon Teo

Migrants don’t just fill jobs; they fill critical gaps in the labour market. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

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Debunking myths of migrant economy — Ahmad Ibrahim

Gen Z is frequently described in workplace conversations as anxious or overly cautious. — Unsplash pic

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What Gen Z understands about uncertain times — Elman Mustafa El Bakri

The author argues that nuclear weapons are no longer the true source of global power, having become largely symbolic deterrents, while real influence in the modern world is now shaped by economic strength, technology, and systems such as semiconductors, finance, and advanced warfare capabilities. — AFP pic

31 Mar 2026

The nuclear myth: Why the bomb no longer decides power — Abbi Kanthasamy

Members of the Iranian Red Crescent Society work at the site of a reported strike amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, near a Mosque in Zanjan, Iran, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on March 31, 2026. — Iranian Red Crescent Society handout via Reuters

31 Mar 2026

Japan offers Malaysia a strategic blueprint for navigating the polycrisis of West Asia? — Phar Kim Beng

CIJ questions the nature of this arrest as to whether it meets international standards of necessity, proportionality and legitimacy. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

31 Mar 2026

Journalism is not a crime — Centre for Independent Journalism

A student conducts a prosthetic fitting for an amputee patient. — Picture courtesy of Nooranida Arifin/Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya

31 Mar 2026

Restoring their mobility and dignity — Nooranida Arifin

Rising quit rent rates and other household charges in Penang have sparked concern among residents, highlighting broader questions about fiscal management and governance in the state. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

31 Mar 2026

Penang’s quit rent hike: fiscal stress or a failure of governance? — Tan Wei Siang

Malaysia is the world’s second-largest palm oil producer. This generates an estimated 80-100 million tonnes of biomass waste annually – empty fruit bunches (EFB), palm fronds, trunks, and palm kernel shells. — File picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

31 Mar 2026

Why Malaysia’s biomass plan is stalled and how to revive it — Ahmad Ibrahim

Workers load goods onto trucks at a transport garage in Baghdad on March 30, 2026, as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz constrain access to Iraq’s Umm Qasr port, pushing trade onto costlier overland routes. — AFP pic

31 Mar 2026

War in Iran, if not stopped, will escalate further with serious strategic implications — Phar Kim Beng

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