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Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh (centre) attends the President’s Briefing held in conjunction with the Umno General Assembly, taking place from January 14 to 17 at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur (WTCKL), January 14, 2026. — Bernama pic

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‘No fear, no surrender’ to stepping aside? Umno Youth weighs Akmal’s future

Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh attends the opening of the Wanita, Youth, and Puteri wings at the 2025 Umno General Assembly at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur on January 14, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Umno Youth chief demands Malaysiakini apology at party assembly over pig-farming photo blunder

Former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin waves during the Umno Youth wing assembly at the Umno General Assembly at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur on January 15, 2026. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 6 h ago

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MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki exhibits cash seized during an investigation linked to a former army chief at a press conference at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya on January 15, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa

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Liew Chin Tong (centre) speaks with family members at the wake of the late Cheah Keng Sin. — Liew Chin Tong pic

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Customs Department director-general Datuk Anis Rizana Mohd Zainudin attends an interview at Wisma Bernama, Kuala Lumpur on September 25, 2024. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 5 h ago

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Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan attends the opening of the Wanita, Youth, and Puteri wings at the 2025 Umno General Assembly at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur on January 14, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Tok Mat says past time for Umno to ‘stop selling history, start selling the future’

Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen and Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt speak to the media on Capitol Hill, Washington DC, flanked by US Senators Lisa Murkowski and Peter Welch, on January 14, 2026.

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People hold signs during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in Rome January 13, 2026. — Reuters pic

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Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh has revealed he will step down from his role as Melaka State Executive Councillor for Rural Development, Agriculture and Food Security next week. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Akmal quits Melaka exco role but stays on as Umno Youth chief

Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh delivers his policy speech at the Umno Youth annual assembly at Dewan Merdeka at the World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, January 15, 2026. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Akmal asks if DAP will ever see Umno as ‘good’ despite working together

The mural on the Lian Lee Store along Jalan Besar, Kuantan, on January 14, 2026.

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A member of ‘3 Raices,’ a pro-government group known as ‘Colectivos’, stands guard with an assault rifle at the organisation’s headquarters in the working-class neighbourhood of 23 de Enero, in Caracas on January 7, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 19 h ago

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Rescue officials work at the site where a train was derailed when a construction crane collapsed and fell onto its carriages, causing several casualties, in Sikhio district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, January 14, 2026. — Reuters

World / 4 h ago

Second crane collapse in Thailand kills two near Bangkok, a day after 32 die in train disaster

At 8am, the local currency traded slightly firmer at 4.0450/0550 against the dollar, compared with yesterday’s close of 4.0465/0525. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

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Books are on display at a bookstore in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir on August 7, 2025. — Reuters pic

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The cover is not the book — Ng Kwan Hoong

A Greenland flag flies as a man walks during a meeting between top US officials and the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland in Nuuk, Greenland on January 14, 2026. — Reuters pic

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Chief Justice Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh speaks during 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

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Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki speaks to the press during a conference regarding a recent operation at the agency’s headquarters in Putrajaya on September 22, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

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Why the alarm over MACC’s proposal for DPA in Malaysia? — Hafiz Hassan

A woman with a mock-up of a gunshot wound on her forehead looks on during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran in Rome, Italy on January 13, 2026. — Reuters pic

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A showdown between the people and clerical leadership in Iran, anytime now — Phar Kim Beng

An aerial view of coastal Nuuk, Greenland as seen on March 11, 2025. Greenland’s strategic significance is reshaping alliances – where sovereignty and influence intersect in a world of transactional geopolitics. — AFP pic

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One-third of global seaborne trade passes through the Strait of Malacca, according to the author. — Picture from https://intlreg.org/

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According to the author, as technology advances, tools such as artificial intelligence hold immense promise — from expediting diagnosis, to predicting risk among individuals with strong family histories, to enabling earlier and more personalised interventions. — Pexels.com pic

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A durian seller shows the top selling Musang King at his stall near the Bentong-Raub main road in Pahang. — File picture by Mukhriz Hazim

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Why Malaysia must become a ‘brand powerhouse’ — KP Chiew

On January 14, 2026, Malaysia will mark the 50th anniversary of Tun Abdul Razak Hussien’s passing. — Picture courtesy of Tun Razak Foundation

12 Jan 2026

Commemoration to cultivation for Malaysia’s future — Nazir Razak

Istana Anak Bukit in Alor Setar is the official residence of the Sultan of Kedah, reflecting the state’s enduring sovereignty and royal institution. — Picture from Facebook/446

12 Jan 2026

The Kedah question: Why sovereignty was never Siamese — Mohd Hazmi Mohd Rusli and Milda Istiqomah

Malaysia has had a history of half-hearted headways. Often, Bills sound great in title, but widely drafted exceptions & sub-exceptions in the fine print dilute the very noble aims they seek to achieve. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

11 Jan 2026

PM’s 2026 reforms: Some hard questions — Lim Wei Jiet

An anti-Iranian regime protester holds up a ‘Free Iran’ placard during a gathering outside the Iranian Embassy, central London, on January 9, 2026. — AFP pic

11 Jan 2026

A showdown between the people and clerical leadership in Iran, anytime now — Phar Kim Beng

The author argues that Trump’s proposed cap on credit card interest rates matters less as a policy fix than as a moral challenge to conventional finance, forcing a rethink of whether debt pricing should be governed purely by risk and markets, or shaped by social responsibility and economic dignity. — Reuters file pic

11 Jan 2026

Trump’s 10pc cap on credit card interest rates: Good or bad? — Nazrul Hazizi Noordin

This file picture shows a general view of the Kadena US Air Force Base in Kadena Town on the southern island of Okinawa August 24, 2023. — Reuters pic

11 Jan 2026

If Trump can take Greenland, why not Okinawa too? — Phar Kim Beng

The author argues that the Anti-Bully Act is a long-overdue shield for silent victims, recognising psychological and online harm as real abuse and giving schools and authorities the legal tools to intervene before bullying quietly destroys young lives. — Unsplash pic

11 Jan 2026

For the silent victims: How the Anti-Bully Act matters — Naveen Nair Gangadaran

The author argues that Malaysia should urgently legislate for unexplained wealth orders, pointing to recent MACC seizures as proof that without UWOs, the fight against systemic corruption lacks a powerful tool to force suspects to account for assets far beyond their known means. — Picture by Choo Choy May

11 Jan 2026

Consider legislation to provide for UWOs, PMX — Hafiz Hassan

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