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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  / 14 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  / 13 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  / 17 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  / 17 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  / 18 h ago

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

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  / 10 h ago

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

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  / 18 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  / 17 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  / 17 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  / 14 h ago

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

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  / 15 h ago

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

President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. — Alex Brandon/Pool/Reuters pic
Money  / 16 h ago

Hopes dim for swift end to Iran war as markets roil after Trump speech, oil spikes

File picture of Perdana Putra building, which houses the Prime Minister’s Office, in Putrajaya on March 3, 2025. nergy controls in government buildings will be tightened, including setting air-conditioning temperatures at no lower than 24°Celsius, following the global energy crisis, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Global energy crisis: Putrajaya to cap air-conditioning at offices to 24°C, tighten energy use in govt buildings, says DPM Fadillah

Police officers look at a building of the North Sumatra's National Sports Committee of Indonesia (KONI) damaged following a severe 7.4-magnitude offshore quake in Manado, North Sulawesi on April 2, 2026. A tsunami alert following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia today has now been lifted, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said. — AFP pic
World  / 16 h ago

Indonesia quake damages buildings; tsunami alerts lifted as disaster agency warns of aftershocks

(From left) Malaysia Aviation Group President and Group Chief Executive Officer Capt. Nasaruddin A. Bakar and Chief Financial Officer Boo Hui Yee at the MAG 2025 financial performance announcement in Kuala Lumpur, April 2, 2026. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Money  / 16 h ago

Malaysia Aviation Group profit more than doubles to RM137m as recovery strengthens amid cost discipline, travel demand

Books are on display at a bookstore in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir on August 7, 2025. — Reuters pic
What You Think / 15 Jan 2026

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
What You Think / 15 Jan 2026

A historical fascination with Greenland that is now impossible to remove — Phar Kim Beng

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
What You Think / 14 Jan 2026

Judicial reform and the economics of trust in Malaysia — S. Saravana Kumar

Sometimes the map is clear, but the direction still feels wrong. — Unsplash pic
What You Think / 14 Jan 2026

You won’t find yourself if it’s not yours — Nahrizul Adib Kadri

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
What You Think / 14 Jan 2026

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
What You Think / 14 Jan 2026

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
What You Think / 13 Jan 2026

Something rotten in the state of Denmark or international system? — Phar Kim Beng

One-third of global seaborne trade passes through the Strait of Malacca, according to the author. — Picture from https://intlreg.org/
What You Think / 13 Jan 2026

The provider state and the end of autonomy: The return of territorial politics — Abbi Kanthasamy

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
What You Think / 13 Jan 2026

Continuing commitment to cancer care in the New Year — Asmida Isa

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
What You Think / 12 Jan 2026

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
What You Think / 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
What You Think / 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
What You Think / 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
What You Think / 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
What You Think / 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
What You Think / 11 Jan 2026

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