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Malaysian Bar President Mohamad Ezri Abdul Wahab urged for other judicial vacancies be filled quickly. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Malaysian Bar hails Wan Ahmad Farid’s appointment as Chief Justice, cites understanding of judicial independence in Laidlaw recusal

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi visiting Onuku Farm, a sheep and dairy farm, to observe best practices in the agriculture and livestock industry that could be emulated and adapted in Malaysia. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 4 h ago

‘Don’t be arrogant’: Zahid hits back at critics of his NZ working visit, says Malaysia must be ready to learn from others

Hailing from Kuala Terengganu, Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh was appointed to the Court of Appeal on November 12 last year. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Court of Appeal judge Wan Ahmad Farid named Malaysia's 17th Chief Justice, swearing in set for July 28

The overturned school bus that was involved in an accident after it flipped after hitting an open man hole along Jalan Abdul Samad in Johor Baru. July 18, 2025. — Picture from Facebook

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Sixteen primary and secondary students hospitalised for broken bones after school bus flips over JB pothole

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks to the media after performing Friday prayers in Putrajaya on July 18, 2025 — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Anwar says new CJ appointment clears him of judicial interference claim

Chris Martin delivered the hits — so did the kiss cam. The viral moment with Astronomer’s CEO and HR chief now has tech circles buzzing.

Showbiz / 8 h ago

No ‘Viva La Vida’ for this married CEO after kiss cam moment at Coldplay concert fuels affair rumours (VIDEO)

A group of PKR MPs warned that the recent leadership crisis in the judiciary must not recur. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Judicial reforms must not end just because new Chief Justice named, PKR MPs led by Rafizi tells govt

Datuk Abu Bakar Jais began his judicial career as a Judicial Commissioner at the Kuala Lumpur High Court in 2013. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Abu Bakar Jais to helm Court of Appeal, replacing retired Abang Iskandar

Stir in the yolk for the full moonlight ‘kuey tiao’ experience at Kedai Kopi Makanan Hong Lai. — Picture by Ethan Lau

Eat-drink / 9 h ago

Moonlight ‘hor fun’ still shines bright at Setapak’s 55-year-old Kedai Kopi Makanan Hong Lai, with spicy ‘yee mee’ to match

Datuk Seri Najib Razak's lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah holding the purported royal addendum on the house arrest. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Delay no more on Najib’s house arrest, Umno leaders tell Anwar as court reopens royal addendum claim

This photo taken on July 2, 2025 shows Chinese farmer Zhang Shengwu posing in his homemade submarine. — AFP pic

Life / 10 h ago

Making DIY history: Chinese farmer builds his own submarine and takes it for a spin in local river

Police officers are deployed ahead of a rally in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 16, 2023. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 3 h ago

KL police brace for big turnout at July 26 rally, to deploy over 2,000 officers

D11 division chief Asst Comm Siti Kamsiah Hassan confirmed that the preacher accused of molesting male teens have been charged in court. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Police confirm charges against preacher accused by Nurul Izzah of molesting male teens under guise of ‘nasyid’

Pearly Tan (L) and Thinaah Muralitharan lead Malaysian doubles shuttlers into the Japan Open 2025 quarter-finals in Tokyo on July 17, 2025. — AFP pic

Sports / 8 h ago

Pearly Tan-Thinaah, Fei-Din advance to Japan Open quarter-finals as Malaysian doubles teams shine in Tokyo

This photo illustration created in Washington, DC, on November 16, 2023 shows an AI girl generator reflected between a computer screen and cell phone. With AI becoming increasingly sophisticated, fake videos, audio clips and images that look and sound eerily real known as deepfakes are emerging as one of the biggest threats to truth and trust online. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Why seeing isn’t believing anymore: What are deepfakes, and how to protect yourself from AI-generated scams

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World

1 h ago

Israeli strike hits Gaza’s only Catholic church, kills two, injures priest; Pope Leo calls for ceasefire

Archbishop Alexios leads the funeral mass for Christian Palestinians Saad Salameh and Foumia Ayyad, killed in an Israeli strike that hit Gaza’s only Catholic church, the Holy Family, on July 17, 2025. — AFP pic

GAZA CITY, July 18 — An apparent Israeli strike on Gaza’s sole Catholic Church killed two people and injured several, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said on Thursday.“Two persons were killed as a result of an apparent strike by the Israeli army that hit the Holy Family Compound this morning,”...

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US President Donald Trump, 79, uses make-up to cover the back of his right hand, which was reported to have become swollen and bruised from too many handshakes. — Reuters pic

World / 5 h ago

No clot, just clout: Trump’s bruises from ‘frequent handshaking’, says White House

Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner looks at a preview of Volkwagen Group on March 4, 2013 ahead of the Geneva Car Show in Geneva. — AFP pic

World / 6 h ago

Austrian space diver Felix Baumgartner dies in Italian swimming pool after paraglider mishap

With its traditional position of well-armed military neutrality, Switzerland would not pass on weapons systems to Ukraine. — AFP pic

World / 8 h ago

US shifts Patriot missile exports to Kyiv, postponing Swiss defence plans

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With its traditional position of well-armed military neutrality, Switzerland would not pass on weapons systems to Ukraine. — AFP pic

8 h ago

US shifts Patriot missile exports to Kyiv, postponing Swiss defence plans

Days of broiling record-breaking heat across large swathes of China pushed power demand to an all-time high in excess of 1.5 billion kilowatts, energy officials said. — Reuters pic

20 h ago

China’s power grid on edge as record heat drives energy demand to breaking point

The British government said on Thursday it planned to give 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all UK elections in a major overhaul of the country’s democratic system. — Reuters pic

23 h ago

UK moves to extend voting rights to 16-year-olds in landmark reform

Pakistan’s monsoon season has been linked to more than 110 deaths, including dozens of children, since it began in late June, according to government figures released on July 14. — AFP pic

1d ago

Pakistan’s monsoon death toll hits 180 after 54 killed in 24 hours

The blaze broke out late yesterday, reportedly starting on the first floor before rapidly engulfing the building. — Picture via X

1d ago

At least 60 killed in Iraqi mall fire as families search for missing loved ones

US President Donald Trump had previously signaled his opposition to the project, launched 15 years ago to build a high-speed train connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco. — AFP pic

1d ago

Trump pulls federal funding for California high-speed rail, calls it ‘a scam’

A man rides past a CM-34 Clouded Leopard armoured vehicle during a tactical withdrawal simulation near the Port of Taipei in New Taipei, as part of Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercises. — AFP pic

1d ago

Air raid sirens bring Taipei to a standstill in civilian drill simulating Chinese attack

Authorities initially issued a tsunami warning for South Alaska and the Alaska peninsula after the quake, but later downgraded it to a tsunami advisory, and then withdrew it entirely. — AFP pic

1d ago

Strong 7.3-magnitude quake hits off Alaska, tsunami alert withdrawn after minor sea rise

Coca-Cola did not immediately confirm the ingredient shift. — AFP pic

1d ago

Trump claims Coca-Cola will use cane sugar in US production, company yet to confirm

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has slashed more than 80 per cent of US foreign assistance, saying it does not meet core American interests, and put remaining USAID functions under the State Department. — AFP pic

1d ago

Senior official says Trump-era closure of aid agency led to waste of food meant for 27,000 malnourished children

US President Donald Trump speaks before signing the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, which strengthens prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers, at the White House. — AFP pic

1d ago

Trump lashes out at ‘stupid’ Republicans, past supporters over Epstein conspiracy theory backlash

A vendor cuts up traditional medicine to help with malaria in the commune of Adjame in Abidjan on July 14, 2025. Sweeping foreign aid cuts led by the United States will cause international health funding to plummet to the lowest level in 15 years, a study said Wednesday, warning the world has entered a new ‘era of global health austerity.’ — AFP pic

1d ago

Global health aid plunges to 15-year low as US leads cuts in ‘era of austerity’

As of July 1, Sweden has removed some of the restrictions for changing gender legally and how it appears on official documents. — Pexels.com pic

1d ago

‘One less thing to worry about’: Sweden cuts red tape on legal gender change, lowers age limit to 16

The Wanhui restaurant in Taiyuan city in China features llamas, turtles and deer in addition to the cubs on its page on Douyin, China’s counterpart to social media app TikTok. — AFP pic

1d ago

Wild tea party: Lion cub cuddles on menu at China cafe, public fumes

Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze at a civilian site following a Russian strike in Ukraine’s Vinnytsya region, in this handout photo released by the Ukrainian State Emergency Service. — AFP pic

2d ago

Russia fires hundreds of drones at Ukraine, defying Trump warning

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