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Taiwan's Lin Chun-yi beat third seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia 21-10, 21-18 in 38 minutes to clinch the men’s crown at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. — AFP pic

Sports / 19 h ago

Taiwan’s Lin wins India Open marred by ‘dirty’ conditions

Digital Minister, Gobind Singh Deo (centre) speaks to the media after visiting the Dewi Sri Pathrakaliamman Temple on Jalan Masjid India January 18, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Gobind: Understanding reached on Batu Caves escalator, project to proceed pending technical approvals

His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, receives the Royal Address from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at the Opening Ceremony of the First Meeting of the Fifth Term of the 15th Parliament at the Parliament Building in Kuala Lumpur January 19, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 4 h ago

‘If you can’t accept it, do not stay’: King says any education system proposal must recognise Bahasa Melayu, national history

An immigration officer has been confirmed to be involved in carrying out “flying passport” activity at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 1 on June 2 last year, the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission said today.— Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 2 h ago

EAIC: KLIA immigration officer keyed in passenger entry without passport holder present, urges disciplinary action

The Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) is investigating a claim that an aerobics session believed to have taken place in Bukit Badong, here, had included elements that could be linked to indecent behaviour in a public space. — Picture via Facebook/Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Jais probes alleged indecent behaviour at aerobics event in Bukit Badong

His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, delivers the Royal Address at the Opening Ceremony of the First Meeting of the Fifth Term of the 15th Parliament at the Parliament Building in Kuala Lumpur January 19, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

King: Military corruption just ‘tip of the iceberg’, vows to keep ‘hunting down’ culprits in all agencies

A screengrab from a video posted on social media and shared with Reuters shows Rabbiatu Kuyateh, a Sierra Leonean woman who spent three decades in the United States before being deported to Ghana in November 2025, being dragged toward a van as Ghanaian authorities prepared to fly her to Freetown, Sierra Leone. — Reuters pic

World / 8 h ago

Ghana took in Trump's deported West Africans, then forced them home

A man and his two children were killed today in a road crash involving a Perodua Viva and a Proton S70 on Jalan Kulim-Mahang, near SMK Sungai Kob. — Picture courtesy of Fire and Rescue Department

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Father and two young sons killed in two‑vehicle crash in Kulim

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said tropical storm Nokaen is approximately 1,502km north-east of Pitas, Sabah, and poses no significant threat to Malaysia. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 4 h ago

MetMalaysia issues advisory on tropical storm Nokaen

The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) takes a serious view of the irresponsible actions of certain parties who have boldly spread speculative narratives on social media concerning strategic appointment matters within the Malaysian Armed Forces. — Picture by Devan Manuel

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Mindef: Stop sharing confidential MAF information and unverified leadership claims

The funeral of the late actress Nadia Kesuma is expected to take place tomorrow morning, local time, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, according to Bertam assemblyman Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican. — Picture via Facebook

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Actress Nadia Kesuma’s burial to take place in Jeddah

The Selangor government will roll out a pilot early intervention programme in two Bandar Utama secondary schools — one of which was the site of a fatal stabbing last year — aimed at providing peer-based emotional support for students before cases are escalated to mental health professionals. — Picture via Instagram/amirudin_shari and jamaliahjamaluddin_

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Selangor to pilot peer‑based mental health support at Bandar Utama schools, including site of fatal stabbing, says state exco

Harbin Nourishing Chicken Soup Noodles has the power to 'heal' your body and soul — Picture by Lee Khang Yi

Eat-drink / 6 h ago

How about some homestyle Harbin noodles and dumplings? Visit this new stall inside Bandar Utama Centrepoint's Cawfee Tawk

SMRT shares dropped over half their value to 20 sen on January 19, 2026 at 9.48am before Bursa Malaysia stopped trading for the rest of the day. — File picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Money / 4 h ago

Bursa stops SMRT trading after shares crash 55pc

Data from the Malaysian Insolvency Department reveals that Selangor records the highest incidence of bankruptcy in the country, with a significant proportion of cases involving civil servants, particularly teachers. — 精彩大马制图/Freepik pic

Malaysia / 1 h ago

Selangor records highest bankruptcy rate, teachers among major groups affected, says Insolvency Dept

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Takaichi moves fast: Japan’s first woman PM likely to call snap poll to cement Diet control as China looms

Pictures of Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi feature on sweet gift boxes in a Nara shop. Riding high in polls weeks after taking office, Japan’s first woman PM is expected to call for an early election to push her agenda through parliament. — AFP pic

TOKYO, Jan 19 — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will officially announce on Monday her plans to dissolve parliament for a snap election, media reports said, hoping for a stronger mandate to push through her ambitious policy agenda.The country’s first woman leader, Takaichi is banking on her high poll numbers...

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Guatemalan riot police officers guard the entrance to the men's Preventive Detention Center in Guatemala City on January 18, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 4 h ago

Guatemala prison gangs kill eight policemen in transfer retaliation

Firefighters try to extinguish a burning house during a wildfire in Concepcion, Chile, on January 18, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 4 h ago

Southern Chile burns as wildfires kill 18, force tens of thousands to flee

This video grab taken from UGC images posted on social media and verified by AFPTV teams in Madrid, shows emergency personnel working after a train accident in Adamuz, southern Spain, on January 18, 2026. — AFP pic/@eleanorinthesky via X

World / 5 h ago

High-speed trains collide in southern Spain, 21 dead, dozens injured

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Guatemalan riot police officers guard the entrance to the men's Preventive Detention Center in Guatemala City on January 18, 2026. — AFP pic

4 h ago

Guatemala prison gangs kill eight policemen in transfer retaliation

Firefighters try to extinguish a burning house during a wildfire in Concepcion, Chile, on January 18, 2026. — AFP pic

4 h ago

Southern Chile burns as wildfires kill 18, force tens of thousands to flee

This video grab taken from UGC images posted on social media and verified by AFPTV teams in Madrid, shows emergency personnel working after a train accident in Adamuz, southern Spain, on January 18, 2026. — AFP pic/@eleanorinthesky via X

5 h ago

High-speed trains collide in southern Spain, 21 dead, dozens injured

Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex walks with a security detail as he arrives at the the Royal Courts of Justice, Britain's High Court, in central London, on April 8, 2025 for the second day of his appeal hearing to over the downgrading of his personal security during visits in Britain. — AFP pic

8 h ago

From hacking to libel: Harry’s courtroom clashes with UK tabloids

A screengrab from a video posted on social media and shared with Reuters shows Rabbiatu Kuyateh, a Sierra Leonean woman who spent three decades in the United States before being deported to Ghana in November 2025, being dragged toward a van as Ghanaian authorities prepared to fly her to Freetown, Sierra Leone. — Reuters pic

8 h ago

Ghana took in Trump's deported West Africans, then forced them home

An activist blows a whistle and confronts a vehicle with federal immigration enforcement agents, after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, in Minneapolis, Minnesota January 17, 2026. — Reuters pic

8 h ago

Whistles and walkie‑talkies: Minneapolis keeps guard over schools as ICE raids intensify

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez waves as she walks to deliver her first annual address to the nation at the National Assembly, following the US strike in Caracas that resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Caracas January 15, 2026. — Reuters pic

18 h ago

Venezuela’s new leader, facing internal division, moves to tighten her grip on power

Former British Conservative Party member Robert Jenrick shakes hands with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage at a press conference, as Jenrick has announced he has defected from the country's Conservative Party to the right-wing Reform UK Party, in London, January 15, 2026. — Reuters pic

18 h ago

UK’s shifting political scene: Wave of Conservative defections boosts Farage’s Reform

The shark bit the boy, believed to be about 13 years old, during the late afternoon off Shark Beach, New South Wales state police said.— AFP pic

20 h ago

Shark mauls boy in Sydney Harbour

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt speak to the media at the Danish Embassy on January 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. — Getty Images via AFP

21 h ago

Danish foreign minister to visit Nato allies over Greenland

Joint search and rescue teams climb towards the suspected crash site in Sulawesi. — AFP pic

22 h ago

Rescuers recover one body from Indonesian fisheries plane crash, nine still missing

Prime Minister Keir Starmer immediately set about repairing and rebuilding relations with the 27-member bloc after winning the July 2024 election that ousted the Conservatives after 14 years in power. — Reuters pic

23 h ago

Labour to table bill resetting UK‑EU ties, reigniting Brexit battles

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said a US invasion of Greenland ‘would make Putin the happiest man on earth’. — Reuters pic

23 h ago

On thin ice: Sanchez warns US Greenland invasion would make Putin the happiest man alive

A scene from a rally in support of Iranians in Paris, January 17, 2026. Protests in Iran have eased following a deadly crackdown under an internet blackout. — AFP pic

1d ago

Iran’s supreme leader vows to ‘break the back of seditionists’ as groups warn thousands killed in brutal crackdown

Federal agents guard a perimeter following a shooting incident as angry residents protest their presence in the city on January 14, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. — AFP pic

1d ago

Pentagon orders 1,500 troops on standby for possible Minnesota deployment

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