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The Embassy of Malaysia in Japan will implement the MyVISA 2.0 system for all visa applications effective March 1. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

No more walk‑ins: Malaysia to roll out MyVISA 2.0 in Japan on March 1, ending face‑to‑face visa applications

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim with DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke Siew Fook during the 18th DAP National Congress at Ideal Convention Centre (IDCC), in Shah Alam, last year. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 19 h ago

DAP ministers quitting Cabinet or GLCs would not trigger snap polls, analysts say

The Esplanade Seawall and Promenade project in George Town has been recognised in the 2025 Unesco Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. — Picture courtesy of Unesco/Kazuho Nakatani

Life / 16 h ago

Malaysia scores at Unesco heritage awards with George Town’s seawall project

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong arrives at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 for a special visit to Malaysia today. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Singapore PM Lawrence Wong arrives in KL for special meeting with Anwar

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim shakes hands with Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in front of the historic landmark, Seri Negara in conjunction with Wong’s special visit to Malaysia February 20, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Anwar, Singapore PM discuss bilateral cooperation during special visit to Malaysia

A police inspector was recharged in the Magistrate’s Court with failing to arrest a suspect under the Arms Act after previously being freed of the same offence. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Inspector recharged with failing to arrest suspect under Arms Act at Bukit Jalil station

Rafizi said accusations linking him to a RM1.1 billion fund are ‘a conjecture that makes no sense’. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Rafizi: If I had RM1.1b, I wouldn’t be renting a house or running a ‘kedai runcit’

BBC said Andrew has left Royal Lodge after two decades, relocating to the Sandringham Estate as new Epstein documents intensify scrutiny of his past links. — AFP pic

World / 15 h ago

Inside the Epstein files: Where King Charles’ brother Andrew appears in the newly released emails

The toppled crane is seen at the site in Stutong Baru during the day of the incident. — Picture via Facebook/古晋朗 Kuching Lang

Malaysia / 16 h ago

DOSH shuts down Stutong Baru construction site after crane topples into homes

Deputy State Secretary (Economic Planning and Development) Datuk Seri Muhammad Abdullah Zaidel and the Ministry of Education (MOE) secretary-general Datuk Aminuddin Hassim co-chair the meeting. — Picture courtesy of Ukas

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Sarawak, MOE hold talks on education autonomy and Dual Language Programme

A view of the central business district skyline in Singapore May 27, 2025. A total of 22,000 eligible civil servants in Singapore will receive a salary increment between two and nine per cent beginning August 1, according to the Public Service Division. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 15 h ago

Singapore to raise salaries for 22,000 civil servants by up to 9pc from Aug 1

Tan Sri Azam Baki said Bloomberg’s report misrepresented his past shareholdings and is seeking RM100 million in damages. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Azam Baki sues Bloomberg for RM100m over report on shareholdings

As the first day of Ramadan coincides with the school holiday season, Muslims took the opportunity to break their fast outdoors with family and friends, further enlivening the spirit of brotherhood during the holy month. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Life / 15 h ago

Malaysians break fast outdoors to strengthen family and community bonds during Ramadan

A British co-founder of online fast fashion retail giant ASOS has died in Thailand after falling from a high-rise balcony, police said on Friday. — Unsplash pic

World / 15 h ago

ASOS co-founder Quentin Griffiths dies after fall from Pattaya high-rise

A policeman inspects the scene where an elderly woman was found lying unconscious by the roadside at Sungai Anak, Roban. — Picture courtesy of police

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Sarawak police: 82‑year‑old woman found dead by roadside in Roban after discharge from hospital

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58 m ago

US forces kill three in latest strike on alleged drug traffickers in Eastern Pacific

According to the Pentagon, the United States began targeting alleged smuggling boats in early September, killing nearly 150 people in total and destroying dozens of vessels since then. — Reuters pic

WASHINGTON, Feb 21 — US forces yesterday launched a strike against alleged drug traffickers in the Eastern Pacific, killing three people, the military said.“Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations” along an apparent narco-trafficking route, the US Southern Command...

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A new banner featuring an image of US President Donald Trump is displayed on the facade of the US Department of Justice headquarters, in Washington — AFP pic

World / 1 h ago

What’s next after US Supreme Court tariff ruling?

Displaced Palestinians walk past the destroyed Al-Huda Mosque on the first Friday noon prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday. — AFP pic

World / 2 h ago

Hamas demands halt to Israeli ‘aggression’ as Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace pushes disarmament, reconstruction plan

Police officers walk towards the entrance to Royal Lodge, a 30-room property and former residence of Britain's former Prince Andrew. — AFP pic

World / 2 h ago

UK govt mulls law to remove Prince Andrew from succession as police widen Epstein files probe

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Displaced Palestinians walk past the destroyed Al-Huda Mosque on the first Friday noon prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday. — AFP pic

2 h ago

Hamas demands halt to Israeli ‘aggression’ as Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace pushes disarmament, reconstruction plan

Police officers walk towards the entrance to Royal Lodge, a 30-room property and former residence of Britain's former Prince Andrew. — AFP pic

2 h ago

UK govt mulls law to remove Prince Andrew from succession as police widen Epstein files probe

The US Supreme Court has ruled that President Trump's sweeping emergency tariffs on most US trading partners were illegal. — AFP pic

3 h ago

Trump slaps new 10pc tariff after US Supreme Court strikes down sweeping trade duties

A food delivery person rides an electric scooter through the snow-covered Gaudenzdorfer Gürtel Boulevard as winter strikes Vienna, Austria, with snow and freezing temperatures yesterday. — AFP pic

3 h ago

Five dead as major snowstorm batters Austria, triggers avalanches and travel chaos

US President Donald Trump arrives for a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, yesterday. — AFP pic

3 h ago

After Supreme Court ruling, Illinois governor seeks US$9b in tariff refunds from Trump

BBC said Andrew has left Royal Lodge after two decades, relocating to the Sandringham Estate as new Epstein documents intensify scrutiny of his past links. — AFP pic

15 h ago

Inside the Epstein files: Where King Charles’ brother Andrew appears in the newly released emails

A British co-founder of online fast fashion retail giant ASOS has died in Thailand after falling from a high-rise balcony, police said on Friday. — Unsplash pic

15 h ago

ASOS co-founder Quentin Griffiths dies after fall from Pattaya high-rise

Fireworks on sale at a roadside stall in Kuala Lumpur during Chinese New Year February 12, 2025. — Picture by Choo Choy May

17 h ago

China orders sweeping safety overhaul of fireworks sales after fatal accidents in Jiangsu and Hubei

Sweden will establish dedicated youth units in prisons for children as young as 13 years old, in a bid to address rising youth crime, the Ministry of Justice announced. — Pexels pic/Ron Lach

18 h ago

Sweden to open youth prison units for offenders as young as 13 amid rising gang crime

The Philippines and China have been locked in a series of maritime confrontations in recent years over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. — AFP pic

19 h ago

Philippines says dialogue with Beijing continues despite South China Sea tensions

Friends and family pray during the funeral of 19-year-old Nasrallah Mohammad Siam, the day after he was killed in an Israeli settler attack, in the village of Mikhams, north-east of Jerusalem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on February 19, 2026. — AFP pic

20 h ago

Hamas says talks on Gaza’s future must begin with halt to Israeli ‘aggression’

People ride boats in a canal as the sun begins to set behind the 69-metre tall giant Buddha statue of Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen temple (back, left) in Bangkok on February 16, 2026. A Thai court has sentenced a jailed activist lawyer to an additional two years and eight months in prison for insulting the monarchy at a rally in November 2020, a rights group said on Friday, bringing his combined sentence to more than 30 years. — AFP pic

20 h ago

Thai court adds nearly three years to activist lawyer’s jail term for monarchy criticism

New banners depicting US President Donald Trump are hung on the Department of Justice building in Washington, DC, February 19, 2026. — Reuters pic

22 h ago

Trump’s image unfurled outside US Justice Dept headquarters in latest imprint move

Late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appears with a woman, whose identity has been obscured, in this image from the Epstein estate released by House Oversight Committee Democrats in Washington, DC, on December 18, 2025. — House Oversight Committee Democrats handout pic via Reuters

22 h ago

Epstein estate to pay up to US$35m to settle victim lawsuit

The 80-year-old is unlikely to be present at the hearing in The Hague, after his defence filed a request to waive his right to appear, despite judges ruling that he was fit to take part. — AFP pic

23 h ago

Ex-Philippine leader Duterte to face pre-trial ICC hearing over alleged drug crackdown killings

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