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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today announced six immediate measures for the people covering fuel subsidies, school maintenance, artificial intelligence, healthcare digitalisation, e-Invoicing and microfinancing, which will take effect on September 1. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Anwar announces six immediate measures to ease cost‑of‑living pressures

Fashion designer Datuk Rizalman Ibrahim says his adopted son, Umar Nail, is in stable condition but remains under close medical observation following internal injuries sustained in a road accident. — Picture via social media

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Fashion designer Rizalman says adopted son stable, treated for liver injury after being dragged by lorry

Former Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming announced his resignation from DAP today, ending 14 years with the party while ruling out a GE16 bid of his own. — Picture By Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Ong Kian Ming quits DAP after 14 years, rules out GE16 run but vows to campaign for Khairy

An aerial view shows a torrent of muddy water surging past houses and through the Trishuli river in the aftermath of flash floods, at Betrawati in Nepal’s Nuwakot district August 29, 2026. After nearly five days of anxious waiting, the family of N. Kalaiselvi, who remains uncontactable in Nepal, is urging the government to bring the missing Malaysians home, regardless of their condition. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Family of missing Malaysian in Nepal urges govt to bring all victims home

The government will channel billions of ringgit seized from illegal activities into public healthcare and education, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Anwar pledges billions in seized funds for health, education; eases rules for small businesses

Pakatan Harapan (PH) is always prepared for any eventuality in the Melaka state election said PH election director Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Amirudin says Pakatan prepared for all scenarios, including solo Melaka fight if BN deal fails

Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Minister Steven Sim said the spirit of Merdeka was evident in the efforts of his two foster children, Gabriel Ooi and Sandira, to help 17-year-old Nabila, who had to drop out of school after her mother fell ill and lost her source of income. — Picture via Facebook/Steven Sim Chee Keong 沈志强

Life / 15 h ago

Different backgrounds, shared purpose: Merdeka spirit shines as Steven Sim’s foster children help Penang teen resume studies

Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (centre) and ministers attend the 2026 National Day address at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre August 30, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 16 h ago

‘We have one homeland, Malaysia’: Anwar urges Malaysians to keep the spirit of independence alive

Malaysia’s King and Queen, Their Majesties Sultan Ibrahim and Raja Zarith Sofiah, graced the 69th National Day celebration at Dataran Putrajaya today. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

King Sultan Ibrahim and Queen Raja Zarith Sofiah grace Putrajaya’s grand 69th National Day parade

Police officers at the scene along Jalan Bukit Kemuning in Shah Alam, where a 45-year-old Bangladeshi pedestrian was killed after being struck by an unidentified vehicle this morning. — Picture courtesy of Shah Alam police

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Police hunt driver after man killed while crossing Shah Alam road

Penang police chief Datuk Dennis Lim said all the suspects, aged between 16 and 33, were arrested in five raids across the state. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Debt dispute sparks armed George Town school fight, police arrest 13 suspects including minors

Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor says his controversial remarks over gambling were aimed at ‘gambling tycoons’, not Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 1 h ago

‘Harsh, but true’: Kedah MB stands by gambling remarks, denies targeting Anwar

Members of the public gather along the shore near a campsite in Kampung Punggai, Pengerang, where a father and his eight-year-old son drowned during a family outing on August 30, 2026. — Social media pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Family outing turns to tragedy as father and eight-year-old son drown off Pengerang

Participants in the AI for the People (AI Untuk Rakyat) programme must complete and pass six designated modules to qualify for a free three-month subscription to selected artificial intelligence applications and software. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

AI for the People participants must complete six modules to receive free AI tools

Lee Jong-yoo is seen with his 'Blue Tower' co-star Baek Bong-gi. — Picture via Instagram

Showbiz / 19 h ago

Lee Yong‑joo, ‘Blue Tower’ actor, dies suddenly of cardiac arrest at 40

World

2 h ago

Latest missing persons update for Nepal-Tibet border flash floods: 3,048 missing

An aerial view shows a torrent of muddy water surging through the Trishuli river past houses in the aftermath of flash floods at Betrawati in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 29, 2026. More than 3,000 people were listed as missing on August 30, with another 768 confirmed dead, after the flash floods and landslides that hit the Nepal-Tibet border. — AFP pic

KATHMANDU, Aug 31 — More than 3,000 people were listed as missing yesterday, with at least 797 confirmed dead, after the flash floods and landslides that hit the Nepal-Tibet border.The figures are likely to change, which is not uncommon in the chaos after a major disaster.Here are the latest numbers:In...

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Air India yesterday said it could not comment on the reported test results because authorities had not shared the findings of the post-flight screening with them. — AFP pic

5 h ago

India’s aviation boom faces turbulence amid safety concerns

A New York Police Department patrol car destroyed by the collapse of the World Trade Center is seen during a media preview of the National Museum of the United States Army's new 9/11 commemorative exhibit and special artifact display on August 27, 2026, in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The new exhibit, titled Steel & Stone, will open ahead of the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and includes artifacts highlighting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' role in the nation's response. — Getty Images via AFP

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Educators keep 9/11 memory alive for next generation, 25 years on

Residents salvage belongings in the aftermath of flash floods at Trishuli Center in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 30, 2026. Rescuers in Nepal and China battled through leg-sucking mud, as well as the threat of rising rivers and a newly formed lake, on August 30 to search for thousands missing after a deadly wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayas, engulfing entire villages. — AFP pic

16 h ago

Grisly search for missing as Nepal morgues overflow, burials begin

People stand near houses deluged in sludge in the aftermath of flash floods, along the Trishuli river at Betrawati in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 29, 2026. More than 3,000 people were listed as missing on August 30, with another 768 confirmed dead, after the flash floods and landslides that hit the Nepal-Tibet border. — AFP pic

16 h ago

Rescuers dig into tunnel as missing toll from Nepal, China flood tops 3,000

Employees retrieve banknotes near the bank covered in sludge in the aftermath of flash floods at Trishuli in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 30, 2026. The number of people missing in the catastrophic flood that sliced through the border area between Nepal and Tibet neared 3,000 on August 30, as rescuers scoured deep, leg-sucking mud for survivors. — AFP pic

18 h ago

Nepal begins burials as flood death toll rises to 752

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Iceland votes ‘No’ to resuming EU talks

Activists light candles and place flowers outside the Mother and Child Health ward at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital in Islamabad following a fire that killed 14 infants on August 26, 2026. — AFP pic

19 h ago

Pakistan suspends eight officials after 14 newborns die in Islamabad hospital fire

A Unicef worker prepares relief supplies for flash flood victims in Kathmandu on August 29, 2026, as rescue teams search for thousands missing after devastating floods along the Nepal-Tibet border. — AFP pic

20 h ago

More than 3,000 now missing as Nepal-Tibet flood rescue gets tougher on fifth day, Malaysia among nations rallying to help

Police officers secure the scene of a deadly shooting at a rave party in Aarau, northern Switzerland, on August 30, 2026. — AFP pic

21 h ago

One dead, five wounded in shooting at rave party in northern Switzerland, manhunt on

Mojtaba Khamenei (centre), son of Iran’s former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says the solution to problems facing Islamic nations in the Middle East were unity and cooperation against the US and Israel. — Isna pic via AFP

21 h ago

Six months into war, Iran’s new supreme leader calls for Muslim unity against US, Israel

Chinese rescuers conduct search and rescue operations near Gyirong Port in China’s western Tibet region on August 29, 2026, after a new landslide formed a barrier lake and forced rescue teams to move to safer areas. — AFP pic

22 h ago

New landslide forms lake near Tibet border, forcing rescuers to move

A health worker disinfects an area outside a mortuary in Bharatpur, Nepal’s Chitwan district, on August 30, 2026, as rescuers brave deep, leg-sucking mud in search for survivors of the catastrophic Nepal-Tibet floods. — AFP pic

22 h ago

Death toll from Nepal-Tibet floods crosses 700 as rescue efforts enter fifth day

Motorcyclists ride along a haze-shrouded road caused by forest and land fires in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, on August 28, 2026. — AFP pic

23 h ago

Air quality hits unhealthy to hazardous levels in southern Asean as thick smoke drifts from Kalimantan and Sumatra

Firyal Abou Haikal, grandmother of seven-month-old Sam Fahd Abou Haikal, weeps over his body at Al-Ahli Hospital in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on June 6, 2026. — AFP pic

23 h ago

‘What did a little baby do to harm the soldiers?’: Israel’s West Bank violence leaves Palestinian mothers grieving children

Briton Milo Yiannopoulos, a right-wing commentator who had supported Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, was sent home by US authorities for overstaying his visa. — Getty Images pic via AFP

23 h ago

US deports ex-Trump ally Milo Yiannopoulos who backed ICE crackdown, after overstaying visa

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