Former Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad speaks during a dialogue session with residents in Setiawangsa, Kuala Lumpur, June 10, 2026. — Picture by Muhammad Yusry

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Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir presents the instrument of appointment for the hereditary title of Tunku Panglima Besar to his son Tunku Zain Al-’Abidin during the investiture and proclamation ceremony at the Balairong Seri, Istana Besar Seri Menanti in Kuala Pilah, June 11, 2026. — Bernama pic

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Umno will continue to support the Unity Government that was formed after the 15th General Election (GE15) until the next general election. — Bernama pic

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The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has remanded 73 agents and company owners suspected of falsifying Daya Kerjaya 2.0 incentive claims worth about RM9 million. — Pictures courtesy of MACC

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This handout photograph taken by Global TREnD, IDSSE, seven kilometres under the sea on the deep seafloor of the Diamantina Zone in the Indian Ocean in 2023 and released on June 10, 2026, shows whale bones at the world's biggest known whale graveyard discovered by the Chinese submersible Fendouzhe. — AFP pic

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The author writes that the disappointment among PH supporters is understandable, but argues that the coalition’s limited reform delivery reflects the constraints of governing with many parties. — Picture by Hari Anggara

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Police seized a knife suspected to be the weapon used in the robbery attempt. — Picture via Unsplash/Fray Bekele

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The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will discontinue remittance counters at all branches nationwide from July 1, 2026, shifting contribution payments fully to digital and alternative channels. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

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Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the measures included the issuance of warning notices, compounds, integrated operations, investigations and enforcement action by various government agencies. — Bernama pic

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Selangor MB says enforcement on illegal Rohingya flats in Hulu Langat dates back to 2016

A discipline teacher was reportedly injured after being punched by a group of students at a secondary school in Kuala Kangsar on Wednesday. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

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Biden says he will meet with Congress about guns

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US President Joe Biden stands on the tarmac after arriving home aboard Air Force One after a day in Uvalde, Texas, at Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware, May 29, 2022. — Reuters pic

Tuesday, 31 May 2022 11:44 PM MYT

WASHINGTON, May 31 — US President Joe Biden said today he planned to meet with lawmakers in Congress about guns after a Texas elementary school shooting last week in which 19 children and two teachers were killed. — Reuters

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