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The Waterfall Cafe in Penang, near the entrance to the Botanic Gardens, before it was demolished on April 28, 2026. — Picture from Facebook/Prof. Dr. Ramasamy
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

No deal after 30 years: Penang CM confirms talks failed before Waterfall Cafe demolition

The Waterfall Cafe outside the Penang Botanic Gardens being demolished on April 28, 2026. — Picture courtesy of Urimai
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Owner claims 100-year legacy wiped out as Penang demolishes Waterfall Cafe

In a Facebook post today, the former finance minister pointed to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s announcement that the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN) collected a record RM204 billion in direct taxes in 2025 — a 10.4 per cent increase year-on-year — and asked if such gains risk ‘killing the golden goose’. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

LHDN ‘killing the golden goose’? Lim Guan Eng questions tax surge, urges aid for struggling MSMEs

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin pictured at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur, April 28, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Muhyiddin’s trial: Mamfor’s RM19.5m ‘donations’ in 29 cheques to Bersatu flagged as suspicious, unusual to give money to political party, banker says

South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee arrives at the Seoul Central District Court for a hearing to review her arrest warrant on August 12, 2025. — AFP pic
World  / 16 h ago

S. Korea former first lady appeals prison sentence, court responds by doubling it

Negeri Sembilan Umno chief Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias said the 14 Barisan Nasional assemblymen were not seeking to take over the state government, but had collectively lost confidence in Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun’s leadership. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Umno denies Perikatan pact to topple N. Sembilan MB Aminuddin, insists no takeover deal

Lenggong Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said the latest accolade adds to its 2012 inscription as a World Heritage Site, further enhancing its appeal and placing Malaysia and Perak more prominently on the global tourism map. — Picture from Facebook/Global Geoparks Network
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Perak’s Lenggong earns Malaysia rare dual Unesco status as World Heritage Site and Global Geopark

In a strongly-worded media statement issued today, PH Communications Director Datuk Fahmi Fadzil expressed the coalition’s deep regret over what he described as a treacherous move that disregards the welfare of the people. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Pakatan condemns ‘betrayal’ by 14 Negeri Sembilan Umno lawmakers

People wave flags as they rally in support of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei at Sadeghyeh Square in Tehran on April 27, 2026. — AFP pic
World  / 16 h ago

Iran: US ‘no longer’ has standing to dictate terms to the world

A view of the Maliau Basin in Danum Valley, Sabah. Sabah’s new status as a carbon-negative state could unlock new opportunities in global carbon credit and climate financing markets. — Picture from Facebook/Danum Valley Conservation Area
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

New report confirms Sabah as carbon-negative state, opens door to climate cash

Thailand is considering a 1,000-baht departure fee to fund cheaper holidays at home for its citizens. — Unsplash pic
World  / 12 h ago

Thai govt plans 1,000-baht exit tax on travellers to boost local tourism subsidies

The loss of the UAE, a longstanding Opec member, could create disarray and weaken the group, which has usually sought to show a united front despite internal disagreements over a range of issues from geopolitics to production quotas. — Reuters pic
Money  / 11 h ago

UAE quits Opec, Opec+ after protesting lack of protection from Iran attacks

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks to reporters after the Temu Anwar and official launch of the UCSI University’s new campus block programme in Kuala Lumpur, April 28, 2026. Anwar today said he instructed Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun to carry out his duties as per usual, even as the Negeri Sembilan Umno chapter had openly expressed its intention to form a new government. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Anwar: Business as usual for N. Sembilan MB Aminuddin amid political turmoil

Selangor police chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar said they are also working with the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) to facilitate efforts to locate the two individuals. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Police working with Interpol to track eHati founder, husband still at large

James Chai arrived at the MACC headquarters at 10am with his lawyer accompanying him. — Facebook pic
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Former Rafizi aide James Chai seen leaving MACC at 6.30pm, more than eight hours after arriving to give statement

Germany’s election winner Friedrich Merz said last week he wanted a discussion on ‘nuclear sharing’ with France and Britain, western Europe’s only nuclear powers. Germany cannot acquire its own nuclear weapons without violating an international treaty on non-proliferation (NPT) of which it is a signatory. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Feb 2025

France, UK unlikely to extend nuclear umbrella to Europe, analysts say

Ahead of the main summit, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will chair a morning call with Baltic nations, before welcoming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street to discuss the war with Russia, it said on Friday. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Feb 2025

UK PM Starmer to host high-stakes Ukraine ‘summit’ with EU, Nato leaders

File picture of police entering an immigration detention centre in Bangkok on January 22, 2025. The United States issued a security alert to its citizens in Thailand on Friday, warning of the possible risk of reprisal attacks after the kingdom deported dozens of Uyghurs to China. — AFP pic
World / 28 Feb 2025

US warns of possible reprisals after Thailand deports Uyghurs to China; issues security alert

A clergy member walks as a nun gives confession in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, as Pope Francis continues his hospitalisation, in Rome, Italy February 28, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Feb 2025

Pope Francis resting as Vatican reports continued health improvement

A Bosnian police officer escorts a suspect in child trafficking at the local prosecutor’s office, in North-Eastern town of Brcko, on February 27, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 28 Feb 2025

Europol cracks down on AI-generated child sex abuse content, 25 arrested worldwide

China today vowed to take all necessary countermeasures after Donald Trump said he would impose an additional 10 per cent tariff on Chinese imports. – File pic from Reuters
World / 28 Feb 2025

China vows response to latest US tariffs also targeting Canada, Mexico

Volodymyr Zelensky heads to the White House today to sign a deal granting Washington access to Ukraine’s rare minerals. — File pic by AFP
World / 28 Feb 2025

Zelensky to sign minerals deal at White House today, a week after branded as ‘dictator’ by Trump

A puppet depicting US President Donald Trump with a sign reading ‘Trump, filth, get your paws off the world’ is pictured during a parade of the street carnival group Loucura Suburbana (Suburban Craziness) at the Engenho de Dentro neighborhood in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. — Pic by AFP
World / 28 Feb 2025

‘Ridiculous and lame’: South Africans mock Trump proposals

US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. — Pic by AFP
World / 28 Feb 2025

Trump softens tone but Starmer leaves without Ukraine security pledges

The Epstein Files: Phase 1: US Attorney General Pam Bondi yesterday released a set of files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of sex trafficking and other serious offences.— AFP
World / 28 Feb 2025

US government releases declassified Jeffrey Epstein files

A Doctors Without Borders (MSF) staff member drives on a motorcycle coming from the high plateau, heading towards Minova yesterday. — Pic by AFP
World / 28 Feb 2025

WHO probes mystery illness cluster in western Congo

Elon Musk, the billionaire appointed by President Donald Trump to downsize the US government, suggested yesterday that members of Congress should get salary increases as a way to discourage corruption. — Pic by AFP
World / 28 Feb 2025

Musk suggests more money for lawmakers after blocking pay hike

Israel said that it will implement safety restrictions at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. — Pic by AFP
World / 28 Feb 2025

Israel says to have ‘safety restrictions’ at Al-Aqsa for Ramadan

The alleged leader of the Zetas drug cartel, Oscar Omar Trevino, aka ‘Z-42’ is taken under custody to be presented to the press at the Attorney General Office’s hangar at the airport in Mexico City, on March 4, 2015. — File pic by AFP
World / 28 Feb 2025

Under pressure from Trump, Mexico extradites cartel kingpins

While Donald Trump has said he will abide by court rulings and appeal those he disagrees with, he also recently posted on Truth Social a quote attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte: ‘He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.’ — Pic by AFP
World / 28 Feb 2025

Constitutional crisis looms as Trump admin flirts with defying the courts

Delegates at the COP16 biodiversity conference at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome. — Pic by AFP
World / 28 Feb 2025

World agrees on hard-fought nature funding plan at UN talks