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Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki speaks during a press conference at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya, March 4, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

MACC: Former federal minister among 12 called in for questioning over RM1.11b semiconductor chip deal

In a letter posted on Facebook, Farm Fresh Bhd said its farm director Jacob Mathan, 35, died in a helicopter crash in Pililla, Rizal province, the Philippines. — Screengrab via Facebook/Farm Fresh Milk Malaysia
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Farm Fresh confirms farm director killed in Philippines helicopter crash

James Chai, former special functions officer to ex-economy minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli, denies allegations of misappropriation linked to a government deal with ARM Limited and criticises the MACC’s handling of the investigation. — Picture from Facebook/James Chai
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

‘I’m no Jho Low 2’: Rafizi’s ex-aide denies misappropriation claims, slams MACC’s public search

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said state executive councillor Fahmi Zainol has been removed from his post with immediate effect following a proposal by PKR. — File picture by Opayn Mok
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Penang CM: State exco Fahmi Zainol terminated after charge of hurting wife

In a media advisory today, Wisma Putra said it noted the announcement by UAE authorities on the opening of designated safe air corridors and Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG)’s temporary resumption of return services to and from Jeddah and Madinah on March 4 to 8. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Malaysians strongly advised to defer non-essential travel to seven Middle East countries

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the whereabouts of three of Tun Daim Zainuddin's children were currently unknown. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Only one of the four Daim children being sought in Ops Godfather probe has come forward, MACC says

This US Navy handout photo released by US Central Command public affairs shows an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, making an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury on February 28, 2026. The United States and Israel launched a wave of strikes against targets in Iran on February 28, sparking swift retaliation by the Islamic republic which responded with missile attacks across the region. — US Navy handout/AFP pic
World  / 18 h ago

Trump says Iran was ‘weeks from a weapon’ as he signals US Navy tanker escorts and contradicts Rubio

Former SRC director Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi testified in court that Nik Faisal, appointed as both director and CEO of the company, acted as Najib’s proxy and served as the link between the then prime minister and SRC’s board of directors. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Najib ran SRC International through proxy Nik Faisal, ex-director tells court

Britain said yesterday it would block study visas for nationals from four countries and halt work visas for Afghans, using what it called an “emergency brake” to curb rising asylum claims from people entering through legal routes. — Reuters pic
World  / 15 h ago

UK triggers ‘emergency brake’ to stop study visas for four countries and Afghan work visas

Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin reportedly said he would oppose any attempt by former deputy Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin to join Perikatan Nasional with his new party, citing a loss of trust. — File picture by Hari Anggara.
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Muhyiddin: Hamzah’s new party cannot join Perikatan after ‘betrayal’

issued a notice today regarding Chai Jin Shern, also known as James Chai, who previously served as a special functions officer to Rafizi during the latter’s tenure as Minister of Economy. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

MACC seeks Rafizi’s former aide in chip project probe

Rocket trails are seen in the sky above Netanya amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks on March 3, 2026. — AFP pic
World  / 18 h ago

Iran launches new strikes on US targets across the Gulf, fuelling regional energy fears

US President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, March 3, 2026. — Reuters pic
World  / 17 h ago

Trump insists he struck Iran on his own terms after Rubio hints at Israeli trigger

An aerial photograph shows the French aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle off the coast of Toulon, southern France on June 5, 2021. Emmanuel Macron announced on March 3, 2026 additional military reinforcements to the war-torn Middle East, including the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its escort of frigates, which will ‘set course’ for the Mediterranean. — AFP pic
World  / 16 h ago

France deploys aircraft carrier to Mediterranean as Macron warns of conflict spillover

Thailand’s CP Axtra Public Company Ltd has agreed to acquire The Food Purveyor, the Malaysian operator of Village Grocer and Ben’s Independent Grocer, in a deal valued at RM1.7 billion. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Money  / 14 h ago

Thailand’s CP Axtra to expand Malaysia footprint with RM1.7b purchase of The Food Purveyor

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