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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan bid farewell to the Chinese delegation at the Bunga Raya Complex, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) yesterday. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

China agrees to share rare earth tech with Malaysia, says foreign minister

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said this initiative is part of efforts to strengthen the nation’s digital infrastructure by providing access to more network facility providers. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

YTL Communications lands fibre optic deal for 1,600km along Malaysia’s railway tracks

A former Petronas manager, Khairul Akmal Jasni, was today charged in court for allegedly trying to leak confidential documents to Petros in June 2024 — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Former Petronas manager pleads not guilty to leaking company report to Petros

Cambodian linguist Um Keangseng opened a Mandarin language school in his home city of Sihanoukville when he saw a growing demand for learning Chinese. — AFP pic
Money  / 11 h ago

From laughed at to sought after: Mandarin schools thrive in Sihanoukville as China’s influence surges

Cranes unload cargo shipping containers from a Yang Ming container ship at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California on April 15, 2025. — AFP pic
Money  / 7 h ago

US exempts domestic carriers, softening blow after slapping new port fees on Chinese ships to curb Beijing’s dominance

DAP’s Anthony Loke has reportedly set a retirement timeline, saying he will not only abide by the party’s three-term limit for secretary-general but also step away from all leadership and electoral roles thereafter. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

‘I want to retire at my peak’: Anthony Loke reportedly sets 2031 exit from party, electoral positions

Your next weekday lunch can be banana leaf rice from Ammah’s Home Cuisine. — Pictures by Lee Khang Yi
Eat-drink  / 9 h ago

Your weekday lunch just got better with banana leaf rice from Damansara Perdana’s Ammah’s Home Cuisine

The ban on the use of single-use plastic carrier bags will also apply at fixed premises including supermarkets, convenience stores — including those at petrol stations — fast food restaurants, chain stores, pharmacies and other related premises. ― Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Ban on single-use plastic bags begins at parks, petrol stations, fast food joints and certain premises

Malaysia Airlines unveils its special A330-300 livery in partnership with Manchester United at Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (Mitec) today. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

‘A bold new chapter’: Malaysia Airlines partners with Manchester United for new livery (VIDEO)

The High Court has ordered preacher Mohd Rasyiq Mohd Alwi to pay RM2.5 million in damages to former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin over defamatory remarks about his Covid-19 vaccination status. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

High Court orders preacher to pay Khairy RM2.5m over false Covid-19 jab claims

Malaysia reprimanded Google for displaying the wrong USD to MYR exchange rate in March 2024. — SoyaCincau pic
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

After a year off the grid, Google restores ringgit currency conversion widget

Stephen Miran, US President Donald Trump’s nominee to be chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC February 27, 2025. — Reuters pic
Money  / 11 h ago

‘Mar-a-Lago Accord’: Trump adviser proposes radical shake-up of global financial system by weakening dollar to reshape trade

Kyoto City sacked the man, who was not named, after he was filmed by the security camera of his bus pilfering ¥1,000 in 2022. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Life  / 5 h ago

Japan bus driver steals RM30, loses RM370,000 pension

Approximately 450,000 smallholders are the backbone of the Malaysian palm oil sector. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Money  / 3 h ago

Malaysia welcomes US tariff cut on palm oil, eyes RM21b in exports but warns against overreliance on single market

Group managing director of Malaysia Aviation Group Datuk Captain Izham Ismail (middle) along with VIPs and players from the Manchester United Football Club, during the launch of the new Malaysia Airlines-Manchester United livery at Malaysian International Trade and Exhibition Centre (Mitec) today. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Malaysia Airlines resumes direct Queensland flights from November, promo fares start at RM1,999

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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