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Former athlete G. Saravanan speaks with political secretary to the prime minister, Datuk Ahmad Farhan Fauzi, at the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre on April 18, 2025. — Picture from Facebook/Ahmad Farhan Fauzi
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

PM Anwar offers support to gold medallist walker Saravanan battling same illness as Mokhtar Dahari

For Malaysia, the implications are significant. Malaysia’s trade with the US is heavily scrutinised in goods: semiconductors, refined petroleum, furniture, and rubber gloves. — Bernama pic
What You Think  / 14 h ago

Why America excludes sales, services from its trade deficits: Strategic blind spot in Asia — Phar Kim Beng

Deputy Minister of Communications and Kulai Member of Parliament, Teo Nie Ching (front row, 2nd right) speaks to the media about the deepfake photo case involving 18-year-old private secondary school students, at the Kulai Member of Parliament's Office, April 12, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Foon Yew principal resigns as school faces outrage over mishandled sexual misconduct scandal

Chinese-language newspaper Sin Chew Daily has apologised for what it called a 'technical error' in the publication of an image of an incomplete Malaysian flag. — Picture by Choo Choy May .
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

IGP: Sin Chew flag gaffe investigation paper referred to AGC

A humanoid robot takes part in the world’s first half marathon against humans in Beijing, China on April 19, 2025. — AFP pic
Life  / 14 h ago

China showcases robot runners in Beijing half-marathon, some fall flat while others finish strong

Anthony Loke (left) and Steven Sim appear during a press conference in Putrajaya on March 13, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Loke says uniting Penang DAP to be Steven Sim’s biggest political test

Muhammad Zen recites prayers while Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawai was lying in state at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, on April 15, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

‘I came alone, just to pray’: Ustaz Zen’s unexpected moment at Pak Lah’s farewell goes viral

Singapore  / 13 h ago

After a decade, Jinjja Chicken founder admits brand is Singaporean not Korean — says it’s time to ‘support locals who dare’

PIAM chief executive Chua Kim Soon speaks to Malay Mail during an interview. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

High-tech cars, higher bills: Malaysians face dearer motor insurance as repair prices climb, but BNM rules cap hikes

Travellers go through passport control at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang, on January 7, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Wisma Putra confirms US visa policies unchanged for Malaysians

Visitors watch giant panda Fu Wa inside the Giant Panda Convention Centre (GPCC) in Zoo Negara August 29, 2023. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Last chance to view Fu Wa, Feng Yi as giant pandas enter quarantine ahead of May departure

Immigration officials conduct checks during an operation in Kuala Lumpur. — Picture from the Immigration Department of Malaysia
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Bangladesh, Myanmar nationals caught in KL immigration crackdown on undocumented traders

Afdlin secured 631 votes to Nik Nazmi’s 563, according to official results from PKR’s decision form. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Afdlin Shauki unseats Nik Nazmi as Setiawangsa PKR chief

Zuo An Zhi Jian’s signature Clam Prawn Sambal Petai Spaghetti. — Picture by CK Lim
Eat-drink  / 16 h ago

Discover comforting fusion food at Zuo An Zhi Jian in OUG, with a ‘kam heong lala’ spaghetti, ‘sambal petai’ prawn rice with ‘onsen’ egg

Though medical premiums have risen by as much as 40 per cent in some cases, PIAM chief executive Chua Kim Soon said motor insurance is unlikely to follow suit due to safeguards already in place. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

After health plan hikes, could motor insurance be the next big increase to hit Malaysians’ wallet?

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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (centre) arrives at the Federal Senate to have lunch with leaders of opposition parties in Brasilia. – Pic by AFP
World / 19 Feb 2025

Brazil prosecutor charges Bolsonaro over failed coup plot

The Delta Air Lines plane that crashed and injured at least 18 passengers at Toronto Pearson International Airport attempted to land amid strong winds and snow. – Pic by AFP
World / 19 Feb 2025

Video shows Toronto plane’s hard landing before flipping

Chinese Public Security Assistant Minister Liu Zhongyi is seen at Mae Sot International Airport in Tak province on Monday after visiting the Thai-Myanmar border as the three countries discuss returning people allegedly working at scam compounds in Myanmar's border towns. — Pic by AFP
World / 19 Feb 2025

China urges Thailand to continue blackout of essential services across the border to Myanmar to deter human trafficking, criminal scam activities

A handout photo from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania shows dolphins stranded on a beach near Arthur River on the west coast of Tasmania. – Pic by AFP
World / 19 Feb 2025

Pod of 157 dolphins stranded on remote Australian beach

US President Donald Trump takes a question as he speaks during the signing of executive orders at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on February 18, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 19 Feb 2025

Trump bashes Zelensky, ‘confident’ on Ukraine deal, says has ‘power to end war’

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (right), US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz (left) and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff (back right) attend an interview after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov, at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 18, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 19 Feb 2025

US, Russia to name negotiators for Ukraine war talks, Kyiv denounces exclusion

(Left to tight) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Green Party's main candidate and German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) chairman Friedrich Merz, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-leader Alice Weidel take part in a TV debate in Berlin on February 16, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 19 Feb 2025

Germany’s Feb 23 snap polls: The who, what, why that matter

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World / 19 Feb 2025

Unmasking the ‘Children of War’: How Russia’s GRU covertly sought to undermine Europe

This picture taken on January 15, 2025, shows the under construction Srinagar ring road in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir. — AFP pic
World / 18 Feb 2025

Kashmir farmers decry land seizures for highways and railways in Modi’s development drive, fear push to ‘Hinduise’ region

People wearing head cut-outs of US President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and AfD party co-leader Alice Weidel attend a protest in Munich, Germany February 14, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Feb 2025

Who let the Doge out? The damage Trump, Musk have done to US agencies in their warpath

A Ukrainian serviceman of the Azov Brigade fires a PK machine gun during shooting practice during a military training exercise in the eastern Donetsk region, on February 3, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. — AFP pic
World / 18 Feb 2025

Ukraine war enters fourth year: Major developments in facts and figures

Thailand has formally protested to Cambodia after a group of Cambodian women was filmed singing a nationalist song at a disputed Khmer temple in a sensitive border area. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Feb 2025

Thailand protests over Cambodian women singing nationalist song at disputed border temple

This handout picture taken and released by the Russian Foreign Ministry on their X social media account shows Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (centre) arriving in Saudi Arabia prior to a meeting with US Secretary of State in Riyad on February 17, 2025. Top US and Russian diplomats will meet in Saudi Arabia on February 18, 2025, for talks on resetting the countries’ fractured relations and making a tentative start on trying to end the conflict in Ukraine. — Russian Foreign Ministry handout pic via AFP
World / 18 Feb 2025

From isolation to influence: Saudi Arabia becomes dealmaker for US-Russia talks and Gaza summit

People protest against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Duesseldorf, Germany February 15, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Feb 2025

How the AfD and BSW could alter Germany’s path — without even forming a government

The Philippines has detected foreign attempts to access intelligence data, but its cyber minister said today no breaches have been recorded so far. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Feb 2025

Philippines detects foreign cyber intrusions targeting intelligence data, no breaches recorded; warns ‘World War III is happening and it is cyber’

This handout photo taken and released by the Cambodia National Assembly on February 18, 2025 shows Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet (front R) and members of parliament raising their hands during a meeting at the National Assembly building in Phnom Penh. Cambodian lawmakers approved a draft law making it illegal to deny atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s, including genocide. — Cambodia National Assembly handout pic via AFP
World / 18 Feb 2025

Cambodian lawmakers pass law against Khmer Rouge genocide denial to ‘provide justice for victims, prevent the atrocities from returning’