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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  / 16 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  / 14 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  / 12 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  / 15 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  / 16 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  / 17 h ago

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

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  / 18 h ago

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

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  / 17 h ago

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

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  / 17 h ago

MACC seeks Rafizi’s former aide in chip project probe

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  / 19 h ago

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

At 6pm, the ringgit rose by 0.09 per cent to 3.9395/9465 versus the greenback from 3.9440/9495 at Tuesday’s close. — Reuters pic
Money  / 11 h ago

Ringgit gains on US dollar amid cautious demand, geopolitical concerns

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  / 16 h ago

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

Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said no action has been taken so far against MPs absent during the vote on the proposed 10-year prime minister term limit, with two having submitted explanations and six yet to do so. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Fahmi: Six govt MPs yet to explain absence from 10-year PM term limit vote, Anwar to decide next steps

A 43-year-old security guard is escorted out of the Johor Bahru Sessions Court after being sentenced to 21 years’ jail and 24 strokes of the cane for 13 sexual offence charges. His face is obscured to protect the victim’s identity. — Picture by Ben Tan
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Johor court hands down 21 years’ jail, 24 strokes for security guard who raped daughter and recorded the abuse

MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki gestures towards items seized under ‘Ops Middleman’ during a press conference at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya, March 4, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

RM12.48m paid to shield overloaded lorries: MACC says traffic police, JPJ officers among 18 arrested in ‘tonto’ bribery ring

An image grab taken from Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV on February 16, 2025, shows Hezbollah chief Naim Qasem delivering a televised speech from an undisclosed location. Qassem said that Lebanon’s government was responsible for making Israel honour a withdrawal deadline under a fragile ceasefire agreement, while also blaming Israel for a stoppage on flights from Iran. — Al-Manar handout pic via AFP
World / 17 Feb 2025

Hezbollah chief: Lebanon must ensure Israeli withdrawal by ceasefire deadline

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a press conference at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem, February 16, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Feb 2025

Israel’s security cabinet to weigh next phase of Gaza truce after Rubio-Netanyahu talks

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after landing at the Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida on February 16, 2025 after attending the Daytona 500 car race earlier in the day. — AFP pic
World / 17 Feb 2025

Trump says could meet Putin ‘very soon’ as Saudi talks loom

Of US President Donald Trump’s 34 sessions with reporters since he took office, 16 were conducted in the Oval Office, according to presidential scholar Martha Joynt Kumar. — Reuters file pic
World / 17 Feb 2025

Donald Trump: Coming to you almost daily from the Oval Office 

Cars drive past an election campaign poster featuring a portrait of Friedrich Merz (right), leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party and candidate for chancellor and portrait of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the main candidate for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany on February 13, 2025, ahead of parliamentary elections due to take place on February 23, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 16 Feb 2025

Cheat sheet on Germany’s colour-coded politics

Human remains believed to be those of Sam Nordquist (pictured) were discovered in a field near Canandaigua in New York state on February 13.— Picture via social media
World / 16 Feb 2025

US police: Transgender man tortured and murdered

An election campaign poster featuring a portrait of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party main candidate Alice Weidel is pictured in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany on February 10, 2025, ahead of parliamentary elections due to take place on February 23, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 16 Feb 2025

Anger, fear, nostalgia: Why German voters back far-right AfD

People mourn on February 16, 2025 at a makeshift memorial of candles and flowers placed at the site where a man randomly attacked passers-by with a knife and stabbed to death a teenager and wounded five other people in Villach, Austria. A 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker was arrested after the stabbing on February 15, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 16 Feb 2025

Three in intensive care after deadly Austrian knife attack

People pay tribute to late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at his grave at the Borisovo cemetery, marking the first anniversary of his death while incarcerated in a remote Arctic penal colony, in Moscow on February 16, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 16 Feb 2025

Hundreds gather at Navalny grave on death anniversary

For Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth and his wife were reportedly arrested in a money-laundering probe and stacks of cash from a business linked to him was seized. — Pic by AFP
World / 16 Feb 2025

Mauritius ex-PM arrested in money-laundering probe

Steelworks of South Korea's largest steelmaker POSCO in Pohang. — Pic by AFP
World / 16 Feb 2025

Trump tariffs loom large in South Korea’s ‘steel city’

Police are seen after a knife attack near the main square in the city centre of Villach, southern Austria where a 14-year-old boy died and four other people were injured in the knife attack involving a 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker. — Pic by AFP
World / 16 Feb 2025

Syrian asylum seeker arrested after deadly stabbing attack in Austria

A former Palestinian prisoner, released as part of the sixth hostage-prisoner exchange, is welcomed by friends and relatives upon arriving at the European Hospital in Khan Yunis. — Pic by AFP
World / 16 Feb 2025

Hamas, Israel complete sixth hostage-prisoner swap of Gaza truce

Pilgrims gather to take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj on January 29. — File pic by AFP
World / 16 Feb 2025

Stampede to catch trains to India’s Hindu religious mega-festival leaves at least 18 dead

(From left) Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz will head to Saudi Arabia for ceasefire talks with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators. — Pic by AFP
World / 16 Feb 2025

European allies seek united Ukraine front as US backing wavers

This aerial view taken on January 31, 2025, shows an artisanal gold mine in Danga, Mali, where a landslide killed at least 10 people and left many others missing. — Pic by AFP
World / 16 Feb 2025

Mali gold mine accident kills at least 48