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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

US prosecutors announced that they have charged former Federal Reserve advisor John Harold Rogers with spying on behalf of China while posing as a part-time lecturer at a local university. . — Pic by AFP
World / 01 Feb 2025

US charges former Fed official with spying for China

Local first responders salute the flag draped bodies of service members killed in the aviation crash at a temporary emergency disaster site at Buzzards Point. — Pic by AFP
World / 01 Feb 2025

Grim search for plane crash bodies as Trump doubles down

Fires and plumes of smoke can be seen as well as emergency responders after a small aircraft crashed in a neighborhood in Northeast Philadephia— Pic by AFP
World / 01 Feb 2025

Destruction as executive jet crashes in Philadelphia, sparking blazes

At his protests, Salwan Momika, often sporting square sunglasses, appeared defiant in the face of shouting counter-protesters, smirking in reaction to the obscenities shouted at him. — TT News Agency/Johan Nilsson handout pic via Reuters
World / 01 Feb 2025

Salwan Momika: The Quran burner who stirred global controversy and killed in Sweden

The deadliest US plane crash for a decade poses the first major test for Donald Trump’s fledgling administration. — AFP pic
World / 01 Feb 2025

Trump administration faces first major test with deadly Washington air crash