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Traffic congestion is expected in the Klang Valley this Saturday, April 26, 2025 as two major events are set to draw massive crowds to Bukit Jalil. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Football fever meets rock mania: Over 100,000 fans set to jam Bukit Jalil, literally

Penang Gerakan complaints bureau chief Andrew Ooi (right) with Terry Choo on the latter’s predicament in opening a bank savings account. — Picture courtesy of Andrew Ooi
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Blacklisted at nine: Penang student barred from opening bank account over ‘tipping offensive’, PTPTN loan in jeopardy

The prime minister acknowledged AI’s growing role in media, education, and business, but stressed it must not replace human editorial judgment and oversight. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Jalur Gemilang gaffe: National symbols must be respected, AI no substitute for human editorial judgment, says PM Anwar

Visitors attend the China Import and Export Fair, also known as Canton Fair, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China April 15, 2023. — Reuters pic
Money  / 16 h ago

Tariff-hit and trapped: Chinese exporters say domestic market offers little relief

At 6pm, the local unit stood at 4.3695/3750 against the greenback, improving from Wednesday’s close of 4.3880/3925. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Money  / 18 h ago

Ringgit rises across the board as US dollar wobbles on trade war woes

Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) players during an official training session at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium ahead of the 2024-2025 Unifi Malaysia Cup Final. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Johor declares Monday a public holiday, ahead of JDT’s Malaysia Cup final against Sri Pahang tomorrow

The Bera Member of Parliament waves to members of the media after leaving the MACC headquarters compound at 6.11pm, after spending seven hours with investigators. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Ex-PM Ismail Sabri quizzed by MACC for seven hours over RM170m cash and gold seizure, questioning to resume tomorrow

Visitors pay their respects to late Pope Francis as he lies in state in a coffin (Bottom R) at St Peter's Basilica in The Vatican, on April 24, 2025. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Malaysia sends ministers Azalina and Ewon to Pope Francis’ funeral in Vatican, honours his interfaith and climate legacy

The signature mixed pork noodle in spicy and sour soup is irresistible. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 4 h ago

Granny’s Mansion serves bold bowls of spicy and sour pork noodles and comforting porridge with awesome deep-fried pork intestines in PJ SS2

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on global tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington April 2, 2025. — Reuters pic
Money  / 4 h ago

When bond traders speak, even Trump listens — how markets stopped new US tariffs in just hours

Shah Alam district police chief ACP Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said preliminary investigations found that the victim, 40, a beggar in the area, had argued with the suspect, another beggar, who was suspected of wanting to take over the area. — Picture from pexels.com
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Man stabbed to death in Shah Alam over dispute for begging spot, suspect arrested

The scheduled water disruption from April 25 to 28 due to the simultaneous implementation of 23 water-related projects will affect 341,708 user accounts across five districts in the state. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Penang water cut: No PdPR or school holidays, says Education Dept

US President Donald Trump looks on at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 23, 2025. — Reuters pic
World  / 4 h ago

Trump insists China negotiations are real after Beijing calls his claim ‘false news’

Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz (right) is leading the Malaysian delegation to discuss a trade deal with the US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. — Picture from Facebook/Tengku Zafrul
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Miti: Malaysia open to US negotiation on tariffs, trade deal and tech safeguards as Tengku Zafrul leads talks in Washington

Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan says Malaysia aims to leave nothing on the table for in a negotiation with US this week. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

‘Let’s put it all on the table’: Malaysia fully commits to fairer US trade terms in discussions this week, as growth outlook cut over new tariffs

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A screen grab shows masked men approaching Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk in Somerville, Massachusetts, US, March 25, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 28 Mar 2025

Scholars, students, activists: Who’s being detained in the US crackdown on Palestinian support?

Usha Vance speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 28 Mar 2025

US Second Lady beats hasty retreat as Greenland prepares hostile welcome amid Trump threats

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures as he speaks during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on March 28, 2025. — AFP pc
World / 28 Mar 2025

Australia’s political future at crossroads as PM calls election for May 3

People visit an exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, US, August 16, 2023. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Mar 2025

Rewriting history, Trump issues EO for ‘ideological purge’ at Smithsonian

A demonstrator holds a banner depicting a playing card with portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, in front of the US embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine March 8, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Mar 2025

Putin: US serious about annexing Greenland

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in a press conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 27, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Mar 2025

Gloves off — Canada prepares to hit US where it hurts in tariff showdown

Supporters of US President-elect Donald Trump react, after he won the 2024 US presidential election, in West Palm Beach, Florida, November 6, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Mar 2025

Finger-pointing and F-bombs as town halls boil over in Trump’s America

A measles alert sign hangs outside the entrance to the Cohen Children’s Medical Centre, where the state health department confirmed that a baby tested positive and that there is a possibility of exposure to others at the facility, in New York March 14, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 27 Mar 2025

Measles cases are soaring in the US — here’s what you should know

A photograph taken on January 17, 2024 shows a small selection of the several tonnes of knives handed over to the British anti knife crime charity Steel Warriors, by the Metropolitan Police, after having been confiscated on the streets of London, and now placed in storage at a facility in London. — AFP pic
World / 27 Mar 2025

UK to ban ninja swords in memory of teenage victim amid crackdown on knife crime ‘crisis’

A US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) mobile surveillance camera system is stationed on the border wall along the US-Mexico border in Sunland Park, New Mexico February 25, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 27 Mar 2025

Big Brother is watching you: Trump administration taps spy satellites for US-Mexico ‘digital wall’ border surveillance

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to board a plane for Jamaica on March 26, 2025. Rubio heads to the Caribbean looking for ways forward on violence-torn Haiti and to show support for oil-rich Guyana in its dispute with Venezuela. — Nathan Howard/Pool/AFP
World / 27 Mar 2025

Oil-rich Guyana becomes focus as Rubio offers US security amid Venezuela tensions

A Thai Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) personnel on a firefighting helicopter inspects fire spots to drop water to combat forest fires over Mae On district in the northern Thai province of Chiang Mai on March 26, 2025. Forest fires are burning in several areas of northern Thailand, contributing to the annual spike in air pollution that comes with farmers burning stubble to prepare their land for the next crop. — AFP pic
World / 27 Mar 2025

Female captain spearheads helicopter firefighting missions in northern Thailand as smog crisis worsens

President Donald Trump sent two planeloads of alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to a prison in El Salvador on March 15 after invoking the AEA, which has only been used previously during the War of 1812, World War I and World War II. — Reuters pic
World / 27 Mar 2025

Appeals court denies Trump bid to lift ban on deporting Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act

A total of 1.4 tons of ketamine was seized in the coastal tourist city of Nha Trang, the government said. — AFP file pic
World / 27 Mar 2025

Vietnam makes its biggest drug factory bust, seizes 1.4 tonnes of ketamine

Relatives and friends of late Marcedes Myran gather for a candlelight vigil in front of Manitoba's highest trial court in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on April 28, 2024, on the eve of the trial of the accused. — AFP pic
World / 27 Mar 2025

Canadian police identify fourth victim of serial killer targeting Indigenous women

Built to house El Salvador’s most dangerous gangsters, conditions at the maximum-security ‘Terrorism Confinement Center’ (CECOT) are slammed by rights groups as inhumane. — AFP pic
World / 27 Mar 2025

At El Salvador’s mega-prison, Trump official warns migrants: ‘do not come illegally or face removal’