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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  / 7 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

Visitors attend the China Import and Export Fair, also known as Canton Fair, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China April 15, 2023. — Reuters pic
Money  / 17 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  / 19 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

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  / 5 h ago

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

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

The signature mixed pork noodle in spicy and sour soup is irresistible. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 5 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  / 5 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  / 18 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  / 18 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  / 5 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  / 3 h ago

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

Jewellery worth over RM8,900 bearing trademarks of well-known brands was seized in Ayer Tawar during a raid led by the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Domestic trade enforcers raid Perak jeweller using fake trademark on gold rings, earrings

A motorcycle seen crossing a small bridge in Kampung Changkat Dermawan in Tapah, which was decorated with Barisan Nasional flags. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Ilham Centre: BN likely to retain Ayer Kuning, but Pakatan collaboration and vote transfer key to securing big win

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Nikita Demydov and his wife Alina and daughter Darina, 7, at their apartment in San Diego, California, on March 20, 2025. With Russian troops ravaging their native Kharkiv, Nikita Demydov and his wife Alina were offered a way out when the United States welcomed them and their five-year-old daughter as part of a humanitarian programme. But that welcome is now being withdrawn under President Donald Trump, whose administration has suspended ‘Uniting for Ukraine,’ which allowed more than 200,000 Ukrainians to legally settle in the country. — AFP pic
World / 27 Mar 2025

‘We just want to be safe’: Once welcomed in US, Ukrainians now in limbo as humanitarian policy shifts under Trump

The US on March 16 launched large-scale military strikes against the Houthis that killed at least 31 people in response to the group’s threats to resume attacks against ships passing through the Red Sea. — Reuters pic
World / 27 Mar 2025

Trade under threat: How the US and Europe are tackling Houthi strikes in the Red Sea

Cars drive past the Ritz-Carlton hotel nameboard at its entrance in Riyadh on March 23, 2025, where talks are underway with US mediation to try to reach a ceasefire in the Russia Ukraine war. — AFP pic
World / 26 Mar 2025

‘Clearest progress yet’: Russia gets US to agree to help lift curbs on food, fertiliser and shipping

The best-known member of Elon Musk’s US DOGE Service team of technologists once provided support to a cybercrime gang that bragged about trafficking in stolen data and cyberstalking an FBI agent, according to digital records reviewed by Reuters. — Reuters pic
World / 26 Mar 2025

DOGE staffer ‘Big Balls’ linked to cybercrime ring known for hacking and FBI cyberstalking, raising concerns over US govt access

The European Commission said today that Europe should enhance stockpiling of critical equipment and encourage the public to maintain sufficient supplies for at least 72 hours in case of emergencies. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
World / 26 Mar 2025

EU calls for stockpiling emergency supplies, urges 72-hour preparedness

Palestinians attend a rally calling for an end to the war, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, March 25, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 26 Mar 2025

‘We don’t want war’: Palestinians in Gaza protest against Hamas in rare public dissent

Vance had said he would join his wife Usha on a trip tomorrow to Greenland, saying he would visit US Space Force members based there but also ‘check out what’s going on with the security’ of Greenland. — AFP pic
World / 26 Mar 2025

Denmark welcomes US rethink on Greenland visit

Beijing called the report ‘biased’ and accused it of ‘exaggerating the China threat’ today. — Reuters pic
World / 26 Mar 2025

China ‘steadily’ gaining ability to seize Taiwan, poses ‘most robust’ military threat to US, intel warns

A resident films a wildfire devastating a mountain, in Uiseong, South Korea, March 24, 2025. — Yonhap pic via Reuters
World / 26 Mar 2025

South Korea’s wildfires kill 24, wreak ‘unprecedented damage’

Taiwan said today that it will use this year’s events marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two to remind the world it was not the government in Beijing that won the war. — Reuters pic
World / 26 Mar 2025

Taiwan to use WWII legacy to push back against China threats

Li Yanhe, editor-in-chief of Gusa Publishing, went missing during a visit to mainland China in 2023 before Chinese authorities revealed he was being investigated for national security crimes. — Istock.com pic via AFP-Relaxnews
World / 26 Mar 2025

China sentences publisher to three years on ‘secession’ charges

Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party, gestures upon his arrival at a court in Seoul March 26, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 26 Mar 2025

South Korean appeals court acquits Lee Jae-myung, bolstering his 2027 presidential prospects

A screengrab of Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young brandishing a salmon in the Australian Senate today.
World / 26 Mar 2025

A load of pollocks: Aussie senator’s salmon stunt causes a stink in Parliament

Embers remain among the debris after most of the buildings were burned to the ground in a wildfire at Gounsa Temple in Uiseong on March 26, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 26 Mar 2025

South Korea firefighting helicopter crashes, killing pilot

Experts said yesterday’s court order, once enacted, will remove the Church’s tax-exempt status while branding the organisation a harmful entity. — Reuters pic
World / 26 Mar 2025

Japan court orders ‘Moonies’ church be stripped of legal recognition

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives ahead of a no-confidence vote at the parliament in Bangkok March 26, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 26 Mar 2025

Thai PM Paetongtarn sails through no-confidence vote in parliament