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A general view shows cloudy and rainy weather conditions around Kuala Lumpur on October 19, 2023. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Thunderstorm warning issued for Cameron Highlands, Selangor, KL and seven other regions today

File picture of a man working from the comfort of home during phase three of the movement control order in Shah Alam April 15, 2020. The government today announced the implementation of work-from-home (WFH) arrangements for the public sector and government-linked companies (GLCs) effective April 15 as a proactive measure to address the global energy crisis. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Anwar announces WFH for public sector and GLCs from April 15 to ease energy strain

Nor Nadia Abdul Majid, 32, said she was satisfied with the prosecution’s decision. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Widow relieved by murder charge, vows RM1m civil suit over fatal Klang crash

Mockups of domestically-made Iranian missiles are displayed at an exhibition outside the Defence Museum in Tehran on March 31, 2026. — AFP pic
World  / 17 h ago

Iran says has ‘zero trust’ in US, demands full end to war

The government has refrained from fully floating retail prices at the pump for three consecutive weeks following the outbreak of the crisis in West Asia. Instead, it continues to absorb a substantial portion of subsidy costs for petrol and diesel.. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Finance Ministry: Fuel subsidies maintained but BUDI95 quota reduced to 200 litres, as unsubsidised diesel breaches RM6 mark

Nor Nadia Abdul Majid (right), wife of the late Amirul Hafiz Omar, 33, during a press conference at the Court compound in Klang, April 1, 2026. — Bernama pic
What You Think  / 13 h ago

What we owe Amirul and his family — Michelle Liu and Jia Vern Tham

While Middle East visitors dropped significantly year-on-year in March 2026, Malaysia’s international visitors’ figures were buoyed by strong growth from Asean and Asia. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

It’s going up, up, up: Malaysia records higher tourist arrivals in March despite Middle East turmoil

File photo of Norhayati Mohd Arifin (right) and Susanna Liew Sow Yoke (left) during the announcement of Suhakam’s public inquiry findings into the disappearances of their husbands, Amri Che Mat and Pastor Raymond Koh, at the commission’s office in Kuala Lumpur April 3, 2019. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

‘A step towards truth’: Susanna Liew hails decision allowing access to special task force report

A member of staff poses with a painting entitled ‘Nympheas avec reflets de hautes herbes’ by French artist Claude Monet at Sotheby’s auction house in central London on January 31, 2013. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Authorities say Monet painting linked to 1MDB sold, funds to return to Malaysia

Sarawak United People’s Party president Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian said the sacking of Kuching chairman Datuk Lily Yong Lee Lee is currently under a ‘legal process’. — The Borneo Post
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

SUPP president: Lily Yong’s sacking under legal process

A former principal of a Singapore preschool, who helped to cover up the May and November 2023 sexual assault of three toddlers by a cook at its premises during their naptime, was sentenced to 10 days in jail on April 1, 2026. A Singapore court order prohibits the identification of all the preschool, the staff, the children except for the assaulter. — Unsplash pic
Singapore  / 19 h ago

Ex-principal gets 10 days in jail as sexual abuse cover-up in Singapore preschool comes to light

The restriction on the purchase of RON95 petrol using foreign credit and debit cards at self-service terminals at petrol stations is being enforced in stages nationwide from today. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Malaysia enforces foreign card ban on RON95 fuel at self‑service terminals nationwide, effective today

Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said that Petronas operations remain stable for the period between April and May. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Petronas operations stable, weekly fuel prices to be announced every Wednesday, says comms minister

State-run China Central Television reported that Li Xiong, former chairman of Huione Group under Prince Group, is suspected of multiple crimes and described him as a core member of Chen Zhi’s criminal gang. — Reuters pic
World  / 16 h ago

China extradites alleged scam boss from Cambodia over multibillion-dollar crime ring

Singaporean Mitchell Ong (left), now 45, has been under detention in Spain since he was arrested in April 2024 for the murder of fellow Singaporean Audrey Fang (right) who was 39 at the time. — Pictures from Instagram/strongestasian and Facebook/Fang Dirou
Singapore  / 19 h ago

Singaporean Audrey Fang’s suspected killer Mitchell Ong to remain in Spanish custody for two more years as investigation wraps up

A giant screen shows a news report on China’s ‘Justice Mission 2025’ military drills around Taiwan, in Beijing December 30, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 31 Dec 2025

China says live‑fire drills around Taiwan ‘completed successfully’ amid international criticism

Palestinian children wait for a meal at a charity kitchen in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 22, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 31 Dec 2025

EU warns Israel NGO suspensions in Gaza would block ‘life-saving aid’

US President Donald Trump scrapped two bills this week, exercising his veto power for the first time during his second term to reject a water pipeline and the expansion of a Native American reservation. — Reuters pic
World / 31 Dec 2025

Trump issues first vetoes of his second term, blocks water pipeline and Native American reservation Bill

An activist shouts slogans during a protest as Indonesia is set to pass a new criminal code that will ban sex outside marriage, cohabitation between unmarried couples, insulting the president, and expressing views counter to the national ideology, outside the Indonesian Parliament buildings in Jakarta December 5, 2022. — Reuters pic
World / 31 Dec 2025

Indonesia’s new criminal code criminalises premarital sex, insults to the state; minister warns of abuse risks

This photo illustration taken in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2025 shows redacted documents after the US Justice Department began releasing the long-awaited records from the investigation into the politically explosive case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. — AFP pic
World / 31 Dec 2025

US Justice Dept: 5.2 million Epstein documents under review, release delayed beyond Congress deadline

A giant screen shows a news report on China's ‘Justice Mission 2025’ military drills around Taiwan, in Beijing, China December 30, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 31 Dec 2025

Japan says China’s military drills around Taiwan ‘increase tensions’, urges peaceful resolution

South Korea is set to fully ban its decades-old controversial practice of bear bile farming next year, according to officials today, although about 200 bears are still in captivity, Yonhap News Agency reported. — Picture courtesy of Lalita Gomez
World / 31 Dec 2025

Controversial bear bile farming to be banned in South Korea from 2026, 199 bears still captive

Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov attends a meeting, chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin and dedicated to on the ‘special military operation’ amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Moscow December 29, 2025. — Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool pic via Reuters
World / 31 Dec 2025

Top Russian general says Putin orders expansion of Ukraine buffer zone in 2026

A firework explodes behind a police officer in riot gear during a protest in response to federal immigration operations in the Little Tokyo neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles, on June 9, 2025. The Trump administration in recent months has latched onto news of a large-scale public benefit fraud scandal to carry out immigration raids and harsher policies targeting Minnesota’s large Somali migrant community. — AFP pic
World / 31 Dec 2025

‘This is about purging people like me from this country’: Trump admin links US$300m fraud case to Somali community, ramps up immigration raids​​​​​​​

Colombian President Gustavo Petro yesterday said the United States bombed a suspected cocaine factory in the port city of Maracaibo, Venezuela. — AFP pic
World / 31 Dec 2025

Colombian president says US strike hit suspected cocaine facility in Venezuela

A bus carries 18 Cambodian soldiers repatriated from Thailand after being captured in July, following their release under the terms of a ceasefire agreement signed on December 27, 2025, at Prum International Border Checkpoint in Pailin province, Cambodia, December 31, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 31 Dec 2025

Thailand releases 18 Cambodian soldiers captured in July after border ceasefire holds

One of the two trains affected after a head-on collision connecting Machu Picchu with Ollantaytambo is pictured in Pampacahua, Cusco Department, Peru, on December 30, 2025. At least one person died and 40 others were injured on December 30, 2025, in a head-on collision between two tourist trains on the route to Machu Picchu in south-eastern Peru, authorities said. — AFP pic
World / 31 Dec 2025

Head‑on train crash near Peru’s Machu Picchu kills conductor, injures 40 passengers

People gather behind barbed wires outside the Evercare hospital in Dhaka on December 30, 2025, following the death of Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia at age 80. — AFP pic
World / 31 Dec 2025

Crowds gather in Dhaka for Bangladesh’s ex-PM Khaleda Zia’s state funeral 

Magnus Carlsen of Norway (L) plays against Rudik Makarian of Russia in the 15th round of the Blitz Open during the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025 at Qatar University's Sports and Events Complex in Doha on December 30, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 31 Dec 2025

Magnus Carlsen wins 20th world chess title with back-to-back blitz and rapid triumphs

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference with Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky following talks at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 28, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 31 Dec 2025

Tariffs, truce and turmoil: The highs and lows that shaped 2025

Residents charge their devices inside a support point, situated in a bomb shelter, during a long power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by a Russian missile and drone strikes, in the town of Vyshhorod in Kyiv region, Ukraine, December 29, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Dec 2025

Ukrainians withstand days-long power cuts in crowded ‘resilience’ shelters