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Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa conducts an inspection during Op Selamat 25 for Chinese New Year 2026 at Jalan Raja Laut in Kuala Lumpur on February 15, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Rider’s leg severed in early morning KL crash, Honda City driver arrested

The Ministry of Health (MOH) no longer permits the sale of two cosmetic products, Glowing Nite Treatment and Glowing Herbal Treatment, which have been found to contain scheduled poisons. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Toxic beauty: MOH bans two cosmetic products over mercury and other poisons

The Harumanis mango, a rare seasonal fruit that’s sweet, creamy, and fragrant. — Picture via Facebook/Harumanis Perlis
Life  / 18 h ago

Harumanis: The ‘Musang King of mangoes’ — taste, origin and why now is the time to buy

Tour buses around Kuala Lumpur June 21, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

We can’t pass on rising costs: Malaysia’s tourism industry pleads for urgent govt aid, subsidies

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. Civil servants in the federal territories, Selangor, and state capitals with commutes over eight kilometres can start working from home from April 15. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

WFH for civil servants: Those in FT, Selangor, state capitals with commutes over 8km eligible from April 15

A general view shows the new highway linking Nilai, Labu, and Bandar Enstek in Nilai on April 2, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

What is Malaysia Vision Valley 2.0? Inside Negeri Sembilan’s six-zone economic mega-project

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki today declined to comment on recent reports by Bloomberg. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Azam stays tight-lipped on Bloomberg report: ‘I don’t want to comment’

Deputy Prime Minister and Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi delivers a speech during the ministry’s monthly assembly in Putrajaya on April 2, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Ahmad Zahid: Stop blaming government for fuel prices, Malaysia in ‘crisis preparation mode’

US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation about the Iran war at the White House in Washington, D.C. April 1, 2026. — Alex Brandon/Pool/Reuters pic
World  / 18 h ago

Trump vows to bomb Iran ‘back to the Stone Ages’ in prime‑time speech, but gives no timeline to end war

An Israeli man carries belongings at the site of a damaged residential building, after Iran launched missiles towards Israel, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Bnei Brak, Israel April 1, 2026. — Reuters pic
World  / 17 h ago

Iran fires missiles at Israel after Trump vows ‘Stone Ages’ strikes

President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. — Alex Brandon/Pool/Reuters pic
Money  / 18 h ago

Hopes dim for swift end to Iran war as markets roil after Trump speech, oil spikes

File picture of Perdana Putra building, which houses the Prime Minister’s Office, in Putrajaya on March 3, 2025. nergy controls in government buildings will be tightened, including setting air-conditioning temperatures at no lower than 24°Celsius, following the global energy crisis, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Global energy crisis: Putrajaya to cap air-conditioning at offices to 24°C, tighten energy use in govt buildings, says DPM Fadillah

(From left) Malaysia Aviation Group President and Group Chief Executive Officer Capt. Nasaruddin A. Bakar and Chief Financial Officer Boo Hui Yee at the MAG 2025 financial performance announcement in Kuala Lumpur, April 2, 2026. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Money  / 17 h ago

Malaysia Aviation Group profit more than doubles to RM137m as recovery strengthens amid cost discipline, travel demand

Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz speaks during a press conference at Wisma Bernama in Kuala Lumpur on December 2, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Zafrul: Govt needs standby stimulus ready to tackle sustained Middle East crisis

Police officers look at a building of the North Sumatra's National Sports Committee of Indonesia (KONI) damaged following a severe 7.4-magnitude offshore quake in Manado, North Sulawesi on April 2, 2026. A tsunami alert following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia today has now been lifted, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said. — AFP pic
World  / 18 h ago

Indonesia quake damages buildings; tsunami alerts lifted as disaster agency warns of aftershocks

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev (L) and Bulgaria’s former Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov (R) hold a signed founding charter as US President Donald Trump applauds at the ‘Board of Peace’ meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 23 Jan 2026

Trump launches ‘Board of Peace’ at Davos, sparks doubts with US$1b invite to Putin

Greenlandic flags are seen in the foreground as a pedestrian walks along a snowy street in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 22, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 23 Jan 2026

Trump backs down on Greenland threats, but Europe stays ‘extremely vigilant’

Kurds living in Lebanon gather as they hold signs and flags during a protest against Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and recent military clashes between the Syrian army and Kurdish forces, in Beirut, Lebanon on January 20. — Reuters pic
World / 23 Jan 2026

US pressure and secret talks paved way for Syria’s push into Kurdish-held northeast

This aerial view shows the Okomu Forest in the Okomu National Park on November 11, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 23 Jan 2026

From logging to law enforcement: Inside Nigeria’s fight to save Okomu forest

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook leaves the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, as the court hears oral arguments in Trump v. Cook. The case centres on President Donald Trump’s attempt to remove Cook from the Federal Reserve, raising questions about presidential power and the central bank’s independence. — AFP pic
World / 22 Jan 2026

Who is Lisa Cook, the Fed governor Trump seeks to fire?

This photo illustration taken in Seoul shows AI images created by Carat, a South Korean generative AI service, and its webpage. — AFP pic
World / 22 Jan 2026

South Korea rolls out world’s first full AI law, forcing labels on deepfakes

US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte during the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 22 Jan 2026

Beijing denounces US-Nato Greenland deal as excuse for ‘selfish gain’

The World Health Organisation today opens a major conference on traditional medicine in New Delhi, arguing that technologies such as artificial intelligence can help scientifically validate centuries-old healing practices and better integrate them into modern healthcare systems. — Reuters file pic
World / 22 Jan 2026

Trump pulls US from World Health Organisation despite legal requirement to pay dues

The logo of Tokyo Electric Power Company is displayed at the entrance to the company’s headquarters in Tokyo on January 19, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 22 Jan 2026

Japan halts nuclear reactor startup after alarm sounds during procedures

Makabayan bloc representatives Sara Elago (left), Louise Co (centre), and Antonio Tinio (right) show documents as they endorse a second impeachment complaint against Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on January 22, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 22 Jan 2026

Philippines’ Marcos faces second impeachment bid over ‘ghost’ flood projects

An aerial view shows an area affected by a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand on January 22, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 22 Jan 2026

‘Help us, get us out’: Voices heard then stopped at New Zealand landslide site

Voters queue to cast their ballots during the second phase of Myanmar’s general election at a polling station in Kawhmu township, Yangon on January 11, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 22 Jan 2026

Asean five-point consensus gets fresh push as Philippines convenes Myanmar talks

Police detain a woman in downtown on the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Beijing’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, near where the candlelight vigil is usually held, in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2023. — Reuters pic
World / 22 Jan 2026

Hong Kong’s last Tiananmen vigil organisers face 10 years’ prison in no-jury trial

A billboard by the “Coalition for Regional Security” initiative is displayed in Tel Aviv on June 26, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 22 Jan 2026

Trump’s US$1b ‘permanent seat’ Gaza peace board: Who paid and who’s out

US President Donald Trump speaks during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 22 Jan 2026

Did Trump confuse Greenland with Iceland? White House says no — video says yes

US President Donald Trump speaks during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 22 Jan 2026

Is Greenland still for sale? Trump claims ‘win’ with vague new Arctic security pact