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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

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

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

Wreckage of a train involved in the accident, at the site of a deadly derailment of two high-speed trains near Adamuz, in Cordoba, Spain, January 20, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 22 Jan 2026

After family trip to ‘The Lion King,’ a six-year-old survives Spain’s deadly train crash alone

Dutch Marines stand in front of a jet, during the visit of Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a base, as part of a military exercise called ‘Cold Response 2022’, gathering around 30,000 troops from Nato member countries plus Finland and Sweden, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Bardufoss in the Arctic Circle, Norway, March 25, 2022. — Reuters file pic
World / 21 Jan 2026

Who controls the Arctic? The military stakes behind Trump’s push to buy Greenland

The planned meeting between Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff comes as negotiations focus on the remaining terms of a possible Ukraine agreement. — Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via Reuters
World / 21 Jan 2026

Putin to meet US delegation seeking breakthrough in stalled Ukraine peace talks

The widow of Iran’s former shah, Farah Pahlavi, poses during a photo session at her home in Paris January 20, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 21 Jan 2026

Widow of Iran’s last shah says ‘no turning back’ after protests

A person pulls a child on a snow sled, in Nuuk, Greenland, January 20, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 21 Jan 2026

China distances itself from Greenland issue but warns against US dependence

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World / 21 Jan 2026

European police smash synthetic drug ring in ‘largest-ever’ op

The 20,000-square-metre site is set to become the largest embassy complex in the UK by area, and one of the largest in the centre of a Western capital. — AFP
World / 21 Jan 2026

China says Britain had ‘obligation’ to approve mega embassy

Protesters set afire portraits of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a pro-Iranian regime demonstration in front of the Iranian consulate in Istanbul, on January 18, 2026. Netanyahu has accepted Trump's invitation to join his 'Board of Peace.' — AFP pic
World / 21 Jan 2026

Israel’s Netanyahu accepts Trump invitation to join ‘Board of Peace’

This photo taken on October 29, 2025 shows Philip Chiu placing flowers for his late sister Chiu Siu-king, who was killed in the Lamma IV ferry sinking in October 2012, at the Pok Fu Lam cemetery in Hong Kong. — AFP pic
World / 21 Jan 2026

Hong Kong ferry disaster ruled ‘unlawful killing’ after 13 years

As he handed down the sentence at a court in the city of Nara, judge Shinichi Tanaka said Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, had been 'determined' to shoot Abe. — Kyodo via Reuters pic
World / 21 Jan 2026

Gunman jailed for life in killing of Japan ex-PM Abe

The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa unit would be the first run by Tokyo Electric power (TEPCO) — which also operates the stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant, now being decommissioned—to restart since 2011. — AFP pic
World / 21 Jan 2026

Japan restarts world’s largest nuclear plant for first time since 2011, despite local fears

Trump and his entourage changed planes at Joint Base Andrews just outside Washington and took off again shortly after midnight. — Getty Images via AFP pic
World / 21 Jan 2026

Trump departs for Davos forum again after switching to new plane

Former South Korean prime minister Han Duck-soo (C) arrives at the Seoul Central District Court for his first sentencing trial in the insurrection case in Seoul on January 21, 2026. — AFP pool pic
World / 21 Jan 2026

South Korean ex-PM Han gets 23 years jail for martial law role

US President Donald Trump's plane had to return to base after an electrical issue. — AFP pic
World / 21 Jan 2026

Trump’s plane turns back on way to Davos, White House says ‘minor electrical issue’

Equality commissioner Hadja Lahbib highlighted the stark contrast between Brussels and Washington over the issue as she presented a new “anti-racism” strategy in Strasbourg. — Reuters pic
World / 21 Jan 2026

EU doubles down on diversity policies under Trump assault

Amid growing public distrust of vaccines, measles is making a resurgence in several developed countries, including the United States, which is experiencing its worst outbreak of the highly contagious disease in more than 30 years. — Reuters file pic
World / 21 Jan 2026

US measles epidemic grows with South Carolina outbreak