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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  / 17 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  / 16 h ago

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

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  / 13 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  / 17 h ago

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

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  / 15 h ago

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

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  / 18 h ago

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

Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department (JKDNKA) Wildlife Crime Bureau (WCB) Commander, SAC Mohd Zaki Ashar, said the seizures followed raids on three separate premises in the area. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Police seize RM1.5m in non-halal chicken and pork in Kampung Baru Subang, 32 detained

(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  / 19 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  / 19 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  / 19 h ago

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

While food supply remains stable for now, higher fuel costs are expected to raise the cost of transport and production, which could eventually push up prices at the checkout. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

US-Iran conflict: What it means for Malaysians’ consumption habits

In a war saturated with AI-generated content, even authentic images are increasingly met with doubt. — Picture from social media
World  / 3 h ago

‘AI slop’ floods Middle East war, blurring truth and fiction

Jafry Ariffin (centre) after the courtesy call from Jesselton International who presented a proposal for a cable car project in the Kundasang area. — Picture courtesy of Jafry Ariffin’s office
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Sabah mulls Mount Kinabalu cable car proposal, stresses conservation-first approach

Proton said March sales rose 15.4 per cent from February and were 12.8 per cent higher compared to the same month last year. Its market share for March is expected to reach 25.1 per cent, with year-to-date share forecast at 27.4 per cent — its highest level since 2017. — Reuters pic
Money  / 16 h ago

Proton says 2026 Q1 sales hit highest level since 2004, driven by EV growth

Darren Jack, a Canadian motorsports memorabilia collector from Toronto, poses with the racing helmet worn by late Formula One legend Ayrton Senna in Nagoya on March 30, 2026. — AFP pic
Sports  / 13 h ago

Canadian collector secures Ayrton Senna helmet, turns down million-dollar offers at Japan GP

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez waves as she walks to deliver her first annual address to the nation at the National Assembly, following the US strike in Caracas that resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Caracas January 15, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Jan 2026

Venezuela’s new leader, facing internal division, moves to tighten her grip on power

Former British Conservative Party member Robert Jenrick shakes hands with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage at a press conference, as Jenrick has announced he has defected from the country's Conservative Party to the right-wing Reform UK Party, in London, January 15, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Jan 2026

UK’s shifting political scene: Wave of Conservative defections boosts Farage’s Reform

The shark bit the boy, believed to be about 13 years old, during the late afternoon off Shark Beach, New South Wales state police said.— AFP pic
World / 18 Jan 2026

Shark mauls boy in Sydney Harbour

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt speak to the media at the Danish Embassy on January 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. — Getty Images via AFP
World / 18 Jan 2026

Danish foreign minister to visit Nato allies over Greenland

Joint search and rescue teams climb towards the suspected crash site in Sulawesi. — AFP pic
World / 18 Jan 2026

Rescuers recover one body from Indonesian fisheries plane crash, nine still missing

Prime Minister Keir Starmer immediately set about repairing and rebuilding relations with the 27-member bloc after winning the July 2024 election that ousted the Conservatives after 14 years in power. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Jan 2026

Labour to table bill resetting UK‑EU ties, reigniting Brexit battles

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said a US invasion of Greenland ‘would make Putin the happiest man on earth’. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Jan 2026

On thin ice: Sanchez warns US Greenland invasion would make Putin the happiest man alive

A scene from a rally in support of Iranians in Paris, January 17, 2026. Protests in Iran have eased following a deadly crackdown under an internet blackout. — AFP pic
World / 18 Jan 2026

Iran’s supreme leader vows to ‘break the back of seditionists’ as groups warn thousands killed in brutal crackdown

Federal agents guard a perimeter following a shooting incident as angry residents protest their presence in the city on January 14, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. — AFP pic
World / 18 Jan 2026

Pentagon orders 1,500 troops on standby for possible Minnesota deployment

Indonesian authorities said Sunday they had located the wreckage of a fisheries surveillance plane that went missing. This unverified image was widely shared on social media. — Picture via Facebook/Badan SAR Nasional Makassar
World / 18 Jan 2026

Indonesia locates wreckage of missing fisheries plane, search continues for 11 on board

Displaced Palestinians shelter among rubble in Jabalia refugee camp after years of Israeli strikes, January 17, 2026, as Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for postwar Gaza takes shape with global leaders invited. — AFP pic
World / 18 Jan 2026

Israel slams Trump’s Gaza panel line‑up as Board of Peace takes shape without coordination

Hundreds of people on Saturday rallied in London against Beijing’s controversial new mega embassy, days ahead of a decision on the plan. — AFP pic
World / 18 Jan 2026

Spy fears and secret rooms: London protesters warn Beijing’s mega embassy could be an espionage hub

Indonesian authorities are searching for a plane carrying three government workers and seven crew members after contact with the aircraft was lost on Saturday, officials said. — Picture via X/Flightradar24
World / 18 Jan 2026

Indonesia launches desperate search after plane carrying officials and crew vanishes over Sulawesi

Protesters take part in a demonstration to show support for Greenland in Copenhagen. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Jan 2026

‘Greenland not for sale’: Trump’s 25pc tariff ultimatum sparks fury across Nato allies

Restrictions on children’s access to social media are spreading worldwide. — AFP pic
World / 18 Jan 2026

Childhood redefined: Sweeping bans and restrictions mark the rise of digital control worldwide

A satellite image shows new reactors under construction at the Bushehr site in Iran in this handout image dated January 1, 2025. — Maxar Technologies handout pic via Reuters
World / 18 Jan 2026

What we know — and don’t — about the status of Iran’s nuclear facilities