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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  / 17 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  / 18 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  / 19 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  / 15 h ago

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

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

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

A Palestinian woman hangs laundry across the rubble of destroyed buildings where families have set up shelters. — AFP pic
World / 17 Jan 2026

What ceasefire? Palestinians say bombs still fall, families still grieve and nothing has changed

Federal agents confront anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis on January 15, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 17 Jan 2026

‘Where’s your papers?’: ICE raids stir anger across America as polls reveal voters souring on Trump’s crackdown

Though Starlink is not licensed to operate in Iran, Musk has repeatedly confirmed its presence on his social media platform X, spurring a yearslong effort by the Iranian government to counter the service. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Jan 2026

Iran deploys jammers, spoofed GPS in escalating test of Musk’s Starlink

A general view shows buildings known as Jinbei 6, part of a suspected compound built and operated by internationally sanctioned accused scam boss Chen Zhi's Prince Group, in Sihanoukville on January 15, 2026. Hundreds of people dragged away suitcases, computer monitors, pets and furniture as they fled a suspected Cambodian cyberfraud centre in the coastal city of Sihanoukville, after the country's most wanted alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi was arrested and deported. — AFP pic
World / 17 Jan 2026

China tells Cambodia scam hub disappearances pose ‘serious obstacle’ to ties

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 28, 2025. Trump told Reuters this week ⁠that he may meet with Zelenskiy at the WEF. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Jan 2026

Ukraine negotiators arrive in US for peace talks with Trump officials

A bus burned during protests, on a street in Tehran January 16, 2026. — Majid Asgaripour/Wana (West Asia News Agency) pic via Reuters
World / 17 Jan 2026

Over 3,000 killed in Iran protests as internet slowly returns, rights group reports

Iranian women married to Iraqis wave Iranian flags as boys hold portraits of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a demonstration near the Iranian embassy in Baghdad on January 16, 2026, against Israel and recent US threats of military action in Iran, and in support of the Iranian government and its supreme leader. — AFP pic
World / 17 Jan 2026

New Zealand, Slovakia close embassies in Tehran, raising warning on travel in Iran

Iranian nationals living in Greece take part in a rally in support of the Iranian people in front of the Iranian Embassy in Athens on January 16, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 17 Jan 2026

Iran protests fade under force and blackout, but shah’s son says clerical rule will fall

Colombia-born Venezuelan Alex Saab, an associate of deposed president Nicolas Maduro has been sacked as industry minister by interim leader Delcy Rodriguez on January 16, 2025 amid pressure from the US. — AFP pic
World / 17 Jan 2026

From jail release to job loss: Maduro ally Alex Saab out as Venezuela’s interim govt cleans house

Displaced Palestinian families set up tents in the vicinity of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East’s headquarters in Gaza City on January 11, 2026. US President Donald ‌Trump named himself chairman of a ‘Board of Peace’ to oversee Gaza’s governance. — AFP pic
World / 17 Jan 2026

Trump-led ‘Board of Peace’ with son-in-law and Tony Blair take charge of Gaza amid ceasefire — no Palestinians included

Wreckage at the site where a train was derailed when a construction crane collapsed and fell onto its carriages, causing several casualties, in Sikhio district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, January 14, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Jan 2026

Thailand pauses 14 construction projects after fatal crane falls in Bangkok

The 32-year-old pickup truck driver said the road surface appeared normal before suddenly collapsing beneath his vehicle. — Picture from X/Bangkok Community Help Foundation
World / 17 Jan 2026

One truck, one burst pipe, and a Bangkok traffic nightmare on Rama II Road

Protesters hold up the Greenland flag during a march to the US consulate and chant the slogan ‘Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people’, in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 15, 2025 as Trump ramps up his bid to take control of their country. — AFP pic
World / 17 Jan 2026

Amid Trump’s Greenland push, locals feel safer with Nato allies on the ground

Iranian Democratic Opposition Leader Reza Pahlavi, who lives in exile in Washington, called for protection for the Iranian people and an orderly transition to democracy. — AFP pic
World / 17 Jan 2026

Exiled Iranian royal Reza Pahlavi urges international action as protests rage at home

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gives away her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump in Washington DC on January 15, 2026. — White House handout pic
World / 17 Jan 2026

Nobel committee says Peace Prize still Machado’s after Venezuelan opposition leader gives medal to Trump

Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude oil exporter, has for years sought to quell speculation over the health of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, who has been on the throne since 2015. — Saudi Royal Court handout via Reuters
World / 17 Jan 2026

Saudi King Salman, 90, leaves Riyadh hospital, royal court says health ‘reassuring’