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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

Screenshot from Flightradar24 showing air traffic over the Middle East on January 17, 2026 with Iran in the centre.
World / 17 Jan 2026

EU safety agency tells airlines to avoid Iranian airspace amid US-Iran tensions

Syrian Kurds attend a protest in solidarity with the people in the neighborhood of Sheikh Maksoud and Ashrafiya, as the last Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters leave the Syrian city of Aleppo on January 11, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Jan 2026

Syria recognises Kurdish language and culture amid unrest over northern autonomy push

Protesters face off against an ICE supporter during a demonstration outside the Bishop Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 15, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 17 Jan 2026

‘No reason right now’: Trump cools Insurrection Act talk over Minnesota protests

The Danish flag flies form the deck of the HDMS Knud Rasmussen Royal Danish Navy patrol vessel, moored at the harbour in Nuuk, Greenland on January 16, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 17 Jan 2026

Trump says countries opposing Greenland takeover could pay a price

Noah Rosenblum, professor of law at New York University, said Trump has ‘really personalised’ the US presidency in his second act. — AFP pic
World / 17 Jan 2026

Trump unbound: One whirlwind year of a presidency driven by personality

A sign for the Greenlandic representation in Denmark is seen outside an entrance to North Atlantic House in Copenhagen, Denmark, January 14, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Jan 2026

Why Trump wants Greenland — and how Denmark came to control it

Protesters participate in an anti-ICE demonstration outside the Bishop Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 15, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 17 Jan 2026

‘Byzantine, time-consuming processes’: Renee Good case highlights why suing ICE agents is so difficult in the US

A community member picks up a container of CS gas near the site where a shooting by federal agents occurred last night on January 15, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. — AFP pic
World / 16 Jan 2026

Explainer: What Trump’s Insurrection Act threat means for US protests

A worker installs a billboard advertising the 14th Congress of the Vietnamese Communist Party in Hanoi on January 9, 2026. Vietnam's leaders convene for a once-every-five-years congress, where its General Secretary To Lam is looking to cement control over the Communist Party leading one of Asia's fastest-growing economies. — AFP pic
World / 16 Jan 2026

From Cold War enforcer to economic streamliner: What to know about Vietnam’s bold new leader To Lam

A Royal Danish Air Force Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules is parked on the tarmac at Nuuk international airport on January 15, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. Denmark's prime minister said on January 15, 2026 that the US ambition to take control of Greenland remained ‘intact’ and that there were still a ‘fundamental disagreement’ between the countries, despite high-stakes White House talks. — AFP pic
World / 16 Jan 2026

Trump’s Greenland gambit tests Europe’s patience and power

Women cross a street in Doylestown, Pennsylvania on January 14, 2025. Support for US President Donald Trump has waned since he took office last January, as opinion polls show a slump in the president's approval rating. — AFP pic
World / 16 Jan 2026

US swing voters rethink Trump: Bucks County shows signs of cooling support a year on

Indonesia has imposed a ban on goats and sheep to prevent a highly viral disease that targets the two animals from spreading in the country. — AFP pic
World / 16 Jan 2026

Indonesia says no to goats, sheep as deadly livestock virus spreads across South-east Asia

Extra edition newspapers are displayed at a subway gate in downtown Seoul on December 4, 2024, after martial law was lifted in South Korea. The country’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced on January 16, 2026 to five years in prison for obstructing justice and other charges linked to his disastrous martial law declaration and in its chaotic aftermath. — AFP pic
World / 16 Jan 2026

Presidents in peril: The dramatic downfalls of South Korea’s leaders

The Pentagon is set to shake-up an independent military newspaper called ‘Stars and Stripes’ and make it focus on warfighting. — Reuters pic
World / 16 Jan 2026

Gun, fitness and ‘all things military’: US armed forces newspaper gets Pentagon reboot, goodbye ‘woke distractions’

The court stands at the start of the first hearing at the International Court of Justice in which Myanmar is accused of committing genocide against the country's Muslim minority, the Rohingya, in the Hague on January 12, 2026. — ANP/AFP/Netherlands OUT pic
World / 16 Jan 2026

Gambia vs Myanmar: Rohingya genocide case sparks fiery defence at UN court

Indonesia’s Mobile Brigade Corps is deploying Sumatran elephants to help clear tree debris following flash floods in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya district, Aceh. — AFP pic
World / 16 Jan 2026

Polluter pays: Indonesia sues six firms for US$200m after deadly Sumatra floods