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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  / 14 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  / 13 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  / 17 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  / 17 h ago

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

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim acknowledged today that many of Malaysia’s poorest and most marginalised still lack meaningful access to justice, a gap his government aims to bridge. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Anwar admits justice still out of reach for many, vows reforms to close gap

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  / 10 h ago

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

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  / 18 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  / 16 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  / 17 h ago

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

A general view shows the new highway linking Nilai, Labu, and Bandar Enstek in Nilai on April 2, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

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

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  / 15 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  / 16 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  / 12 h ago

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

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  / 16 h ago

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

(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  / 16 h ago

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

Luigi Mangione appears with his defense attorneys Karen Friedman Agnifilo and Marc Agnifilo as US District Judge Margaret Garnett announced he will not face the death penalty during his hearing in Manhattan Federal Court on murder charges for the killing of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson in New York City January 30, 2026, in this courtroom sketch. — Reuters pic
World / 31 Jan 2026

US judge blocks death penalty in case of alleged health CEO killer Mangione

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference outlining his priorities for 2026 at UN headquarters in New York City January 29, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 31 Jan 2026

Guterres warns UN faces ‘imminent financial collapse’ as member states fall behind on dues

Deputy US Attorney General Todd Blanche reacts during a press conference at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C. January 30, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 31 Jan 2026

‘We didn’t protect or not protect anybody’: US releases massive Epstein file trove, says no special treatment for Trump

Vietnam is the world’s largest producer of Robusta coffee, which has a bitter taste ‍and is used mainly in instant coffee. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Jan 2026

Vietnam’s coffee pride shaken as police investigate fake blends made from soybeans

China’s President Xi Jinping and Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 29, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 30 Jan 2026

Britain turns to Beijing as Starmer defies Trump and signs new deals

Pino Terzo Di Dio was in tears as firefighters carried his beloved parrots out of his home, which has been cordoned off as his town teeters on a cliff edge. — AFP pic
World / 30 Jan 2026

Firefighters rush to save parrots and pets as Sicilian town reels from cliff‑edge collapse

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said the country has rejected joining US President Donald Trump’s proposed ‘Board of Peace’ in its current form, citing limited added value. — AFP pic
World / 30 Jan 2026

New Zealand says no to Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ invite, prefers UN alignment

Marius Borg Høiby (back right), the son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, appears in a family photo taken during Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s 18th birthday gala in Oslo on June 17, 2022. — AFP file pic
World / 30 Jan 2026

Norway royal scandal: Trial begins next week for crown princess’s son accused of raping and assaulting multiple women, some while unconscious

The US Capitol is seen as the Senate negotiates a federal government funding bill to avert a partial shutdown ahead of a midnight deadline on January 29, 2026, in Washington. — AFP pic
World / 30 Jan 2026

US government shutdown nears as Senate blocks spending bill over Trump’s immigration crackdown

People’s Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut reacts during a general election campaign rally ahead of Thailand’s general election, in Bangkok, Thailand, January 25, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Jan 2026

Reformist Natthaphong leads race to be Thai PM ahead of February vote, survey shows

People walk along Takeshita street at Harajuku shopping area in Tokyo, Japan. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Jan 2026

Robbers use pepper spray to steal RM10.6m in rare Tokyo street heist

This file photo shows Luigi Mangione in the Manhattan Supreme Court for a suppression hearing December 18, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Jan 2026

Man with pizza-cutter blade arrested for posing as FBI agent to free insurance CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione

This picture taken on January 29, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on January 30, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivering a speech at a ceremony marking the start of the regional development policy-oriented construction in Unnyul County, South Hwanghae Province. — AFP pic
World / 30 Jan 2026

Kim Jong Un pushes construction drive in underdeveloped North Korea regions

A woman walks past an anti-US billboard in Tehran, Iran, January 26, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Jan 2026

WHO condemns Iran hospital attacks, calls for release of five detained doctors

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin talks to UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 29, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 30 Jan 2026

Putin meets UAE leader ahead of fresh Ukraine war talks in Abu Dhabi

Passengers from Dhaka arrive at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan on January 30, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 30 Jan 2026

Warming ties bring direct Bangladesh, Pakistan flights after 14-year gap