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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  / 18 h ago

Rider’s leg severed in early morning KL crash, Honda City driver arrested

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  / 15 h ago

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

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  / 18 h ago

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

A general view shows the new highway linking Nilai, Labu, and Bandar Enstek in Nilai on April 2, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 19 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  / 17 h ago

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

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  / 4 h ago

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

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  / 16 h ago

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

In a war saturated with AI-generated content, even authentic images are increasingly met with doubt. — Picture from social media
World  / 4 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  / 16 h ago

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

Vehicles are seen on the North-South Expressway on March 19, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 1 h ago

US-Iran war crisis shows Malaysia not built to survive an oil shock, think tank warns

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  / 14 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  / 17 h ago

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

Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said a man and two women aged between 25 and 54, were arrested in Kuala Lumpur on April 2, 2026 and seized three passports bearing Social Visit Pass (Dependent) stickers from the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme that were suspected to be fake. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Immigration Dept nab three Chinese nationals in KL suspected of using forged MM2H stickers to aid US visa applications

The hybrid airline, which employs around 3,500 staff, will also offer voluntary unpaid leave, with applications open until April 3 for leave beginning April 6. — Bernama pic
Money  / 14 h ago

Batik Air trims April flights by 35pc as fuel costs soar

In a statement today, Rapid Rail said that the last train from Putrajaya Sentral Station heading towards Kwasa Damansara - scheduled at 11.35 pm today and 11.05 pm tomorrow - will end at Metro Prima Station. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Power outage stalls Ampang/Sri Petaling line, Rapid Rail rolls out shuttle buses

The WHO said consistently low taxes on the products in most countries were fuelling obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancers. — Reuters pic
World / 14 Jan 2026

WHO calls for higher taxes as sugary drinks, alcohol getting cheaper while health costs soar

This screen grab made from UGC handout video footage courtesy of Facebook user Smith Mikle taken and released on January 14, 2026 shows the wreckage of a train that crashed after a construction crane collapsed in Thailand’s Nakhon Ratchasima province. — AFP pic
World / 14 Jan 2026

At least 25 killed after crane falls on train in Thailand, 80 injured

Costa Rica’s government said yesterday it had uncovered an alleged plot to assassinate President Rodrigo Chaves ahead of national elections expected to favour his right-wing party. — AFP pic
World / 14 Jan 2026

Costa Rica says plot to assassinate President Chaves uncovered ahead of elections

Anti-Iranian regime protesters chant slogans and hold placards during a rally outside the US Consulate in Milan on January 13, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 14 Jan 2026

Qatar warns any US-Iran escalation would be ‘catastrophic’ for region

This file picture shows Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the 28th Asean-Japan Summit, as part of the 47th Asean Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 26, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 14 Jan 2026

Brunei’s sultan to undergo knee surgery, faces up to three-month recovery

This handout photo taken on January 13, 2026 and released from Japan’s Government Public Relations Office via Jiji Press shows South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung (L) and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi playing drums, in Nara, Nara Prefecture. — AFP pic
World / 14 Jan 2026

Drum diplomacy: Japan’s Takaichi and South Korea’s Lee end first day of summit with K-pop jam

Donald Trump prepares to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on January 13, 2026, ahead of a visit to Michigan. — AFP pic
World / 14 Jan 2026

‘Paedophile protector’: Trump flips off and curses at heckler during factory visit, White House says gesture was appropriate

People wave flags during a demonstration in support of the national protests in Iran, in Barcelona, Spain January 13, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 14 Jan 2026

Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting, saying ‘help is on its way’

US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent waits for US President Donald Trump before they walk to board Marine One upon departure from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 13, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 14 Jan 2026

US designates Muslim Brotherhood branches in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan as terrorist groups

This file pictures shows a mourner writing a message on a piece of cloth at the promenade of Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 18, 2025, to honour victims of a mass shooting. — AFP pic
World / 13 Jan 2026

Top Australian writers’ festival cancelled after Palestinian author barred

Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said China will safeguard its interests after President Donald Trump announced a 25 per cent tariff. — Reuters file pic
World / 13 Jan 2026

China says will ‘safeguard’ interests after Trump tariff threat over Iran

A JF-17 Thunder fighter jet of the Pakistan Air Force takes off from Mushaf base in Sargodha, north Pakistan. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Jan 2026

Pakistan and Indonesia closing in on jets and drones defence deal, sources say

Activists holding a protest against the new criminal code outside the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia. — AFP pic
World / 13 Jan 2026

‘Serious threat’: Indonesia’s new criminal code faces rights challenges over sex, speech, police powers

Dubbed ‘Hydra’ in a reference to the mythological multi-headed monster, the trial is one of the biggest related to the dealings of Italy’s organised crime groups far from their southern strongholds. — Picture By Raymond Manuel
World / 13 Jan 2026

‘Hydra’ trial: Jail for dozens of mobsters from Italy’s three mafia clans after rare alliance to run drug, money laundering ring

This video grab taken from UGC images on January 12, 2026, and first appeared online on January 10, 2026, and verified by AFPTV teams in Paris on January 11, 2026, shows the courtyard of the Forensic Diagnostic and Laboratory Center of Tehran Province in Kahrizak with dozens of bodies in body bags laid out for family members. — AFP pic
World / 13 Jan 2026

Rights group says 648 killed in Iran protest as government stages mass rallies

A South Korean activist holds a board-cut of Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi next to a placard reading ‘Condemn Takachi’s absurd remarks on Dokdo islets!’ during an anti-Japan protest near the presidential Blue House in Seoul on January 12, 2026, ahead of the South Korea-Japan summit. — AFP pic
World / 13 Jan 2026

Leaders of Japan and South Korea meet as China flexes muscles