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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

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

Trump imposes 25pc tariff on countries trading with Iran amid protest crackdown

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that struck the hillsides near the southern Lebanese village of Al-Katrani on January 11, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 13 Jan 2026

UN force says Israeli tank fire nearly hit peacekeepers in Lebanon, warns of escalating attacks

This handout photo taken and released by Vatican Media, the Vatican press office, on January 12, 2026 shows Pope Leo XIV during a private audience with Venezuela’s Nobel peace prize Marيa Corina Machado in the Vatican. — AFP pic
World / 13 Jan 2026

Trump sets meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader, Caracas under pressure

A pedestrian walks past poster of Renee Good January 12, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. — AFP pic
World / 13 Jan 2026

US state sues Trump administration over fatal ICE shooting, slams raids as ‘federal invasion’

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio greets German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (L) prior to meetings at the State Department in Washington, DC, January 12, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 13 Jan 2026

Germany plays down threat of US invading Greenland after talks

This file picture shows Khalil al-Hayya, senior leader and top Hamas legislative candidate, during an interview with AFP at his office in Gaza City on April 21, 2021. — AFP pic
World / 13 Jan 2026

Faced with post-war uncertainty, Hamas seeks new leadership

Men stand near a damaged residential complex following a Russian attacks near Qatar embassy of Ukraine in Kyiv early on January 9, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
World / 13 Jan 2026

Ukraine civilian deaths in 2025 highest since 2022, UN says in new report

Jamaat-e-Islami party leaders and activists wave Bangladesh’s national flag during a rally held to call for the introduction of a proportional representation system in the country’s forthcoming general election and press other demands at the Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka on July 19, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 13 Jan 2026

Bangladesh at the ballot box: Who’s in, who’s out, and what’s at stake

Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami party leader Ameer Shafiqur Rahman (centre, right) presents a floral wreath to leader A.T.M. Azharul Islam (centre, left) after his release from prison in Dhaka on May 28, 2025. After years of repression, Bangladesh’s Islamist groups are mobilising ahead of February 12, 2026 elections, determined to gain a foothold in government as they sense their biggest opportunity in decades. At the centre of this formidable push is Jamaat-e-Islami, the country’s largest and best-organised Islamist party. — AFP pic
World / 13 Jan 2026

Bangladesh’s Islamists regroup for elections, aiming to reclaim political ground

This combination of file pictures created on October 31, 2025 shows (left) Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking during a press conference on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 27, 2025, and China’s President Xi Jinping taking part in a meeting at Gimhae Air Base in Busan on October 30, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 13 Jan 2026

A thaw in the deep freeze? Canada’s uneasy reset with China

A Rohingya child cries as he stands near the Thyangkhali refugee camp at Cox’s Bazar in this file picture dated November 29, 2017. — AFP pic
World / 12 Jan 2026

In grim camps, Rohingya hope UN genocide hearing can bring justice to finally hold Myanmar accountable

Judge Yuji Iwasawa, president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), presides over the ICJ, as the court starts two weeks of hearings in a landmark case brought by the Gambia, which accuses Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya, a minority Muslim group, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 12, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Jan 2026

‘Targeted destruction’ in Myanmar: Rohingya genocide claims take centre stage at ICJ hearings

In addition to medical schools, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said the government would also open engineering colleges and other higher education institutions in strategic fields. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Jan 2026

Indonesia’s Prabowo vows to open free medical schools to tackle doctor shortage

Myanmar’s main pro-military party today claimed victory in a parliamentary seat once held by Aung San Suu Kyi, as critics deride the junta-run election as a bid to entrench military rule.
World / 12 Jan 2026

Myanmar’s pro-military party says it won Suu Kyi’s seat as disputed election continues

The offender, who is now 18 and cannot be named, reportedly pleaded guilty to one count each of cheating and extortion. — TODAY pic
World / 12 Jan 2026

Singapore teen placed on probation after posing as woman, coercing ex-schoolmate into sexual acts on video

This file picture shows mourners carrying out the coffin of 10-year-old Matilda, who was killed in the December 14 Bondi Beach shooting attack, after the funeral service in Sydney on December 18, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 12 Jan 2026

Australia to fast-track hate crime and gun law reforms after Bondi Beach mass shooting