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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

Mourners carry coffins during a funeral procession for members of security forces and civilians said to be killed in protests on Sunday, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screengrab from a video released on January 11, 2026. — Reuters
World / 12 Jan 2026

Iran says protest violence ‘under total control’, blames Trump for inciting unrest

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One on January 11, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 12 Jan 2026

Trump says Iran ‘want to negotiate’ after reports of hundreds killed in protests

Twenty-six South Korean nationals were apprehended during a joint police crackdown at a scam centre in a Cambodia-Vietnam border town last week, with one Korean freed from confinement, police said today, Yonhap News Agency reported. — Picture By Raymond Manuel
World / 12 Jan 2026

Cambodian, South Korean police arrest 26 for alleged scams and sex crimes

Japan’s drilling-equipped research vessel Chikyu departs from Shimizu port to conduct a test recovery of rare-earth-rich mud near Minamitori Island, marking the world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth seabed sludge from a depth of about 6 km onto a ship, in Shimizu, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan January 12, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Jan 2026

Japan launches rare earths seabed mission to cut China reliance amid export tensions

General view of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands January 23, 2020. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Jan 2026

Landmark Myanmar Rohingya genocide case to open at UN’s top court

Demonstrators protest outside of the Whipple federal building in Minneapolis, Minnesota January 11, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 12 Jan 2026

Hundreds more agents deployed as US ramps up ICE presence in Minneapolis despite furor over woman’s killing

This screengrab taken from handout video footage released by Iran Press on January 9, 2026, shows pro-government demonstrators chanting slogans in Ardabil, northwest Iran. — AFP pic
World / 12 Jan 2026

Video shows bodies piling outside Tehran morgue as rights groups allege mass killings

A Caribbean Alliance tanker arrives in Havana on January 11, 2026. US President Donald Trump urged Cuba to “make a deal” or face unspecified consequences. — AFP pic
World / 12 Jan 2026

Trump threatens to cut all oil and money flow to Cuba, island says ‘ready to defend homeland’

A vehicle (R) believed to be transporting convicted pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates' court in Hong Kong on January 12, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 12 Jan 2026

Hong Kong court to hear sentencing arguments for media tycoon Jimmy Lai

Australia has required big platforms including Meta, TikTok and YouTube to stop underage users from holding accounts since the legislation came into force on December 10 last year. — AFP pic
World / 12 Jan 2026

‘Not meeting its objectives’: Meta urges rethink of Australia’s under-16 social media ban

Aung San Suu Kyi led Myanmar’s democratic opening as its de facto leader, but has been jailed since the military seized power in a 2021 coup. She's now serving a 27-year sentence on a range of charges. — AFP pic
World / 12 Jan 2026

Even behind bars, Aung San Suu Kyi’s presence looms over Myanmar as junta pushes on with polls

US President George Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev exchange documents after signing the START arms reduction treaty on July 31, 1991. — Reuters file pic
World / 11 Jan 2026

The last US‑Russia nuclear treaty is running out of time — what comes next for global arms control?

Cubans queue at a gas station as fuel shortages worsen after US seizure of Venezuela-linked tankers, January 7, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 11 Jan 2026

Cuba on the brink? Trump predicts downfall, but CIA cautions Havana’s survival story is not so simple

A damaged building is seen following a bomb attack at a petrol station in Narathiwat, southern Thailand, on January 11, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 11 Jan 2026

Thailand imposes immediate curfew in Narathiwat after spate of explosions

Macpherson’s career spans Europe and North America.He earned first-class honours in medical and natural sciences from the University of Cambridge in 1979, followed by a PhD in 1983 and a medical degree in 1985. — Picture via X
World / 11 Jan 2026

China lures top European immunologist Andrew Macpherson to USTC to boost biomedical research

CFA firefighters conduct black-out operations at dusk, mopping up remaining hot spots following bushfire activity near Alexandra, Victoria, Australia, as extreme fire danger conditions continue across the state on January 10, 2026.— AFP pic
World / 11 Jan 2026

Bushfires destroy hundreds of buildings in southeast Australia, first death confirmed