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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  / 16 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  / 17 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  / 18 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  / 14 h ago

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

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

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

The affected sites included five stations in Narathiwat — in Cho-airong, Chanae, Ra-ngae, Waeng and Su-ngai Kolok districts — two in Pattani’s Mueang and Kapho districts, and four in Yala’s Kabang, Bannang Sata and two locations in Mueang Yala. — Picture via X
World / 11 Jan 2026

Bomb attacks hit 11 PTT petrol stations across Thailand’s southern border provinces

People hold signs as they protest in Los Angeles, California on January 10, 2026, against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. — AFP pic
World / 11 Jan 2026

Inside the life of Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent at the centre of Renee Good killing

Maria Corina Machado said presenting the prize to Donald Trump would be an act of gratitude from the Venezuelan people for the removal of Nicolás Maduro, the country’s president, who was captured last week by the United States. — AFP pic
World / 11 Jan 2026

Machado’s Nobel offer to Trump rebuffed as committee insists prize cannot be transferred

Screen grab obtained 10 January, 2026 from video released by the US Central Command on their X account shows images of
World / 11 Jan 2026

US launches large-scale strikes on IS in Syria after deadly Palmyra attack

Demonstrators during a rally in support of ousted Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 11 Jan 2026

Tense week in Caracas: Maduro supporters take to streets as US holds ex-leader

People wave flags and hold signs during a protest in Los Angeles, California on January 10, 2026 against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. — AFP
World / 11 Jan 2026

Three days on, nationwide protests continue against ICE over Renee Good shooting

A woman walks past a graffiti depicting deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, who was snatched by the US government along his wife Cilia Flores and taken to New York on January 3 to face trial on drug and weapons charges. — AFP pic
World / 11 Jan 2026

US urges citizens to leave Venezuela ‘immediately’ amid security fears

In one incident, two French off-piste skiers died after being buried by an avalanche at Val-d’Isere, the resort’s tourism office said. The two men were buried under 2.5 metres of snow. — File pic via Reuters
World / 11 Jan 2026

Three off-piste skiers killed in separate avalanches in French Alps

Anti-Iranian regime protesters take part in a demonstration outside the Iranian Embassy in central London yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 11 Jan 2026

Iran protests persist despite deadly crackdown, internet blackout

Taiwan’s national flag is raised during an early morning flag-raising ceremony in Taipei. Analysts say Taiwan’s layered defences make any rapid ‘decapitation’ operation highly risky. — AFP pic
World / 11 Jan 2026

Why online calls in China for a swift Taiwan takeover clash with military reality

A man passes a building with an Inuit mural in Nuuk, Greenland. Calls for greater self-determination have grown steadily since Greenland gained home rule in 1979, complicating Denmark’s efforts to defend the territory. — Reuters pic
World / 11 Jan 2026

Denmark’s Greenland dilemma: Defending a territory already on its way out

A person holds a picture of Renee Good as people attend a vigil after a US immigration agent shot and killed the 37-year-old in her car in Minneapolis, in New York January 9, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

Who was Renee Good, the woman killed by a US immigration agent in Minneapolis?

The Cuban flag flies at half mast in front of the US Embassy after the Cuban government ordered a two-day period of national mourning following the deaths of Cubans in the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Havana, Cuba January 5, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

How Cuba was blindsided by intelligence lapses during the US operation to capture Maduro

Critics of X ‘want any excuse for censorship,’ Elon Musk has claimed as his website faces the threat of being shut down over deepfake pornography and child abuse images. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

Musk claims Grok deepfake outcry is an ‘excuse for censorship’

Indonesia suspended Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok today over concerns about AI-generated pornographic content, the country’s communication and digital affairs minister said. — Reuters pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

Indonesia becomes first country to fully block Musk’s Grok AI over pornographic content, says minister

This photo released on January 7, 2026, by the Iranian Army media office shows military academy students listening to Iran's army chief Amir Hatami (unseen) speaking in Tehran. — Iranian Army Media Office handout/AFP pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards draw ‘red line’ on security amid widening unrest