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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  / 17 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  / 18 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  / 19 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  / 15 h ago

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

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

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

A woman walks past Greenland's parliament Inatsisartut in Nuuk, Greenland, March 28, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

‘American? No!’ says Greenland after Trump warns US will act ‘one way or another’

Jean-Paul, a 70-year-old man who smashed an egg on Rassemblement National's far-right politician Jordan Bardella's head in Moissac, answers a journalist's questions ahead of his trial, in front of the courthouse in Montauban, south-western France on January 9, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

Egg‑ceptional aim: Frenchman fined after ‘cracking’ egg on far‑right leader Bardella’s head

A Russian vessel arrives at the Simon's Town Naval base ahead of the Brics Plus countries which include China, Russia and Iran for a joint naval exercises in South Africa's, in Cape Town, South Africa, January 9, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

South Africa defends joint naval drills with Iran, Russia and China as ‘essential’ in a ‘complex’ maritime climate

A 34-year-old man in the US state of Pennsylvania has been charged with more than 450 criminal counts after authorities allegedly discovered more than 100 full or partial sets of human remains in his home and a storage unit, according to local district attorneys, Anadolu Ajansi reported. — Reuters pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

‘Horror movie come to life’: US man charged after more than 100 sets of human remains found in home, storage unit

A person holds a Venezuelan flag as government supporters gather after US President Donald Trump said the US has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas January 3, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

Venezuela says in talks with US to restore diplomatic ties after Maduro’s ouster as political prisoners released

xAI, ‍the startup behind Grok, said on Thursday it was restricting image generation and editing to paying subscribers as it tried to fix safeguard lapses that had allowed sexualised outputs including depictions of scantily clad children. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

Indonesia blocks Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot over AI-generated porn concerns

Photos released by police yesterday showed a massive mound of trash atop a hill directly behind buildings that a city information officer had told AFP also contained administrative offices. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

Dozens buried after massive landfill collapse in Philippines, death toll rises

Demonstrators make noise outside various hotels to discourage federal agents from staying there on Jan 9, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, amid protests sparked by the fatal shooting of a woman during an immigration enforcement operation. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

Neighbours in Minneapolis step up to protect children as immigration raids spark fear

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech at a New Year’s reception hosted by three economic organisations in Tokyo on January 6, 2026. — JIJI Press/AFP pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

Japan’s first woman PM mulls snap election to secure stronger majority

Elon Musk looks at US President Donald Trump during the US–Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C. on November 19, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

Musk under fire as Grok’s AI image tool sparks deepfake nudes scandal despite paywall update

Continuously inhabited since 2000, the ISS functions as a testbed for research that supports deeper space exploration—including eventual missions to Mars.— Reuters pic/Nasa/Roscosmos
World / 10 Jan 2026

Nasa astronauts to return early from ISS after first-ever medical evacuation in station history

Anti-Iranian regime protesters wave the Iranian flag before the 1979 revolution with the Lion and Sun emblems and Israeli flags during a gathering outside the Iranian Embassy, central London, yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

Iranians stage biggest protests in three years as internet blackout and deadly crackdown continue

US President Donald Trump (L) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio look on during a meeting with US oil company executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

Trump urges US oil firms to invest in Venezuela but CEOs warn country is ‘uninvestable’

Emergency services can be seen fighting a bushfire that is burning in the Cherry Gardens area in the Adelaide Hills, Australia, January 25, 2021. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

Victoria declares state of disaster as bushfires destroy homes and forests amid heatwave

People gather in front of the Minnesota State Capitol during a demonstration over the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on January 9, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

Minneapolis protests grow amid anger over federal handling of ICE shooting probe

People gather in front of the Minnesota State Capitol during a demonstration over the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on January 9, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

Minneapolis mayor urges state role in ICE killing probe, warns Trump administration ‘pre-judged’ case