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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

An aerial view shows western Greenland, September 16, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 10 Jan 2026

Can the US put a price on Greenland?

This frame grab taken from undated handout video footage released by China’s Ministry of Public Security on January 8, 2026 shows guards escorting handcuffed accused scam boss Chen Zhi (centre) off a China Southern plane in Beijing. Chen has been extradited to China from Cambodia, Beijing confirmed on January 8, after he was indicted by the United States over alleged multibillion-dollar fraud. — China’s Ministry Of Public Security handout pic via AFP
World / 09 Jan 2026

China clamps down on cyberscam tycoons in South-east Asia, seizes top fugitive from Cambodia

View of an oil refinery in the Maracaibo lake, in this file picture dated May 2, 2018 in Maracaibo, Venezuela. — AFP pic
World / 09 Jan 2026

China’s Venezuela oil ties face uncertainty after US ousts Maduro

US President Donald Trump said the US and Venezuela were working well together, adding that at least US$100 billion would be invested by the ‘big oil’ companies in Venezuela. — Reuters pic
World / 09 Jan 2026

Trump calls off second Venezuela strike wave after cooperation

This photograph shows vehicles on a snow covered road near De Pinte in Belgium on January 7, 2026. Fierce winds battered France and Britain on Friday as storms barrelled through northern Europe, snarling train travel, shutting schools and cutting power to hundreds of thousands of homes in plunging winter temperatures. — AFP pic
World / 09 Jan 2026

Storms lash Europe, leaving hundreds of thousands without power

The apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike late yesterday, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the city of in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine January 9, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 09 Jan 2026

Russian strikes hit 20 Kyiv homes, Qatar embassy amid freezing winter, Zelensky says

This handout picture taken and released on January 4, 2026 by Indonesia’s National Search and Resque Agency (BASARNAS) shows rescue personnel securing a body bag containing the remains of missing Spanish man Fernando Martin Carreras, from waters off Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara. — Indonesia’s National Search And Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) handout pic via AFP
World / 09 Jan 2026

Indonesia ends search for Spanish boy after tourist boat sinking near Labuan Bajo

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran January 3, 2026. — Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency) handout pic via Reuters
World / 09 Jan 2026

‘Won’t back down’: Defiant Khamenei brands protesters ‘saboteurs’ as unrest grips Iran

World / 09 Jan 2026

South Korea’s ex-president Yoon faces possible death sentence over 2024 martial law bid

The tragedy, the worst of its kind in Philippine history, prompted public outrage over open landfills. — Picture via X
World / 09 Jan 2026

Dozens feared buried after mountain of garbage collapses at Cebu landfill, killing one

People gather for a protest after the killing of Renee Nicole Good on January 08, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. — AFP pic
World / 09 Jan 2026

‘It’s scary, you don’t want to get shot’: Residents fear protesting under Trump after Minneapolis killing

Portland and Oregon leaders said at a news conference yesterday evening that they had no details on what led to the shootings, even whether the violence was linked to immigration enforcement. — File pic via X
World / 09 Jan 2026

After ICE kills Renee Good, another Portland US Border Patrol shooting leaves man and woman injured

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado addresses supporters during a protest called by the opposition on the eve of the presidential inauguration, in Caracas on January 9, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 09 Jan 2026

Trump expects to meet Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado next week

The cartels are running Mexico, says Trump. — AFP file pic
World / 09 Jan 2026

Trump signals land strikes against drug cartels after maritime attacks in Pacific, Caribbean

A man walks past a mural that reads in Spanish
World / 09 Jan 2026

Venezuela begins ‘large’ prisoner release amid US pressure

Elon Musk’s AI tool Grok has drawn international backlash over sexualised deepfakes of women and minors. — AFP pic
World / 09 Jan 2026

EU orders X to keep Grok data amid AI sexualised image outrage