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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

Rodriguez, who was vice president under toppled leader Nicolas Maduro, has given mixed signals about how much she is prepared to cooperate with Trump, at times sounding conciliatory, at others defiant. — AFP pic
World / 07 Jan 2026

New leader Rodriguez insists Venezuela remains independent as Trump claims control over oil

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado was speaking to US broadcaster Fox News, her first public comments beyond a social media post since the US military forcibly removed Maduro from power on Saturday. — AFP file pic
World / 07 Jan 2026

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado vows swift return as she rejects interim leader after Maduro ouster

Protesters hold signs during a demonstration against U.S. military action in Venezuela on January 06, 2026 in Washington. — AFP pic
World / 07 Jan 2026

Trump claims control over 50 million barrels as Venezuela interim government pledges oil to US

A man holds a painting of US President Donald Trump during a protest against the US intervention in Venezuela in Buenos Aires on January 5, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 07 Jan 2026

Trump’s ‘imperial presidency’: 5 countries now in US crosshairs after Maduro toppled

An activist carries Venezuelan and Cuban flags during a protest outside the 9th Summit of the Americas at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles on June 10, 2022. — AFP pic
World / 06 Jan 2026

Will Cuba survive without Venezuela’s oil? Fears mount after US captures Maduro

Crude oil drips from a valve at a PDVSA oil well in the Orinoco belt near Morichal, Monagas state, on April 16, 2015. — Reuters pic
World / 06 Jan 2026

What’s next for Venezuela’s vast oil reserves after Maduro’s fall?

A Border Guard helicopter and the Coast Guard patrol ship “Turva” seize the “Fitburg” vessel in the Gulf of Finland on December 31, 2025. — Finnish Police/AFP pic
World / 06 Jan 2026

Baltic Sea cable sabotage timeline: From Nord Stream to 2026 – who’s behind the attacks?

A man kneels beside unexploded mortar shells following clashes between Cambodian and Thai soldiers in Boeung Trakoun village, Banteay Meanchey province on January 3, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 06 Jan 2026

Mortar fire or exploding trash? Thailand and Cambodia clash over new border incident

People use a rope to cross a river after flash floods destroy adjacent villages in Ketol, Aceh highland province, Indonesia on January 6, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 06 Jan 2026

Siau island flash flood: 16 dead as Indonesia faces another deadly monsoon disaster

South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung (L) takes a selfie with China’s President Xi Jinping after a dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 5, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 06 Jan 2026

South Korea’s Lee snaps Xi selfie with Chinese ‘backdoor’ phone

Children bathe in a river near an emergency road to enable travel in the aftermath of recent flash floods in Sumatra that killed over 1,100 people, in Bener Meriah district, Indonesia's Aceh province on January 5, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 06 Jan 2026

Flash floods in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi kill 14, four still missing

People display a giant Venezuelan flags as they take part in a demonstration in support of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro at the Cinelandia square in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 5, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. — AFP pic
World / 06 Jan 2026

‘Nobody is going to run home’: Venezuelan diaspora in wait-and-see mode

A Thai military vehicle passes by a Thai national flag in Kantharalak district in eastern Sisaket province, after weeks of deadly border clashes between the two South-east Asian neighbours Thailand and Cambodia. — AFP pic
World / 06 Jan 2026

Asean headache continues: Thai soldier wounded as Bangkok accuses Cambodia of truce breach

Chubu Electric Power president admitted on January 5, 2026 that the estimated maximum seismic ground motion that the plant could experience during a quake ‘may have been underestimated’ ahead of plans to restart its two nuclear reactors in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. — Reuters file pic
World / 06 Jan 2026

Quake data doubts cloud Japan’s nuclear comeback push

Greenland’s Head of Government Jens-Frederik Nielsen addresses a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 5, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 06 Jan 2026

Nato ally Denmark warns US against taking Greenland by force

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook the coast of western Japan today, the country’s meteorological office said, with no tsunami warning issued. ― AFP pic
World / 06 Jan 2026

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits western Japan, no tsunami warning