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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  / 14 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  / 13 h ago

Toxic beauty: MOH bans two cosmetic products over mercury and other poisons

The Harumanis mango, a rare seasonal fruit that’s sweet, creamy, and fragrant. — Picture via Facebook/Harumanis Perlis
Life  / 17 h ago

Harumanis: The ‘Musang King of mangoes’ — taste, origin and why now is the time to buy

Tour buses around Kuala Lumpur June 21, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

We can’t pass on rising costs: Malaysia’s tourism industry pleads for urgent govt aid, subsidies

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim acknowledged today that many of Malaysia’s poorest and most marginalised still lack meaningful access to justice, a gap his government aims to bridge. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Anwar admits justice still out of reach for many, vows reforms to close gap

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  / 10 h ago

WFH for civil servants: Those in FT, Selangor, state capitals with commutes over 8km eligible from April 15

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki today declined to comment on recent reports by Bloomberg. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Azam stays tight-lipped on Bloomberg report: ‘I don’t want to comment’

Deputy Prime Minister and Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi delivers a speech during the ministry’s monthly assembly in Putrajaya on April 2, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Ahmad Zahid: Stop blaming government for fuel prices, Malaysia in ‘crisis preparation mode’

US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation about the Iran war at the White House in Washington, D.C. April 1, 2026. — Alex Brandon/Pool/Reuters pic
World  / 17 h ago

Trump vows to bomb Iran ‘back to the Stone Ages’ in prime‑time speech, but gives no timeline to end war

A general view shows the new highway linking Nilai, Labu, and Bandar Enstek in Nilai on April 2, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

What is Malaysia Vision Valley 2.0? Inside Negeri Sembilan’s six-zone economic mega-project

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  / 15 h ago

Iran fires missiles at Israel after Trump vows ‘Stone Ages’ strikes

President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. — Alex Brandon/Pool/Reuters pic
Money  / 16 h ago

Hopes dim for swift end to Iran war as markets roil after Trump speech, oil spikes

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  / 12 h ago

Global energy crisis: Putrajaya to cap air-conditioning at offices to 24°C, tighten energy use in govt buildings, says DPM Fadillah

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  / 16 h ago

Indonesia quake damages buildings; tsunami alerts lifted as disaster agency warns of aftershocks

(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  / 16 h ago

Malaysia Aviation Group profit more than doubles to RM137m as recovery strengthens amid cost discipline, travel demand

Graffiti reading ‘ICE kills’ on a building exterior, nearly two weeks after a US ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Jan 19, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Jan 2026

US singer-songwriters revive protest music to condemn Trump and ICE after Minneapolis killings

(FILES) Zhang Youxia (C), newly elected vice-chairman of China’s Central Military Commission (CMC), takes an oath with CMC members He Weidong (L) and Li Shangfu (R) after their election during the fourth plenary session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11, 2023. China said on January 24, 2026, that Zhang, the senior vice-chairman of the powerful CMC, and another high-ranking official are under investigation for suspected “serious violations of discipline,” a common euphemism for corruption. — AFP pic
World / 30 Jan 2026

China’s military shake-up explained: Why the fall of Zhang Youxia matters

Collapsed houses are seen following a landslide in Niscemi on January 28, 2026. Authorities said more than 1,000 people were evacuated in Sicily after a four-kilometre (2.5-mile) section of cliff gave way during a storm, leaving homes perched dangerously on the edge. — AFP pic
World / 29 Jan 2026

When the land drops away: Life and uncertainty in Niscemi’s red zone

People hold candles at a makeshift memorial during a candlelight vigil where 37-year-old Alex Pretti was fatally shot by immigration agents last week, in Minneapolis, Minnesota yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 29 Jan 2026

Border czar Tom Homan to lead Minneapolis crackdown after federal agents placed on leave

Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said he hoped the polls might be a precursor to sustainable peace. — AFP pic
World / 29 Jan 2026

Thailand hopes Myanmar election marks start of transition, sustainable peace still distant

Among the executed were members of the “Ming family criminal group”, whose activities had contributed to the deaths of 14 Chinese citizens and injuries to “many others”. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Jan 2026

China cracks down on Myanmar fraud gangs, executes 11 involved in killings and scams

This undated and unlocated handout image released by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 29 Jan 2026

Texas executes man convicted of killing ex-girlfriend in first US execution of the year

A protester holds a sign as he joins others to demand that federal immigration agents leave the city during a “Hands Off MN ! Reject Pam Bondi’s Demands” demonstration along an avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 29 Jan 2026

Minneapolis activists track federal immigration officers using encrypted apps

A member of Carlos Salcedo's campaign team reacts after the death of him in a plane crash operated by Satena, Colombia's state-owned airline, in La Playa de Belen municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 29 Jan 2026

Colombian lawmaker among 15 killed as twin-propeller plane crashes near Venezuelan border

A child holds a candle next to a makeshift memorial for Alex Pretti outside of the US Department of Veteran Affairs in Washington yesterday. — AFP pic
World / 29 Jan 2026

US places two immigration agents on leave after fatal Minneapolis shooting as Trump attacks mayor

China is pivoting to new markets as its ties to the US sour further under the Trump administration. — AFP pic
World / 29 Jan 2026

With US relations strained, China positions itself as a steadier trade partner

Venezuela’s Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez speaks during a press conference in Caracas on August 27, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 29 Jan 2026

Vladimir Padrino: What to know about the soldier who became Venezuela’s ultimate power broker

This file picture shows Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives at the Grand Kremlin Palace before a meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, October 15, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 28 Jan 2026

Syrian president to meet Putin as Russia moves to keep military bases

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and European Commission Vice-President Kaja Kallas (left) and India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar sign an EU-India Security and Defence Partnership agreement at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, January 27, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 28 Jan 2026

‘Can't outsource our survival’: EU faces defence wake-up call as Trump shakes Nato alliance

Iranians walk past a billboard showing Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with anti-US rhetoric in Tehran on January 27, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 28 Jan 2026

‘Put aside threats and illogical issues’: Iran rules out talks with US under current conditions

Nipah, which spreads from animals to humans, has no vaccine and a fatality rate ranging from 40 to 75 per cent, according to the World Health Organization. — Unsplash pic
World / 28 Jan 2026

India confirms two Nipah cases in West Bengal, says outbreak contained with 196 contacts traced