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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  / 15 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  / 15 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  / 18 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  / 18 h ago

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

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  / 12 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  / 16 h ago

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

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  / 19 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  / 18 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  / 18 h ago

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

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  / 17 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  / 18 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  / 14 h ago

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

(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  / 17 h ago

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

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  / 18 h ago

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

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  / 17 h ago

Zafrul: Govt needs standby stimulus ready to tackle sustained Middle East crisis

A hearse arrives at the funeral home in Sion on January 2, 2026 the day after a fire that ripped through a bar in the Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana on January 1, 2026, killing around 40 people and injuring about 115 others. — AFP pic
World / 02 Jan 2026

Hearses carry victims of deadly Swiss bar fire to funeral centre

This handout photo released by Russia-appointed governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, shows the site of a Ukrainian drone attack on the hotel in Khroly on January 1, 2025. — The Governor of Kherson region Vladimir Saldo handout/AFP pic
World / 02 Jan 2026

Ukraine denies targeting civilians after Russia says hotel strike killed 27

Ramond Donny Adam, a social media personality and member of the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, said he was sent a dead chicken in a plastic box and a printout of his face with a red mark across his neck. — Unsplash pic
World / 02 Jan 2026

‘You will end up like this chicken’: Molotov cocktail, dead chickens used to intimidate Indonesian govt critics, rights groups warn

Iran executed at least 1,500 people last year, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group said — Reuters pic
World / 02 Jan 2026

‘Very alarming’: Iran executes 1,500 people in 2025 in record surge since 2022 protests

Fire burns bamboo scaffolding across multiple buildings at the Wang Fuk Court housing estate, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, on November 26, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 02 Jan 2026

After deadly tower inferno, Hong Kong arrests 21 over alleged triad-linked building renovation corruption

Shopkeepers and traders protest in the street against the economic conditions and Iran’s embattled currency in Tehran on December 29, 2025. — AFP pic/Fars News Agency handout
World / 02 Jan 2026

Trump says US is ‘locked and loaded’ to act if Iran kills peaceful protesters during deadly price protests

World / 02 Jan 2026

The last hurrah: Dutch fireworks tradition ends in chaos, flames and casualties

US President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting in the White House in Washington, DC on December 2, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 02 Jan 2026

Trump says bruises from aspirin, not age — insists he’s just ‘blinking, not dozing’

President Nicolas Maduro Thursday dodged a question about an alleged US attack on a dock in Venezuela but said he was open to cooperation with Washington after weeks of American military pressure. — AFP pic
World / 02 Jan 2026

Venezuelan leader dodges strike question, stresses calm at home and readiness for US dialogue

Israel has accused Médecins Sans Frontières of employing two staff members allegedly linked to Islamic Jihad and Hamas. — AFP pic
World / 02 Jan 2026

Doctors Without Borders, Oxfam among NGOs barred as Israel enforces new ‘security standards’ in Gaza

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani stands with his wife Rama Duwaji after being ceremonially sworn in as the city’s 112th mayor at City Hall by Senator Bernie Sanders January 1, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 02 Jan 2026

Zohran Mamdani sworn in, promising rent freezes, free buses and a new era for New York

Police secure the street after a fire tore through a packed bar during New Year’s Eve celebrations in the Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana on January 1, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 02 Jan 2026

New Year inferno at Swiss ski resort bar leaves dozens dead and over 100 injured

Demonstrators take part in a protest by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) building, the day after members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) moved into the CFPB, in Washington February 8, 2025. CFPB faces collapse under the Trump administration, as the agency will run out of money in early 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 02 Jan 2026

US consumer watchdog CFPB at risk of collapse in 2026 as Trump slashes funding

A Palestinian stands next to an armoured personnel carrier and destroyed buildings after Israeli military operations in Gaza City, November 12, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 02 Jan 2026

How Israel’s multi‑tonne truck bombs ripped through Gaza City, leaving swathes of destruction in their wake

This photograph shows market fruit stalls and cars on a street during a 4 day blackout in the city of Vyshgorod, in the Kyiv region on December 30, 2025, following Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructures amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. — AFP pic
World / 01 Jan 2026

Ukrainians wish for peace in 2026 — and no more power cuts

Residents wave Somali flags as they attend a rally denouncing Israel’s recent announcement recognizing the breakaway Somaliland region, during a gathering calling for Somalia’s territorial unity at Mogadishu Stadium in Mogadishu on December 30, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 01 Jan 2026

Will Somaliland become Israel’s new strategic ally?