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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

The report by Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), which conducts research aimed at solving poverty in Britain, said the overall poverty rate in the UK fell slightly from 24 per cent in 1994/95 to 21 per cent in 2023/24, but “very deep poverty” edged up from 8 per cent to 10 per cent, now accounting for almost half of everyone in poverty. — Reuters pic
World / 27 Jan 2026

‘Very deep poverty’ in Britain hits record high, new report finds

This screen grab from video footage taken and received on January 26, 2026 from Governor Mujiv Hataman shows rescuers assisting survivors of the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 at a port in Isabela, Basilan province. A ferry with more than 350 people onboard sank on January 26 morning in choppy seas off the southern Philippines, leaving at least 15 dead and 28 still missing, the coast guard said. — Handout pic via AFP
World / 27 Jan 2026

Rescue efforts under way after Philippine ferry sinks, leaving 18 dead

La France Insoumise - Nouveau Front Populaire's MP Louis Boyard gestures as he delivers remarks during a parliamentary debate on legislative process for a social media ban on under-15s at the Assemblee Nationale, France's lower house Parliament in Paris on January 26, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 27 Jan 2026

French lawmakers pass bill banning social media for under-15s

People take part in a demonstration a day after a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal immigration agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 25, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 26 Jan 2026

What US law says on deadly force: The legal fallout from two ICE killings in Minneapolis

This handout photo taken and received on January 26, 2026 courtesy of Aquino Sajili, an attorney based in Zamboanga City in Mindanao, shows Sajili taking a selfie showing other survivors of the MV Trisha Kerstin 3 ferry, which sank in waters off Basilan province, following their rescue at a port in Isabela, Basilan province. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jan 2026

Ferry disaster off southern Philippines kills 18, 10 still missing

Demonstrators protest at a hotel yesterday in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The demonstrators, who broke windows and spray painted graffiti on the hotel, were protesting the business renting rooms to border patrol agents. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jan 2026

Protesters march in Minneapolis after second US citizen killed by federal immigration agents

The ranking evaluates over 60 factors to calculate the military power index of 145 countries, including their financial situation, geographic location, logistical capabilities and others. — AFP file pic
World / 26 Jan 2026

Russia retains second place in 2026 military ranking, US remains top, China third

China’s foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said today that the trade deal was not aimed at Washington. — Reuters file pic
World / 26 Jan 2026

China says Canada trade deal not aimed at US despite Trump tariff threat

Liberal Democratic Party President and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds up her party's election predictions during the Panel Discussion by the Leaders of 7 Parties at the Japan National Press Club (JNPC) in Tokyo today. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jan 2026

Japan’s Takaichi sees approval dip as tax-cut pledge sparks voter doubts

A Ukrainian State Emergency Service worker pours tea at a humanitarian aid point in Kyiv, where residents receive warmth, hot drinks and support after recent Russian missile and drone strikes, January 25, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 26 Jan 2026

Russia insists it must control all of Donbas for war in Ukraine to end

US Army Lieutenant General John Brennan, deputy commander of United States Africa Command since April 2024, poses during a portrait session in Abuja on January 24, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jan 2026

US steps up military support and intelligence sharing with Nigeria to target IS-linked militants

Supporters of Brazilian Federal Deputy Nikolas Ferreira and former President Jair Bolsonaro walk during a march in Brasilia on January 25, 2026. — AFP
World / 26 Jan 2026

Lightning strike hits near rally for Brazil’s former president, injures 89

Men who were imprisoned are released from prison outside the ‘El Libertador’ prison complex, amid prisoner releases by the Venezuelan government following the US capture of Nicolas Maduro, in Tocuyito, Venezuela, January 25, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 26 Jan 2026

Venezuela frees more than 100 political prisoners amid US pressure, rights group says

Rescuers try to recover the body of a victim buried by a landslide in Pasirlangu village in Bandung, West Java, on January 26, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jan 2026

Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 17 as dozens still missing after heavy rains

This file photo shows Zhang Youxia arriving for a group photo session before the opening ceremony of the Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Qingdao, Shandong province, China April 22, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 26 Jan 2026

Taiwan to keep close watch on ‘abnormal’ China military shake-up after top general probed

Jury selection is set to start tomorrow in California state court in what is being called a ‘bellwether’ proceeding because its outcome could set the tone for a tidal wave of similar litigation across the US. — Reuters pic
World / 26 Jan 2026

Meta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark US trial over claims platforms were designed to addict children