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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

Volunteers of the Union Election Commission (UEC) set up electronic voting machines at a polling station, one day before the third election phase, in Yangon on January 24, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jan 2026

Military-backed party declares victory in Myanmar’s heavily criticised election

Israeli soldiers stand guard during a weekly settlers’ tour in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, January 24, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 26 Jan 2026

Israel to reopen Gaza’s Rafah crossing only after hostage body recovery, Netanyahu says

Participants chant slogans, wave flags and show placards and banners as they take part in a march in tribute to 35-year-old El Hacen Diarra, who died in police custody at the police station of Paris's 20th arrondissement, in Paris on January 25, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jan 2026

Thousands protest in Paris after death of Mauritanian man in police custody

Protesters against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) march through the streets of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 25, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jan 2026

Trump faces mounting backlash as second American death in immigration sweep shakes Minneapolis

Philippine Coast Guard personnel carry body bags containing the remains of the crew members who died in the sinking of the cargo ship M/V Devon Bay, at the Port of Manila, Philippines, January 26, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 26 Jan 2026

Ferry carrying 342 sinks in southern Philippines, at least 15 dead

The United Arab Emirates is 'investing in chaos and supporting secessionists' from Libya to Yemen and the Horn of Africa, Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ekhbariya TV charged in a report this week. — AFP pic
World / 25 Jan 2026

Saudi Arabia’s UAE ‘mudslinging’ threatens new Gulf crisis

Human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari speaks during an interview with AFP, after a hearing at the Islamabad High Court Bar Association in Islamabad on January 20, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 25 Jan 2026

Defiance as a profession: Pakistan’s jailed lawyer Imaan Mazari

Demonstrators chant and walk towards law enforcement as they depart the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by US federal agents. — AFP pic
World / 25 Jan 2026

Family says US nurse shot dead by ICE was trying to protect protester

Women’s rights groups expressed outrage and called for protest marches in Istanbul and Ankara at 4 pm to demand action against femicides. — Reuters pic
World / 25 Jan 2026

Outrage after headless body of woman found in Istanbul rubbish bin

A Waymo taxi, Google’s self-driving arm, is seen on the road in San Francisco. The Japan Times reported on January 25, 2026 the driverless taxis are being tested on roads in Tokyo, but are not yet publicly available for hailing on an app. — Unsplash pic
World / 25 Jan 2026

Can Tokyo go driverless before 2027? Experts say the clock is ticking

US senators threaten to vote against the government’s security funding after federal immigration officers killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis nurse, raising ther risk of another shutdown. — Reuters file pic
World / 25 Jan 2026

US federal funding at stake after deaths of two Americans prompt Senate pushback against Trump Bills

TOPSHOT - Rescuers search for victims buried by a landslide in Pasirlangu village, Bandung, West Java, on January 24, 2026, after Indonesia痴 National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) said eight people were killed and 82 remain missing when the landslide struck early Saturday. (Photo by Timur Matahari / AFP)
World / 25 Jan 2026

Indonesia deploys drones and dogs in search for survivors of Java landslide as rains subside

French president Emmanuel Macron is fastforwarding plans to introduce a law that will ban those under age 15 from accessing social networks as part of broader efforts to combat online harassment, harmful content, and risks to minors’ mental health. — Reuters file pic
World / 25 Jan 2026

Macron pushes law to bar under-15s in France from social networks ‘as early as next fall’

A photograph of 37-year-old Alex Pretti can be seen at a makeshift memorial in the area where he was shot dead by federal immigration agents earlier in the day in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 24, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 25 Jan 2026

‘Inciting insurrection’: Trump fires at Minnesota governor and mayor after second fatal federal shooting

The Iranian national flag installed on the Beheshti Mosque that was damaged during recent public protests, in Tehran on January 21, 2026. Limited internet access briefly returned in Iran before dropping again amid a communications blackout that rights groups said aimed to mask a protest crackdown that killed thousands. — AFP pic
World / 25 Jan 2026

Iran’s telecom chief pledges internet restoration ‘today or tomorrow’ amid deadly protest crackdown

The real King Philippe of Belgium (left) walks with Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa at the Royal Palace in Brussels, on January 23, 2026. A band of scammers have been using AI to impersonate the Belgian royal and police are on their trail. — Belgium OUT/ AFP pic
World / 25 Jan 2026

Belgian cops hunt the crooks who would be king, with AI scams