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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

Demonstrators gather near the site of where state and local authorities say a man was shot by federal agents earlier in the morning in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 24, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 25 Jan 2026

Second civilian shot dead by US immigration agents in Minneapolis sparks outrage

The UK is setting up a national force to unify agencies, which they dub ‘the British FBI’, and fight complex crimes. — Unsplash pic
World / 25 Jan 2026

‘British FBI’ on the cards as UK police undergo largest reforms in 200 years

People wrapped in plastic bags lie on the ground representing those who died in the protest in Iran during a ‘Solidarity with the People of Iran’ event in front of City Hall in Downtown Los Angeles on January 18, 2026. — Getty Images via AFP
World / 25 Jan 2026

Iranians in US face deportation to Iran despite protest deaths and executions

A voter casts her ballot at a polling station during the third and final phase of Myanmar's general election in Mandalay on January 25, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 25 Jan 2026

Myanmar votes today in final election phase critics say entrenches army rule

China and Russia may feel emboldened by US action under Trump but the countries threatened by their territorial ambitions still want to believe they are protected. — AFP pic
World / 25 Jan 2026

Across the globe, views vary about Trump’s world vision

A Guatemalan Army soldier stands guard next to an elderly woman on a street of the Gallito neighborhood during the state of emergency declared by the government in Guatemala City on January 22, 2026. Guatemalan soldiers began patrolling gang-controlled neighborhoods in the capital on January 20, after attacks that left ten police officers dead and prompted the government to declare a state of siege, according to official sources and an AFP journalist. — AFP pic
World / 24 Jan 2026

What’s driving Guatemala’s surge in gang violence?

An Afghan man rides a bicycle along a road during snowfall in the green zone area of Kabul on January 22. — AFP pic
World / 24 Jan 2026

Afghanistan storms leave 61 dead and 110 injured as Salang highway shuts, families struggle in snow

Greece was the main entry point into Europe for Syrian refugees at the height of Europe’s migration crisis in 2015. — AFP
World / 24 Jan 2026

Greece submits bill to toughen migrant trafficking penalties, including life sentences

General Zhang Youxia, 75, is China’s highest-ranked officer and the more senior vice-chairman of its Central Military Commission currently under a corruption investigation with another top-ranking officer, Liu Zhenli. — AFP file pic
World / 24 Jan 2026

Two generals under probe as China’s sweeping anti-corruption drive reaches military top brass

Heavy rains triggered pre-dawn landslides in two villages on the Indonesian island of Java on January 24, 2026, forcing the urgent evacuation of dozens of residents. — Screengrabs from X/NOVELO
World / 24 Jan 2026

At least eight dead, 82 missing after landslide in Indonesia’s West Bandung

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (left) is welcomed by Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen (right) after she landed at the airport in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 23, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 24 Jan 2026

The enemy of my enemy: Greenland and Denmark unite against Trump’s Arctic plans

A US fighter jet lands on USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean. The US military said on January 24, 2026 that is is focusing its assets on protecting the home front and the Indo-Pacific region, where it sees China as a threat. — Reuters file pic
World / 24 Jan 2026

Pentagon signals shift: US defence for homeland and Indo-Pacific, allies on their own in 2026 plan

European carriers Air France and KLM have stopped flights to certain Middle East cities due to geopolitical tensions there. — AFP pic
World / 24 Jan 2026

Air France and KLM pause Dubai and Tel Aviv flights as US watches Iran

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supporters gather for a rally in Sylhet on January 22, 2026 ahead of the country’s February 2026 general election – the first since the 2024 uprising ended the autocratic rule of Sheikh Hasina. — AFP pic
World / 24 Jan 2026

Who to vote for now? In Hasina stronghold, Bangladeshis ask after Awami League ban

US President Donald Trump brandished a folder in front of reporters that he said listed 365 achievements since he was sworn in on January 20, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 24 Jan 2026

White House says Trump ‘absolutely right’ after UK backlash over Nato claims

Italy has been invited by the US to join his global ‘Board of Peace’ initiative, but Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told Donald Trump her country faced ‘constitutional problems’ that bar it from joining any organisation led by a single person. — AFP pic
World / 24 Jan 2026

Italian PM praises Trump, suggests he could win Nobel Peace Prize for Ukraine peace