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A 13-year-old boy was stopped by JPJ officers in Kedah while driving a Perodua Kancil with his father in the passenger seat. — Bernama file pic
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Boy, 13, caught driving dad in Perodua Kancil tells Kedah JPJ he had ‘no choice’ as father unwell

National women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah marched into their maiden All England semi-final after defeating Indonesia’s Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma-Meilysa Trias Puspitasari in the quarter-finals at the Utilita Arena, Birmingham, early this morning. — AFP pic
Sports  / 9 h ago

Pearly Tan‑M. Thinaah end Malaysia’s 19‑year All England drought with semi‑final breakthrough

Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar said speculation linking him to an alleged Bangkok political meeting is unfounded. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Perikatan chairman Ahmad Samsuri dismisses claims linking him to alleged ‘Bangkok Move’ meeting

James Chai, who is currently working in the United Kingdom, said he has appointed lawyers in relation to the MACC investigation. — Picture from Facebook/James Chai
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Former Rafizi aide James Chai appoints lawyers as MACC seeks his cooperation in probe

Authorities said no elements of foul play were found after a house officer was discovered dead in a hostel room at Hospital Sultan Ismail Petra. — Picture by Mukhriz Hazim
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

House officer, 29, found dead in hostel room at Kuala Krai hospital

A BMW 325i seen performing a drift along a winding road leading up to Genting Highlands in a 14-second video that later went viral on TikTok, prompting police to arrest the 29-year-old driver and seize the vehicle for investigation. — Screengrab from Facebook video
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Viral Genting drift lands BMW 325i driver in police custody

Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh said residents should not exploit development consultations for private benefits. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Hannah Yeoh warns KL residents against abusing DBKL consultations to seek personal perks

Former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin said he has asked his aide to draft a letter as he considers returning to Umno through the party’s ‘Rumah Bangsa’ initiative. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Khairy signals bid to return to Umno through ‘Rumah Bangsa’ initiative

Police are investigating a fatal incident in Klang after an alleged gunshot led to a chase and a crash involving a four-wheel-drive vehicle and a motorcycle. — Screengrab from Facebook video
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Alleged gunshot triggers pursuit before fatal crash between 4WD and motorcycle in Klang, police say

US President Donald Trump said yesterday that only Tehran’s unconditional surrender would bring an end to the escalating Middle East war as crude oil prices surged on fears about global supply disruption. — AFP pic
World  / 9 h ago

Trump rules out talks, says only Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ can end Middle East war

A Luckin Coffee MIX (coffee tea) store in Shanghai on December 30, 2025. — Xing Yun/CFoto pic via AFP
Money  / 8 h ago

China’s Luckin Coffee moves to buy Blue Bottle in US$400m deal as competition with Starbucks heats up

Then Bersatu deputy president Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin and Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin attend the party’s annual general meeting at Ideal Convention Centre (IDCC) in Shah Alam September 6, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

‘Who is he to decide?’ Hamzah questions Muhyiddin’s authority over new party’s possible move to join Perikatan

Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said Parti Keluarga Malaysia is awaiting the outcome of its registration appeal with the Registrar of Societies. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Hamzah says Parti Keluarga Malaysia registration appeal now with ROS, outcome pending

The Malaysia Airports team led by Zainuddin Mohamed @ Zainal, General Manager of Aviation Marketing & Development with the Lufthansa airline crew at ITB Berlin 2026. — Picture courtesy of Lufthansa
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Lufthansa to return to KLIA after nearly a decade with five weekly Frankfurt flights

An Emirates airliner sits parked at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California on March 2, 2026, after its return flight to Dubai International Airport (DXB) was cancelled due to the war in the Middle East. — AFP pic
World  / 2 h ago

Emirates halts all Dubai flights until further notice as aerial interception forces shutdown at world’s busiest hub

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte announces her intention to run for the presidency in 2028 during a press conference in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila on February 18, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 18 Feb 2026

Philippine VP Sara Duterte enters 2028 race to succeed political rival Marcos

A general view shows St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on March 30, 2023. — AFP pic
World / 18 Feb 2026

Polish bishop faces trial for allegedly covering up paedophile priests in landmark case

Lalit Bishowkarma (left), the son of migrant worker Rudra Bahadur Kami, looks at his father’s passport with a relative while waiting for the arrival of the body at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on January 21, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 18 Feb 2026

Nepal’s remittance addiction: How its economy runs on 2.5 million exported workers

This photograph, dated July 1946, shows the mushroom cloud forming after an atomic bomb explosion during nuclear tests carried out by the US military on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. — AFP
World / 18 Feb 2026

US accuses China of secret nuclear blasts, to resume own testing for first time since 1992

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim applauds as Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet and US President Donald Trump hold up documents, during the signing of a ceasefire deal between Cambodia and Thailand on the sidelines of the 47th Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) summit in Kuala Lumpur October 26, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Feb 2026

Hun Manet: Thai forces deep inside Cambodian territory despite Trump-brokered ceasefire

Students leave a UN-run school in the Balata camp for Palestinian refugees, on the eastern outskirts of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on February 10, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 18 Feb 2026

Bleak future for West Bank pupils as budget cuts bite

Official statistics show cucumbers have doubled ‌in price since December to reach an average of just over 300 roubles (RM15.3) per kilogram and ​social media has been flooded with images of them sometimes being sold for more than twice or triple that. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Feb 2026

In Russia, the humble cucumber becomes latest symbol of rising wartime prices

India is turning out to be a key battleground for drugmakers as they compete fiercely for a bigger share of the global market for weight-loss drugs that analysts estimate could be worth US$150 billion (RM585 billion) annually by the end of the ⁠decade. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Feb 2026

Dr Reddy’s says Wegovy copycat to be priced competitively, with 50-60pc discounts feasible

A US federal judge threw out yesterday a lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings that alleged the restaurant and sports bar chain deceived consumers by selling boneless wings that are not actually de-boned chicken wings. — Picture via Facebook
World / 18 Feb 2026

US judge tosses Buffalo Wild Wings lawsuit that has 'no meat on its bones'

The Kremlin on Monday rejected what it called the “biased and baseless” accusation it assassinated Navalny, a staunch critic of President Vladimir Putin who died on February 16, 2024, while serving a 19-year sentence in a Russian Arctic prison colony. — AFP pic
World / 17 Feb 2026

Russian poisonings aim to kill — and send a message

Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Tarique Rahman was sworn in as Bangladesh’s prime minister today. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Feb 2026

Son of former PM Tarique Rahman sworn in as new leader after landslide election victory

The media-savvy Jackson advocated for the rights of Black Americans and other marginalised communities dating back to the turbulent civil rights movement of the 1960s spearheaded by his mentor King, a Baptist minister and towering social activist. — Reuters file pic
World / 17 Feb 2026

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and US presidential hopeful dies at 84, family says

This picture taken on March 25, 2024 shows a grassland earless dragon lizard at the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve located on the outskirts of the Australian capital city of Canberra. — AFP pic
World / 17 Feb 2026

Sydney man jailed eight years for smuggling native reptiles in popcorn bags

The 52-year-old Israeli national’s body was found Sunday night at a hotel near Syntagma Square, in the heart of the Greek capital, the force said. — Picture via Facebook
World / 17 Feb 2026

Israeli TV producer Dana Eden, co-creator of hit series Tehran, found dead in Athens hotel

Tom Thygesen Frederiksen, 60, confessed to having the photos and videos during his trial in the Naestved court, Danish news agency Ritzau reported. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Feb 2026

Danish priest likens child sex abuse images to 'collecting stamps'

Police suspected the daughter of hiding the body for years so she could continue collecting the woman’s pension, worth around 1,500 euros (US$1,780) per month. — Picture By Raymond Manuel
World / 17 Feb 2026

German woman’s mummified body found in home years after death, daughter under investigation for pension fraud