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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

This combination of two pictures, created on February 16, 2026, shows a pedestrian walking on an overpass as traffic snarls on a smoggy day in Beijing on November 1, 2023 (top), and pedestrians on the same overpass on February 11, 2026 (bottom). — AFP pic
World / 17 Feb 2026

China’s ‘war on pollution’ shows progress, yet smog hotspots remain

World / 17 Feb 2026

Hillary Clinton accuses Trump of Epstein file ‘cover-up’ ahead of congressional testimony

Heavy machinery is levelling a massive pile of waste at the Cipayung landfill in Depok, West Java, which often slides and clogs the river, sending waste to the outskirts of Jakarta during heavy rains. — AFP pic
World / 17 Feb 2026

Jakarta’s streets choke under mounting trash as landfills near capacity

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk across the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One following a weekend trip to Florida. — AFP pic
World / 17 Feb 2026

US-Iran talks in Geneva loom as Trump warns Tehran of possible consequences

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stands outside the entrance to his office at Parliament House in Canberra on February 11. — AFP pic
World / 17 Feb 2026

PM Albanese says no help for 34 Australians linked to Islamic State in Syrian camp

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews from West Palm Beach, Florida, February 16, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 17 Feb 2026

Trump to make call on Taiwan weapons package as China urges caution

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 / 17 Feb 2026

Swiss ski resort fire chief questioned over New Year blaze that killed 41

France's President Emmanuel Macron reacts as he is welcomed upon his arrival in Mumbai today. — AFP pic
World / 17 Feb 2026

Macron begins India visit with AI cooperation talks and potential multibillion Rafale jet deal

Police stand outside the perimeter they created around the Dennis M. Lynch Arena, where a shooting occurred earlier yesterday in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. — AFP pic
World / 17 Feb 2026

Two killed, three wounded in shooting at US ice rink during high school game

Nepal’s former King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (centre) greets his supporters upon his arrival at the Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu on February 13, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 16 Feb 2026

Nepal at a crossroads: Youth and veterans vie for power ahead of March polls

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea, in this file picture dated July 9, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 16 Feb 2026

What to know: South Korea’s ex-president Yoon faces verdict on insurrection charge

A foreign delivery worker rides a bicycle in downtown Zagreb on February 3, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 16 Feb 2026

Exploited and abused: Foreign workers in Croatia face violence, ‘pure extortion’

The US Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln leads its strike group during a photo exercise in the Arabian Sea, February 6, 2026. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Monday began a series of military exercises in the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported on the eve of talks with the United States. — US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jesse Monford handout pic via Reuters
World / 16 Feb 2026

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards kick off Strait of Hormuz drills ahead of US talks

Britain, Sweden, France, Germany and the Netherlands issued a joint statement on Saturday saying they believed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny had been poisoned with epibatidine — a toxin found in poison dart frogs — and that the Russian state had the ‘means, motive and opportunity’ to administer it. — Dawid Zuchowicz/Agencja Wyborcza.pl handout pic via Reuters
World / 16 Feb 2026

Kremlin rejects claims Russian opposition leader Navalny was poisoned, calls European assessment baseless

A Palestinian man from the village of Burqa, walks past a fence decorated with Israeli flags installed by Jewish settlers after they announced their control over the historical Al-Masoudiya Ottoman era train station, which operated between the Palestinian cities of Nablus and Tulkarm in the 1920s, just north of the city of Nablus, in the northern Israeli-occupied West Bank on February 15, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 16 Feb 2026

Israel’s West Bank land registration plan draws Arab condemnation

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government last month launched a consultation on a social media ban for children under 16 and is now working to change legislation so it could bring in any changes within months of the consultation concluding. — Unsplash pic
World / 16 Feb 2026

UK moves to fast-track social media ban for under-16s, tighten AI chatbot rules