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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  / 11 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  / 11 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  / 8 h ago

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

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  / 4 h ago

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

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  / 11 h ago

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

Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh said residents should not exploit development consultations for private benefits. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 11 h ago

Viral Genting drift lands BMW 325i driver in police custody

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  / 11 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  / 9 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

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

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i, the head of the judiciary and Alireza Arafi, deputy chairman of the Assembly of Experts, attend the meeting of the interim leadership council of Iran in an unknown location, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Iran, March 1, 2026. — IRIB/WANA (West Asia News Agency) handout pic via Reuters
World  / 3 h ago

Iran president rules out surrender to Israel, US, apologises to neighbours and says Iran will only return fire

A Luckin Coffee MIX (coffee tea) store in Shanghai on December 30, 2025. — Xing Yun/CFoto pic via AFP
Money  / 9 h ago

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

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  / 10 h ago

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

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim visits PAS spiritual leader Datuk Hashim Jasin at Penang Hospital during a working trip to the northern region today. — Picture via Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Anwar stops by Penang Hospital to visit ‘old friend’ and PAS spiritual leader Hashim Jasin

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  / 9 h ago

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

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will attend the inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ in Washington this month, Jakarta’s foreign ministry said yesterday. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Feb 2026

Indonesia president to attend first meeting of Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ in Washington

US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz addresses an event marking the International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the United Nations headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City January 27, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Feb 2026

US to begin paying billions owed to UN ‘within weeks’, envoy says

Picture taken on September 19, 2027 shows then President of the International Peace Institute Terje Rod-Larsen speaking onstage during the ‘Global Citizen: Movement Makers’ at NYU Skirball Centre in New York City. The former high-profile diplomat helped Jeffrey Epstein weave his web of dignitaries, acting as a go-between for the convicted US sex offender, according to media. — Theo Wargo/Getty Images North America/AFP pic
World / 12 Feb 2026

‘A spider at the centre of the web’: Norway’s ex‑diplomat seen as key cog in Epstein network

Flags fly from the roof of France's Foreign and European Affairs Ministry, called the Quai d'Orsay, in Paris August 18, 2010. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Feb 2026

France orders probe after emails show French diplomat exchanged documents with Epstein

A police officer leaves the residence of Former UK ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, carrying a box in central London on February 6, 2025. UK police probing Mandelson were searching two properties on February 6, 2026, London's Metropolitan Police said, following fresh revelations in the Epstein files. — AFP pic
World / 12 Feb 2026

UK prosecutors liaise with police as Epstein probe widens to include Andrew, Mandelson emails

US Attorney General Pam Bondi gestures while testifying before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. February 11, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Feb 2026

Democrats blast US attorney general over Epstein file ‘cover‑up’ and acting as Trump’s ‘instrument of revenge’

Police officers detain the gunman after he entered Patongprathankiriwat School and held an unknown number of students and teachers hostage, in southern Thailand’s Songkhla, Thailand, February 11, 2026. — Royal Thai Police handout pic via Reuters
World / 12 Feb 2026

Thailand school director dies after campus shooting; 18‑year‑old suspect hospitalised

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stand at the Knesset on the day Trump addresses it, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem October 13, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Feb 2026

Netanyahu: Israel to take part in Trump’s newly launched ‘Board of Peace’

A police vehicle is parked outside a high school, the site of a deadly mass shooting in the town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada February 11, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Feb 2026

Canada police: 18‑year‑old behind mass shooting, killed mother and stepbrother before school attack

Millions of young Bangladeshis like these Dhaka University students will vote for the first time on February 12, 2026 in a landmark election to determine the country's leadership following a 2024 student-led uprising that ended former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's autocratic rule. — AFP pic
World / 11 Feb 2026

After 2024 uprising, Bangladesh’s youth head to polls in historic leadership contest

An 18-year-old armed with a gun entered the Patongprathankiriwat School in Hat Yai, Thailand on February 11, 2026 while teachers and students were still inside and reported fired shots, injuring at least three people before being captured by police. — Screengrabs from X/LOLA
World / 11 Feb 2026

Hat Yai school attack ends as Thai police capture 18-year-old shooter; at least three injured

Authorities said there were no ⁠arrests made inside the Kampot casino complex known as My Casino. — Reuters pic
World / 11 Feb 2026

Cambodia says it has closed almost 200 scam centres in fraud crackdown

Kwok Yin-sang, father of wanted US-based activist Anna Kwok, arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts building in Hong Kong, China, February 11, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 11 Feb 2026

Hong Kong convicts father of wanted activist over handling of funds

China’s foreign ministry called on the Australian government to take care in its handling of the case. ― Reuters pic
World / 11 Feb 2026

Australia charges two Chinese nationals with foreign interference

This screengrab of a video provided by local journalist Trent Ernst shows the middle school and high school building where a shooting took place, leaving at least nine people dead in the small town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, on February 10, 2026. — Photo by Trent Ernst via AFP
World / 11 Feb 2026

Canada in mourning: Rare mass shooting claims ten lives in British Columbia town

Lucy Harrison is seen here in a photo with her father Kris Harrison in an undated social media pic. — Picture via Facebook
World / 11 Feb 2026

British woman fatally shot by father in Texas following argument about politics, inquest hears