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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

FBI agents last month raided election offices in Georgia’s Fulton County, which includes the heavily Democratic capital Atlanta, removing hundreds of boxes of ballots and other materials related to the 2020 vote, which Trump has falsely claimed that he won. — Getty Images via AFP pic
World / 11 Feb 2026

FBI election probe in Georgia launched by Trump advisor, according to affidavit

People gather in protest at the Stonewall National Monument after the Trump administration had the National Park Service remove the LGBTQ Pride flag from the site, which is considered the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ rights movement, on February 10, 2026, in New York City. — Getty Images via AFP pic
World / 11 Feb 2026

'Outrage' as LGBTQ Pride flag removed from Stonewall monument

Cataracts—the clouding of the eye’s lens that causes blurred vision and can lead to blindness—are on the rise as populations get older, with age being the main risk factor. — AFP pic
World / 11 Feb 2026

WHO: 94 million need cataract surgery, but access lacking

Stanford University School of Medicine professor Anna Lembke, the first witness called by the plaintiffs, testified that she views social media, broadly speaking, as a drug. — AFP pic
World / 11 Feb 2026

YouTube says it is not social media in landmark addiction trial

Lutnick’s ties to Epstein have come under intense scrutiny after email exchanges included in newly released files undermined his earlier insistence that he had cut all links with the late financier back in 2005. — Getty Images via AFP pic
World / 11 Feb 2026

US commerce chief admits to lunch on ‘Epstein Island’ but denies closer ties, says it was a family vacation

This picture shows a view of residential buildings in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on February 9, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 11 Feb 2026

UN peacekeepers to exit Lebanon by mid-2027 amid financial strain, political pressure

The Irish privacy enforcer ratcheted up its fine against WhatsApp in 2021 after the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) intervened. — Reuters pic
World / 10 Feb 2026

EU top court refers WhatsApp’s fight against EU privacy watchdog back to lower tribunal

Australia’s Communications Minister Anika Wells said she had written to Roblox bosses urging them to meet with her and explain what steps they will take to keep children safe online. — Reuters file pic
World / 10 Feb 2026

Australia warns Roblox over child grooming fears

This screen grab from a video posted on the X account of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) on February 5, 2026, shows a vessel before it was struck at the direction of Commander General Francis Donovan while allegedly transiting along narco-trafficking routes in international waters, on February 5, 2026. — X screengrab via AFP
World / 10 Feb 2026

Two killed in latest US strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific: military

The super majority gives Takaichi the option of embarking on the complicated task of trying to change the constitution, something she has indicated she wants to do. — Reuters pic
World / 10 Feb 2026

Japan election results confirm super-majority for Takaichi’s party

This combination of three undated pictures provided by the US Department of Justice on January 30, 2026 as part of the Jeffrey Epstein files show an Austrian passport Jeffrey Epstein used under the assumed name of Marius Robert Fortelni. — US Department of Justice pic
World / 10 Feb 2026

Epstein taints European governments and royalty, US corporate elite

The attorney general’s office said it had identified five bodies found at a property in the municipality of Concordia. — Pexels pic
World / 10 Feb 2026

Five employees of Canadian mining company confirmed dead in Mexico

Senior ministers rallied around Keir Starmer over the most serious crisis yet of his stuttering 19-month premiership, as a rising far-right challenges him in the polls. — AFP pool pic
World / 10 Feb 2026

UK PM Starmer refuses to quit as pressure builds over Epstein

This photograph taken in Le-Perreux-sur-Marne, outside Paris on February 9, 2026 shows undated pictures provided by the US Department of Justice on January 30, 2026 as part of the Jeffrey Epstein files. — AFP bureau pic
World / 10 Feb 2026

US lawmakers reviewing unredacted Epstein files

Social media firms are accused in hundreds of lawsuits of leading young users to become addicted to content and suffer from depression, eating disorders, psychiatric hospitalisation and even suicide. — Reuters file pic
World / 10 Feb 2026

Jury told that Meta, Google ‘engineered addiction’ at landmark US trial

A view of the still-under-construction Gordie Howe International Bridge in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, February 5, 2025. — Reuters file pic
World / 10 Feb 2026

Trump threatens to stop opening of Canada-US bridge