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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

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  / 9 h ago

Viral Genting drift lands BMW 325i driver in police custody

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

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

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

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

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  / 4 h ago

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

French-US actor Timothee Chalamet ruffled feathers by proclaiming ballet and opera as art that 'no one cares' about. — AFP pic
Showbiz  / 9 h ago

Timothee Chalamet sparks outrage among ballet and opera communities with controversial comments

Two of those years will overlap with Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai’s existing prison term, meaning he will serve an extra 18 years, according to the Hong Kong court judgment. — AFP file pic
World / 09 Feb 2026

Hong Kong court hands publisher Jimmy Lai 20 years’ jail for foreign collusion and sedition; supporters call it ‘death sentence’

The world’s top two economies have penciled in a year-end ‘date’ as US President Donald Trump invites China’s Xi Jinping to the White House. — Reuters pic
World / 09 Feb 2026

Xi is coming… to the White House, end 2026, says Trump

The Al Noor mosque in Christchurch was one of two mosques where a white supremacist live streamed his attack on March 15, 2019, killing 51 worshippers during Friday prayers. — AFP pic
World / 09 Feb 2026

Six years on, Christchurch shooter Brenton Tarrant challenges conviction over mosque killings, citing ‘inhumane’ detention during trial

Bangladesh voters will hit the ballot box on February 12, 2026 and analysts and fact-checkers say a worrying 90 per cent of disinformation about the country comes from India, where its former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled to after the 2024 uprising. — AFP pic
World / 09 Feb 2026

Coordinated Indian AI disinformation, including ‘Hindu genocide’ claims, threatens Bangladesh elections

Japan's Prime Minister and President of the Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi smiles during a press conference after a sweeping the elections at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on February 8, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 09 Feb 2026

Winter gamble pays off as Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ Takaichi wins big

The Iranian flag flutters in front of a huge anti-US billboard displayed on a building in Tehran’s Valiasr Square on February 8, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 09 Feb 2026

Defiance and repression: Iran holds firm on enrichment as US talks reopen

Police keep watch outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' court for the sentencing of convicted pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong on February 9, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 09 Feb 2026

Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai faces possible life sentence as Hong Kong court set to rule on case with sweeping press freedom impact

Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul rode the nationalism wave to a landslide election win in Thailand on February 8, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 09 Feb 2026

Thailand’s pilot PM Anutin cements mandate with landslide win after border crisis, coalition fallout

Bangladeshi workers load empty ballot boxes onto a truck at the Election Commission building in Dhaka on February 7, 2026, ahead of the upcoming national elections. — AFP pic
World / 09 Feb 2026

India, China and the Bay of Bengal: How Bangladesh’s election could shift South Asia’s power balance

Kala-azar survivor Harada Hussein Abdirahman stands with her granddaughter in her compound in a village adjacent to one of the stone quarry areas in the hills outside Mandera town, where the highest infection rates of the parasitic disease Kala-Azar have been recorded, in Mandera, on January 22, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 09 Feb 2026

Neglected killer: Kala-azar disease surges in Kenya

A child holds the hand of a voter as they cast their ballot for a general election at a polling station in Tokyo, Japan, February 8, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 08 Feb 2026

Key issues as Japan counts votes: Sanae Takaichi’s majority, market fears and China tensions

A person holds a sign calling to protect, not detain, children as people gather during a demonstration and vigil outside the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, on January 28, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 08 Feb 2026

Bugs in food and sickness haunt immigrants held in Texas

Sharif Osman Hadi was shot by masked assailants in Dhaka last December and later died of his injuries at a hospital in Singapore. His death set off a wave of violent protests.— AFP pic
World / 08 Feb 2026

Bangladesh seeks UN help to probe killing of uprising leader

An AFP search of the files found the Dalai Lama’s name was mentioned more than 150 times with no mention of him meeting or interacting with Epstein. The mere mention of someone’s name in the Epstein files does not in itself imply any wrongdoing by that person. — AFP pic
World / 08 Feb 2026

Dalai Lama’s office says the spiritual leader has never met Epstein

Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party is set to win 274 to 328 of the 465 seats in the chamber, well above the 233 needed for a majority, according to NHK. — Reuters pic
World / 08 Feb 2026

Japan’s Takaichi set for landslide election win, exit poll shows

Brenton Tarrant, 35, opened fire on two mosques in Christchurch in March 2019, in the worst mass shooting in the country’s history. — Reuters pic
World / 08 Feb 2026

New Zealand to hear Christchurch mosque shooter’s appeal against sentence