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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

The move is the latest in the Trump administration’s battle with Harvard over claims that the Ivy League institution promotes “woke” ideology. — Reuters pic
World / 07 Feb 2026

Pentagon, in statement, to cut academic ties with Harvard

Mourners carry the coffin of a Shiite Muslim during funeral rites, a day after a suicide bombing at a mosque in Islamabad on February 7, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 07 Feb 2026

Funerals for victims of suicide blast at Islamabad mosque that killed at least 31

Both Clintons had been ordered to give closed-door depositions before the House Oversight Committee, which is probing the deceased financier’s connections to powerful figures and how information about his crimes was handled. — AFP pic
World / 07 Feb 2026

Clintons call for their Epstein testimony to be public

The order, effective from today, called for a fresh “imposition of tariffs” on countries still doing business with Iran. — Getty Images via AFP pic
World / 07 Feb 2026

Trump signs order preparing for tariffs on Iran’s trade partners

Former Goldman Sachs chief of South-east Asia operations, Timothy Leissner, arrives at US District Court Eastern District of New York for his sentencing, in New York on May 29, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 07 Feb 2026

Ex‑Goldman banker Tim Leissner begins prison term for role in 1MDB scandal

US President-elect Donald Trump speaks with former President Barack Obama as they attend the State Funeral Service for former US President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, in this file photo taken on January 9, 2025. US President Donald Trump triggered outrage yesterday after he posted a video depicting Barack Obama, the first Black president in American history, and his wife Michelle as monkeys. The White House said that the post was made in error by a staff member, and has been removed. — AFP pic
World / 07 Feb 2026

Trump removes racist Obama monkey video, blames staff error, insists he ‘didn’t see’ offensive part

China has overturned the death sentence of Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian official told AFP Friday, in a possible sign of a diplomatic thaw as Prime Minister Mark Carney seeks to boost trade ties with Beijing. — Reuters file pic
World / 07 Feb 2026

China overturns death sentence for Canadian in drug case

A screengrab taken on February 3, 2026 from a video released in files related to the investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, published by the US Department of Justice, shows Jack Lang, a French former culture minister posing with Jeffrey Epstein at the Louvre pyramid in Paris. — US Department of Justice handout via AFP
World / 07 Feb 2026

France opens probe of ex-minister Lang after Epstein revelations

The new law has parameters to ensure that patients are not coerced into choosing medical aid in dying and that no healthcare professional or religiously affiliated health facility would be forced to offer the aid. — Pexels pic
World / 07 Feb 2026

New York governor signs law allowing medical aid in dying for terminally ill residents

The case in Bangladesh, where Nipah cases are reported almost every year, follows two Nipah virus cases identified in neighbouring India, which has already prompted stepped-up airport screenings across Asia. — Reuters pic
World / 07 Feb 2026

WHO says one person dead from Nipah virus in Bangladesh

People walk past campaign posters before the February 8 general election in Bangkok on February 2, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 06 Feb 2026

Timeline: Two decades of turmoil in Thai politics ahead of 2026 election

Mandla Mandela, grandson of South Africa’s first democratically elected president Nelson Mandela, greets members of the Global Sumud Flotilla activist group ahead of a meeting on 2026 plans at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa, February 5, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 06 Feb 2026

Global Sumud Flotilla to launch largest-ever Gaza aid mission on March 29

Finnish Military personnel wearing winter camouflage uniforms demonstrates the installation of land mines, as an excavator digs into the frozen asphalt to bury practice anti-tank mines that were never banned, during a media day event at the Kainuu Brigade, a Finnish Army unit in Kajaani, Finland on February 3, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 06 Feb 2026

In Finland's forests, soldiers re-learn how to lay anti-personnel mines as Russia threat grows

People shift an injured man to a hospital following an explosion at a mosque in Islamabad on February 6, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 06 Feb 2026

Suicide blast at Pakistan mosque kills at least 30, over 130 wounded

Social media images showed thick smoke and flames coming from a passenger’s bag. The fire was quickly extinguished, and no injuries were reported. — Picture from Threads/kenophk2001
World / 06 Feb 2026

Power banks spark fires, force evacuation of hundreds on Hong Kong MTR

Near the end of a one-minute-long video posted on Trump’s Truth Social platform, the Obamas are shown with their faces on monkeys for about one second. — Pic by AFP
World / 06 Feb 2026

Trump posts conspiracy video depicting Obamas as monkeys, drawing backlash from Democrats