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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

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  / 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

Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said “an unidentified individual fired several shots” at Vladimir Alekseyev, a general who has a senior role in Russia’s general staff, before fleeing the scene. — Reuters pic
World / 06 Feb 2026

Russian general shot in Moscow apartment building in apparent assassination attempt

People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration, in Sydney December 16, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 06 Feb 2026

Israeli President Herzog to visit Sydney amid tensions over Bondi Beach massacre and Gaza war

Jimmy Lai’s case has sparked condemnation internationally from journalism rights groups to global leaders. — Reuters pic
World / 06 Feb 2026

Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai to be sentenced Monday after national security conviction

This combination of pictures created on February 4, 2026 shows a handout photograph provided by the office of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei showing him addressing a meeting with the people in Tehran on January 17, 2026 and US President Donald Trump speaking in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 3, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 06 Feb 2026

US and Iran prepare for first nuclear talks since conflict as war warnings linger

This photo illustration taken in Washington, DC, on December 23, 2025 shows a new batch of files released on Tuesday by the US government in relation to the notorious late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. — US Justice Department handout/AFP pic
World / 06 Feb 2026

Norway opens aggravated corruption probe into ex-PM Thorbjorn Jagland over Epstein links

Violence linked to Mokbel’s group, known as “The Company”, claimed dozens of lives and was later immortalised in the hugely popular Australian TV series “Underbelly”. — AFP pic
World / 06 Feb 2026

Notorious Melbourne gangland figure Tony Mokbel to walk free as prosecutors drop planned drug retrial

Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC News “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, is believed to have been kidnapped from her home in Tucson, sparking a massive hunt and a race against time to find her. — AFP pic
World / 06 Feb 2026

Race against time to find Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother as DNA confirms blood at home is hers

This TV screen shot from the Cuban TV channel released on February 5, 2026, shows Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel speaking during a press conference in Havana.— AFP pic
World / 06 Feb 2026

Cuba ready for dialogue with US, but rejects threats and preconditions

People walk past electoral campaign posters ahead of the general election in Bangkok on February 4, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 06 Feb 2026

Thailand election: Shinawatra dynasty strains as reformist voters turn to People’s Party

A protester with a red blood-like stain on her forehead holds a placard during a rally in support of the Iranian people in Paris on January 17, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 05 Feb 2026

‘Censorship as a service’? China's great firewall technology spreading globally

Files show Epstein on multiple occasions talking about his desire to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, though there is no evidence they ever did. — AFP pic
World / 05 Feb 2026

Epstein as Kremlin spy? Moscow laughs off theory, says Putin never crossed paths with disgraced financier

Marius Borg Hoiby, Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s 29-year-old son from a relationship before her 2001 marriage to heir apparent Crown Prince Haakon, is on trial at a court in Oslo on 38 charges. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Feb 2026

Norway royal scandal deepens as crown princess’s son rejects drugging claims in high‑profile rape trial

A Thai military vehicle passes by a Thai national flag in Kantharalak district in eastern Sisaket province, after weeks of deadly border clashes between the two South-east Asian neighbours Thailand and Cambodia. — AFP pic
World / 05 Feb 2026

Cambodia turns to France for historical documents to resolve Thai border clashes

The United States has said any new nuclear agreement would have to include China, but international efforts to encourage Beijing to join fresh talks have so far failed. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Feb 2026

China says it will not join nuclear talks ‘at this stage’

Ryan W Routh poses in a jail booking photograph in Greensboro, North Carolina, US, February 10, 2010. — Guilford County Sheriff’s Office handout pic via Reuters
World / 05 Feb 2026

Man sentenced to life for 2024 plot to kill Trump at Florida golf course

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi smiles as she arrives at the Prime Minister’s Office ahead of a meeting with TSMC Chairman CC Wei in Tokyo, Japan, February 5, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Feb 2026

Japan’s first woman PM poised for landslide win amid economic and China jitters