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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  / 8 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  / 8 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  / 5 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  / 8 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  / 8 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  / 8 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  / 6 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  / 7 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  / 6 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  / 6 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  / 6 h ago

Hamzah says Parti Keluarga Malaysia registration appeal now with ROS, outcome pending

Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh said residents should not exploit development consultations for private benefits. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

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

French-US actor Timothee Chalamet ruffled feathers by proclaiming ballet and opera as art that 'no one cares' about. — AFP pic
Showbiz  / 7 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

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

Demonstrators hold placards, including two (L) claiming that Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka are puppets of the US, during a demonstration condemning US and Israeli attacks on Iran and Palestinians in front of the US Embassy in Jakarta on March 3, 2026. — AFP pic
World  / 7 h ago

Prabowo faces Muslim group backlash, says Indonesia will quit Trump’s Board of Peace if it fails to benefit Palestinians

A Palestinian patient lies on a stretcher, accompanied by a relative, as they make their way back home after being informed by officials that their travel scheduled for today through the Rafah border crossing was postponed, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 4, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 04 Feb 2026

Israeli strikes kill 18 in Gaza, patient crossings at Rafah halted, Palestinian officials say

Public anger has grown across West and Central Africa, where access to safe menstrual products remains limited and where similar complaints emerged in Cameroon last year. — AFP pic
World / 04 Feb 2026

Anger mounts in Senegal over China firm Softcare after claims of expired materials in sanitary pads

People remove snow near a house in Aomori, north-eastern Japan, as heavy snow continues to hit the region, February 2, 2026. — Kyodo pic via Reuters
World / 04 Feb 2026

Mercury spikes after historic snowfall, triggering avalanche fears, fresh chaos across northern Japan

Protesters call for the impeachment of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos as lawmakers conduct a hearing on the merits of impeachment complaints against Marcos, outside the House of Representatives in Manila February 4, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 04 Feb 2026

Bid to oust Marcos collapses after Philippine House rejects twin complaints

William Stevenson, the former husband of Jill Biden, has been charged with first-degree murder after police found his wife Linda unresponsive at their Wilmington home. — Picture via X
World / 04 Feb 2026

Former husband of ex-US first lady Jill Biden arrested for murdering wife after late-night domestic dispute

The accounts, discovered during a review commissioned by UBS after its 2023 takeover of Credit Suisse, also appear linked to efforts aiding Nazi fugitives fleeing to Argentina. — AFP pic
World / 04 Feb 2026

Nearly 900 Nazi-linked accounts discovered at Credit Suisse, US lawmaker says

Handout picture released by the Colombian Presidency press office showing Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his counterpart, US President Donald Trump, meeting at the White House in Washington February 03, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 04 Feb 2026

Trump meets Colombia’s Petro after months of insults — and says pair ‘got along very well’ in surprise thaw

Protesters clash with police during a National Shutdown protest against United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles on January 30, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 04 Feb 2026

Why HRW says US democracy is at 1985 levels: Metrics show 40-year decline

Firefighters work next to cars destroyed by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia February 3, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 04 Feb 2026

‘He hit them hard’: Zelensky accuses Russia of stockpiling weapons under US truce before overnight assault

Tetsuya Yamagami, convicted of assassinating Shinzo Abe with a homemade gun in 2022, has lodged an appeal against the life sentence handed down by the Nara District Court. — Kyodo via Reuters pic
World / 04 Feb 2026

Gunman who murdered Shinzo Abe launches appeal, claiming trial was ‘unjust’

French prosecutors urged the appeals court to impose a five-year ban on Marine Le Pen over the alleged misuse of more than €4 million in European Union funds, though they said the punishment should not take effect immediately. — AFP pic
World / 04 Feb 2026

French prosecutors seek ban on Le Pen in EU funds case — but her 2027 presidential run may still survive

US President Donald Trump signs a Bill to end the partial government shutdown, while US House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) stand by his side, at the White House in Washington February 3, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 04 Feb 2026

Trump signs spending Bill that ends four-day US government shutdown

London Metropolitan Police said the incident, which happened in the early hours, is being treated as arson with intent to endanger life as investigations continue. — Reuters file pic
World / 04 Feb 2026

Arson probe after flammable devices hurled into Iran-linked Islamic centre in London

BBC said Andrew has left Royal Lodge after two decades, relocating to the Sandringham Estate as new Epstein documents intensify scrutiny of his past links. — AFP pic
World / 04 Feb 2026

Under-fire Andrew quits Windsor home after explosive Epstein leaks derail royal comeback hopes

Trump said the US should ‘move on’ from the Epstein scandal, even as new files triggered a criminal probe into Peter Mandelson and set the stage for congressional testimony by Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton. — AFP pic
World / 04 Feb 2026

Move on, says Trump as Epstein files trigger probe into ex-US ambassador Mandelson

Municipal police officers stand at the entrance of La Guicharde secondary school in Sanary-sur-Mer, south-eastern France on February 3, 2026, following the stabbing of a teacher by a student. — AFP pic
World / 04 Feb 2026

Teen knifeman arrested after art teacher is left critically injured in school attack in France