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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

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, January 17, 2026. — Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/Wana (West Asia News Agency) handout pic via Reuters
World / 03 Feb 2026

Inside Iran’s system of power: Who holds authority and how it functions

Russia’s new nuclear-powered submarine Imperator Alexander III test launches the Bulava ballistic missile, designed to carry nuclear warheads, from the White Sea, in this image taken from video released November 5, 2023. — Russian Defence Ministry handout pic via Reuters
World / 03 Feb 2026

What the New START nuclear treaty is and why its expiry could reshape global nuclear limits

This combination of file photographs created on February 1, 2026 shows Britain's Prince Andrew (left), Duke of York arriving to attend a Requiem Mass, a Catholic funeral service, for the late Katharine, Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral in London on September 16, 2025 ; and an undated handout photograph obtained on July 11, 2019 courtesy of the New York State Sex Offender Registry showing Jeffrey Epstein (right). — AFP pic
World / 02 Feb 2026

Apologies, resignations and royal glare: From Oslo to London, Epstein files unleash fresh scandal and political fallout

A construction crane enters through the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in north-eastern Egypt on February 1, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 02 Feb 2026

What to know about Gaza’s Rafah border crossing as reopening begins under truce plan

The EU’s food safety body said today the threshold for the cereulide toxin at the centre of a global infant formula recall should be cut by more than half, a move likely to prompt further product withdrawals. — AFP pic
World / 02 Feb 2026

EU food safety body advises halving toxin threshold in infant formula after global recalls

China's vice chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China Zhang Youxia (centre) arrives for a group photo before the opening ceremony of the 19th Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Qingdao, China's Shandong province on April 22, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 02 Feb 2026

China says probe into top generals will strengthen military, remove ‘roadblocks’

A Chinese national flag waves outside Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court in Beijing May 27, 2021. China’s former justice minister Tang Yijun was sentenced by a Chinese court to life in prison today for taking bribes. — Reuters file pic
World / 02 Feb 2026

China jails former justice minister for life over bribery as Beijing intensifies corruption purge

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Kremlin in Moscow January 22, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 02 Feb 2026

Russia reiterates offer to process Iran’s enriched uranium as it seeks to calm tensions

Iran denied today it had received an ultimatum from President Donald Trump to reach a nuclear agreement, after the US leader said he had given the Islamic republic a deadline to enter talks and threatened military action. — Reuters pic
World / 02 Feb 2026

Iran: No ultimatum, no deadline — Trump’s nuclear talks claim ‘cannot be confirmed’

British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves aims to reduce administrative costs across Whitehall by 16 per cent. — AFP pic
World / 02 Feb 2026

UK Treasury offers up to £100,000 exit packages to cut hundreds of jobs, report claims

Palestinians look on as trucks carrying humanitarian aid arrive in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, after passing through the Rafah border crossing from Egypt, on February 1, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 02 Feb 2026

Palestinians await full Rafah reopening as Israel eases two-year closure

This handout from the Wenzhou Intermediate People’s Court taken and released on September 29, 2025 shows members of the Ming family mafia organisation appearing in the Wenzhou Intermediate People’s Court in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, during their sentencing for crimes in relation to their involvement with scam compounds. — AFP pic
World / 02 Feb 2026

China intensifies anti-fraud push with four more executions linked to Myanmar scam networks

High-speed trains are seen at a train station on the first day of the annual Lunar New Year travel period in Nanjing February 2, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 02 Feb 2026

China’s mighty Lunar New Year migration roars back with record trips and surging bookings

Japan’s deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu is anchored at a pier of the Shimizu port in Shizuoka prefecture. Sediment containing rare earth was retrieved from ocean depths of 6,000m on a Japanese test mission, the government said, as it seeks to curb dependence on China for the valuable minerals. — AFP pic
World / 02 Feb 2026

Japan retrieves deep-sea rare earths in first-of-its-kind mission to cut reliance on China

A photo of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte is seen as members of civil society groups file an impeachment complaint against her at the House of Representatives in Quezon City February 2, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 02 Feb 2026

Rights groups file new impeachment cases against Philippine VP Sara Duterte as political battle with Marcos escalates

Mohammad Riza Chalid is wanted in Indonesia for his alleged involvement in corruption at state-owned oil company Pertamina between 2018 and 2023, including money laundering and manipulating a lease agreement. — Reuters file pic
World / 02 Feb 2026

Interpol issues red notice for Indonesia ‘gasoline godfather’ Mohammad Riza Chalid