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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  / 6 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  / 6 h ago

Pearly Tan‑M. Thinaah end Malaysia’s 19‑year All England drought with semi‑final breakthrough

US President Donald Trump’s strategy toward other countries has been focused on intensely pressuring them to cooperate and loudly complaining when they say no. — Reuters pic
World  / 19 h ago

A war without a coalition: In the Iran war, US goes it alone like never before as allies balk

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  / 7 h ago

Former Rafizi aide James Chai appoints lawyers as MACC seeks his cooperation in probe

Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has filed lawsuits against former MPs and state asemblymen for allegedly breaching the conditions of a RM10 million bond after leaving the party six years ago. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

PKR files suits against ex‑MPs, reps over alleged breach of RM10m party bond terms

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  / 6 h ago

Viral Genting drift lands BMW 325i driver in police custody

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  / 4 h ago

Perikatan chairman Ahmad Samsuri dismisses claims linking him to alleged ‘Bangkok Move’ meeting

The Ministry of Finance is currently examining appropriate measures to maintain oil prices at existing rates despite facing the challenge of surging global crude oil prices, which have now surpassed the US$100 (RM394) per barrel mark. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

MOF: Govt studying ways to maintain fuel prices as Middle East conflict pushes crude above US$100

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  / 7 h ago

Khairy signals bid to return to Umno through ‘Rumah Bangsa’ initiative

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  / 6 h ago

Trump rules out talks, says only Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ can end Middle East war

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  / 4 h ago

Alleged gunshot triggers pursuit before fatal crash between 4WD and motorcycle in Klang, police say

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  / 5 h ago

‘Who is he to decide?’ Hamzah questions Muhyiddin’s authority over new party’s possible move to join Perikatan

French-US actor Timothee Chalamet ruffled feathers by proclaiming ballet and opera as art that 'no one cares' about. — AFP pic
Showbiz  / 6 h ago

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

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  / 4 h ago

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

A Luckin Coffee MIX (coffee tea) store in Shanghai on December 30, 2025. — Xing Yun/CFoto pic via AFP
Money  / 5 h ago

China’s Luckin Coffee moves to buy Blue Bottle in US$400m deal as competition with Starbucks heats up

File picture of a woman visiting a growing makeshift memorial on the steps of the town hall, four days after one of the worst mass shootings in recent Canadian history, in the town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, February 14, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 27 Feb 2026

OpenAI says it would now alert police over potential threats after Canada mass shooting

File picture of Thai soldiers standing guard near barbed wires and tyres installed to mark the border with Cambodia. — AFP pic
World / 27 Feb 2026

Thai soldier loses leg in landmine blast along Cambodia border

File picture of US President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani reacting as they speak to members of the media in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC. Mamdani said he had a productive meeting with Trump at the White House on Thursday, discussing issues including housing and student detentions by federal immigration authorities. — Reuters pic
World / 27 Feb 2026

Trump, Mamdani meet again to discuss housing and student ICE detentions

File picture of Palestinians making their way in a devasted neighbourhood in Gaza City, October 24, 2024. The first group of troops under the International Stabilisation Force may be deployed to the Gaza Strip in early April, the Asharq Al-awsat news portal reported. — Reuters pic
World / 27 Feb 2026

First troops of international stabilisation force set to enter Gaza in April, US official says

A handout picture provided by the Iranian Foreign Ministry on February 26, 2026, shows Iranian diplomats and delegation during the Iran and US talks in Geneva, Switzerland. — Iranian Foreign Ministry handout pic via AFP
World / 27 Feb 2026

Iran hails ‘good progress’ in US talks, sets next round in Vienna within a week

Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that has killed tens of thousands, displaced 11 million people and triggered one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. — Picture from X/UN Human Rights
World / 27 Feb 2026

‘Bloody and senseless’: Civilian deaths in Sudan war more than double in 2025, UN warns

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to the press after her a deposition with the House Oversight Committee as they investigate links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in Chappaqua, New York, on February 26, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 27 Feb 2026

Hillary challenges Trump to testify as she answers Epstein questions

File picture of residents gathering at the site, following Pakistani airstrikes, in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, February 22, 2026. Pakistan bombed Afghanistan’s cities Kabul and Kandahar on Friday, hours after Afghan forces attacked Pakistani border troops in what the Taliban government said was retaliation for earlier deadly air strikes. — Reuters pic
World / 27 Feb 2026

Pakistan bombs Kabul, Kandahar after deadly border clashes with Afghan forces

This photo illustration shows redacted documents from the Epstein Library files released by the US Department of Justice in Washington, DC, on February 18, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 27 Feb 2026

Epstein files reveal cash, influence and women links to powerful figures in Senegal and Ivory Coast

People planning to leave the country and apply for foreign employment in search of better opportunities queue as they prepare for an interview at Motherland Overseas, a recruitment agency, as Nepal’s biggest political parties vow to fix the outflow of workers ahead of the elections of the House of Representatives scheduled for March 5, triggered by historic youth-led protests fuelled by the lack of jobs and endemic corruption that forced an elected prime minister to resign, in Kathmandu, Nepal, February 22, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 26 Feb 2026

Nepal votes after protests: Oli eyes comeback as Shah leads new guard in March 5 polls

File picture of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 13, 2025. On the third day of a hearing to decide whether Duterte should face trial on crimes against humanity charges over his ‘war on drugs’, lawyer Nicholas Kaufman said the prosecution had failed to show his client had directly ordered any murders. — Reuters pic
World / 26 Feb 2026

ICC defence: No proven link between Duterte’s ‘uniquely colourful and crusty’ speeches and drug war killings

British nationals Kial Garth Robinson (left) and Piran Ezra Wilkinson walk to a court room during their trial in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on February 26, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 26 Feb 2026

Two Britons sentenced to lengthy jail terms in Bali for drug smuggling

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters in a departure lounge before returning to Washington following meetings with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders, at Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, February 25, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 26 Feb 2026

Rubio says US-China ties reach ‘strategic stability’ before Trump’s Beijing visit

A man casts his ballot in Thailand's general election at a polling station in Bangkok on February 8, 2026. A Thai political party that came second in this month's vote filed a criminal complaint today against the nation's election commissioners, accusing them of violating election laws, the party's deputy told AFP. — AFP pic
World / 26 Feb 2026

Thai runner-up People’s Party files criminal complaint against election officials over QR-coded ballots

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during the Future Victoria Summit in Melbourne February 25, 2026. — Michael Currie/AAP pic via Reuters
World / 26 Feb 2026

Australian PM apologises after calling sexual assault survivor ‘difficult’, says one‑word prompt led to ‘misinterpretation’

Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton is to testify behind closed doors today before a congressional committee investigating the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. — AFP pic
World / 26 Feb 2026

Bill and Hillary Clinton to give back‑to‑back testimony in Epstein probe, calling process a ‘kangaroo court’