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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

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

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

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

In this handout photograph released by the US Navy, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E Petersen Jr (DDG 121) sails alongside fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J Kaiser (T-AO-187), during a replenishment-at-sea in the Arabian Sea on February 18, 2026. Iran vowed on Monday to retaliate ‘ferociously’ against any attack from the United States, and repeated its warning of a regional conflagration in response to President Donald Trump’s latest threat of strikes. — US Navy handout pic via AFP
World / 24 Feb 2026

Iran threatens ‘ferocious’ retaliation if US launches strikes, warns of regional conflict

Displaced Palestinian families sit at communal long tables as they gather to break the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast during Iftar, in the al-Zahara neighbourhood, north of the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central of Gaza Strip on February 21, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 24 Feb 2026

Nearly 20 nations condemn Israel’s West Bank moves as ‘de facto annexation’

Former British Ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson (right) is led away from his home by a police officer as he is arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, following revelations over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in London, Britain, February 23, 2026, in this screen capture from video. — BBC/Pool handout pic via Reuters
World / 24 Feb 2026

UK police arrest ex-envoy Peter Mandelson in Epstein-linked probe

Nick Reiner appears with Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene during his arraignment in Los Angeles County Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, February 23, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 24 Feb 2026

Director Rob Reiner’s son pleads not guilty to parents’ murder, could face life or death penalty

Iranian women walk past a banner bearing a portrait of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran February 22, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 24 Feb 2026

Trump vs Iran: What a strike would actually mean — and how far he might go

Once mocked as ‘Robot Jetten’, the D66 leader has reinvented himself as a charismatic communicator with a mandate for change. — AFP pic
World / 24 Feb 2026

Rob Jetten’s big test: Netherlands’ young PM who sold optimism faces his moment to deliver

A protester stands behind a mock jail displaying with photos of the 47 detained pro-democracy figures. Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal today upheld the jailing of 12 activists in a major subversion case under Beijing’s national security law. — AFP pic
World / 23 Feb 2026

Hong Kong activists lose appeal in landmark subversion case — here are their stories

Smoke billows from burning vehicles amid a wave of violence, with torched vehicles and gunmen blocking highways in more than half a dozen states, following a military operation in which a government source said Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as ‘El Mencho,’ was killed, in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, February 22, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. — Reuters pic
World / 23 Feb 2026

The ghost who built an empire: How Nemesio ‘El Mencho’ Oseguera redefined Mexico’s cartel wars

Iran's foreign ministry reiterated that any strike, even limited, would be
World / 23 Feb 2026

Iran warns of ‘ferocious’ retaliation if US launches strike as nuclear talks set to resume Thursday

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte faces three counts of crimes against humanity, with prosecutors alleging his involvement in at least 76 murders between 2013 and 2018.— AFP pic
World / 23 Feb 2026

ICC hears Duterte personally authorised murders as crimes against humanity case opens

The warning comes ahead of a planned visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Israel on Wednesday. — AFP pic
World / 23 Feb 2026

India urges citizens in Iran to leave amid evolving security situation, embassy advisory says

Ousted pro-democracy lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung (C), also known as 'Long Hair' reacts before entering the High Court to hear the sentence for his appeal over his disqualification from Legco in Hong Kong on February 15, 2019. — AFP file pic
World / 23 Feb 2026

Hong Kong court upholds convictions of 12 democracy activists in ‘Hong Kong 47’ case

People walk through the snow during a city-wide travel ban on February 22, 2026, in New York City. A major winter storm has hit the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions bringing heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions with the potential of up to 23 inches of snow in New York City. — AFP pic
World / 23 Feb 2026

Massive snowstorm slams US northeast as New York shuts roads and schools

This picture taken on February 22, 2026, and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on February 23, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who was elected as the General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, at the Ninth Congress in Pyongyang. — AFP pic
World / 23 Feb 2026

Nuclear advances touted as Kim Jong Un re-elected at North Korea party congress

Netherlands' Prime Minister-designate of the centrist D66 party Rob Jetten speaks to the press after talks with prospective ministers in The Hague. — AFP pic
World / 23 Feb 2026

Netherlands to swear in youngest-ever and first openly gay PM Rob Jetten today

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) and his wife Rosangela da Silva (L) visit the National Cemetery in Seoul today during his state visit to South Korea. — AFP pic
World / 23 Feb 2026

South Korean President Lee and Brazil’s Lula bond over rise from humble beginnings ahead of Seoul summit