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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

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 23 Feb 2026

China urges US to cancel Trump’s unilateral tariffs after Supreme Court ruling

The suspect, a man in his early 20s, was spotted by the north gate of the Mar-a-Lago property, carrying a shotgun and a fuel can, the Secret Service said. — Reuters pic
World / 23 Feb 2026

Armed man shot dead after breaching security at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

A lift malfunction trapped 20 visitors to the Tokyo Skytree for around five hours. — ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters
World / 23 Feb 2026

Lifts malfunction in Japan’s tallest building, Tokyo Skytree, trapping 20 visitors for five hours (VIDEO)

People show signs during a vigil to demand the freedom of political prisoners outside the El Helicoide building, headquarters of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN), in Caracas. — AFP pic
World / 23 Feb 2026

More than 200 Venezuelan political prisoners launch hunger strike over amnesty law exclusions

Mexican Army personnel stand guard at the access roads to the Guadalajara International Airport in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco State, Mexico, yesterday. — AFP
World / 23 Feb 2026

Mexican army says drug lord ‘El Mencho’ killed in raid that sparks wave of violence

This picture released by KCNA shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reporting on the review of the work of the eighth-term Party Central Committee during the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. — AFP pic
World / 23 Feb 2026

Kim Jong Un re-elected as Workers’ Party chief at rare North Korea congress

Nina, mother of fallen Ukrainian soldier Yuriy Glodan, pays tribute at her son’s grave at the cemetery in Odesa on February 20, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 23 Feb 2026

Four years ago on Feb 24: Invasion of Ukraine leaves four lives forever changed

Israel became the only country in the world to recognise Somaliland’s independence in December 2025 – something the territory has been seeking since declaring its autonomy from Somalia in 1991. — AFP pic
World / 22 Feb 2026

Looking for friends: Somaliland dangles minerals and military access to US

Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said Greenland, like Denmark, has free healthcare and doesn’t need US President Donald Trump’s hospital ship. — Picture by Denmark Out via AFP pic
World / 22 Feb 2026

Greenland has free healthcare, Danish minister says after Trump offers hospital ship

Three bodies of unknown gender were found at this wooden house that was completely destroyed by fire in Mutsuzawa Town, Chiba Prefecture on February 22, 2026. Six people had lived at the house, and two elementary school girls and a woman in her 60s who is believed to be the grandmother have not been contacted. — Picture by The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP
World / 22 Feb 2026

Three found dead in Chiba home fire as search continues for missing girls and grandma

Travellers wait for their trains at the Shanghai Hongqiao railway station as China logs over 250 million passengers in the 2026 Spring Festival, and it’s only halfway through the travel season. — China Daily via Reuters pic
World / 22 Feb 2026

China logs 258 million rail trips halfway through Spring Festival travel season

This picture shows the F359 HDMS Vaedderen, the third unit of the navy's inspection ships of the THETIS class in Nuuk, Greenland, on February 17, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 22 Feb 2026

Danish forces evacuate US submarine crew member off Greenland

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said: ‘The world doesn’t need more turbulence, it needs peace.’
World / 22 Feb 2026

Brazil’s president says world needs jobs and peace, not Trump’s 15pc tariffs or another ‘Cold War’

This file picture shows a set of remote islands called Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese. — Reuters pic
World / 22 Feb 2026

South Korea protests Japan’s Takeshima Day ceremony, demands end to ‘groundless’ claims over island

Afghan men search for victims after an overnight Pakistani airstrike hit a residential area in the Girdi Kas village of Bihsud district, Nangarhar province on February 22, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 22 Feb 2026

Pakistan launches air strikes in Afghanistan, Kabul says children among dozens killed

US President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner with state governors in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 22 Feb 2026

Trump says ‘great hospital boat’ headed to Greenland to treat the sick