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Khairy Jamaluddin (left) shares a moment with former Pasir Salak MP Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman on April 17, 2026. — Picture from Facebook/Dato Sri Tajuddin Rahman
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

‘I’m home’: Khairy Jamaluddin returns to Umno

Tan Sri Azam Baki said the Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia director-general and a senior officer are suspected of misappropriating RM900,000 public funds and are expected to be charged either on April 22 or 23, 2026. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

MACC: Top officials from Survey and Mapping Dept to face charges over RM900,000 fund abuse

Global supply risks push pump prices up despite subsidies, says Finance Ministry. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

MOF explains why fuel is getting pricier: Insurance up 17 times, shipping costs triple amid West Asia conflict

Malaysia  / 10 h ago

In an emergency, don’t Google — dial 999 for faster help

A ship is seen post-transiting the Strait of Hormuz, which is now a point of contention between the US and Iran. — Reuters pic
World  / 7 h ago

Iran warns it will close Strait of Hormuz if US blockade continues

The Petronas vessel Ocean Thunder carries one million barrels of crude oil from Basrah, Iraq amid a global fuel and shipping disruption due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. — Picture from Instagram/Petronas
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Tanker with one million barrels of crude oil from Iraq arrives in Malaysia

Universiti Malaysia Sabah has denied links to several conferences using its name, including Prof Ts Dr Rodeano Roslee as the keynote speaker, and lodged police report on April 17, 2026. — Picture from Facebook/Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

No approval given: UMS rejects claims of involvement in engineering, biomedical conferences

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (centre) says that efforts, including possible negotiations with Russia, are being made to ensure enough domestic supply. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

PM Anwar says Petronas negotiating with Russia for oil is an option, domestic needs priority over supplying other nations

Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi signalled his personal support to BN’s long-term ally Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress (Kimma) to be accepted as a full member of the coalition, saying ‘Loyalty has a price, and it must be paid, no matter how expensive’. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Zahid backs Kimma entry into BN, but says other components must agree ‘100pc’ first

Magistrate Wan Farrah Farriza Wan Ghazali meted out the sentence to Nikolaus Owin Yohanes Laba after he pleaded guilty to dishonestly using a payslip in his name purportedly issued by an auto accessories company, knowing it to be false, on July 3, 2023, at 12.54pm, at Kwang Woon Trading Sdn Bhd in Taman Indah Permai, Manggatal. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Man jailed for using fake payslip to buy products on instalment

Afloat Coffee Roaster’s Jacky Chang takes 1st Runner-Up at the 2026 World Latte Art Championship in San Diego, USA. — Picture courtesy of Loo Choy Leng
Eat-drink  / 6 h ago

Beyond the pour: How Afloat’s Jacky Chang claimed 1st Runner-Up at the World Latte Art Championships for Malaysia

A formation of Avenger-class mine countermeasure ships USS Devastator (MCM 6), USS Gladiator (MCM 11), USS Sentry (MCM 3) and USS Dextrous (MCM 13) maneuvers in the Arabian Sea on July 6, 2019. — Reuters pic
World  / 10 h ago

Can the US Navy’s technology stop Iran’s mines in the Strait of Hormuz?

Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said that any announcement on minister salary cuts would be decided by the prime minister. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Ready for orders on ministers’ salary cuts, says Fahmi

No report has been made so far but Kajang police found a 47-second video depicting a group of students allegedly verbally bullying a female student on April 17, 2026. — iStock pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Seven Kajang students to face school action after bullying video goes viral

Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation said syndicates lure victims via Facebook and Instagram, switch to WhatsApp or Telegram, then add them to fake investment groups run by supposed ‘professional traders’. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Investment fraud losses hit RM1.47b, police say victims trapped in fake profits before being hit with hidden fees

US President Donald Trump said a two-week ceasefire, which ends next week, could be extended, although he did not believe that would be necessary as Tehran wanted a deal. — Reuters pic
World / 21 h ago

Trump says Iran war could end ‘soon’ as allies discuss Strait of Hormuz reopening

File picture of Rohingya refugees on a capsized boat before being rescued in the waters of West Aceh, Indonesia, March 21, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 21 h ago

Rohingya sea crossings claim nearly 900 lives in 2025, UN says

Aung San Suu Kyi is currently serving a 27-year sentence, but it is unclear how much of her term remained before the commutation order by Min Aung Hlaing, who led the 2021 coup against her. — AFP pic
World / 22 h ago

Myanmar cuts Suu Kyi’s sentence under mass amnesty, source says

This handout photo taken on May 24, 2021, and released by Myanmar's Ministry of Information on May 26 shows detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) and detained president Win Myint (R) during their first court appearance in Naypyidaw. — AFP pic
World / 1d ago

Myanmar junta pardons former president Win Myint after coup convictions

The government force arrived near the town of Marantao before dawn to serve arrest warrants for murder, homicide, and kidnapping against Mangoranca and his group, it said. — Reuters file pic
World / 1d ago

Philippine troops kill 10 militants linked to Marawi siege network

A damaged car in front of the rubble of a building destroyed by an Israeli strike on April 2. — AFP pic
World / 1d ago

Lebanon-Israel ceasefire begins as displaced residents return despite violation warnings

Another recent poll published Wednesday by Quinnipiac University found 65 per cent of US voters blame Donald Trump for the recent rise in gas prices prompted by the Strait of Hormuz closing since the start of the Iran war. — AFP pic
World / 1d ago

Trump calls Iran war a ‘little diversion’ as US polling shows growing public disapproval

Debris at the site of a helicopter crash in Sekadau regency, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, April 16, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 1d ago

All eight on board killed in Borneo helicopter crash, including Malaysian national

Members of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (Unifil), in armoured vehicles, patrol the road of the southern Lebanese village of Tair Debba on April 12, 2026. Dozens of countries contributing troops to the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon called on April 9, 2026, for a cessation of hostilities, after three blue helmets were killed as Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes. — AFP pic
World / 1d ago

Trump hopes Hezbollah ‘acts nicely’ during Lebanon-Israel ceasefire

Supporters of Hezbollah celebrate the ceasefire with Israel as it takes effect, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, on April 17, 2026. — AFP
World / 1d ago

Lebanon-Israel ceasefire takes effect as Trump pushes for historic leaders’ meeting

US President Donald Trump has insisted that any deal with Iran must permanently bar the Islamic Republic from acquiring a nuclear weapon. — AFP pic
World / 1d ago

Trump says Iran agrees to hand over enriched uranium as US nears peace deal

A cargo ship is pictured off coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate on February 25, 2026. Iran has sought to tighten its grip over the Strait of Hormuz by charging tolls on vessels to ensure safe passage, in conjunction with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. — AFP pic
World / 1d ago

Hormuz chokepoint: Can Iran charge tolls — or is this a legal dead end?

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (left), as delegations from the United States and Iran are expected to hold peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026. — Office of the Iranian Parliament Speaker/WANA (West Asia News Agency) handout pic via Reuters
World / 1d ago

Ghalibaf: Iran’s ambitious ‘public face’ emerging in post-Khamenei power shift

Pope Leo XIV gives a speech, criticising world leaders for what he described as spending billions on ‘killing and devastation’, during a meeting for peace with the community of Bamenda in Saint Joseph’s Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon, April 16, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 1d ago

Pope Leo warns of world ‘ravaged by tyrants’ during visit to Cameroon amid renewed attacks from Trump

Families wait as Turkish police surround the school where a 13 year-old teenager opened fire in Kahramanmaras, on April 15, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 1d ago

Turkiye detains 162, blocks over 1,100 social media accounts over online posts linked to school shootings

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) draws much of its support from the densely populated north, and critics say expanding seats in parliament would therefore benefit it the most. — Bernama file pic
World / 2d ago

India's Modi pushes plan to expand parliament and reserve seats for women, opposition protests