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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

The helicopter, owned by local firm Matthew Air Nusantara, took off from the West Kalimantan province on the Borneo island heading to another destination in the same province, according to the local search and rescue agency. — Pexels.com pic
World / 2d ago

Search underway for missing helicopter with eight on board in West Kalimantan

Government spokesperson Ratchada Thanadirek said the cabinet had approved measures to mitigate the impact of rising oil prices on the transport sector, covering public buses, freight trucks and for-hire vehicles, with a total budget of about 2.06 billion baht (about 254 million). — Reuters pic
World / 2d ago

Thailand approves multi-billion baht aid to stabilise transport fares as fuel prices surge

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani
World / 2d ago

New York mayor condemns police beating video as investigation into viral clip begins

The duo was jailed for “laptop farms” operation, which hosted computers that overseas individuals could remotely log into, posing as US-based workers. — Pixabay pic
World / 2d ago

Two New Jersey men get prison terms for helping North Korean IT workers exploit US firms

The US is imposing a military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after Iran blocked shipping for over six weeks of war in a conflict which is on hold as a fragile two-week ceasefire remains in place. ― Reuters pic
World / 2d ago

Iran adviser threatens to sink US ships in Strait of Hormuz amid blockade tensions

US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent said the new punishment targets oil transport infrastructure by slapping sanctions on more than two dozen people. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

US ramps up sanctions on Iran oil network as Strait of Hormuz shutdown fuels tensions

The Callisto tanker sits anchored as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman March 10, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 2d ago

US eyes second Iran peace talks in Pakistan as Tehran threatens Red Sea trade shutdown

This photo shows the Viva Oil Refinery in Geelong on April 16, 2026, following an overnight fire. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

Explosions trigger massive fire at key Australian refinery, raising fuel supply concerns

A concept model of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP)'s fighter jet is displayed during the Defence Security Equipment International (DSEI) Japan at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo May 21, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 2d ago

Rattled by Trump, US allies eye Japan’s biggest arms‑export shift since WW2

The US blockade on vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports adds to uncertainty over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been all-but-shut since the start of the Iran ‌war. — Reuters pic
World / 2d ago

Few ships get through Hormuz since start of war — and Malaysia‑bound tankers are among them

Boats of a new humanitarian flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip make a symbolic leave from Barcelona's Port Vell on April 12, 2026 as the departure of the flotilla has been postponed due to bad weather. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

Global Sumud flotilla sets sail from Barcelona for Gaza in bid to break Israeli blockade

A case involving a petrol-filled bottle thrown at a house ended with a fine for the accused. — Picture via pexels.com/Francesco Ungaro
World / 2d ago

Suspected boiler explosion at Vedanta power plant in India kills at least 17

US President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Fox Business today that he asked China’s leader Xi Jinping not to supply weapons to Iran, and that Xi replied saying he was not doing so. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

Trump says he asked China’s Xi not to supply weapons to Iran during Fox Business interview

The US-sanctioned tanker Rich Starry made its way back to the Strait of Hormuz today after exiting the Gulf the day before, shipping data showed, failing to break through a US blockade ‌on vessels calling at Iranian ports. — Reuters pic
World / 2d ago

Sanctioned China tanker turns back toward Strait of Hormuz a day after Gulf exit as US blockade holds

In this file picture taken May 14, 2015 Rohingya migrants stand and sit on a boat drifting in Thai waters off the southern island of Koh Lipe in the Andaman sea. Families were frantically searching for news of their relatives today after a boat carrying about 280 Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi migrants capsized in the Andaman Sea earlier this month. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

Families search for hundreds missing after Malaysia‑bound Rohingya boat sinks in Andaman Sea

Indonesia’s foreign ministry said today that an overflight ‌proposal put forward by the United States was now being considered, but the government had no policy granting unrestricted access to its airspace to any foreign party. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

Indonesia weighs US overflight proposal, says no unrestricted access for any foreign military