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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

China’s President Xi Jinping and Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed AI Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, attend a meeting at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing April 14, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 14 Apr 2026

Xi pledges China’s ‘constructive role’ in West Asia peace efforts

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (left) and Indonesian Minister of Defence Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin pose for photographs with US Air Force Major General Kelly McKeague and Indonesian Major General Agus Widodo (right) after signing a memorandum of understanding at the Pentagon on April 13, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. — Getty Images pic via AFP
World / 14 Apr 2026

US, Indonesia upgrade ties with ‘major’ defence partnership, says Hegseth

This photograph taken from the southern Lebanese area of Tyre shows smoke as it rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the village of Qlaileh on April 13, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 14 Apr 2026

Lebanon, Israel set for tense Washington talks as prospects of agreement remain low

According to Mount Semeru Observation Post officer Sigit Rian Alfian, the first eruption occurred at 5.22 am local time, producing an ash column reaching about 1,500 metres above the summit, or 5,176 metres above sea level. — Picture from Facebook/Vulcaniya
World / 14 Apr 2026

Indonesia’s Semeru erupts twice, with pyroclastic flows reaching 3km from summit (VIDEO)

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney makes an announcement at the new Embleton Community Centre and Park, currently under construction in Brampton, Ontario on April 7, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 14 Apr 2026

Canada’s Carney wins parliamentary majority, strengthens hand against Trump tariffs

Makeshift shelters, erected by displaced Sudanese who fled El-Fasher after the city falls to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), are seen at the southwestern edge of Tawila in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region on November 3, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 14 Apr 2026

‘World not outraged’: UN warns Sudan atrocities met with silence

Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, speaks at a Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York on April 7, 2026 on a watered-down resolution drafted by Bahrain and Gulf states to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian actions. Iran on Monday slammed a US blockade around its ports as a ‘grave violation’ of its sovereignty, as Washington and Tehran’s belligerent rhetoric rattled a fragile truce. — AFP pic
World / 14 Apr 2026

Iran slams US blockade as ‘grave violation of sovereignty’ over Strait of Hormuz move

Prosecutors say that after lobbing a firebomb at the gates of Sam Altman’s home, Daniel Moreno-Gama fled on foot to the San Francisco headquarters of OpenAI, where he tried to smash the glass doors of the building with a chair. — Reuters pic
World / 14 Apr 2026

Man accused of firebombing Sam Altman home intended to kill OpenAI boss, prosecutors say

Peru’s presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, alongside Vice Presidential candidates Luis Galarreta Velarde and Miguel Torres Morales, look on, following preliminary results in the general election, in Lima, Peru, April 13, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 14 Apr 2026

Peru election count drags on as Fujimori leads, runoff looms

This photo illustration created on April 13, 2026 shows a picture of US President Donald Trump on a screen and an AI-generated picture he posted on his Truth Social platform depicting himself as Jesus Christ after criticising Pope Leo XIV. — AFP pic
World / 14 Apr 2026

Trump AI post portraying him as Jesus-like figure fuels backlash in Pope Leo feud

US Vice President JD Vance led a delegation that met with Iranian officials in Pakistan over the weekend, but the talks ended without securing a deal to end the more than five-week US-Israeli assault against the Islamic republic. — AFP pic
World / 14 Apr 2026

‘Ball in Iran’s court’: US ramps up pressure after failed talks

Democrat Eric Swalwell of California, who had already ended his bid to become governor, announced his resignation from Congress on Monday via X, after multiple women accused him of sexual assault or misconduct. — AFP pic
World / 14 Apr 2026

Scandal rocks Capitol Hill: Two congressmen resign as US House braces for rare expulsions

In a social media post, US President Donald Trump said the bulk of Iran’s navy had already been destroyed during the war, but that if any of what he said were Tehran’s few remaining ‘fast attack ships’ approach the blockade ‘they will be immediately ELIMINATED.’ — Reuters pic
World / 14 Apr 2026

Trump ups the stakes: Iranian boats near blockade to be ‘immediately eliminated’

A person walks past destroyed Russian armoured vehicles on display in Kyiv on 23, 2026, as the conflict with Russia reaches its four-year mark. — AFP pic
World / 13 Apr 2026

A desperate call from the front lines: African student trapped in Russia’s Ukraine war

Netanyahu said Tehran had violated the terms of the talks to begin with, saying Vance had briefed him after the negotiations ended in Islamabad. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Apr 2026

Netanyahu backs Trump’s Iran blockade, says Israel in ‘constant coordination’ with US

Pope Leo XIV arrives for the courtesy visit to the President of the Republic of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, at the Presidential Palace, Algiers, Algeria, today. — AFP pic
World / 13 Apr 2026

Pope Leo vows to keep speaking out against war after Trump calls him ‘terrible’