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Johor caretaker Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said Johor BN’s refusal to work with DAP should not be interpreted as hostility towards the Chinese community. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Onn Hafiz defends Johor BN’s no-DAP stance, says politics should not be conflated with race

Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek visits the old SJKC Heng Ee building at Jalan Macalister during the handover ceremony of the approval letter for the construction of the new SJKC Heng Ee building in Bayan Lepas today. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Fadhlina Sidek hands over approval letter for new SJKC Heng Ee building to provide more conducive learning environment

Transport Minister Anthony Loke has extended an invitation to Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi to sit beside him on the KTM Komuter Selatan service during its launch next Tuesday. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

No seat at the table, but Loke offers Onn Hafiz one on a KTM Komuter ride

Hulu Langat Member of Parliament Mohd Sany Hamzan said the process began at the back of the area, involving structures built on government reserve land and a portion of private land. — File picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Hulu Langat MP says demolition of Sungai Tekali Rohingya settlement underway, to be completed in two weeks

Members of the public have been urged to verify suspicious notices after the Malaysian Judiciary uncovered a fake debt warning letter using the name of the Office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court.
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Malaysian Judiciary warns of fake debt notice threatening bank account freeze

Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor (left) and Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar (centre) greet attendees at the launch of Kedah PAS’ election machinery in Kota Sarang Semut, Yan, June 12, 2026. — Picture via Media PAS Kedah
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Sanusi says Anwar open to holding GE16 alongside polls in four Perikatan-led states

Actor Blake Lively leaves the courthouse after ‘settlement conference’ at the United States District Court in New York City February 11, 2026. — Reuters pic
Showbiz  / 15 h ago

Unscripted sex scenes and PR wars: ‘It Ends with Us’ lawsuit concludes with partial win for Blake Lively

For many supporters, the World Cup is best enjoyed with a crowd. — Azneal Ishak
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

‘Teh tarik’ and football: Where Malaysians can catch the World Cup with fellow fans in KL and Selangor

Reuters reported that the United Arab Emirates had agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran as part of a broader effort to reduce regional tensions, although Abu Dhabi has denied claims that any frozen Iranian funds have been released. — Reuters pic
World  / 15 h ago

Billions for peace? Report says UAE and Iran strike deal to rebuild ties

PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang said Larut MP Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin would resume his role as Opposition Leader. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Hadi says Hamzah Zainudin to resume role as Opposition Leader

A Singapore court sentenced a 35-year-old woman to five weeks in prison for lying to police about her ex-boyfriend raping her when the act was said to be consensual. — AFP pic
Singapore  / 13 h ago

The ‘rape’ report that wasn’t: Singapore woman lands five-week jail sentence for lying to police about her ex

Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Umno’s support for the Negeri Sembilan administration was intended to last only until the dissolution of the state assembly. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Zahid defends Umno’s solo bid in Negeri Sembilan, rejects betrayal claims

Former Bersatu deputy president Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin announced Parti Wawasan Negara as the new political vehicle for the Reset movement today. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Hamzah Zainudin names Parti Wawasan Negara as Reset’s political platform

KLIA said in a Facebook post that the temporary closure has been reflected in the latest Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), while operations on the other two runways continue as normal. ― File picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Burst tyre incident shuts down KLIA runway temporarity

When they get home, the residents of a small housing association on the outskirts of Hudiksvall, Sweden, plug in their electric vehicles to charge them or, intriguingly, power their homes. — AFP pic
Life  / 17 h ago

Battery on wheels: Swedish families use parked EVs to light homes and cut costs

A drone view of downtown and Guaiba Lake in Porto Alegre, Brazil, June 2, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 03 Jun 2026

A strong El Nino may be imminent — and climate change will make its effects worse

Forensics team members take photographs of the site following a fire that broke out at a hotel in New Delhi on June 3, 2026. At least 21 people were killed when a fire ripped through a hotel in New Delhi today, police said, in one of the deadliest blazes in the Indian capital in recent years. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jun 2026

Eighteen foreign nationals among 21 killed in Delhi hotel fire, witnesses describe people jumping to escape flames

Dadan Hindayana (centre), former head of Indonesia’s free school meals programme, is escorted by officers from the Attorney General’s Office and Indonesian military personnel as he leaves the Attorney General’s Office building in Jakarta on June 3, 2026, following questioning over alleged misappropriation in the implementation of the programme. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jun 2026

Indonesia arrests sacked free meal programme chief amid poisoning and graft allegations

US President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed not to ‌have a nuclear weapon and that he would probably meet with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khameneiat some point if things ‘work out’. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jun 2026

Trump says Iran has agreed not to pursue a nuclear weapon, open to sit‑down with Khamenei ‘if things work out’

Philippine Senator Sherwin Gatchalian presides as Senate Pro Tempore during the plenary session at the Senate of the Philippines in Pasay, Metro Manila on June 3, 2026. Philippine minority senators wrested back control of a bitterly divided senate today ahead of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial next month. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jun 2026

Philippine Senate regains quorum and elects acting leader, sidestepping pro‑Duterte boycott

The country’s Competition and Markets Authority has flagged concerns about Google’s dominance in search, designating the company with the “strategic market status” that allows it to set targeted rules to increase trust and transparency. — Reuters pic
World / 03 Jun 2026

Google must let UK publishers opt out of AI search under new rules

The 21-year-old was charged with negligent driving after police said he reversed an SUV into the Archibald Fountain in downtown Sydney’s Hyde Park in the early hours of this morning. — New South Wales police handout via AFP
World / 03 Jun 2026

Sorry, officer: Frenchman eating McDonald's crashes into historic Sydney fountain, police say

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos warned today that important laws may be derailed. — AFP pool pic
World / 03 Jun 2026

Get back to work...please: Philippine president urges senators to end boycott

The programme was a key part of Prabowo’s campaign to win the presidency in 2024, and the government has budgeted at least US$15 billion for an ambitious bid to provide free meals to 83 million children and pregnant women across the sprawling archipelago. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jun 2026

Indonesia free meals agency HQ sealed off after investigators raid premises

People commute in heavy rain brought by severe tropical storm Jangmi in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture on June 3, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jun 2026

Flood warnings issued as storm Jangmi moves towards Tokyo

Investors have also raised concerns over the fiscal impact of Prabowo’s large-scale welfare spending, including the meals programme. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jun 2026

Indonesia’s Prabowo sacks free meals agency chief over governance, food quality concerns

Trump scrapped an AI oversight order from his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden on his first day back in the White House. — Reuters pic
World / 03 Jun 2026

Trump signs AI order giving government access to powerful models

A federal judge had already temporarily blocked the White House from moving ahead with the “anti-weaponisation fund” designed to compensate people who claimed to have been treated unfairly by the US government. — Getty Images via AFP pic
World / 03 Jun 2026

Trump admin abandons US$1.8b fund to compensate supporters

A photograph shows the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes in the Burj al-Chamali area near the southern city of Tyre, on June 2, 2026. Israel continued to strike southern Lebanon on June 2, as Iran-backed Hezbollah attacked its troops there despite an apparent Washington-brokered de-escalation deal and a fourth round of US-hosted talks between Lebanon and Israel. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jun 2026

Israel, Hezbollah trade blows as diplomats meet in Washington

In February this year, the high court ruled that Trump had exceeded his authority in imposing tariffs. — Getty Images via AFP pic
World / 03 Jun 2026

US government appeals judge’s order for tariff refunds

Protestors demonstrate with police officers near Portswood Police Station in Southampton, southern England, on June 2, 2026, during a protest held in reaction to the Police's handling of the detention of victim Henry Nowak, following the conviction of his murderer Vickrum Digwa. Body camera footage of dying student Henry Nowak, who was handcuffed by British police after being stabbed by Sikh man Vickrum Digwa, and falsely accused of racially abusing his murderer sparked outrage Tuesday. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jun 2026

‘I can’t breathe’: Clashes erupt after UK police handcuff dying student