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Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said these cases involved the seizure of 2,526.28 kilogrammes (kg) of drugs, with an estimated value of RM202.76 million. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

British nationals top KLIA drug mule arrests, drugs worth RM202.76m seized

SMART’s strengths included high-capacity drones for aerial surveys, mapping disaster-hit areas and locating victims, as well as specialised equipment capable of detecting sounds and movement beneath mud deposits. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Nepal turns to SMART’s drones, detection gear after declining two Malaysian rescue offers

Malaysian Highway Authority chairman Datuk Seri Hasni Mohammad, who is also Umno’s Simpang Renggam MP, says TuJu is not a navigational app like Waze but a tool to aid stranded motorists on expressways. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

TuJu built for stranded motorists on expressways, not to rival Waze, says highway authority chief

Licensed financial planner Rajen Devadason said creating pipelines of passive income would help reduce financial stress during retirement. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Want to plan your finances to have enough for retirement in Malaysia? Here are some tips

For illustration only. A CEO of a produce export company previously arrested by the MACC over a durian orchard scam involving about RM1.65 million, is expected to face corruption charges in Shah Alam, Selangor on October 27, 2026. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Durian orchard that never was: CEO to face charge over RM1.65m scam in Shah Alam court today

A three-judge panel at the Court of Appeal ruled on October 26, 2026 that JMBs can’t bar owners from their units over unpaid fees. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Locked out over maintenance fees? Court says JMBs can’t do that

Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today dismissed claims that his ministry overspent by RM2.1 billion. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Zahid rejects RM2.1b overspending claims, says ministry underspent revised allocation

Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said further details, including the name of the company involved, could not be disclosed at this stage to preserve the confidentiality of the corporate transaction. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Abang Johari confirms AI data centre plan in Sarawak under US$50b investment

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) forecasts indicated that three to five episodes of prolonged heavy rainfall could occur between November 2026 and January 2027. — Picture by Farhan Najib
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Zahid urges public to stay alert as northeast monsoon begins today

Live pig imports from Sarawak to Selangor have been conducted under approved import licences and strict controls since July 2025 to stabilise supply and prices following disruptions to the pig farming industry caused by African Swine Fever (ASF). — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Live pig imports from Sarawak to Selangor subject to strict controls since July 2025, says deputy minister

TuJu, which was launched in November last year, provides navigation, estimated arrival times, live traffic information, highway CCTV feeds, toll fares and information on rest and service areas. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Waze alternatives? Delivery riders, e-hailing drivers wait for TuJu to prove itself

Police officers investigate the scene where a Felda settler was hacked to death in Felda Lok Heng Selatan, Kota Tinggi, last night. Photo taken on October 27, 2026. — Picture courtesy of Facebook
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Felda settler hacked to death with axe in Johor rampage

A three-man bench comprising Datuk Ismail Brahim, K. Muniandy and Datuk Dean Wayne Daly also set aside nearly RM50 million in pre-judgment interest previously imposed by the Shah Alam High Court on the local authority. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Court of Appeal slashes Klang council’s RM117m dumpsite damages bill to RM3m

Bayern Munich’s English forward #09 Harry Kane celebrates scoring the 2-1 goal from the penalty spot during the Uefa Champions League football match between FC Bayern Munich and Arsenal FC in Munich, southern Germany on October 21, 2026. — AFP pic
Sports  / 17 h ago

Kane’s 73-goal season puts him in Ballon d’Or spotlight against Yamal, Mbappe

The town of Patong, a popular tourist destination, was among the worst hit. Floodwaters carried rocks, mud and debris into residential areas and shopping streets, damaging houses, shops and vehicles, the ‘Bangkok Post’ reported on Monday, citing authorities. — Picture from Facebook/Thailandnow
World  / 18 h ago

Flash floods, landslides hit Thailand’s Phuket as heavy rain persists

Motorists commute in the morning in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan on October 14, 2026, amid thick haze from forest and land fires in the region. — AFP pic
World / 15 Oct 2026

East Timor shuts schools for three days as haze from Indonesian forest fires blankets Dili

A protester holds a placard reading
World / 15 Oct 2026

Austria’s headscarf ban faces backlash as Muslim girls say it infringes religious freedom

A royal commission that concluded in 2024 found that sexual misconduct remained a “systemic issue” across the Australian armed forces. — AFP file pic
World / 15 Oct 2026

Australia’s navy to audit fleet bathrooms after hidden recording device found on ship

US President Donald Trump filed his suit against the BBC in December 2025 and is seeking at least US$5 billion each for two counts. — AFP pic
World / 15 Oct 2026

BBC asks judge to compel Trump to set date for testimony in US$10b lawsuit

Elon Musk was responding to a post on X by Ukraine’s former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who said that “Starlink connectivity at speeds of up to 160 km/h is being restored,” but that “removing Starshield’s speed limit entirely is now critical for Ukraine’s defense.” — AFP pic
World / 15 Oct 2026

Musk says Pentagon controls Starshield limits as Ukraine seeks unrestricted access

Israeli security try to remove ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a road during a protest against conscription into the Israeli army, in Jerusalem on October 8, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 15 Oct 2026

Israel reinforces troops on all fronts as election nears amid rising escalation risk

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on US tech billionaire Elon Musk to restore Starlink, which Kyiv says has been slowed down. — AFP pic
World / 15 Oct 2026

Ukraine accuses US of helping Russia as Starlink restrictions hamper battlefield response

Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) officials examine an orangutan after it was evacuated from a forest and land fire in the Baamang area of East Kotawaringin, Central Kalimantan on October 14, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 15 Oct 2026

Orangutan found starving in burned Borneo forest as Indonesia rescues hundreds of animals

This picture taken on October 12, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 13, 2026 shows a test-firing of a tactical ballistic missile conducted by North Korea's General Missile Bureau at an undisclosed location in North Korea. — AFP pic
World / 15 Oct 2026

North Korea tests submarine-launched missiles amid rising tensions with South Korea

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport in Bullhead City, Arizona, on October 14, 2026, after a rally. Trump is travelling to Arizona and Montana to campaign for Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections. — AFP pic
World / 15 Oct 2026

Trump sends well wishes to Pope Leo after removal of cancerous lung tumour

Danish flags (Dannebrog) wave in the spire of the Christiansborg Castle, the Danish Parliament building, in Copenhagen, Denmark, during a ceremony marking the Flag Day for Denmark’s emissaries September 5, 2021. In Denmark, the criteria for acquiring citizenship are strict, and the process which usually takes two years as postponed due to the spring general election, leaving thousands of people in a state of uncertainty. — Keld Navntoft/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP PIC
World / 15 Oct 2026

Aspiring Danes in long and agonising slog to citizenship: ‘We wait, we wait, we wait’

This picture taken on October 10, 2026 shows plaintiff Sisilius Rami during an interview in Parit Tokaya village in Pontianak, in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province. Every few years, residents of Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province contend with devastating wildfires and a noxious haze shuttering schools, sickening the elderly and infirm, and stifling the local economy. Now, they’ve had enough. — AFP pic
World / 14 Oct 2026

‘We want to breathe fresh air’: Indonesians on fire-ravaged island sue Prabowo, officials over haze

A policeman keeps watch along a road near the Jantar Mantar protest site in New Delhi on October 9, 2026 on the eve of the planned protest by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) against the country’s Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter-roll irregularities. — AFP pic
World / 14 Oct 2026

‘Nothing but a move to curb dissent’ India ends Jantar Mantar’s status as designated protest site after three decades

A picture shows the statue of John Paul II outside Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV has been admitted for an operation to remove a lump from his lung October 13, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 14 Oct 2026

What we know about Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer operation

Soldiers and firefighters work on cointaining a wildfire in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan province, on October 13, 2026. Toxic haze has shrouded parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting across the region. — AFP pic
World / 14 Oct 2026

Indonesia haze spikes pollution in Malaysia and Singapore, shuts Timor-Leste schools

This photograph, taken from the Hotel Arctic, shows the port of Ilulissat trapped in ice, in Greenland, on March 19, 2026. US President Donald Trump said today that oil, gas and mineral exploration was preparing to begin in Greenland, and hailed the Arctic island’s position for US and European security. — AFP pic
World / 14 Oct 2026

Trump says ‘massive’ oil, gas, mineral exploration to begin in Greenland after security deal