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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  / 18 h ago

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

People are seen at the site of a fatal accident on Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar here on Saturday (Oct 24). — PDRM pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Flight attendant charged over drunk driving crash that killed DBKL road crew on Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar

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  / 15 h ago

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

Tourists gather by the eagle statue at Dataran Lang in Langkawi on January 18, 2025. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Langkawi’s duty-free overhaul: RM300,000 vehicle price cap and RM10,000 spending limit

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  / 3 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  / 5 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  / 2 h ago

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

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  / 16 h ago

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

Racing Bulls’ New Zealand driver Liam Lawson steers his car during the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix in Sepang on October 4, 2026. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Sepang eyes F1 return with Cabinet proposal due in November

GSC is set to open its second IMAX screen in the Klang Valley, after IOI Mall Damansara, at Hall 18 Mid Valley Megamall in Kuala Lumpur with ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ on November 5, 2026. — Picture courtesy of GSC
Showbiz  / 19 h ago

Another IMAX screen is coming to the Klang Valley Nov 5 — and Godzilla gets first roar

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  / 1 h ago

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

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  / 16 h ago

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

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  / 17 h ago

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

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  / 2 h ago

Zahid urges public to stay alert as northeast monsoon begins today

A man lights incense for caskets bearing the remains of fallen soldiers at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City October 14, 2026. Vietnam held funeral rites for more than 700 of its war dead on October 14, unearthed in a major push to identify those missing from decades of conflict with France and the United States. — AFP pic
World / 14 Oct 2026

Vietnam mourns 731 war dead exhumed from Ho Chi Minh City park in largest effort to identify missing soldiers

US President Donald Trump talks to the media before boarding Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC October 13, 2026. A federal judge blocked yesterday the White House from banning CNN, MS Now and Politico journalists, following Trump’s decision to ban the news outlets last month. — AFP pic
World / 14 Oct 2026

US judge blocks Trump’s ban, restores White House access for CNN, MS Now, Politico

US President Donald Trump smiles as he finishes his speech during a campaign rally at Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center in Wasilla, Alaska, October 13, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 14 Oct 2026

Trump, White House post video of UK man killed by tiger, sparking backlash

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokespersons Saurav Das (centre) and Ashutosh Ranka (right) walk out from a police station as they seek approval for a protest demanding the resignation of India’s Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter roll irregularities linked to the ‘special intensive revision’ (SIR), in New Delhi October 12, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 14 Oct 2026

Top Indian ‘cockroach’ leaders sent to jail over Jantar Mantar protest site trespassing

US authorities arrested two Americans and seized more than 180 computers in Texas as part of a crackdown on an alleged North Korean remote IT work scheme that generated more than US$3 million for Pyongyang. — AFP
World / 14 Oct 2026

US busts alleged ‘laptop farm’ network funneling earnings to North Korea

Pope Leo XIV arrives at Gemelli University Hospital in Rome on October 13, 2026, ahead of surgery to remove a lump from his lung. — AFP pic
World / 14 Oct 2026

Pope Leo XIV undergoes successful surgery to remove cancerous lung tumour

A member of the all-women The Power of Mama (TPoM) volunteer firefighting team looks at smouldering peatland in Benipis, Ketapang Regency, West Kalimantan. — AFP pic
World / 14 Oct 2026

Indonesia’s haze problem starts underground: How peatland fires keep burning

The sunset is visible through the smoke from forest fires in the Amazon rainforest, along Highway AM-254, near the city of Autazes, in the state of Amazonas, northern Brazil. — AFP pic
World / 14 Oct 2026

El Nino Watch: How the weather phenomenon is impacting the world this week

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg speaks with students preparing to blockade Lycée Paul Éluard in Saint-Denis, near Paris, on October 13, 2026, during nationwide protests over poor classroom conditions. — AFP pic
World / 13 Oct 2026

Activist Greta Thunberg joins French students in nationwide protests over school conditions

A person photographs damaged homes beyond the remains of a historic boardwalk and seawall following heavy surf generated by Post-Tropical Storm Rachel in Long Beach, California, on October 12, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 13 Oct 2026

‘Devastating’ waves leave California beach homes on brink of collapse

Mount Semeru in East Java, Indonesia erupted at least 10 times on October 13, 2026, sending volcanic ash 900 metres above its summit. — File picture from X/@saddamovic
World / 13 Oct 2026

Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupts 10 times in 13 hours, triggering warnings over deadly flows

Medical staff transport a patient outside the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Melbourne as Australia’s hospitals face growing pressure to meet the needs of an ageing population. — AFP file pic
World / 13 Oct 2026

Patients aged 65+ left waiting over 24 hours in Australian emergency departments surge 254pc

An Indian policeman inspects vehicles near the Jantar Mantar protest site in New Delhi on October 13, 2026, after youth-led protesters defied barricades to enter the site. — AFP pic
World / 13 Oct 2026

‘You cannot denotify the resistance’: India’s Cockroach Janta Party defies crackdown to enter landmark Delhi protest site

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte’s 2028 presidential bid still at risk as unexplained wealth charge remains as of October 13, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 13 Oct 2026

Philippine VP Sara Duterte faces just one impeachment charge after court drops two

Police officers and firefighters arrive at the scene after a stabbing incident at a supermarket in Incheon on October 13, 2026. One person was in cardiac arrest and around seven others wounded in a stabbing incident in South Korea’s coastal city of Incheon on October 13, authorities told AFP. — Yonhap handout pic via AFP
World / 13 Oct 2026

Incheon supermarket stabbing leaves one in cardiac arrest, seven injured; man arrested

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un shakes hands with US President Donald Trump at the Joint Security Area in Panmunjom, inside the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea, on June 30, 2019. Trump has said he may meet Kim again during his upcoming trip to Asia. — AFP file pic
World / 13 Oct 2026

Could Trump meet Kim Jong-un again? Ahead of Asia trip, US president says ‘I get along with him’