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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  / 17 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  / 18 h ago

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

Transport Minister Anthony Loke delivers a speech during a special financial assistance presentation ceremony for taxi, rental car, and school bus drivers at the CMI Complex Auditorium in Ayer Keroh, Melaka on October 26, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Loke defends DAP’s seat reduction for Melaka poll as tactical shift for better odds

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  / 14 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  / 18 h ago

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

Licensed financial planner Rajen Devadason said creating pipelines of passive income would help reduce financial stress during retirement. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

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

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  / 2 h ago

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

Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash (second from right) and NTUC deputy secretary-general Desmond Tan (far right) touring the booths. — AsiaOne
Singapore  / 19 h ago

Singapore sets new retirement age at 65, re-employment at 70 from 2029

Former TVB actress Bernice Liu (right), 47, has seemingly confirmed that she’s dating Hong Kong tycoon Frederick Lui (left), 70. — Picture from Instagram/Bernice Liu via AsiaOne
Showbiz  / 19 h ago

Wedding bells? Not yet, says ex-TVB actress Bernice Liu, 47, after rumoured romance with Hong Kong tycoon 23 years her senior

Councillors of the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council meet at Menara MPAJ on Oct 22, 2026. — MPAJ pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Major legal win for Ampang Jaya residents as court allows challenge to council’s development plan

Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today dismissed claims that his ministry overspent by RM2.1 billion. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

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

Bersatu’s supreme leadership council is set to meet tonight to finalise, among other matters, the party’s political cooperation plans ahead of the 16th Melaka state election. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Pakatan ties, Perikatan disciplinary action on agenda at Bersatu meeting tonight

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  / 15 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  / 18 h ago

Sepang eyes F1 return with Cabinet proposal due in November

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman speaks during the debate winding-up session at the Parliament building in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Malaysia targets bankruptcy discharges in under 36 days next year

Palestinian families look for their belongings amid the rubble of houses demolished by Israeli forces in the Arab town of al-Tur in Israel-annexed east Jerusalem, October 6, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 07 Oct 2026

Israel strikes Gaza on October 7 anniversary, at least two dead

A policeman stands next to a police cordon and vehicle after police shot a man acting out armed with a knife, near the Royal Palace in central Stockholm, October 6, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 07 Oct 2026

Swedish police shoot armed man outside Stockholm’s Royal Palace

A demonstrator holds a sign at a protest against the killing of a woman in Okinawa allegedly committed by a US Marine, in front of the US Embassy in Tokyo October 6, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 07 Oct 2026

‘Okinawa is not your amusement park’: Protesters rally over US military violence in Tokyo

Israelis hold placards, banners and cut-outs of victims as they gather outside the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem October 7, 2026, to mark the third anniversary of Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack. — AFP pic
World / 07 Oct 2026

Israel marks October 7 anniversary under ceasefire — and weeks before election

Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir (left, in white shirt) accompanies injured an Indonesian seaman (centre, in wheelchair) upon his arrival with three other seamen at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang October 6, 2026, following their release from Somali pirates. — AFP pic
World / 07 Oct 2026

Tears at Jakarta airport as Indonesian sailors return from Somali pirate hostage ordeal

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reaffirmed his support for Russia in a birthday message to President Vladimir Putin. — AFP pic
World / 07 Oct 2026

Kim Jong Un calls Russia’s war ‘sacred’ in birthday message to Putin

People gather around the statue at Place de la République in Paris October 6, 2026, at the end of a nationwide demonstration led by high school students, joined by teachers and unions, demanding better learning conditions after days of protests marked by sporadic violence. — AFP pic
World / 07 Oct 2026

France’s student protests explode into nationwide unrest with nearly 500 arrests

US President Donald Trump said he would speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin ‘very soon’ over the reported death of a worker at a plague research institute in Siberia. — AFP pic
World / 07 Oct 2026

Trump to call Putin ‘very soon’ over mysterious death at Russian plague lab

Then German Interior Secretary of State August Hanning attends a press point in Rabat July 3, 2007. According to media reports, the former Federal Intelligence Service (BND) chief was arrested on October 6, 2026 on suspicion of espionage. — AFP pic
World / 07 Oct 2026

German ex-spy chief arrested for suspected espionage, treason

This handout picture dated January 12, 2023 provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows convicted US murderer Christa Pike. — AFP pic/Tennessee Department of Correction
World / 07 Oct 2026

Lawyers: US death row inmate who survived two lethal doses is awake and talking

Signs point to the COP31 venue in Antalya, Turkiye, where the UN climate talks will be held from November 9 to 20, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 07 Oct 2026

COP31 puts electrification in spotlight as fossil fuel phase-out remains stuck

Right wing support for Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer seen to as a certain thing three years after the war with Palestine. — AFP pic
World / 06 Oct 2026

‘Bibi could have prevented it’: War shakes Netanyahu support in Israel’s north ahead of polls

Pacific leaders attend a Pacific Pre-COP31 leaders event in Funafuti, Tuvalu, on October 6, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 06 Oct 2026

Despite more climate disasters, COP31 shows little hope of progress on fossil fuel deal

An aerial view shows ships anchored off the coast of Khasab in Oman’s Musandam Governorate, near the Strait of Hormuz. Twelve crew members were injured after a Panama-flagged tanker was struck by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on October 6, 2026, with those injured receiving medical treatment in Khasab. — AFP pic
World / 06 Oct 2026

Panama-flagged tanker strike in Hormuz Strait leaves 12 sailors injured, 11 of them Indian

Survivors Kritsadang Nutcharat (left), Apinan Buahapakdi (second left) and Julalak Poogird (right), and then-vice rector Charnvit Kasetsiri (second right), share their memories at Thammasat University in Bangkok on September 20, 2026, 50 years after the massacre. — AFP pic
World / 06 Oct 2026

Fifty years after Bangkok varsity massacre, Thai activists demand amnesty for royal insult cases

For illustration only. A 15-year-old schoolgirl in Istanbul, Turkiye, is alleged to have gone on a knife attack in a different school on October 6, 2026, wounding three students seriously, one of whom had to undergo emergency surgery. The alleged assailant reportedly lives in the same neighbourhood as the victims. — Photo by Raymond Manuel
World / 06 Oct 2026

Eight students wounded in Istanbul school stabbing, 15-year-old suspect in custody