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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  / 16 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  / 17 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  / 18 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  / 13 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  / 16 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  / 3 h ago

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

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  / 18 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  / 18 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  / 18 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  / 16 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  / 17 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  / 13 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  / 17 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  / 18 h ago

Malaysia targets bankruptcy discharges in under 36 days next year

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  / 17 h ago

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

A man carrying a child walks along the Ampera Bridge in Palembang, South Sumatra on October 5, 2026, as haze from forest and land fires in the region blankets the sky and surrounding areas. For weeks, Indonesia has been battling fires that have burned vast swathes of forest and peat ecosystems, causing toxic haze to blanket parts of the country, Malaysia and Singapore. — AFP pic
World / 06 Oct 2026

Indonesia says will halt forest destruction for rice paddies

A maintenance worker walks out of the headquarters of Russia's consumer and health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor in Moscow on October 5, 2026. Russian officials on October 5, 2026 downplayed reports that a laboratory technician in Siberia had died of plague, insisting the situation was under control and that post-mortem tests had not found traces of the disease. — AFP pic
World / 06 Oct 2026

Moscow rejects claims of sanitary measures linked to plague reports

The defeat on Friday was just the latest political setback for Sanchez, one of the few left-leaning government leaders still in power in Europe. — AFP pic
World / 06 Oct 2026

Spain’s PM calls snap election after housing bill defeat

An Indian man went on trial behind closed doors in Paris on Monday, accused of running a neo-Nazi child exploitation ring in which young girls were allegedly coerced into performing sexual acts online and engaging in self-harm. — Pexels pic
World / 06 Oct 2026

Alleged leader of child abuse ring goes on trial in Paris

Brazil's right-wing senator and presidential candidate for the Liberal Party (PL) Flavio Bolsonaro reacts following the partial results of the presidential election in Brasilia, Brazil on October 4, 2026. Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro, finished ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the election on October 4, 2026, which will go to a run-off in three weeks. — AFP pic
World / 06 Oct 2026

Bolsonaro rides right-wing surge into Brazil’s election runoff

French police officers operate in the foreground as demonstrators stand amid tear gas during student protests near the Kerichen high school in Brest, western France, on October 2, 2026. New clashes erupted nationwide between French high school students and police in an escalating protest movement demanding better conditions in education. — AFP pic
World / 06 Oct 2026

Teenager loses hand picking up grenade in France school protests

A Palestinian boy makes his way through the rubble of destroyed buildings at the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on October 5, 2026. The Gaza war was sparked by Hamas's unprecedented 2023 attack against Israel, which resulted in the deaths of 1,221 people, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures. The massive Israeli offensive in response has left most of Gaza in ruins and killed more than 74,200 people, according to Gaza's health ministry, which is under Hamas authority and whose figures are considered reliable by the United Nations. — AFP pic
World / 06 Oct 2026

UN chief calls for Gaza ceasefire ahead of Oct 7 anniversary

The getaway comes on the sidelines of the Pacific “pre-COP” gathering hosted by Fiji aimed at drawing the world’s attention to life on the frontline of global warming. — AFP pic
World / 06 Oct 2026

Leaders visit Pacific atoll at frontline of climate change

The White House and Trump had vigorously defended the ads as patriotic public service announcements similar to ones done by previous presidents. — AFP pic
World / 06 Oct 2026

Trump reverses course, will pay for self-promoting political ads

President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist who shot dead 13 people at a military base in 2009. — AFP pic
World / 06 Oct 2026

Trump authorises firing Squad for US military base shooter

US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally with Oklahoma Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Mazzei at the Choctaw Event Center on October 1, 2026 in Durant, Oklahoma. President Trump is kicking off a 32-day campaign blitz ahead of the midterm elections. — Getty Images pic via AFP
World / 06 Oct 2026

Trump’s grip on Washington faces test as US midterms near

This handout satellite image made available by Planet Labs PBC on October 4, 2026, shows a plume of black smoke near the Khurais pumping station of the East-West Pipeline in Saudi Arabia, east of Riyadh. — Planet Labs PBC handout pic via AFP 
World / 05 Oct 2026

Yemen launches offensive to retake Houthi-held territory as war escalates

The force arrested ex-prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on his 66th birthday on February 19 on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to his links to late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. — AFP pic
World / 05 Oct 2026

Britain’s ex-prince Andrew challenges Epstein-linked warrants used to search royal homes

Homes and businesses in war-struck Myanmar are regularly plunged into blackouts, some spontaneous and others set on a timetable to ease the burden on the fragile power infrastructure. — AFP pic
World / 05 Oct 2026

Myanmar warns of power cuts as El Nino heat strains grid

Residents navigate floodwaters and heavy rain in Bang Kapi district in Bangkok on September 28, 2026. Thailand is stepping up efforts to prevent flooding and transport disruptions from affecting next week’s annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group in Bangkok, expected to draw about 15,000 participants from 191 countries. — AFP pic
World / 05 Oct 2026

Thailand ramps up flood, transport measures ahead of IMF-World Bank meetings next week

Soldiers from Kopassus, Indonesia’s elite Army special forces unit march during the 81st TNI Anniversary Day Parade in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, on October 5, 2026. Indonesia expanded its armed forces with 204 new military units, including six regional commands and 180 territorial development infantry units, as President Prabowo Subianto called for greater readiness to confront evolving forms of warfare and technological advances. — AFP pic
World / 05 Oct 2026

Indonesia adds 204 military units as Prabowo orders greater war readiness