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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

A US Air Force B-1 Lancer bomber is pictured on the tarmac at RAF Fairford base in Fairford, south-west England on September 27, 2026. The Pentagon confirmed reports on October 4, 2026 that the United States has withdrawn all B-1 bomber planes from Royal Air Force Fairford, the UK airbase where a suspicious incident triggered nearby evacuations. — AFP pic
World / 05 Oct 2026

US pulls B-1 bombers from UK base after new Iran-linked threat

Fur removal machines, cat traps and measuring scales were among items confiscated during investigations into the alleged cat-stealing ring in Ho Chi Minh City. — AFP file pic
World / 05 Oct 2026

Vietnam police bust cat-stealing ring accused of taking nearly 2,700 pets for slaughter

FBI Director Kash Patel cheered the arrest in an X post, warning foreign adversaries that “America is no longer a safe place to run your espionage operations.” — AFP pic
World / 05 Oct 2026

Woman arrested in US by FBI over alleged Chinese espionage targeting Taiwan president’s family

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will also repeat her commitment to a proactive and responsible fiscal policy, after her programme of expansive government spending has rattled markets. — AFP pic
World / 05 Oct 2026

Japan PM Takaichi to seek stable ties with China after Taiwan remarks sent relations to rock bottom

Prime Minister La’auli Leuatea Schmidt said the footage was from a family gathering almost 20 years old and was never meant to see the light of day. — Picture via Facebook
World / 05 Oct 2026

Samoa PM apologises after video shows him making Nazi gesture, saying Heil Hitler

Maros Sefcovic, European Commissioner for Trade, speaks with reporters during the second day of the G20 Trade Ministerial Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 1, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 05 Oct 2026

EU trade chief heads to Beijing for make-or-break talks as trade tensions with China mount

A supporter of Brazil's right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro await for the first results of the presidential election in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on October 4, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 05 Oct 2026

Flavio Bolsonaro beats Lula in surprise Brazil election result, run-off set for Oct 25

The movement began at a Paris school on September 17 but grew last week into nationwide protests marked in places by outbursts of violence involving teenagers and the security forces, which have used tear gas and truncheons against the students. — AFP pic
World / 05 Oct 2026

France to close up to 500 schools as student protests escalate ahead of fresh rallies

Around 33 countries, spanning from western Europe to the Sahel and central America, recorded their hottest July since records began this year, according to AFP analysis of data from the European Union’s Copernicus climate observatory. — AFP pic
World / 05 Oct 2026

Extreme heat puts pregnant women and newborns at growing risk, UN climate chief warns

An aerial view shows ships anchored off the coast of Khasab in Oman Musandam Governorate, near the Strait of Hormuz, on October 2, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 05 Oct 2026

Iran says no military solution to US war as talks over Strait of Hormuz hit impasse

Many families arriving in Egypt struggle to access online education because of the cost of internet access and electronic devices, combined with rising living costs and uncertainty over their legal status in Egypt. — AFP pic
World / 05 Oct 2026

In Egypt, displaced Gazan teacher gives uprooted children a school of their own

Motorists drive past a large billboard pledging revenge against US President Donald Trump along Jomhouri Street in central Tehran on July 27, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 04 Oct 2026

Iran turns Tehran billboards into a propaganda battlefield as anti-Trump imagery chronicles war

Since he returned to the White House for his second term in January 2025, President Donald Trump has a mounted an aggressive and sometimes violent operation to deport undocumented immigrants from the United States. — AFP pic
World / 04 Oct 2026

US migrant children face immigration court without lawyers as legal aid funding dries up

More than 5,000 people have been arrested since Monday, according to the interior ministry, while about 735 educational establishments were affected on Friday, the education minister said. — AFP pic
World / 04 Oct 2026

Explainer: How school grievances, social media and politics fuel France’s student protests

A China Coast Guard ship on the horizon through a telescopic view in Philippine-occupied Thitu Island in the disputed South China Sea, February 21, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. — File pic
World / 04 Oct 2026

Philippines says China harassed its forces twice in 24 hours at South China Sea flashpoints

Voters wait for the polling station to open on the day of the presidential election at Cidade Estrutural, outskirts of Brasilia, October 4, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 04 Oct 2026

Brazil votes in nail-biter polls closely watched by Trump