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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

Saudi-backed Yemen government soldiers ride in a pick-up truck near the Jabal Han front, west of the city of Taiz, on October 3, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 04 Oct 2026

Houthis cut Yemen’s Taiz off from Aden in major battlefield gain

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the latest missile launch, which state media described as part of a hypersonic strategic weapons drill. — AFP pic
World / 04 Oct 2026

Kim Jong Un oversees launch of missile North Korea says uses AI to evade defences

Iranians in camouflage outfits stand at attention during the inauguration of a training centre by the Iranian army for ‘Jan-Fadayan’ (those willing to sacrifice their lives) volunteers, at Haft-e-Tir Square in central Tehran on October 3, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 04 Oct 2026

Iran FM tells US there is no military solution to their conflict

Members of the Communist Party of India’s student wing are detained by police as they shout slogans during a protest against India’s Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, condemning alleged electoral malpractices in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in New Delhi October 2, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 04 Oct 2026

India police investigate sexual harassment allegations during protests against election commission

The United States has ‘kicked out’ two members of the Iranian delegation who attended the recent UN General Assembly after they ignored an order to leave the country, the State Department said yesterday. — Spencer Platt/Getty Images North America/Getty Images pic via AFP
World / 04 Oct 2026

State Dept says US 'kicked out' two Iranian diplomats after UN General Assembly

A bus carrying Myanmar nationals being repatriated from Malaysia to their homeland, is seen heading toward to navel base in Lumut, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur September 29, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 04 Oct 2026

Myanmar migrants returned to war-torn nation from Malaysia

Protesters and All India Students’ Association (AISA) supporters scuffle with police personnel during a demonstration against India’s Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi on October 3, 2026, to demand his resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. — AFP pic
World / 04 Oct 2026

Indian police detain dozens of protesters demanding election chief resign over voter-roll irregularities

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (2nd left) looks on as he visits an observation post during the ‘Center-2026’ strategic command-and-staff exercise at the Chebarkulsky training ground in Chelyabinsk Region on October 2, 2026. — Alexander Kazakov/Pool/AFP pic
World / 04 Oct 2026

Ex-PM says Putin cannot admit ‘mistake’ over Ukraine as he bets on war of attrition

This handout picture dated January 12, 2023 provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows convicted US murderer Christa Pike. The prison commissioner in the southern US state of Tennessee has resigned over the botched execution of convicted murderer Pike, Governor Bill Lee said yesterday. — AFP pic/Tennessee Department of Correction
World / 04 Oct 2026

Tennessee execution scandal: Prison chief who oversaw botched lethal injection resigns, says governor

This photo taken on October 2, 2026, shows the Chi Pi fraternity house on the campus at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. An alleged gang rape at Cornell University, detailed in a graphic lawsuit last month, has provoked fury in the United States over sexual violence on campuses and colleges’ failure to stamp out the behaviour. — AFP pic
World / 04 Oct 2026

#IAmJaneDoe: Thousands of women rally online to protect alleged US university rape victim’s identity

An Israeli soldier aims his rifle during a reported attack by settlers on Palestinians picking olives in the village of Beita, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank on October 2, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 04 Oct 2026

Palestinians injured as Israeli forces help settlers seize West Bank olive groves

Smoke rises at the Jabal Han front west of the city of Taiz following fierce battles earlier in the day between Saudi-backed forces and Yemen's Houthis on October 3, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 04 Oct 2026

Houthis say struck oil facility near Riyadh, as Saudis hit Sanaa

Iranian missiles and Israeli interceptor missiles streak across the night sky over Beirut June 14, 2025. Israel said yesterday that it attempted to kill Hamas’s top leader in the Gaza Strip in an airstrike on an apartment that local officials said killed five people, four of them women. — AFP pic
World / 04 Oct 2026

Israel’s targeted strike on Hamas leader sparks outrage over civilian deaths

Russia to spend a record 17.1 trillion rubles (RM833.1 billion) on its defence in its 2027 Budget while slashing expenditure for health and education. — AFP pic
World / 04 Oct 2026

More guns, less schooling: Russia’s 2027 budget goes all in on war

Lawyers and environmentalists from Latin America unveiled a model law this week that punishes severe environmental harm by eliminating excuses for failing to protect ecosystems, one of its authors told AFP. — AFP pic
World / 04 Oct 2026

Can stricter penalties curb Latin America’s rising ‘ecocide’? Activists propose model law for environmental crimes

Students walk on the Cornell University campus on September 30, 2026, a day after New York’s attorney general announced a review of the university’s initial response to allegations by a former student that she was drugged and raped by multiple men at a campus fraternity in 2024. The student is being identified as Jane Doe. — Getty Images pic via AFP
World / 03 Oct 2026

Cornell 7 gang-rape case reignites US debate over campus sexual violence