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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

Vehicles move along a main street in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on October 20, 2026. The United States has ordered non-essential US embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, the State Department said on Wednesday, as the kingdom comes under sustained deadly attacks by Yemen’s Houthis. — AFP pic
World / 22 Oct 2026

US orders embassy staff, families to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks

One person died and eight others were injured in an attack at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, eastern Saudi Arabia, late Wednesday, the country’s civil aviation authority said, according to Anadolu Ajansi. — Picture from https://www.ksa.directory/
World / 22 Oct 2026

One killed, eight injured in attack on Saudi Arabia’s Dammam airport

A firefighter battles a fast-moving brush fire amidst heavy smoke in Tegal Arum, Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, on October 20, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 22 Oct 2026

Indonesia names 11 companies as suspects in forest fire probes

Children stand by a missile crater near a school damaged following a Russian ballistic missile attack in Kyiv on October 19, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. — AFP pic
World / 22 Oct 2026

Kyiv residents juggle school runs, power cuts and Russian drone attacks

File picture of patients waiting outside the consultation room at the Nyiragongo general reference hospital, north of the town of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo August 16, 2024. Non-communicable diseases account for three-quarters of deaths worldwide but affect different population groups in different ways, a World Health Organization study showed on Tuesday. — AFP pic
World / 21 Oct 2026

WHO finds inequality shapes risk, diagnosis and treatment of major diseases

US Senator Susan Collins is seen before her debate with Democratic candidate for US Senate Troy Jackson at the Gracie Theatre in Bangor, Maine on October 15, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 21 Oct 2026

Trump backlash and rising fuel costs put Republican Susan Collins under pressure in Maine

Supporters of Democrat US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for Michigan during a midterm campaign rally in Flint, Michigan on October 18, 2026. El-Sayed is competing against Republican candidate Mike Rodgers for Michigan’s US Senate seat in the upcoming midterm elections. — AFP pic
World / 21 Oct 2026

Michigan voters divided over Trump as Iran war, rising prices loom over midterms

The ARM logo is pictured on an electronic chip board in Kuala Lumpur on March 4, 2025. Yttrium is essential for manufacturing consumer electronics, LEDs, aviation engines, semiconductor production equipment and a variety of industrial products. — AFP pic
World / 21 Oct 2026

Japan says rare earth yttrium supplies have stalled amid China export controls

In this grab from a handout footage taken and released by the Moscow City Court press service on October 7, 2024, US citizen Stephen Hubbard, 72, accused of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine, attends his verdict hearing in Moscow. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin announced today the release of Stephen Hubbard, an American taken captive by Russian forces years ago in Ukraine, during a meeting with US special envoy Steve Witkoff, news agencies reported. — Moscow City Court press service handout/AFP pic
World / 21 Oct 2026

Trump says US citizen Stephen Hubbard on way home after freed by Russia without a swap

A firefighter from the Regional Disaster Management Agency battles a forest fire at Sungai Rambutan village in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra September 11, 2026. Fires in Indonesia that have caused a regional haze crisis burned through over 1.9 million hectares between January and the end of September this year, a monitor analysing satellite imagery said on October 19, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 21 Oct 2026

Prabowo berates countries that ‘insult’ Indonesia over wildfires, vows to reveal companies involved

Satellite imagery shows a powerful typhoon swirling over the Philippine Sea, east of the Philippines, on October 20, 2026, as the storm threatens Taiwan and eastern China. — Picture courtesy of DOST-PAGASA
World / 21 Oct 2026

World’s strongest storm of 2026, Champi, barrels towards Taiwan; China prepares evacuations and shutdowns

A giant Greenpeace banner calling for action on the climate crisis and rising living costs hangs from Jakarta’s iconic Welcome Statue at Bundaran HI on October 20, 2026, as activists staged a protest against President Prabowo Subianto’s handling of the haze crisis on his second anniversary in power. — Social media pic
World / 21 Oct 2026

Greenpeace scales Jakarta landmark to slam Indonesia’s Prabowo over haze crisis on second anniversary of presidency

South Korean soldiers patrol along a military fence on the south side of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas, as seen from a South Korean observatory in the border city of Paju October 20, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 21 Oct 2026

North Korea says new firepower units moved into ‘firing positions’ near border

Commuters in Hong Kong watch news reports on model‑influencer Abby Choi’s killing on February 27, 2023. — AFP file pic
World / 21 Oct 2026

HK socialite Abby Choi’s ex-father-in-law splashed out on meat mincer but balked at bone crusher price, murder trial hears

A TV crew works in front of a portrait of Australian politician Helen Haines (centre) outside her office in the northern regional city of Wangaratta, about 250km north-east of Melbourne, October 20, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 21 Oct 2026

Australian MP Helen Haines loses both legs after alleged targeted attack

A man rides a bicycle past a campaign banner featuring the Kuomintang’s (KMT) Taipei mayoral candidate Chiang Wan-an in Taipei October 15, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 21 Oct 2026

Taiwan says China ramps up cyberattacks and disinformation before elections