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The LRT3 project, also known as the Shah Alam Line, connects Bandar Utama in Petaling Jaya to Johan Setia in Klang, spanning more than 37 kilometres with 20 stations along the route. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Finally open for business: Transport minister confirms LRT3 line starts June 29, PM to officiate launch on Sunday

Hong Kong TV host Lillian Sze, known for emceeing fan meetings for K-pop and Asian stars in four languages, has died after a battle with ovarian cancer. — Picture via Facebook/lilliansssssss

Showbiz / 19 h ago

Hong Kong TV host Lillian Sze dies weeks after revealing ovarian cancer battle

Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the assistance, amounting to RM100 per month for six months, involves a total allocation of RM30 million. — Picture via Facebook/Amirudin Shari

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Selangor rolls out RM30m voucher scheme, 50,000 families to get RM100 monthly aid

The diesel subsidy works exactly as the Budi95 programme. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 15 h ago

RM2.10 diesel from July 1: Who qualifies, how it works and how much fuel you can buy

The new JPJ Bandar Tasik Selatan branch would operate from 8.30am to 10pm daily, becoming the first JPJ branch in Kuala Lumpur to offer services every day of the week. — Facebook screenshot

Malaysia / 17 h ago

New JPJ branch will operate seven days a week says Transport Minister (VIDEO)

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks during Pakatan Harapan’s candidate announcement for the 16th Johor state election at Padang Bukit Gambir Extreme Park in Muar on June 22, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

‘Know our limits’: Keep royal institution out of Johor election contest, says PM Anwar

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces the timeline for his resignation outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain on June 22, 2026. — Reuters pic

World / 19 h ago

Starmer out: UK PM quits less than two years after landslide victory

Cars travel along a highway in Beiing. Rows of electric vehicles are seen at a parking facility in China. As EV adoption accelerates, shrinking fuel tax revenue is making it harder for local governments to fund road maintenance. — AFP pic

Life / 19 h ago

China’s EV boom is leaving a growing hole in road repair funding

Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said investigations are underway into the case of the 13-year-old boy critically injured after allegedly falling from a secondary school in Ipoh on June 22, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Boy, 13, critical after fall at Ipoh secondary school

Singapore Airlines stewardesses walk through Changi Airport in Singapore on October 24, 2020. — TODAY pic

Singapore / 2 h ago

Singapore sentences Indian passenger to jail for molesting and cornering SIA flight attendant

Accused Muhamad Hirzihaziq Abulaes (left) and his counsel Kamal Hisham Jaafar at the Magistrates’ Court in Johor Bahru, June 22, 2026. — Picture by Ben Tan

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Two couples plead not guilty in Johor Bahru to charges of abusing and intimidating maids

Jungkook (far left) with BTS members during the 52nd American Music Awards in Las Vegas. The BTS star’s stalker has received a suspended prison sentence and is expected to be deported from South Korea once the court ruling becomes final. — AFP pic

Showbiz / 3 h ago

BTS Jungkook’s stalker who rang his doorbell 133 times faces deportation from South Korea after suspended jail sentence

The prime minister said the meeting provided a good opportunity for him and Tunku Mahkota Ismail to exchange views and discuss matters related to the welfare and well-being of the people, especially in Johor. — Picture via Facebook

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Johor Regent grants an audience with PM Anwar, meeting reaffirms close ties between Putrajaya and state

Drones are among the most visible examples of the Low Altitude Economy, which uses low-level airspace for logistics, public services and industry. — Freepik pic

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Above our rooftops: A beginner’s guide to the Low Altitude Economy

Almost 45 per cent of nearly 500 content creators surveyed were unaware that free products, gifts, hotel stays and vouchers received for content creation are taxable in Malaysia. — Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Nothing comes free: Study finds only 34pc of Malaysian content creators file income tax, many don’t think to declare gifts

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Malaysia / 5 h ago

Above our rooftops: A beginner’s guide to the Low Altitude Economy

Drones are among the most visible examples of the Low Altitude Economy, which uses low-level airspace for logistics, public services and industry. — Freepik pic

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Imagine a future where medicine is delivered by drone, emergency responders can fly blood supplies across traffic jams, and “flying taxis” shuttle passengers above congested city streets.It may sound like science fiction to some, but governments and aviation regulators around the world have already begun...

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Malaysian Bar president Anand Raj has reportedly raised concerns over how the government plans to implement the proposed separation of the roles of Attorney General and public prosecutor. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Malaysian Bar ‘not optimistic’ over plan to separate AG, public prosecutor roles

Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Datuk Seri Arthur Joseph Kurup said NRES will fully cooperate with MACC’s investigation into the transfer of three Asian elephants from Taiping Zoo to Tennoji Zoo in Osaka. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 1 h ago

Environment Ministry says it will not shield anyone from MACC probe into Japan elephant transfer

Pakatan Harapan chief Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim delivers a speech at the coalition’s candidate announcement ceremony for the 16th Johor state election in Bukit Gambir, Johor on June 22, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Anwar: Johor got RM16b back from Putrajaya, more than it contributed

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks during Pakatan Harapan’s candidate announcement for the 16th Johor state election at Padang Bukit Gambir Extreme Park in Muar on June 22, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

‘Know our limits’: Keep royal institution out of Johor election contest, says PM Anwar

Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin attends Perikatan Nasional’s Supreme Council post-meeting event in Kuala Lumpur on June 22, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 1 h ago

Bersatu’s status in Perikatan ‘not discussed’, says Muhyiddin after emergency coalition meeting

Perikatan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar poses after a press conference following the coalition’s Supreme Council meeting in Kuala Lumpur on June 22, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Perikatan approves Pejuang and PCM as new members, seat talks commence

Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan answers questions from the media during a press conference on the implementation of the targeted diesel subsidy reform at the Ministry of Finance in Putrajaya on June 22, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 2 h ago

It’s flexible: Diesel subsidy recipients can use quota for diesel or RON95 petrol, says finance minister II

Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said the investigation paper has been submitted to the deputy public prosecutor for further action. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Police finalising investigation paper on man who claimed Tok Batin hid hiker Jaslinda

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Singapore / 19 Jun 2026

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong hold a meeting on the sidelines of the Russia-Asean summit, which commemorates 35 years of collaboration between Russia and the Asean countries, in the central Russian city of Kazan June 18, 2026. — Anastasia Barashkova/Pool/AFP pic

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A combination picture shows former British prime ministers Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, and David Cameron at various events between 2014 and 2026. — Reuters pic

World / 1 h ago

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File picture of an aerial view of an Amazon Web Services Data Center known as US East 1 in Ashburn, Virginia, October 20, 2025. Tech firms are floating the idea of building data centres in space and tapping into the sun’s energy to meet out-of-this-world power demands in a fierce artificial intelligence race. — Reuters pic

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Chinese authorities have launched an investigation after local media reported that a rash-causing irritant had been found in nappies from brands including Huggies, Beijing’s market watchdog said today. — AFP pic

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World / 16 h ago

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Cars and motorbikes drive past billboards showing Iran’s new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and his late father Ali Khamenei along the highway leading to Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut on June 22, 2026. — AFP pic

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Iran’s Shahriyar Moghanlou, Shoja Khalilzadeh, and teammates applaud their fans after the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G match between Belgium and Iran at the Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood, California on June 21, 2026. — Reuters pic

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