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Online scams have transformed from individual acts into structured operations. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Scams in the digital age: How hackers and AI are reshaping online fraud in Malaysia

People shelter under umbrellas as they walk through the rain in Kuala Lumpur on December 30, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif.

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Umbrella alert: MetMalaysia forecasts a very wet afternoon for seven states

An illustration shows a map of the Strait of Hormuz and 3D printed oil barrels on March 26, 2026. — Reuters pic

Money / 18 h ago

Who’s blockading whom? How the US lockdown of Iranian oil affects global markets

File picture of Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi arriving at Kuala Lumpur high court September 4, 2023. The Bar is seeking to challenge the AG’s decision on September 4, 2023, to grant Ahmad Zahid a DNAA on 47 charges involving criminal breach of trust, corruption and money laundering linked to Yayasan Akalbudi funds. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia / 9 h ago

DNAA in Zahid corruption case not against law, federal counsel tells court

This bowl of Clam Soup Noodles lives up to the signboard’s promise as it’s definitely ‘tasty lala noodles’ — Picture by Lee Khang Yi

Eat-drink / 16 h ago

Pandan Indah’s Restoran Tasty Lala Noodles lives up to its name

An illustration shows a picture of US President Donald Trump and an AI-generated picture he posted on his Truth Social platform depicting himself as Jesus Christ on April 13, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 18 h ago

Pope vs Dr Not Jesus: Why the US religious right is turning against Trump

Life / 13 h ago

Malaysian brothers achieve four major titles in 24 hours across global AI innovation and international sports

File picture of traffic on the Federal Highway, October 14, 2020. Traffic flow on the first day of the civil service work-from-home (WFH) policy was generally under control today, although several major highways in the Klang Valley experienced slow-moving traffic during peak hours. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Klang Valley traffic stays normal as govt work-from-home policy begins

Delivering the court’s unanimous decision, Justice Datuk Azmi Ariffin said the Industrial Court and High Court erred in relying on AirAsia Group Berhad’s (AAGB) consolidated losses to justify retrenching an employee of AAB, which is a separate legal entity. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Court of Appeal rules ex-AirAsia co-pilot was unlawfully dismissed, awards RM147,400

Federal Territory Minister Hannah Yeoh and officials walk through a public park during a site visit regarding additional open and green spaces in Kuala Lumpur. April 15, 2026. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 7 h ago

FT minister Hannah Yeoh says 45 more green spaces now off-limits to development

In a statement, LGM said the premises were believed to be actively involved in the buying, storing and selling of rejected and scrap rubber gloves without a permit. The seized items are worth an estimated RM20,000. — Pexels.com pic

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Puchong raid nets four tonnes of illegal rubber gloves, says LGM

Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor arrives for a hearing regarding a USD14.57 million lawsuit filed by Global Royalty Trading SAL at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex on April 13, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Rosmah’s US$14.6m jewellery lawsuit: High Court to rule on June 10

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) enforcers speak with individuals touting unlicensed photography services. — DBKL pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

DBKL intensifies crackdown on KLCC and Saloma Link photo touts

Members of the Perak State Legislative Assembly listen to the royal address by Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah at the opening ceremony of the Fourth Session of the 15th Perak State Legislative Assembly at the Perak Darul Ridzuan building in Ipoh, April 14, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Perak faces medical officer shortfall as doctor-to-population ratio lags national level

Iskandar Puteri police chief M Kumarasan said the incident, which occurred at about 2.40pm, was believed to have happened when the motorcycle ridden by the 31-year-old victim, with his 29-year-old wife as pillion, lost control and struck the rear of a lorry. — File picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Man killed, wife injured in Linkedua crash during routine commute to Singapore

World

4 h ago

Few ships get through Hormuz since start of war — and Malaysia‑bound tankers are among them

The US blockade on vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports adds to uncertainty over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been all-but-shut since the start of the Iran ‌war. — Reuters pic

DUBAI, April 15 — The US blockade on vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports adds to uncertainty over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been all-but-shut since the start of the Iran ‌war.Ordinarily, roughly one fifth of global oil and gas exports transit the Strait of Hormuz.Here’s a...

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Boats of a new humanitarian flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip make a symbolic leave from Barcelona's Port Vell on April 12, 2026 as the departure of the flotilla has been postponed due to bad weather. — AFP pic

World / 4 h ago

Global Sumud flotilla sets sail from Barcelona for Gaza in bid to break Israeli blockade

A case involving a petrol-filled bottle thrown at a house ended with a fine for the accused. — Picture via pexels.com/Francesco Ungaro

World / 5 h ago

Suspected boiler explosion at Vedanta power plant in India kills at least 17

US President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Fox Business today that he asked China’s leader Xi Jinping not to supply weapons to Iran, and that Xi replied saying he was not doing so. — AFP pic

World / 5 h ago

Trump says he asked China’s Xi not to supply weapons to Iran during Fox Business interview

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The US-sanctioned tanker Rich Starry made its way back to the Strait of Hormuz today after exiting the Gulf the day before, shipping data showed, failing to break through a US blockade ‌on vessels calling at Iranian ports. — Reuters pic

6 h ago

Sanctioned China tanker turns back toward Strait of Hormuz a day after Gulf exit as US blockade holds

In this file picture taken May 14, 2015 Rohingya migrants stand and sit on a boat drifting in Thai waters off the southern island of Koh Lipe in the Andaman sea. Families were frantically searching for news of their relatives today after a boat carrying about 280 Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi migrants capsized in the Andaman Sea earlier this month. — AFP pic

6 h ago

Families search for hundreds missing after Malaysia‑bound Rohingya boat sinks in Andaman Sea

Indonesia’s foreign ministry said today that an overflight ‌proposal put forward by the United States was now being considered, but the government had no policy granting unrestricted access to its airspace to any foreign party. — AFP pic

7 h ago

Indonesia weighs US overflight proposal, says no unrestricted access for any foreign military

This handout picture posted on the Telegram account of the Russian Foreign Ministry on April 15, 2026 shows Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) shaking hands with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing. — AFP pic

9 h ago

China, Russia eye closer ties as Xi meets Lavrov amid global energy and war concerns

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he would be accompanied by Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar—one of the mediators during the US-Iran talks—and other senior officials on his visits. — AFP pic

9 h ago

Pakistan PM heads to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey with efforts on for US-Iran talks

North Korea, which conducted its first nuclear test in 2006, is under rafts of UN sanctions for its banned weapons programmes. — Korean Central News Agency pic via Reuters

9 h ago

UN nuclear agency warns of sharp increase in North Korea’s atomic weapons production

World Bank Group President Ajay Banga speaks during an interview with Reuters at the World Bank in Washington, DC, US, April 10, 2026. — Reuters pic

12 h ago

World Bank eyes record US$100b support for nations hit by Middle East conflict

Ukrainian President Zelensky Volodymyr said that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who have helped broker talks with Moscow on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine, were “constantly in talks with Iran” at the moment. — AFP pic

14 h ago

Zelensky says US peace negotiators ‘have no time for Ukraine’ amid Iran war

Making his first state visit to the US as monarch from April 27, King Charles will address lawmakers from both chambers, accompanied by Queen Camilla, the royal communications team said. — AFP pic

14 h ago

King Charles to address US Congress on landmark state visit, Buckingham Palace says

A relative carries the body of three-year-old Yahya al-Malahi, who was killed in an Israeli strike ahead of her funeral in Gaza City on April 14, 2026. — AFP pic

16 h ago

Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill 10, including toddler, despite ceasefire

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press outside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 13. — AFP pic

16 h ago

Trump signals fresh US-Iran talks as Israel, Lebanon open direct negotiations

A test-launch of 600 mm-calibre multiple rocket launchers is overseen by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (not pictured), North Korea, March 14, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. — Korean Central News Agency pic via Reuters

15 h ago

North Korea slams Japan ‘grave provocation’ over nuclear stance in diplomatic paper

An illustration shows a picture of US President Donald Trump and an AI-generated picture he posted on his Truth Social platform depicting himself as Jesus Christ on April 13, 2026. — AFP pic

18 h ago

Pope vs Dr Not Jesus: Why the US religious right is turning against Trump

Peter Magyar, leader of the pro-European conservative TISZA party, delivers a press conference at the HUNGEXPO Congress and Exhibition Center in Budapest on April 13, 2026. — AFP pic

18 h ago

Can Magyar fix Hungary? ‘Herculean’ challenge awaits the man who ended Orban’s 16-year rule

Children wave the flags of Vietnam and China ahead of a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on April 14, 2025. — Pool via Reuters pic

1d ago

Big Brother, Little Brother: Vietnam trades collective leadership for Chinese-style control

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