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Umno President Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and DAP Secretary-General Anthony Loke attend the DAP National Congress at the Marriott Hotel in Putrajaya on September 10, 2023. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 17 h ago

‘Possibly the most effective transport minister’: Lim Guan Eng praises Loke’s RM21b infrastructure legacy in Penang

The Selangor government has expanded the eligibility threshold for the Kita Selangor Voucher (BKS) to include households with a monthly income of RM8,000 or below. — Picture via baucarkitaselangor.com

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Selangor expands Kita Selangor Voucher eligibility, households earning RM8,000 or below now qualify

Hannah Yeoh said Anthony Loke’s offer to resign as transport minister was the party CEC’s final decision and should be respected. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Hannah Yeoh: Loke’s resignation offer was DAP CEC’s final decision, must be respected

The Malaysian Prisons Department has denied claims by singer-composer Yasin Sulaiman that life in prison depends on money and influence. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

‘Not true’, says Prisons Department as singer Yasin alleges ‘taiko’ bosses rule jail life

Flash floods hit federal capital after Ampang, Lembah Keramat record exceptionally heavy rainfall — Screenshot of video via social media

Malaysia / 16 h ago

KL mayor: Sunday flash floods hit city after Ampang, Lembah Keramat record 155mm rainfall

People are seen at a Road Transport Department (JPJ) branch in this undated file image. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

Malaysia / 16 h ago

JPJ nets RM91.2m from ‘H’ series plates, confirms RM10.7m winning bid for ‘H 1’

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim waves as he leaves Istana Negeri Sembilan in Changkat Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur, on September 21, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Anwar leaves Istana Negeri Sembilan after hour-long audience with Tuanku Muhriz

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim presented Datuk Duncan Sikodol with his instrument of appointment today. — Picture via Facebook/AnwarIbrahim

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Former High Court judge Duncan Sikodol joins MACC Advisory Board

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during a ceremony to present state awards in the defence industry sector at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 18, 2026. Putin’s United Russia party won a record 355 seats in Russia’s 450-seat Duma lower house of parliament, according to preliminary results from the three day election released by electoral chief Ella Pamfilova on Monday. — AFP pic

World / 16 h ago

Putin’s United Russia wins 355 seats in Russia’s parliamentary election

Police have arrested a 37-year-old man after his five-year-old niece was found dead in a river in Kampung Padang, Tanjung Sedili. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Five-year-old girl found dead after uncle allegedly throws her into river in Johor

Khairul Aming with his mother in London. The 33-year-old recently posted a tongue-in-cheek ‘introduction’ on Threads, listing his personal credentials as being able to cook, good with children, fond of business and having once caught anchovies, while also revealing that he is allergic to shrimp paste. — Pictures from Threads/khairulaming

Life / 17 h ago

Khairul Aming’s Threads post from London holiday sparks matchmaking bids

A vehicle believed to be carrying Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrives at Istana Negeri Sembilan in Changkat Persekutuan in Kuala Lumpur September 21, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Anwar arrives at Istana Negeri Sembilan for audience with Tuanku Muhriz amid state exco shake-up

Authorities said Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s residence has been assessed for security, although the location of his house arrest has yet to be finalised. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Najib’s residence assessed for house arrest, but location not yet finalised, authorities say

Road Transport Department director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli has yet to confirm the winning bid for the ‘H1’ vehicle plate, which has Malaysians in a tizzy after social media users shared snapshots of the bids purportedly topping RM10 million on the online auction platform. — Bernama file pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Did someone just win a ‘H1’ plate with a RM10.7m bid? RTD keeps everyone guessing

A man walks past a 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) billboard in Kuala Lumpur on March 30, 2015. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 17 h ago

1MDB seeks Federal Court ruling, says Malaysia should hear fraud claims against UK law firm

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UK joins 128-nation push to curb UN vetoes in genocide, atrocity cases

Volunteers and rescuers carry a body recovered from the rubble of a collapsed building in the Tal al-Hawa area of Gaza City on September 16, 2026. Rescuers searched on September 16 for dozens of people missing after an apartment block in Gaza collapsed, killing eight people including children, authorities in the war-torn enclave said. — AFP pic

NEW YORK, Sept 22 — The United Kingdom has signed on to an initiative urging UN Security Council permanent members to withhold their vetoes on matters concerning mass atrocities, such as genocide, countries leading the push said Monday.The initiative, first proposed by Mexico and France in 2015, now has a...

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A pedestrian holds on to her umbrella amid strong winds and heavy rainfall in Chiba on September 21, 2026. Hundreds of flights were cancelled and more than one million people were under evacuation advisories in Japan on September 21 as Typhoon Dujuan approached Tokyo, potentially bringing record rainfall. — AFP pic

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Typhoon Dujuan kills two, disrupts flights and triggers evacuation advisories in Japan

This picture taken on December 11, 2019, shows an oil tanker at the port of Ras al-Khair, about 185 kilometres north of Dammam in Saudi Arabia’s eastern province overlooking the Gulf. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has agreed to give military support to Saudi Arabia to help it tackle attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis, media reports said on Monday. — AFP pic

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UK to provide Saudi jets with aerial refuelling support against Houthi attacks

Journalists take pictures inside St Anthony’s Shrine in Colombo on April 26, 2019, following a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka in this file picture. — AFP pic

58 m ago

Sri Lanka court to deliver verdict in trial over 2019 Easter Sunday bombings

Members of the press are seen outside the White House in Washington, DC, on September 21, 2026. Three leading US news outlets announced on September 21 they will go to court after being banned from the White House, as President Donald Trump claimed that media critical of his administration is a ‘cancer’ threatening national security. — AFP pic

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US broadcasters halt White House pool coverage in protest after Trump bars CNN, MS NOW and Politico

With around 74 per cent of children aged 12 to 17 in Pakistan estimated by Unicef to be internet users, concerns over online safety are growing as their access to digital platforms expands. ― iStock pic

13 h ago

‘I live in fear’: 1.5 million Pakistani children face online sexual abuse

Cancelled flights are pictured on an electronic check-in display board at Terminal 3 of London Heathrow airport, west of London in this file picture dated September 8, 2026, following major disruption due an issue affecting the NATS air traffic control systems. UK flights faced fresh disruption Monday, with some cancelled due to a technical issue at the nation’s air traffic control agency — the second such outage in two weeks. — AFP pic

13 h ago

UK hit by fresh air traffic outage at Scotland centre, flights cancelled

A CNN sign is seen in the James Brady press briefing room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 19, 2026. The White House has denied CNN, MS NOW and Politico access to the presidential mansion following US President Donald Trump’s criticism of their reporting. — AFP pic

14 h ago

CNN, MS NOW and Politico take Trump administration to court over White House ban

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have warned of attacks on new targets and the use of new weapons if the United States launches further strikes against the country. — AFP pic

14 h ago

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threaten new targets, weapons if US attacks

US President Donald Trump had told his advisers the day before that he opposed strikes but changed his mind after the call and ‘told the Pentagon to prepare for airstrikes against the Houthis,’ the newspaper reported, citing anonymous administration officials. — Getty Images pic via AFP

15 h ago

Trump changes course twice on Houthi airstrikes after Saudi pressure, says NYT

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s delegation, including members of his communications team, has been denied US visas for this week’s UN General Assembly, Iranian state media reported. — AFP pic

15 h ago

US denies visas to Iran delegation members ahead of UN General Assembly, says state media

File picture of residents wading through a flooded street during heavy rainfall in Puttalam, Sri Lanka, on November 27, 2025. The Sri Lankan Navy has placed 171 disaster relief teams on standby and deployed another 14 teams across the Southern and Western provinces as heavy rains increase flood risks in several parts of the country, reported Xinhua. — AFP pic

15 h ago

Heavy rains put Sri Lanka Navy disaster teams on standby

Firefighters extinguish forest and land fires in Banjar, South Kalimantan, on September 21, 2026. Toxic haze has shrouded parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting across the region. — AFP pic

15 h ago

Indonesia deploys 54,000 personnel, 64 aircraft but struggles to contain fires as toxic haze chokes Malaysia

US President Donald Trump walks with China’s President Xi Jinping at Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15, 2026. Xi will visit the United States this week for talks with Trump, Beijing confirmed Monday, expressing hope they will strengthen ‘strategic stability’ between the world’s two largest economies.— AFP pic

16 h ago

Xi Jinping to visit US this week for talks with Trump, China confirms

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during a ceremony to present state awards in the defence industry sector at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 18, 2026. Putin’s United Russia party won a record 355 seats in Russia’s 450-seat Duma lower house of parliament, according to preliminary results from the three day election released by electoral chief Ella Pamfilova on Monday. — AFP pic

16 h ago

Putin’s United Russia wins 355 seats in Russia’s parliamentary election

The fifth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee — an elite party body — will be held from October 26 to 29 in Beijing, state news agency Xinhua reported. — Reuters file pic

17 h ago

China’s Communist Party to hold top-level meeting in October

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