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Global pension expert William Price proposed that Malaysia raise its retirement age to 65 to match the improved life expectancies here, noting that some countries were forced to raise their retirement ages very rapidly during a crisis. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

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How Malaysia can raise its retirement age from 60 to 65: Experts explain the math and more

Raeven Goh is brought to the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate’s Court on Oct 15, 2026. — Bernama pic

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Fatal Jalan Kuching pile-up: 24-year-old BYD driver claims trial to causing child’s death

Proposed amendments to federal road transport laws could empower courts to seize the assets of drivers convicted of fatal crashes if they fail to pay court-ordered compensation to victims’ families, Transport Minister Anthony Loke told Parliament today. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Fatal crash drivers could face asset seizure if compensation to victims unpaid, says Loke

Haze envelops the capital city as several skyscrapers are barely visible from the Merdeka 118 Tower in Kuala Lumpur on October 14, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Choking haze sweeps Malaysia: 34 stations unhealthy, zero stations record good air

Students wear face masks outside a school in Lembah Keramat, Kuala Lumpur on October 15, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Selangor, Putrajaya, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang schools stay open tomorrow amid haze

Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the coalition intends to retain all 21 seats it won in the previous Melaka state election, leaving the remaining seven constituencies open for negotiations with Perikatan Nasional’s component parties. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Seven seats in play, 21 firmly held: Zahid stakes out BN’s position in Melaka

Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairoul Faisal, 16, who was found dead in a Yong Peng, Johor school on October 3, 2026 and suspected to have been murdered. — Facebook pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Johor student charged with the murder of Form Four classmate Irene Sofiya

A screenshot shared by Sarawak clinic manager Wan Muhammad Fairus shows a staggering RM1 billion bank adjustment credited to his account on October 14, 2026, which the bank later attributed to a technical glitch. — Picture via social media

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Sarawak man finds RM1b in bank account, asks ChatGPT to count the zeros — only to discover it’s a glitch

Motorcyclists ride in the morning in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan on October 14, 2026, amid thick haze from forest and land fires in the region. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Lim Guan Eng urges Malaysia to sue Indonesia over haze if Jakarta rejects Asean firefighting task force

Kao Mongkhol in Bandar Menjalara is better known for Teochew-influenced Thai braised pork and duck rice, but the ‘khao soi’ is the real gem. — Picture by Ethan Lau

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‘Khao soi’ in Kepong: Newcomer Kao Mongkhol cooks up a Chiang Mai classic

A still shows a BYD Seal slamming into the rear of Perodua Bezza on Jalan Kuching in Kuala Lumpur. — Screengrab via video of said incident on social media

Malaysia / 10 h ago

BYD Seal driver hauled to court over six-vehicle Jalan Kuching crash that killed toddler

Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on August 10, 2026. — AFP file pic

Singapore / 11 h ago

Two Singapore-registered ships hit by projectiles in Strait of Hormuz, one sinks

A general view shows the exterior of a Tenaga Nasional Berhad power station in Bangi on November 3, 2020. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 10 h ago

TNB: Malaysia needs massive power generation investment now

Fourteen individuals, including two teenagers, were charged at the Magistrate’s Court here in Gurun with the murder of a 19-year-old youth. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Teenagers among 14 charged in Gurun murder, victim allegedly tortured before body found near golf club

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim shares a light-hearted moment with traditional dancers after seeing off Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who concluded his two-day state visit to Malaysia, at the Bunga Raya Complex, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang on October 10, 2026. — Bernama pic

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‘We are done’: Zelensky defies Trump, says Ukraine will resume attacks on Russian oil refineries

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticised a US-Russia diesel agreement and questioned Washington’s support for Kyiv amid growing tensions between the two countries. — AFP pic

KYIV, Oct 15 — Ukraine will no longer abide by US President Donald Trump’s demands not to strike Russian oil refineries, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks published today, amid deepening tensions between the two leaders over a US-Russia diesel agreement.Relations between Kyiv and Washington have soured since last week,...

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Residents gather during a search operation after a roof collapsed at a school in Peshawar on October 15, 2026. — AFP pic

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School roof collapse kills 21 students in Pakistan, renews concerns over building safety

Novotny and Spacek filed a lawsuit last month against the civil registry after they received a letter signed by Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok himself in August, denying their request to register their marriage. — AFP pic

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Slovakian gay couple takes government to court over refusal to recognise marriage registered in Austria

Motorists commute in the morning in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan on October 14, 2026, amid thick haze from forest and land fires in the region. — AFP pic

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East Timor shuts schools for three days as haze from Indonesian forest fires blankets Dili

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Austria’s headscarf ban faces backlash as Muslim girls say it infringes religious freedom

A royal commission that concluded in 2024 found that sexual misconduct remained a “systemic issue” across the Australian armed forces. — AFP file pic

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Australia’s navy to audit fleet bathrooms after hidden recording device found on ship

US President Donald Trump filed his suit against the BBC in December 2025 and is seeking at least US$5 billion each for two counts. — AFP pic

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BBC asks judge to compel Trump to set date for testimony in US$10b lawsuit

Elon Musk was responding to a post on X by Ukraine’s former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who said that “Starlink connectivity at speeds of up to 160 km/h is being restored,” but that “removing Starshield’s speed limit entirely is now critical for Ukraine’s defense.” — AFP pic

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Musk says Pentagon controls Starshield limits as Ukraine seeks unrestricted access

Israeli security try to remove ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a road during a protest against conscription into the Israeli army, in Jerusalem on October 8, 2026. — AFP pic

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Israel reinforces troops on all fronts as election nears amid rising escalation risk

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on US tech billionaire Elon Musk to restore Starlink, which Kyiv says has been slowed down. — AFP pic

11 h ago

Ukraine accuses US of helping Russia as Starlink restrictions hamper battlefield response

Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) officials examine an orangutan after it was evacuated from a forest and land fire in the Baamang area of East Kotawaringin, Central Kalimantan on October 14, 2026. — AFP pic

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Orangutan found starving in burned Borneo forest as Indonesia rescues hundreds of animals

This picture taken on October 12, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 13, 2026 shows a test-firing of a tactical ballistic missile conducted by North Korea's General Missile Bureau at an undisclosed location in North Korea. — AFP pic

11 h ago

North Korea tests submarine-launched missiles amid rising tensions with South Korea

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport in Bullhead City, Arizona, on October 14, 2026, after a rally. Trump is travelling to Arizona and Montana to campaign for Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections. — AFP pic

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Trump sends well wishes to Pope Leo after removal of cancerous lung tumour

Danish flags (Dannebrog) wave in the spire of the Christiansborg Castle, the Danish Parliament building, in Copenhagen, Denmark, during a ceremony marking the Flag Day for Denmark’s emissaries September 5, 2021. In Denmark, the criteria for acquiring citizenship are strict, and the process which usually takes two years as postponed due to the spring general election, leaving thousands of people in a state of uncertainty. — Keld Navntoft/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP PIC

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Aspiring Danes in long and agonising slog to citizenship: ‘We wait, we wait, we wait’

This picture taken on October 10, 2026 shows plaintiff Sisilius Rami during an interview in Parit Tokaya village in Pontianak, in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province. Every few years, residents of Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province contend with devastating wildfires and a noxious haze shuttering schools, sickening the elderly and infirm, and stifling the local economy. Now, they’ve had enough. — AFP pic

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‘We want to breathe fresh air’: Indonesians on fire-ravaged island sue Prabowo, officials over haze

A picture shows the statue of John Paul II outside Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV has been admitted for an operation to remove a lump from his lung October 13, 2026. — AFP pic

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