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File picture of Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor arriving at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex on December 22, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Rosmah seeks stay on RM67.4m ruling, cites RM100,000 bank balance and concerns over jeweller’s finances

The Ministry of Finance today denied a viral claim that all Malaysians aged 18 and above will receive a one-off RM100 Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) payment in conjunction with National Day. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Finance Ministry urges public not to spread false poster on RM100 SARA payout for National Day

A shop assistant was injured after a car crashed into a pastry shop in Taman Berkeley, Klang, at about 3.30pm yesterday. — Picture via social media

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Car crashes into Klang pastry shop after driver selects wrong gear, injuring assistant

A blue-necked keelback snake was spotted at the MacRitchie Reservoir on Aug 1 with what appears to be two legs of an animal sticking out of its mouth. — Picture via Facebook/MAT CHAY

Singapore / 19 h ago

Singapore nature lovers stirred by rare sighting of venomous blue-necked keelback snake

Communications Minister and Madani Government spokesperson Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has directed the Ministry of Human Resources to immediately process the first 15,000 foreign worker applications to address labour shortages in key sectors and support Malaysia’s economic activities. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 12 h ago

PM directs Human Resources Ministry to expedite 15,000 foreign worker applications, says Fahmi

The Public Service Department has opened applications for the 2026 Dermasiswa B40 programme for 2025 SPM holders from eligible B40 families to pursue diploma studies at institutions of higher learning in the country. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

SPM 2025 holders can now apply for Public Service Dept’s Dermasiswa B40 scholarships until Aug 16

Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said the Myanmar junta must also ensure that the refugees would not face any danger before the repatriation process could begin. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Malaysia to discuss refugee repatriation plan with Myanmar junta, says Fahmi

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has obtained a five-day remand order against three more individuals, including a deputy general manager for construction, an occupational safety and health manager, and a project director of a property company that is a subsidiary of a statutory body, over the alleged misappropriation of about RM450,000 in Notice of Penalty (NOP) charges. — Picture by Choo Choy May .

Malaysia / 16 h ago

MACC remands three more over alleged RM450,000 misuse of penalty payments

A former chief financial officer of a statutory body-owned company spent more than six hours giving a statement to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission today to assist in the investigation regarding findings in the Royal Commission of Inquiry Report on Tabung Haji. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 11 h ago

MACC questions former CFO for six hours over Tabung Haji RCI findings

Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said investigators were recording statements from witnesses in Malaysia and abroad, while obtaining relevant documents to complete the investigations. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Federal police open five investigation papers over alleged Tabung Haji commercial crimes

The Malaysian Immigration Department detained three Indonesian nationals, including a man suspected to be the mastermind of a passport forgery syndicate, during operations at two locations around Kuala Lumpur last night. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Immigration busts passport forgery syndicate in KL raids, arrests three, seizes 119 forged passports

Former Malaysian actress Yumi Wong, now a full-time producer, says she plans to remain behind the scenes while promoting her latest production, ‘Tiket Sehala’, which highlights the risks of overseas job scams. — Picture courtesy of Key Billions

Showbiz / 17 h ago

After more than a decade as an actress, Yumi Wong embraces producing with job-scam film ‘Tiket Sehala’

National flags of China and the United States are raised in Beijing on October 8, 2024. — AFP pic

World / 13 h ago

China halts critical drone exports to US in retaliation to new trade sanctions

Lawyer Latheefa Koya, who represented M Paramaguru, 49, said Justice Hazlina Hussain quashed the charge after finding it was fatally defective. — Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

High Court acquits temple chairman over alleged trespass at Sri Maha Mariamman temple

The scene where a local man died at a care home in Tanjung Rambutan August 5, 2026. Police are conducting further investigations after an initial examination revealed several injuries on the victim's body. The case has been classified under Section 302 of the Penal Code. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Man found dead at Tanjung Rambutan care facility, police launch murder probe

World

10 h ago

Oops — SpaceX rocket stage slams into the moon at 8,690kph

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Fram2 mission astronauts aboard lifts off from launch pad LC?39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida March 31, 2025. — AFP pic

NEW YORK, Aug 5 — A four-tonne piece of a SpaceX rocket was believed to have unintentionally crashed into the Moon on Wednesday, a collision that posed no danger to Earth but is expected to leave behind a lunar crater.While there is not yet official confirmation that the Falcon 9...

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Taiwan military personnel conduct a live-fire exercise on Zhongfu Beach as part of annual Han Kuang military exercise in New Taipei City on August 5. — AFP pic

14 h ago

Taiwan begins biggest military drills of the year amid China invasion fears

Netanyahu met with the US-backed Board of Peace on Monday and received guarantees that the Israeli army would only be required to leave its current positions in Gaza after Hamas disarms. — AFP pic

15 h ago

Netanyahu rejects US-backed Gaza draft despite Hamas disarmament assurances

The southern coastal state of Kerala has been battered by torrential downpours, and the collapse of a key bridge at the disaster site in Wayanad district has hampered rescue efforts. — AFP pic

15 h ago

India monsoon death toll tops 100 as floods, landslides devastate regions

Activists put stickers on the image of Shinsegae Chairman Chung Yong-jin during a rally calling for a boycott of the Starbucks coffee chain in Seoul May 27, 2026. — AFP pic

18 h ago

South Korea police raid Starbucks headquarters over ‘Tank Day’ controversy

Trump said that talks were ongoing, as Axios reported that the US, Iran and Oman were nearing an interim deal to reopen the strait, which Washington was hoping to announce today. — AFP pic

18 h ago

Trump warns Iran of ‘very hard’ action unless Strait of Hormuz reopens soon

Smuggling cost Pemex around US$530 million in the first half of 2026, 20 percent more than in the same period of last year. — AFP pic

22 h ago

Mexico dismantles clandestine refineries as fuel smuggling costs Pemex millions

Vessels are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Khasab on Oman northern Musandam Peninsula on May 17, 2026. — AFP file pic

22 h ago

US eyes Hormuz deal ‘today or tomorrow’ as ship sinks in Red Sea

In California, where climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of heat waves and storms, SCE’s power lines have been implicated in several fires in recent years. — AFP pic

22 h ago

LA fire report blames power company tower for deadly Eaton blaze

Relatives and friends wait by a fence topped with barbed wire for the return of people who had previously crossed into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, at Morocco’s Bab Sebta border crossing on the outskirts of Fnideq on August 2, 2026. — AFP pic

1d ago

‘Warning to Spain’: Did Morocco deliberately trigger the Ceuta migrant surge?

A cargo ship is pictured off the coast of the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal along the Gulf of Oman on June 28, 2026. — AFP pic

1d ago

Quran, TikTok, and faith: How a Bangladeshi mariner survived 115 days stranded in the US-Iran War

A woman is escorted by Moroccan security forces during clashes with migrants attempting to cross into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta near the town of Fnideq, on the Morocco-Spain border, on July 31, 2026. — AFP pic

1d ago

Ceuta crisis exposes the massive fault lines in EU migration policy

The World Health Organisation called today for more support across to board to combat the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo, which is still outpacing response efforts. — digicomphoto/IStock.com pic via AFP

1d ago

WHO pleads for more aid as Ebola outbreak in DR Congo outpacing response

People sit on a tuktuk as they travel past the Samdech Chuon Nath Statue in Phnom Penh August 3, 2026. — AFP pic

1d ago

SE Asia set for hotter, drier weather, haze risk rises as El Nino strengthens

Migrants board a smugglers’ boat in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France July 29, 2026. French and British vessels saved 157 migrants after their boat caught fire while trying to cross the Channel today, authorities in both countries said. — AFP pic

1d ago

One of largest Channel rescues as 157 migrants saved from burning boat

A rescue worker carries a child who survived a fire on the Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry in the waters off Madura island, East Java, on August 2, 2026, at Tanjung Perak port in Surabaya early August 3, 2026. — AFP pic

1d ago

Indonesia ferry fire toll confirmed at five after all survivors accounted for

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