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JPJ has suspended and reassigned an officer caught on video dangerously overtaking on a double line in Simpang Pulai. The officer is also barred from driving department vehicles pending investigation. — Picture by Farhan Najib

Malaysia / 15 h ago

JPJ: Officer suspended after risky overtake in Simpang Pulai

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow examines the tracks that were uncovered. — Picture by Opalyn Mok

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Surprise find: 7.4m steel track from 1895 unearthed near Penang’s Fort Cornwallis

A commentator pushes back on Rafizi Ramli’s concerns over judicial appointments, arguing that procedural delays don’t amount to a constitutional crisis — and suggests Rafizi’s impact might’ve been greater had he stayed in Cabinet. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

What You Think / 17 h ago

Rafizi could have been like Singapore’s Goh Keng Swee in Anwar’s Cabinet — Hafiz Hassan

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad turns 100 today. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Dr Mahathir turns 100: A look back at a few defining moments that shaped Malaysia

The Malaysian Bar said the ‘Walk to Safeguard Judicial Independence’ to the Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya on Monday is about defending the independence of the judiciary as an institution. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Malaysian Bar: Lawyers’ walk to PM’s office on July 14 not to protest CJ’s non-extension, but to defend courts’ independence

Aaron Kwok reportedly celebrated news of a baby boy by upgrading wife Moka Fang’s credit card — to no limit. — Picture via Instagram/mokafy

Showbiz / 16 h ago

Now that’s a push present: Aaron Kwok celebrates baby boy news with no-limit credit card for wife Moka Fang

Malaysia’s national cycling body has clarified that cyclists are allowed on public roads, following a viral video of a dispute with a bus driver. It urged respect for cyclists’ rights and called on police to act against online threats encouraging harm. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Cycling on public roads is legal, says national federation after viral dispute

An undated illustrative photo shows people restrained with handcuffs. —Picture By Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Pagoh gang rape: Teen among two arrested after couple attacked near Johor plantation

Three suspects in the murder case of a private university student in Cyberjaya on June 24 leave the Sepang Magistrates’ Court July 3, 2025 after their remand hearing. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Cyberjaya student’s death: Two suspects to face murder, abetment charges tomorrow

Three suspects in the murder case of a private university student in Cyberjaya on June 24 leave the Sepang Magistrates’ Court July 3, 2025 after their remand hearing. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 1 h ago

Teen, woman accomplice charged over murder of Cyberjaya university student

US President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) looks on during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC July 8, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 14 h ago

‘Sickening’: MAGA loyalists turn on Trump officials over Epstein probe

An undated photograph shows Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad riding a bicycle. — Anwar Ibrahim/Facebook pic

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Anwar extends birthday wishes to Mahathir who turns 100 today

State Local Government and Tourism Committee chairman Datuk Ng Suee Lim said Rantaian Mesra Sdn Bhd was appointed for Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ), Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ), Shah Alam City Council (MBSA), and Selayang Municipal Council (MPS). — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 17 h ago

New concessionaire to manage parking collection in four Selangor local councils from August 1

Actress Lee Si-young is currently pregnant with her second child but is poised to be a single mother. — Picture via social media

Showbiz / 19 h ago

Freshly divorced, actress Lee Si-young announces surprise pregnancy via IVF, to raise child as single mother

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is seen before practice at the Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria June 27, 2025. — Reuters pic

Sports / 17 h ago

Red Bull fires Christian Horner as F1 team principal after 20 years

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South Korea court orders fresh arrest of ex-president Yoon over martial law bid

South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol (centre) leaves the Seoul Central District Court yesterday before being taken to the Seoul Detention Centre in Uiwang. — AFP pic

SEOUL, July 10 — A South Korean court today approved a fresh arrest warrant for disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol and placed him in custody, days after special investigators renewed efforts to detain him over his failed martial law bid.Yoon was released from detention in March after the Seoul...

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Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is on trial for allegedly plotting a coup to stay in power after losing the 2022 election. — AFP pic

World / 2 h ago

Trump slaps 50pc steel tariff on Brazil in retaliation for Bolsonaro trial, Lula hits back over ‘interference’

United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the Rights Situation in the Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese gestures after a press conference during a session of the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva, on March 27, 2024. — AFP pic

World / 3 h ago

US sanctions UN expert Francesca Albanese over Gaza report, accusing her of ‘antisemitism and support for terrorism’

Palestinians collect what remains of relief supplies from the distribution centre of the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 5, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 4 h ago

‘Open-air prison’: Israel’s plan for Rafah ‘humanitarian city’ faces ethnic cleansing accusations

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Alberto Romero feeds his son, Luis Angelo, who requires artificial feeding due to a tracheostomy, at their home in the Santa Fe neighbourhood of Havana July 2, 2025. — AFP pic

4 h ago

Cuba’s drug crisis: Families scour black market as pharmacies run dry, children’s lives hang in the balance

This photograph shows a field with sunflowers at sunset through an anti-drone net installed by Ukrainian servicemen amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine at an undisclosed location in the eastern Donetsk region July 8, 2025. — AFP pic

4 h ago

Farming the front line: How Ukraine’s villagers are risking it all to bring life back to landmine-riddled fields

Participants of a “hands-on livestreaming bootcamp” for farmers conducting a livestream sales presentation at the rural revitalisation office in Penglai, Yantai city, China’s eastern Shandong province June 26, 2025. — AFP pic

14 h ago

‘Can’t stick to old-fashioned farming’: China’s rural growers embrace livestreaming revolution

US President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) looks on during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC July 8, 2025. — AFP pic

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‘Sickening’: MAGA loyalists turn on Trump officials over Epstein probe

This file photo shows health workers protesting on a picket line as junior and senior doctors in England take part in a joint strike action for the first time, outside St Thomas's Hospital, in London, Britain September 20, 2023. — Reuters pic

15 h ago

‘We have no choice’: Hospital doctors in England set to strike again over pay disputes

India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is leading the probe into one of the deadliest air disasters in decades, with an initial report expected on Friday. — AFP pic

15 h ago

India identifies all 260 victims in deadly Air India crash ahead of probe report

Smoke clouds rise near the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women Church after a drone attack in Kharkiv amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine July 7, 2025. — AFP pic

16 h ago

Russia attacks Ukraine with record 700 drones after Trump vows to send more weapons

This handout picture by the Ukrainian Armed Forces shows a truck with mounted anti-aircraft cannon, of the of 127th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defence Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, fires towards Russian drones and missiles during an overnight shift, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine July 2, 2025. — Reuters pic

16 h ago

Ukraine detains Chinese father, son for allegedly spying on missile programme

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting with Andrei Nikitin on his appointment as acting transport minister, in Moscow, Russia July 7, 2025. — Reuters pic

17 h ago

Kremlin says it’s unclear if report that Trump threatened to bomb Moscow is fake or not

Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning urged the European Union to rethink ‘mentality’, not economic relations, before summit talks — Reuters file pic

19 h ago

China says EU must fix its mindset, not China trade policy, ahead of key summit

Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was already convicted of contempt of court in a separate case on July 2, receiving a six-month sentence. She remains in India. — AFP pic

19 h ago

Hasina ‘ordered lethal force’ in Bangladesh protest crackdown, BBC audio analysis finds

Officials reported that several people were trapped by sudden floodwaters, with multiple homes sustaining damage. — AFP pic

1d ago

Over 160 still missing after Texas floods kill 109, search hampered by debris and rain

This picture, taken from a position at Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, shows smoke billowing during an Israeli strike on the besieged Palestinian territory. — AFP pic

1d ago

Trump pushes Netanyahu for Gaza ceasefire as hopes rise for breakthrough

Moscow had no immediate reaction to Donald Trump’s strongly-worded comments about Putin—which come just two weeks after he also cursed while talking about the conflict between Israel and Iran. — AFP pic

1d ago

Trump accuses Putin of ‘bullshit’, pledges fresh US arms for Ukraine

The US Supreme Court, in an unsigned order, lifted a block imposed by a lower court on Trump’s plans to potentially lay off tens of thousands of government employees. — AFP pic

1d ago

US Supreme Court clears way for Trump to begin mass federal layoffs

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