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MCMC is suing Sunway Lagoon for RM1.85 million over alleged mass food poisoning at a family day event in 2025. — Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Food poisoning row heads to court as MCMC seeks RM1.85m from Sunway Lagoon

Former Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Amar Singh is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex on April 14, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Police raided Pavilion Residence unit after CCTV showed govt vehicles moving boxes, bags, High Court told

Malaysian child athletes during a ‘sepak takraw’ practice game at the launch of the Malaysia Sepak Takraw Academy, initiated by Hannah Yeoh during her tenure as youth and sports minister from 2022–2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 13 h ago

PM commends DAP’s Hannah Yeoh for elevating sepak takraw, calls it sign of mature society

A nine-second viral video sparked public outrage after showing an express bus driver with a woman on his lap while driving on the North-South Expressway on April 12, 2026. — Screengrab from social media

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Passenger who shot viral video of lap-sitting on moving bus says he acted to prevent danger

Tun Dr Mahathir described what led to his hospitalisation at Institut Jantung Negara. — Instagram screenshot

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Dr Mahathir in his own words, on his fall: ‘I just lost control of my legs’ (VIDEO)

Investigators lifting sealed boxes believed to contain luxury designer bag, linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad financial scandal, onto a Black Maria outside Pavilion Residences in Kuala Lumpur May 18, 2018. — File picture by Hari Anggara

Malaysia / 12 h ago

In Global Royalty vs Rosmah civil suit, bags found in investigation described as stuffed with jewellery and ‘cash spilt out onto the floor’

In a social media post, US President Donald Trump said the bulk of Iran’s navy had already been destroyed during the war, but that if any of what he said were Tehran’s few remaining ‘fast attack ships’ approach the blockade ‘they will be immediately ELIMINATED.’ — Reuters pic

World / 19 h ago

Trump ups the stakes: Iranian boats near blockade to be ‘immediately eliminated’

The driver suspected of injuring a traffic constable on duty is a 40-year-old police inspector who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and is currently on special medical leave, as well as in the process of being retired on medical grounds upon the recommendation of the Medical Board. — File picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Cops identify KL hit-and-run suspect as police inspector with schizophrenia, facing medical retirement

Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow said authorities have approved the PILA masterplan to develop a new cargo terminal. — Picture courtesy of Penang Development Corporation

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Penang obtains approval for international logistics aeropark, earthworks underway

A federal agency CEO is under MACC investigation over a bribery case involving RM100,000 cash for a squash court project. — Picture by Choo Choy May .

Malaysia / 19 h ago

MACC nabs federal agency CEO over RM1m bribe linked to squash court project

Jasin police are looking for the man who drove an express bus on the North-South Highway and the woman on his lap. — File picture by Farhan Najib

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Sacked bus driver and partner now wanted by police over viral lap-sitting stunt on Jasin highway

Some of the 14 juvenile boys, aged 12 to 17, arrive at the Johor Bahru court complex to face rioting charges outside their school at the Magistrate's Court on April 14, 2026. — Picture by Ben Tan

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Skudai school fight: Teens and guardians face charges for rioting outside SMK Taman Selesa Jaya

The review has been fixed for next week and is being carried out under Section 323 of the Criminal Procedure Code. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

High Court orders review of fines for 34 men in Cheras weapons riot case

The My50 travel pass allows unlimited travel on rail and bus services in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor for RM50 a month. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 15 h ago

My50 stays: Govt keeps subsidised transport passes for Klang Valley commuters

This photo illustration created on April 13, 2026 shows a picture of US President Donald Trump on a screen and an AI-generated picture he posted on his Truth Social platform depicting himself as Jesus Christ after criticising Pope Leo XIV. — AFP pic

World / 19 h ago

Trump AI post portraying him as Jesus-like figure fuels backlash in Pope Leo feud

World

7 h ago

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

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

HANOI, April 14 — Vietnam is increasingly edging closer to China’s model of governance, tightening state control while embracing Chinese technology and regulation as its most powerful leader in decades heads to Beijing this week, according to internal documents, public policy plans and sources.The two Communist neighbours have swung between...

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President of France Emmanuel Macron attend a plenary at the UK-France Summit, in Downing Street, London, Britain July 10, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 10 h ago

Macron, Starmer to lead Friday summit on restoring Strait of Hormuz navigation

A teenager shot and injured at least 16 people, including students and teachers, at a school in Turkey’s southeastern Sanliurfa province before taking his own life, Governor Hasan Sildak said Tuesday. — Picture from X/@aykiri

World / 11 h ago

Teen opens fire at Turkey school, 16 injured (VIDEO)

China warned Tuesday it would retaliate if US President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose new tariffs, after reports alleging Beijing has supplied or plans to supply weapons to Iran. — Reuters file pic

World / 11 h ago

China vows ‘countermeasures’ if Trump tariff threat is imposed

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File picture of a man riding his motorbike past a billboard installed alongside a road as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 10, 2026. Pakistan was working to bring Iran and the United States back together for a second round of talks and to secure an extended ceasefire to allow for diplomacy, a senior Pakistani source told AFP. — Reuters pic

12 h ago

Pakistan pushes to revive US-Iran talks for second round, source says

China’s President Xi Jinping and Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed AI Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, attend a meeting at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing April 14, 2026. — Reuters pic

13 h ago

Xi pledges China’s ‘constructive role’ in West Asia peace efforts

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (left) and Indonesian Minister of Defence Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin pose for photographs with US Air Force Major General Kelly McKeague and Indonesian Major General Agus Widodo (right) after signing a memorandum of understanding at the Pentagon on April 13, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. — Getty Images pic via AFP

13 h ago

US, Indonesia upgrade ties with ‘major’ defence partnership, says Hegseth

This photograph taken from the southern Lebanese area of Tyre shows smoke as it rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the village of Qlaileh on April 13, 2026. — AFP pic

14 h ago

Lebanon, Israel set for tense Washington talks as prospects of agreement remain low

According to Mount Semeru Observation Post officer Sigit Rian Alfian, the first eruption occurred at 5.22 am local time, producing an ash column reaching about 1,500 metres above the summit, or 5,176 metres above sea level. — Picture from Facebook/Vulcaniya

14 h ago

Indonesia’s Semeru erupts twice, with pyroclastic flows reaching 3km from summit (VIDEO)

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney makes an announcement at the new Embleton Community Centre and Park, currently under construction in Brampton, Ontario on April 7, 2026. — Reuters pic

16 h ago

Canada’s Carney wins parliamentary majority, strengthens hand against Trump tariffs

Makeshift shelters, erected by displaced Sudanese who fled El-Fasher after the city falls to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), are seen at the southwestern edge of Tawila in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region on November 3, 2025. — AFP pic

17 h ago

‘World not outraged’: UN warns Sudan atrocities met with silence

Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, speaks at a Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York on April 7, 2026 on a watered-down resolution drafted by Bahrain and Gulf states to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian actions. Iran on Monday slammed a US blockade around its ports as a ‘grave violation’ of its sovereignty, as Washington and Tehran’s belligerent rhetoric rattled a fragile truce. — AFP pic

18 h ago

Iran slams US blockade as ‘grave violation of sovereignty’ over Strait of Hormuz move

Prosecutors say that after lobbing a firebomb at the gates of Sam Altman’s home, Daniel Moreno-Gama fled on foot to the San Francisco headquarters of OpenAI, where he tried to smash the glass doors of the building with a chair. — Reuters pic

18 h ago

Man accused of firebombing Sam Altman home intended to kill OpenAI boss, prosecutors say

Peru’s presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, alongside Vice Presidential candidates Luis Galarreta Velarde and Miguel Torres Morales, look on, following preliminary results in the general election, in Lima, Peru, April 13, 2026. — Reuters pic

18 h ago

Peru election count drags on as Fujimori leads, runoff looms

This photo illustration created on April 13, 2026 shows a picture of US President Donald Trump on a screen and an AI-generated picture he posted on his Truth Social platform depicting himself as Jesus Christ after criticising Pope Leo XIV. — AFP pic

19 h ago

Trump AI post portraying him as Jesus-like figure fuels backlash in Pope Leo feud

US Vice President JD Vance led a delegation that met with Iranian officials in Pakistan over the weekend, but the talks ended without securing a deal to end the more than five-week US-Israeli assault against the Islamic republic. — AFP pic

19 h ago

‘Ball in Iran’s court’: US ramps up pressure after failed talks

Democrat Eric Swalwell of California, who had already ended his bid to become governor, announced his resignation from Congress on Monday via X, after multiple women accused him of sexual assault or misconduct. — AFP pic

19 h ago

Scandal rocks Capitol Hill: Two congressmen resign as US House braces for rare expulsions

In a social media post, US President Donald Trump said the bulk of Iran’s navy had already been destroyed during the war, but that if any of what he said were Tehran’s few remaining ‘fast attack ships’ approach the blockade ‘they will be immediately ELIMINATED.’ — Reuters pic

19 h ago

Trump ups the stakes: Iranian boats near blockade to be ‘immediately eliminated’

A person walks past destroyed Russian armoured vehicles on display in Kyiv on 23, 2026, as the conflict with Russia reaches its four-year mark. — AFP pic

1d ago

A desperate call from the front lines: African student trapped in Russia’s Ukraine war

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