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The Immigration Department said the move was aimed at standardising the implementation of PMA requirements and avoiding confusion during international travel. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Immigration dept caps Malaysian passport validity at 10 years after overseas travel issues, offers free replacement

The Kedah government wants to get the Federal Court’s leave or nod to proceed with its appeal against the Court of Appeal’s majority ruling, which found the state’s decision to stop renewing physical outlet licences for federally-regulated lotteries as unconstitutional and illegal. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Explained: Kedah’s bid to stop lotteries reaches Federal Court today; here’s what it’s about

Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor had previously sought to stay the execution of the High Court’s June 10 decision, with the court having fixed today to deliver its decision on the application. — File picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 11 h ago

High Court orders Rosmah to pay RM67.4m into stakeholder account pending appeal in missing jewellery suit

Minister in charge of Islamic Affairs Zulkifli Hasan (standing) speaks during the special Dewan Rakyat sitting on the Royal Commission of Inquiry report on Lembaga Tabung Haji in Parliament on August 11, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Tabung Haji’s RM10b hole could have been avoided if BNM warnings were heeded, Dewan Rakyat told

Wong Chen has resigned as Subang MP but no by-election will take place for a successor. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 14 h ago

No Subang by-election, EC says after Wong Chen quits as MP

The three-judge panel chaired by Justice Datuk Rhodzariah Bujang, Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah and Datuk Azmi Ariffin ordered the state government to pay RM50,000 costs. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Federal Court dismisses Kedah govt’s bid for leave to appeal in pool betting outlet licences case

Some Opposition lawmakers (standing) staged a walkout from the Dewan Rakyat special sitting on the Royal Commission of Inquiry Report on Lembaga Tabung Haji at Parliament on August 11, 2026. — Bernama pic

What You Think / 10 h ago

Special sitting of the Dewan Rakyat: It wasn’t just a walkout — Hafiz Hassan

The Finance Ministry says Tabung Haji’s finances are now stronger, while acknowledging nearly RM13 billion in losses from the institution’s pre-2018 crisis. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Finance Ministry: Tabung Haji’s finances are stronger, but taxpayers still bore the RM13b fallout

Selangor Investment, Trade and Mobility Exco Ng Sze Han said the first phase of the state rail line development is expected to take 10 years, and the completion is targeted for 2060. — File picture by Hari anggara.

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Selangor Rail Line still in planning stage, completion targeted for 2060

You cannot go wrong with this classic combination of Salted Fish Pork Belly with Lap Mei with your claypot rice as the ‘mui heong’ salted fish perfumes the whole pot. — Picture by Lee Khang Yi

Eat-drink / 14 h ago

Savour the lighter flavours of Cantonese-style claypot rice or ‘bo zai fan’ at Kota Damansara’s CantonTable and Desa Kepong’s Yat Gor Claypot Rice

Wong Chen was among three PKR MPs whose access to the MyKhas constituency funding portal was revoked after they attended Bersama’s launch event in May. — File picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Wong Chen joins Bersama after resigning as Subang MP

NRES said prolonged dry conditions could lead to an increase in hotspots and haze, raising the possibility of transboundary haze. — Bernama file pic

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Haze worsens in Malaysia as 11 stations record unhealthy API, Serian reaches 204

Selangor shoppers are saying no to plastic bags – and the numbers show it. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 8 h ago

When losing money is winning: Selangor’s plastic bag charges plummet

Married couple Teoh Wai Loon, 44, (second from right) and Lim Suk Pei, 38, (second from left) at the Magistrate’s Court today after being charged with trafficking 480.60 grammes of MDMA last week. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Ipoh married couple charged with trafficking 480.6g MDMA, face death penalty

Airlines, not foreign immigration, behind the over-10-year passport snag, says Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban. — File picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Immigration blames airline systems for long-validity passport headaches

World

3 h ago

Zhu Rongji, trailblazing ex-premier who transformed China's economy

Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji (right) and former National People's Congress chairman Wu Bangguo listen to speeches during the closing session of the 19th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 24, 2017. Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, whose market reforms helped drive China's extraordinary economic rise, has died from illness at the age of 97, state media reported August 12, 2026. — AFP pic

BEIJING, Aug 12 — Zhu Rongji, China’s former premier who died today aged 97, championed free-market policies and delivered far-reaching economic reforms during his five years at the helm.Rumoured to be descended from Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, Zhu was born in the central city of...

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Rescue workers, military and police personnel carry an evacuated passenger on a stretcher after arriving at Lembar port in West Lombok on August 12, 2026. — AFP pic

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Navy vessel, other ships rescue more than 100 from ferry fire off Bali

Taiwan’s top China policy body hit back late yesterday, saying it “strongly condemned the CCP military provocation”, referring to the Chinese Communist Party. — AFP pic

10 h ago

Taiwan condemns China's plan for navy drill with Indonesia off island's east

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has led New Zealand since 2023 but has been unable to reverse his party’s slide in the polls, with a series of gaffes, divisions within his ruling coalition, and rising living costs and unemployment denting his popularity. — AFP pic

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New Zealand PM Luxon survives second leadership challenge ahead of election

Daniela Largo was carried from the wreckage wrapped in a blue blanket as rescuers embraced and relatives shouted out with joy. — AFP pic

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Colombian rescuers pull woman alive from quake rubble as death toll hits 216

Air India yesterday said it could not comment on the reported test results because authorities had not shared the findings of the post-flight screening with them. — AFP pic

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Air India pilot reportedly fails second drug test after mid-air plunge incident

US President Donald Trump waves while boarding Marine One after he attended the 2026 Patriot Games at SPIRE Academy on August 11, 2026 in Geneva, Ohio. — AFP pic

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Trump reportedly smuggled off Air Force One in catering truck amid Iran missile threat

It was cited in many anti-vaccine articles and social media posts that falsely claimed the paper directly linked these excess deaths to Covid vaccinations. — Picture by Hari Anggara

14 h ago

Controversial Covid excess deaths study retracted after criticism over vaccine misinformation

The North Korean destroyer Choe Hyon conducts a test-fire of a missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea on April 12, 2026. — AFP pic

14 h ago

North Korea fires ballistic missile towards Japan ahead of US-South Korea drills

US President Donald Trump looks on before signing an executive order calling for more research and flexibility on vaccines, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 10, 2026. — AFP pic

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A year after Trump welcomed Putin to Alaska, hopes for Ukraine peace have given way to a widening war

Lawyers for Sara Duterte argued the case could not be pursued while she was being impeached. — AFP pic

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Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte charged over alleged death threat against Marcos

A damaged portrait of Syria’s ousted president Bashar al-Assad lies on the ground in the western Syrian port city of Latakia on December 15, 2024. — AFP pic

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Syria sentences former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death over civil war atrocities

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he had ordered the interior ministry and police to stop issuing licenses to possess, purchase and carry firearms, and called for “tighter controls and decisive penalties”. — AFP pic

1d ago

Thailand halts firearms licences after deadly school shooting, vows tighter gun controls

An Airbus spokesperson said that the jet manufacturer was providing “technical assistance” to Indian investigating authorities. — File pic

1d ago

Airbus sends experts to India to assist probe into Air India flight’s sudden plunge

As of yesterday, authorities have reported there are 231 confirmed or presumed positive detections of H5 bird flu in Australia. — Leanne Buchan/Leanne Buchan Photography handout pic via AFPF

1d ago

Australia to vaccinate birds against H5 avian influenza

Facebook goes down for many users worldwide since at least 3.56pm Malaysian time, and Meta yet to explain why as of 5pm. — AFP pic

1d ago

‘Gross negligence’: US judge rules Meta hid evidence in Australian tycoon fake ad case

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