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Director-General of Education Dr Mohd Azam Ahmad reportedly said the move follows a comprehensive review that has been underway since September, involving multiple stakeholders. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

‘Too many colours’: Education Ministry to standardise school uniforms by 2027

National Defence Education Centre president Vice Admiral Datuk Sabri Zali (right) with his legal adviser, Muhammad Firdaus Jumaludin, are seen at a press conference in Putrajaya January 2, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Vice Admiral Sabri files police report, vows legal action on Chegu Bard’s allegations

Muhyiddin Yassin said today he remains president of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia and reaffirmed the party’s continued loyalty to Perikatan Nasional. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

‘Not weakness, but strategy’: Muhyiddin says he’s still Bersatu president, party loyal to Perikatan

Datuk Yusof Haslam (2nd right) said desperation, sacrifice and belief carried him through the toughest days of building Skop Productions. — Bernama pic

Showbiz / 12 h ago

Yusof Haslam says ‘along’ loan — backed by son Syamsul Yusof’s birth certificate — launched his career

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has lunch at Taman Dato Harun Foodcourt in Petaling Jaya today. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Anwar calls for stop to commission-taking agents in Ramadan bazaar registrations, praises PJ’s system

MetMalaysia in a statement this morning announced that the severe weather warning involves Bentong in Pahang as well as Kuala Selangor, Hulu Selangor, Klang, Gombak, Petaling, Kuala Langat, Hulu Langat and Sepang in Selangor. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

MetMalaysia: Thunderstorms in KL, Selangor and two other states until 12pm today

Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) deputy managing director (development) Eneng Faridah Iskandar explains how Malaysia’s new law, the Online Safety Act 2025 (ONSA), will keep Malaysia safe. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 16 h ago

‘Fighting the common enemy’: Nine big online harms that Malaysia’s tackling by regulating social media companies

Police allege a pillow was used in an attempt to suffocate a sleeping husband during the late-night attack. — Pexels pic

Malaysia / 14 h ago

A pillow, a lover and an insurance policy: Inside an alleged plot to murder a husband in Johor Bahru

Datuk Dr Zulkifli Hasan said songs with obscene lyrics affecting youths violate Islamic entertainment guidelines. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

Malaysia / 14 h ago

‘Art must uplift, not corrupt’: Religious affairs minister slams lyrics in controversial local song

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim ways goodbye to congregants after performing Friday prayers at Masjid Jumhuriah, Petaling Jaya today. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Anwar shrugs off Muafakat revival talk, says it’s not a problem for unity govt

A suspension bridge used by wedding guests in Lata Rek collapsed yesterday, reportedly causing more than 50 people to fall into the Chatel Damai River. — Pictures via Facebook/Info Kemalangan & Bencana Malaysia

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Over 50 people fall into river as suspension bridge collapses during wedding in Kelantan

The ringgit strengthened to 4.04 against the US dollar — its highest level in nearly five years — after weak US consumer confidence data weighed on the greenback. — Bernama pic

Money / 13 h ago

Ringgit kicks off 2026 on a high as Trump talk rattles the dollar

(L-R): Chuping Adun Saad Seman, Bintong Adun Fakhrul Anwar Ismail and Guar Sanji Adun Mohd Ridzuan Hashim. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Three Perlis PAS reps sue Speaker over seat vacancy, say he acted beyond powers

Police escort 38-year-old suspect R. Kamala Sarna to the Sessions Court in Johor Bahru, where he was jointly charged with a 46-year-old woman over an attempted murder case today. — Picture by Ben Tan

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Johor housewife, boyfriend charged with attempted murder over alleged bid to smother husband in his sleep

The author argues that Malaysian cinemas undermine the movie-going experience by forcing patrons through cramped, poorly lit and uncomfortable exit routes — a jarring finale that feels unsafe, unnecessary and wildly out of step with the glamour promised at the front door. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Opinion / 15 h ago

Why must exiting a cinema hall be such a lousy experience?

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Hearses carry victims of deadly Swiss bar fire to funeral centre

A hearse arrives at the funeral home in Sion on January 2, 2026 the day after a fire that ripped through a bar in the Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana on January 1, 2026, killing around 40 people and injuring about 115 others. — AFP pic

SION (Switzerland), Jan 2 — Authorities today began moving the bodies of victims of a fire that ripped through a crowded bar a day before in a Swiss ski resort town to a funeral centre in a nearby city.The first silver-coloured hearse rolled into the funeral centre in Sion shortly...

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This handout photo released by Russia-appointed governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, shows the site of a Ukrainian drone attack on the hotel in Khroly on January 1, 2025. — The Governor of Kherson region Vladimir Saldo handout/AFP pic

World / 3 h ago

Ukraine denies targeting civilians after Russia says hotel strike killed 27

Ramond Donny Adam, a social media personality and member of the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, said he was sent a dead chicken in a plastic box and a printout of his face with a red mark across his neck. — Unsplash pic

World / 4 h ago

‘You will end up like this chicken’: Molotov cocktail, dead chickens used to intimidate Indonesian govt critics, rights groups warn

Iran executed at least 1,500 people last year, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group said — Reuters pic

World / 6 h ago

‘Very alarming’: Iran executes 1,500 people in 2025 in record surge since 2022 protests

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Fire burns bamboo scaffolding across multiple buildings at the Wang Fuk Court housing estate, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, on November 26, 2025. — Reuters pic

6 h ago

After deadly tower inferno, Hong Kong arrests 21 over alleged triad-linked building renovation corruption

Shopkeepers and traders protest in the street against the economic conditions and Iran’s embattled currency in Tehran on December 29, 2025. — AFP pic/Fars News Agency handout

6 h ago

Trump says US is ‘locked and loaded’ to act if Iran kills peaceful protesters during deadly price protests

11 h ago

The last hurrah: Dutch fireworks tradition ends in chaos, flames and casualties

US President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting in the White House in Washington, DC on December 2, 2025. — AFP pic

12 h ago

Trump says bruises from aspirin, not age — insists he’s just ‘blinking, not dozing’

President Nicolas Maduro Thursday dodged a question about an alleged US attack on a dock in Venezuela but said he was open to cooperation with Washington after weeks of American military pressure. — AFP pic

12 h ago

Venezuelan leader dodges strike question, stresses calm at home and readiness for US dialogue

Israel has accused Médecins Sans Frontières of employing two staff members allegedly linked to Islamic Jihad and Hamas. — AFP pic

13 h ago

Doctors Without Borders, Oxfam among NGOs barred as Israel enforces new ‘security standards’ in Gaza

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani stands with his wife Rama Duwaji after being ceremonially sworn in as the city’s 112th mayor at City Hall by Senator Bernie Sanders January 1, 2026. — AFP pic

13 h ago

Zohran Mamdani sworn in, promising rent freezes, free buses and a new era for New York

Police secure the street after a fire tore through a packed bar during New Year’s Eve celebrations in the Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana on January 1, 2026. — AFP pic

14 h ago

New Year inferno at Swiss ski resort bar leaves dozens dead and over 100 injured

Demonstrators take part in a protest by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) building, the day after members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) moved into the CFPB, in Washington February 8, 2025. CFPB faces collapse under the Trump administration, as the agency will run out of money in early 2026. — Reuters pic

16 h ago

US consumer watchdog CFPB at risk of collapse in 2026 as Trump slashes funding

A Palestinian stands next to an armoured personnel carrier and destroyed buildings after Israeli military operations in Gaza City, November 12, 2025. — Reuters pic

16 h ago

How Israel’s multi‑tonne truck bombs ripped through Gaza City, leaving swathes of destruction in their wake

This photograph shows market fruit stalls and cars on a street during a 4 day blackout in the city of Vyshgorod, in the Kyiv region on December 30, 2025, following Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructures amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. — AFP pic

1d ago

Ukrainians wish for peace in 2026 — and no more power cuts

Residents wave Somali flags as they attend a rally denouncing Israel’s recent announcement recognizing the breakaway Somaliland region, during a gathering calling for Somalia’s territorial unity at Mogadishu Stadium in Mogadishu on December 30, 2025. — AFP pic

1d ago

Will Somaliland become Israel’s new strategic ally?

Demonstrators hold placards as they demonstrate in solidarity with the Palestinian people amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group in the Gaza enclave, at the Galata Bridge in Istanbul on January 1, 2026. — AFP pic

1d ago

Thousands stage pro-Gaza rally in Istanbul

Saudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, according to an AFP tally, setting a new record for the number of inmates put to death in the kingdom in a single year. — AFP pic

1d ago

Riyadh’s war on drugs drives record 356 executions in 2025

National Guard stand watch in New Orleans’ French Quarter as crowds move through the historic district, December 31, 2025. — AFP pic

1d ago

Chicago, LA, Portland see National Guard exit as Trump bows to court rulings

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