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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today extended birthday wishes to former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who turns 101, in a Facebook post today. — Picture via Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysia / 16 h ago

PM Anwar extends warm 101st birthday wishes to Dr Mahathir

Transport Minister Anthony Loke distributes a new helmet to a member of the public during a helmet exchange initiative at the Madani government’s one-year anniversary celebration at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium on December 9, 2023. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Anthony Loke directs JPJ to go after campaigners riding motorcycles without helmets in Johor

A file photograph shows Badrul Hisham Shaharin speaking to reporters outside the federal police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur April 8, 2024. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Chegubard disqualified from Negeri Sembilan polls after RM5,000 fine in sedition case

Johor PAS commissioner Datuk Mahfodz Mohamed said the party’s support for Barisan Nasional is a sincere bid to assist the coalition. — Picture by Ben Tan

Malaysia / 19 h ago

PAS bristles at Onn Hafiz’s rejection, insists Johor support for BN is no weakness

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today shared the heartwarming story of nine-year-old Muhammad Afif Ikhwan, who travelled through an oil palm plantation with his grandmother in the hope of meeting him. — Picture via Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Anwar touched by boy’s plantation journey to meet him in Segamat, gifts bicycle after visit

Malaysia Airlines has grounded flights between Kuala Lumpur and Taipei tomorrow as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards Taiwan. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Flights grounded: Malaysia Airlines halts Kuala Lumpur–Taipei routes July 11 citing Typhoon Bavi

The probe involved the National Registration Department, Immigration Department, Royal Malaysia Police and the Football Association of Malaysia, with statements taken from 15 officers and five civilian witnesses. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 11 h ago

EAIC report: Citizenship approvals for seven naturalised players processed too quickly, not orderly

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi visiting a booth during the Risda Agromajestic Johor 2026 programme in Dataran Kejat, Bandar Tenggara, Kota Tinggi 4 July. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Lim Guan Eng urges Zahid to prove MSME sincerity with loan moratorium and fair EPF rules

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday dismissed claims that he had purchased a luxury BMW vehicle for his personal use. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Anwar denies buying new BMW for personal use, clarifies car is govt property

Pakatan Harapan chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (centre) with supporters during the coalition’s Johor state election event in Taman Pelangi Indah, Johor Bahru, late last night. — Picture by Ben Tan

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Pakatan chairman Anwar fires back in Johor, scoffing at political attacks branding him a pliant ‘Chinese tool’

A Form One student allegedly chased three classmates with a paper cutter knife after being repeatedly bullied with ice thrown at him during a co curricular session at a secondary school here yesterday. — Unsplash pic/M.T ElGassier

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Melaka Form One boy chases classmates with paper cutter after being repeatedly pelted with ice

Life / 18 h ago

In Malaysia, more consumers trading entertainment for validation on Xiaohongshu

Frothy ramen is a thing at Fujin Ramen when paired with a comforting ‘tori paitan’ broth. — Picture by Lee Khang Yi

Eat-drink / 19 h ago

Newcomer Fujin Ramen brings comforting ‘tori paitan ramen’ and a potent ‘ebi tsukemen’ to Steppes @ Mont Kiara

The Selangor Islamic Religious Council has clarified that permission to conduct Friday prayers at the Musala IOI City Mall, Putrajaya, was granted from September 6, 2024, following a decision by the Selangor State Mosque and Surau Governance Committee and with the consent of the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 16 h ago

MAIS clarifies Friday‑prayer approval at Musala IOI City Mall was granted with Selangor Sultan’s consent in 2024

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has remanded 33 individuals, including enforcement officers and civil servants, in a coordinated operation across Putrajaya and three states, over their suspected involvement in a syndicate linked to various offences involving foreign nationals. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 16 h ago

MACC remands 33, including 10 enforcement officers, over visa bribery syndicate

World

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Thai crew of ship struck in Strait of Hormuz sue operators for negligence

This file picture shows the Thailand-flagged cargo ship ‘Mayuree Naree’ engulfed in black smoke in the Strait of Hormuz, March 11, 2026. — Royal Thai Navy handout pic via Reuters

BANGKOK, July 10 — Three former crew members of a Thai cargo ship struck by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz filed a lawsuit today against the vessel’s operator and captain for labour violations.The Thai-flagged Mayuree Naree was hit on March 11 while travelling through the Gulf waterway early in...

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Celebrations erupted across France after the 2-0 win in the United States with hundreds dancing in the streets of Paris, watched by thousands of police on security duties. — AFP pic

11 h ago

Teenager killed after falling from truck during France's World Cup celebrations

Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party seeks to weaken the position, currently held by his vocal critic Gali Baharav-Miara, by stipulating that the legal adviser’s opinions would no longer be binding on the government. — AFP pic

13 h ago

Israeli opposition slams Netanyahu’s rush to pass key bills before parliament dissolves

Trump has clashed with the EAC over his executive order directing the agency to add a requirement for proof of citizenship to voter registration forms, a demand that was largely blocked in court. — AFP pic

16 h ago

Trump fires federal election commissioners ahead of midterms

Sandbags are stacked outside a building ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Bavi in Keelung today. — AFP pic

16 h ago

Taiwan braces for biggest typhoon in decades as Bavi forces evacuations

In a press conference, Trump sidestepped safety questions but alluded to previous alleged assassination attempts by Iran. — AFP pic

18 h ago

Israel warned US of fresh Iranian plot to assassinate Trump, reports say

Spain has experienced increasingly frequent and prolonged heatwaves in recent years, with temperatures often exceeding 40C, creating conditions for major wildfires. — AFP pic

18 h ago

At least 12 dead after wildfire tears through southern Spain amid heatwave

Mourners attend the funeral of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family, before he is buried at the Shrine of Imam Reza, in Mashhad on July 9, 2026. — AFP pic

19 h ago

Khamenei buried in Mashhad as US-Iran strikes raise spectre of all-out war

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press for the first time aboard the new Air Force One while in flight from RAF Mildenhall AFB to Joint Base Andrews on July 8. — AFP pic

19 h ago

Trump holds off new tariffs on commercial aircraft after security probe

People bow before the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on the 32nd anniversary of Kim Il Sung's death, at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on July 8, 2026. — AFP pic

19 h ago

North Korea to strengthen nuclear capability as Kim ramps up defence plans

This combination of pictures created on September 13, 2025 using handouts released by the Utah Governor's Office on September 13, 2025 shows the booking photos of Tyler Robinson, the suspect in the shooting death of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. — AFP pic

19 h ago

Man accused of killing Charlie Kirk broke down in tears, told roommate he regretted it, court hears

A California man was sentenced after admitting he stole rare Chinese manuscripts from UCLA’s library and replaced them with fakes. — Picture via Facebook/UCLA

21 h ago

California man sentenced to home confinement after stealing rare 17th century Chinese manuscript

At least 100 animals, including alpacas, miniature pigs and zebras, escaped from Guigang Zoo in southern China’s Guangxi region after floods damaged their enclosures. — Unsplash pic

21 h ago

Alpacas, mini pigs and zebras set loose after floods hit China zoo

This handout picture taken and released on July 3, 2026 by Myanmar’s Presidential Press and Information Bureau shows Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing (left) and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith (center-right) leaving after a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Vientiane, Laos. — AFP pic

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Myanmar foreign minister to join Asean talks in Bangkok as junta seeks diplomatic reset

Norway’s hot-shot Erling Haaland. England’s World Cup quarter-final against Norway will see two of the planet’s deadliest strikers go head-to-head, reported PA Media/dpa. — AFP pic

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Goal machines Kane and Haaland set for World Cup showdown

A US judge ordered President Donald Trump on Wednesday to pay writer E. Jean Carroll US$5 million after a civil jury found that he sexually assaulted and defamed her. — AFP pic

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Trump told to hand writer E. Jean Carroll US$5m as sexual assault judgment becomes final

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