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Datin Sri Sharifah Menyalara Syed Hussein, chairman of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation, delivers her speech at the Commemoration Ceremony of the late Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj in Kuala Lumpur, February 8, 2026. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 16 h ago

‘His laughter is still fresh’: Granddaughter remembers Tunku Abdul Rahman on 123rd birthday

SPIA founder and president Mohamad Haziq A. Rahman (right) and his team pose with suckermouth catfish caught at the Klang River on January 15, 2026. — Picture courtesy of Mohamad Haziq A Rahman

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Meet SPIA: The squad hooked on reeling in alien fish clogging Malaysia’s rivers

An altercation at a café in Taman Beringin last night escalated into a violent clash involving dangerous weapons, leading to the arrest of 10 local men, police said. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Attacked with padlocks, helmets thrown: Police arrest 10 over violent clash at KL café

The suspect was apprehended later the same day at 11.30pm in Kajang and has been remanded for two days to assist in investigations. — Screengrab from social media

Malaysia / 1 h ago

Road rage in Cheras lands man in two-day remand over alleged assault on retiree

In a statement issued yesterday, IJM Corporation Bhd non-executive chairman Tan Sri Krishnan Tan said he is not involved in the group’s daily operations or management, adding that he has confidence in the country’s legal and enforcement processes. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Amid MACC probe, IJM chairman Krishnan Tan says he has cooperated fully, company assures business as usual

Shah Alam police chief ACP Ramsay Embol said the bodies were discovered by a male relative of one of the victims after he went to check on them at a rented house belonging to his younger sibling. — Social media/Selangor Police pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Bodies of man, woman found in Setia Alam house, severely decomposed

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that the involvement of small grocery retailers in the implementation of SARA will also be increased to 10,000 by the end of this year. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Anwar: Govt expands SARA scheme to include frozen food

Under this expanded programme, more than 22 million adult MyKad holders are eligible to receive a one-off RM100 credit. The aid is valid for use until December 31, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Putrajaya kicks off RM2.2b ‘SARA for All’ today; 22 million Malaysians to receive RM100 credit

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said local authorities have been given the mandate to take action against unlawful developments, including clearing and managing areas where activities are carried out without proper approval. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Anwar: Govt will not allow illegal places of worship, local councils must act

National Unity Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang officiates the Commemoration Ceremony of the Late Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj in Kuala Lumpur, February 8, 2026. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Unity minister urges calm after attempted rally over ‘illegal’ houses of worship

Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul rode the nationalism wave to a landslide election win in Thailand on February 8, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 4 h ago

Thailand’s pilot PM Anutin cements mandate with landslide win after border crisis, coalition fallout

According to Kota Siputeh assemblyman Ashraf Mustaqim Badrul Munir, Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin has not been removed from his position as Bersatu’s deputy president. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 3 h ago

‘Hamzah Zainudin not sacked yet’ as Bersatu tensions escalate

According to the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department, the fire involved an eighth-floor apartment unit, with about 80 per cent of it gutted, mainly in a room containing fireworks. — Screengrab from Facebook/Pekan Bangi

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Fire breaks out at eighth-floor apartment filled with fireworks in Kajang (VIDEO)

A child holds the hand of a voter as they cast their ballot for a general election at a polling station in Tokyo, Japan, February 8, 2026. — Reuters pic

World / 16 h ago

Key issues as Japan counts votes: Sanae Takaichi’s majority, market fears and China tensions

Japan's Prime Minister and President of the Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi smiles during a press conference after a sweeping the elections at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on February 8, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 3 h ago

Winter gamble pays off as Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ Takaichi wins big

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Xi is coming… to the White House, end 2026, says Trump

The world’s top two economies have penciled in a year-end ‘date’ as US President Donald Trump invites China’s Xi Jinping to the White House. — Reuters pic

WASHINGTON, Feb 9 — US President Donald Trump has said he will host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House late this year, as the world’s top two economies look to reset ties marred by a roiling trade war.Trump made the comment in an interview with NBC News taped...

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The Al Noor mosque in Christchurch was one of two mosques where a white supremacist live streamed his attack on March 15, 2019, killing 51 worshippers during Friday prayers. — AFP pic

World / 1 h ago

Six years on, Christchurch shooter Brenton Tarrant challenges conviction over mosque killings, citing ‘inhumane’ detention during trial

Bangladesh voters will hit the ballot box on February 12, 2026 and analysts and fact-checkers say a worrying 90 per cent of disinformation about the country comes from India, where its former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled to after the 2024 uprising. — AFP pic

World / 1 h ago

Coordinated Indian AI disinformation, including ‘Hindu genocide’ claims, threatens Bangladesh elections

Two of those years will overlap with Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai’s existing prison term, meaning he will serve an extra 18 years, according to the Hong Kong court judgment. — AFP file pic

World / 2 h ago

Hong Kong court hands publisher Jimmy Lai 20 years’ jail for foreign collusion and sedition; supporters call it ‘death sentence’

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Japan's Prime Minister and President of the Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi smiles during a press conference after a sweeping the elections at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on February 8, 2026. — AFP pic

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Winter gamble pays off as Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ Takaichi wins big

The Iranian flag flutters in front of a huge anti-US billboard displayed on a building in Tehran’s Valiasr Square on February 8, 2026. — AFP pic

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Defiance and repression: Iran holds firm on enrichment as US talks reopen

Police keep watch outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' court for the sentencing of convicted pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong on February 9, 2026. — AFP pic

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Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai faces possible life sentence as Hong Kong court set to rule on case with sweeping press freedom impact

Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul rode the nationalism wave to a landslide election win in Thailand on February 8, 2026. — AFP pic

4 h ago

Thailand’s pilot PM Anutin cements mandate with landslide win after border crisis, coalition fallout

Bangladeshi workers load empty ballot boxes onto a truck at the Election Commission building in Dhaka on February 7, 2026, ahead of the upcoming national elections. — AFP pic

6 h ago

India, China and the Bay of Bengal: How Bangladesh’s election could shift South Asia’s power balance

Kala-azar survivor Harada Hussein Abdirahman stands with her granddaughter in her compound in a village adjacent to one of the stone quarry areas in the hills outside Mandera town, where the highest infection rates of the parasitic disease Kala-Azar have been recorded, in Mandera, on January 22, 2026. — AFP pic

6 h ago

Neglected killer: Kala-azar disease surges in Kenya

A child holds the hand of a voter as they cast their ballot for a general election at a polling station in Tokyo, Japan, February 8, 2026. — Reuters pic

16 h ago

Key issues as Japan counts votes: Sanae Takaichi’s majority, market fears and China tensions

A person holds a sign calling to protect, not detain, children as people gather during a demonstration and vigil outside the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, on January 28, 2026. — AFP pic

16 h ago

Bugs in food and sickness haunt immigrants held in Texas

Sharif Osman Hadi was shot by masked assailants in Dhaka last December and later died of his injuries at a hospital in Singapore. His death set off a wave of violent protests.— AFP pic

17 h ago

Bangladesh seeks UN help to probe killing of uprising leader

An AFP search of the files found the Dalai Lama’s name was mentioned more than 150 times with no mention of him meeting or interacting with Epstein. The mere mention of someone’s name in the Epstein files does not in itself imply any wrongdoing by that person. — AFP pic

17 h ago

Dalai Lama’s office says the spiritual leader has never met Epstein

Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party is set to win 274 to 328 of the 465 seats in the chamber, well above the 233 needed for a majority, according to NHK. — Reuters pic

17 h ago

Japan’s Takaichi set for landslide election win, exit poll shows

Brenton Tarrant, 35, opened fire on two mosques in Christchurch in March 2019, in the worst mass shooting in the country’s history. — Reuters pic

18 h ago

New Zealand to hear Christchurch mosque shooter’s appeal against sentence

A woman looks for her name on the voter registration list for Thailand's general election near Parliament in Bangkok on February 8, 2026. — AFP pic

18 h ago

The pilot, the professor and the progressive vying to lead Thailand

A US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza is in its second phase, which foresees that demilitarisation of the territory—including the disarmament of Hamas—along with a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces. — AFP pic

18 h ago

Top Hamas leader rejects disarmament or ‘foreign rule’

A voter casts his ballot in Thailand’s general election in Buriram on February 8, 2026. — AFP pic

1d ago

Polling starts in Thailand as Cambodia border dispute, economic stagnation top voter concerns

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