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Aeroline loses long-time KLCC hotel pick-up point as Corus closes its doors on January 18, 2026 after 23 years. — Picture via Facebook

Malaysia / 15 h ago

After 23 years and 4.7 million passengers, Aeroline and Corus KLCC part ways

A group of Kampung Jalan Papan residents, some whose homes were recently demolished, show up at the Centro Mall Klang where the Selangor DAP is holding its annual convention on January 18, 2026, to demand the party and the state government fulfil their 2018 election promise to grant them terrace houses. — Picture by Soo Wern Jun

Malaysia / 13 h ago

‘We want what they promised us last time’: After demolition, Kampung Jalan Papan residents demand Selangor honour 2018 housing pledge

Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is scheduled to undergo surgery to replace his right knee on January 18, 2026 and selected specialists from Malaysia’s National Heart Institute to asist. — Reuters pic
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Malaysia / 8 h ago

Malaysia’s top heart specialists to assist as Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah undergoes knee operation in Brunei

Malaysian actress Nadia Kesuma whose real name is Nadia Kasumawati Abdul Karim, was reported missing after she could not be traced while transiting at King Abdulaziz International Airport during her flight from Kuala Lumpur to London on January 15, 2026. — Picture via Facebook

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Actress Nadia Kesuma has died in Jeddah, husband confirms on Facebook

One of the most striking themes to emerge from PAU 2025 was reconciliation. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Three things we learnt from: Umno’s General Assembly 2025

DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke Siew Fook speaks at the party’s Selangor convention in Klang on January 18, 2025. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Divide-and-rule does not apply, there is only one team in DAP, says Anthony Loke

Taiwan's Lin Chun-yi beat third seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia 21-10, 21-18 in 38 minutes to clinch the men’s crown at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. — AFP pic

Sports / 5 h ago

Taiwan’s Lin wins India Open marred by ‘dirty’ conditions

BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said his earlier remarks were not meant to suggest factions within DAP, following a clarification by party secretary-general Anthony Loke. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Zahid clarifies ‘Team B’ remarks after Loke rejects claims of factions in DAP

Nadia Kesuma’s husband Professor Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan Abdullah, with whom he has three children aged 11 to 15, departed Kuala Lumpur for Jeddah on January 18, 2026 to reclaim her body for burial. ― File picture by Hari Anggara

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Nadia Kesuma’s family prepares for burial, husband and daughter en route to Jeddah

Police are detaining a 38-year-old man said to have been caught on camera beating two children aged eight and 11 with a cane and a chair, allegedly for resisting his mother. — The Borneo Post pic

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Beaten with cane and chair: PJ police arrest uncle after video of children’s assault goes online

DAP Secretary-General Anthony Loke Siew Fook said that is the party’s decision to continue contesting in the seats that they have won in the last election. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 12 h ago

DAP will contest Selangor incumbent seats, says Anthony Loke

Cantonese roasted meats and Teochew braised dishes live in harmony under one roof here at Shaohun. — Picture by Ethan Lau

Eat-drink / 16 h ago

Cantonese ‘siu mei’ and Teochew braised dishes: Shaohun brings two tastes of Hong Kong to Damansara Utama

Chow Yun-fat poses with his finisher’s medal after completing the 10km event at the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2026. — Screengrab via Facebook Video

Showbiz / 11 h ago

Still running the show: Chow Yun-fat, 70, crosses HK Marathon 10km line to ‘God of Gamblers’ theme song

Thousands of pieces of gold marketed as ‘pure’ at a business in Kuchai Lama Business Centre fails tests in Kuala Lumpur enforcement action and were confiscated on January 18, 2026. — Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

What you see isn’t always what you get: KL domestic trade enforcers seize over 3,500 pieces of gold marketed as ‘pure’

Miri City Council enforcement officers confiscating durians during an operation against illegal roadside vendors in early January 2026 that was later criticised on social media who called on the authorities to show empathy to traders. — Picture from Facebook/Majlis Bandaraya Miri

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Play by the rules, or lose your spikes, Miri mayor defends council’s durian roundup after social media backlash

World

4 h ago

Venezuela’s new leader, facing internal division, moves to tighten her grip on power

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez waves as she walks to deliver her first annual address to the nation at the National Assembly, following the US strike in Caracas that resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Caracas January 15, 2026. — Reuters pic

Rodriguez consolidates power, appoints loyalists in key positionsInterior Minister Cabello seen as biggest threat to Rodriguez’s leadershipIntelligence chief Gonzalez’s control questioned due to Cabello influenceCARACAS, Jan 18 — In the 12 days since the US seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, interim President Delcy Rodriguez has been working to consolidate her...

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Former British Conservative Party member Robert Jenrick shakes hands with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage at a press conference, as Jenrick has announced he has defected from the country's Conservative Party to the right-wing Reform UK Party, in London, January 15, 2026. — Reuters pic

World / 4 h ago

UK’s shifting political scene: Wave of Conservative defections boosts Farage’s Reform

The shark bit the boy, believed to be about 13 years old, during the late afternoon off Shark Beach, New South Wales state police said.— AFP pic

World / 6 h ago

Shark mauls boy in Sydney Harbour

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt speak to the media at the Danish Embassy on January 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. — Getty Images via AFP

World / 7 h ago

Danish foreign minister to visit Nato allies over Greenland

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Joint search and rescue teams climb towards the suspected crash site in Sulawesi. — AFP pic

8 h ago

Rescuers recover one body from Indonesian fisheries plane crash, nine still missing

Prime Minister Keir Starmer immediately set about repairing and rebuilding relations with the 27-member bloc after winning the July 2024 election that ousted the Conservatives after 14 years in power. — Reuters pic

9 h ago

Labour to table bill resetting UK‑EU ties, reigniting Brexit battles

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said a US invasion of Greenland ‘would make Putin the happiest man on earth’. — Reuters pic

9 h ago

On thin ice: Sanchez warns US Greenland invasion would make Putin the happiest man alive

A scene from a rally in support of Iranians in Paris, January 17, 2026. Protests in Iran have eased following a deadly crackdown under an internet blackout. — AFP pic

10 h ago

Iran’s supreme leader vows to ‘break the back of seditionists’ as groups warn thousands killed in brutal crackdown

Federal agents guard a perimeter following a shooting incident as angry residents protest their presence in the city on January 14, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. — AFP pic

11 h ago

Pentagon orders 1,500 troops on standby for possible Minnesota deployment

Indonesian authorities said Sunday they had located the wreckage of a fisheries surveillance plane that went missing. This unverified image was widely shared on social media. — Picture via Facebook/Badan SAR Nasional Makassar

13 h ago

Indonesia locates wreckage of missing fisheries plane, search continues for 11 on board

Displaced Palestinians shelter among rubble in Jabalia refugee camp after years of Israeli strikes, January 17, 2026, as Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for postwar Gaza takes shape with global leaders invited. — AFP pic

14 h ago

Israel slams Trump’s Gaza panel line‑up as Board of Peace takes shape without coordination

Hundreds of people on Saturday rallied in London against Beijing’s controversial new mega embassy, days ahead of a decision on the plan. — AFP pic

15 h ago

Spy fears and secret rooms: London protesters warn Beijing’s mega embassy could be an espionage hub

Indonesian authorities are searching for a plane carrying three government workers and seven crew members after contact with the aircraft was lost on Saturday, officials said. — Picture via X/Flightradar24

15 h ago

Indonesia launches desperate search after plane carrying officials and crew vanishes over Sulawesi

Protesters take part in a demonstration to show support for Greenland in Copenhagen. — Reuters pic

16 h ago

‘Greenland not for sale’: Trump’s 25pc tariff ultimatum sparks fury across Nato allies

Restrictions on children’s access to social media are spreading worldwide. — AFP pic

18 h ago

Childhood redefined: Sweeping bans and restrictions mark the rise of digital control worldwide

A satellite image shows new reactors under construction at the Bushehr site in Iran in this handout image dated January 1, 2025. — Maxar Technologies handout pic via Reuters

18 h ago

What we know — and don’t — about the status of Iran’s nuclear facilities

A Palestinian woman hangs laundry across the rubble of destroyed buildings where families have set up shelters. — AFP pic

1d ago

What ceasefire? Palestinians say bombs still fall, families still grieve and nothing has changed

Federal agents confront anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis on January 15, 2026. — AFP pic

1d ago

‘Where’s your papers?’: ICE raids stir anger across America as polls reveal voters souring on Trump’s crackdown

Though Starlink is not licensed to operate in Iran, Musk has repeatedly confirmed its presence on his social media platform X, spurring a yearslong effort by the Iranian government to counter the service. — Reuters pic

1d ago

Iran deploys jammers, spoofed GPS in escalating test of Musk’s Starlink

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