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Malaysia’s proposed single window, single offer system aims to reduce uncertainty in admissions. — Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Single window, single offer: What you need to know about Malaysia’s new university admissions system

Students and teachers nationwide will get an extra day off on March 18 to celebrate Aidilfitri in 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Education Ministry declares March 18 as extra holiday for schools nationwide

Head of Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) Margaret Aliyatul Maimunah holds a ‘toy firearm’, with text written using wite-out, as evidence is displayed during a press conference following explosions that occurred at a mosque inside a school complex during Friday prayers last year, at the Jakarta police headquarters in Jakarta November 11, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 10 h ago

‘Welcome to hell’: How white supremacist content is radicalising teens in South-east Asia

Based on the three charges, Lee Lay Peng, 47, — who worked as a finance assistant at Bold Integrated Services — was accused of committing CBT involving RM457,744 between June 16, 2017 and December 27, 2019 at the company’s premises in Jelutong, Penang. — Pexels pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Penang finance assistant pleads guilty to RM677,000 CBT, collapses in court

Earlier, a video circulated online showing a man driving a Honda HR-V getting out of his vehicle before damaging another car’s side mirror and leaving the scene. — Screengrab from TikTok

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Police hunt Honda HR-V driver caught on video damaging car’s side mirror in Cheras (VIDEO)

This screen grab obtained from video released by the US Central Command shows what they say is an Iranian naval vessel just before it is struck by a projectile

World / 8 h ago

US destroys Iranian minelaying vessels near Strait of Hormuz as Trump issues stark warning

Malaysians stranded in Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan and Qatar prepare to board a specially chartered Malaysia Airlines flight home under an evacuation operation at King Abdulaziz International Airport on March 20, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Putrajaya brings home first group of Malaysians stranded in West Asia as tensions grow, passengers include Thai and Indonesian kin

An Iranian missile flies toward Israel, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, as seen from Jerusalem today. — AFP pic

World / 3 h ago

Iran launches major attacks on Israel and Gulf states as global oil markets reel

Chinese EV makers like Zeekr, XPeng and MG Motor plan to start local assembly in Malaysia in 2026 and will enjoy full tax exemptions for locally assembled EVs until the end of 2027. — SoyaCincau pic

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Miti: EV tax exemptions for local assembly till end 2027 as some Chinese auto makers set to start this year

Selangor police chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar said the arrests began on March 2 and the last two suspects were apprehended yesterday. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Civilian mastermind behind Gombak heist nabbed alongside six suspects, including two police officers

Members of Iran's women's football team walk as they arrive at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport after taking part in the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 tournament in Australia. — AFP pic

Sports / 3 h ago

Iranian women’s football player in Australia reverses asylum claim after talking with teammates

In a post on his Facebook page today, Lim Guan Eng said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow was wrong to attribute the increase to the failure to convert the development’s master title into individual strata titles for its 258 units. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Why 502pc more? Lim Guan Eng challenges quit rent hike for Penang’s Bola-Bola flats

Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan Wan Saiful criticised the investigation under Section 124B as unreasonable and an abuse of power, warning it could have serious implications for media freedom and put journalists at risk of being investigated under the section. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Alleged plot to topple govt: Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful summoned to assist probe

Mad Fried Bebek Signature combines crispy fried duck with rice, fried cabbage, a fried egg and fried ‘tempeh’. — Picture by Lee Khang Yi

Eat-drink / 8 h ago

Mad Bebek food truck has permanent home in Subang Jaya SS15, offering their dreamy ‘bebek goreng’ with fiery ‘sambals’

MBO Cinemas has announced the closure of its operations nearly five years after returning to Malaysian screens. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Showbiz / 3 h ago

Roll credits again: MBO Cinemas shuts down after short-lived comeback

World

1 h ago

Iran’s new supreme leader ‘safe and sound’ despite war injury reports, says president’s son

In this picture obtained from Iran’s ISNA news agency, Mojtaba Khamenei (centre), son of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, looks on during a gathering in Tehran July 18, 2016. — AFP pic

TEHRAN, March 11 — Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is “safe and sound” despite reports of an injury during the war with Israel and the United States, said the son of the Iranian president today.“I heard news that Mr Mojtaba Khamenei had been injured. I have asked some friends...

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Satellite images courtesy of Vantor show buildings at an Iranian military facility in Darab, south central Iran, on August 20, 2025 (top), and on March 9, 2026 (bottom), following an airstrike. — AFP pic

World / 2 h ago

Iran police chief warns protesters backing ‘enemy’ will face military response

An Iranian missile flies toward Israel, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, as seen from Jerusalem today. — AFP pic

World / 3 h ago

Iran launches major attacks on Israel and Gulf states as global oil markets reel

The North Korean spokesperson reiterated that position, saying that the United States and Israel “are destroying the regional peace and security foundations and escalating instability worldwide”. — AFP pic

World / 8 h ago

Pyongyang backs Iran’s choice of supreme leader, accuses US and Israel of regional destabilisation

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Toronto Police officers work around the scene of a shooting at the US Consulate in Toronto, Canada, on March 10. — AFP pic

8 h ago

Shots fired at US consulate in Toronto, police launch national security probe

This screen grab obtained from video released by the US Central Command shows what they say is an Iranian naval vessel just before it is struck by a projectile

8 h ago

US destroys Iranian minelaying vessels near Strait of Hormuz as Trump issues stark warning

This handout picture taken an released on March 10, 2026 by the Canton of Fribourg shows the main street of the small town of Kerzers where a bus caught fire, killing at least six people and injuring five others. — AFP pic

8 h ago

Six dead, five injured after bus bursts into flames in Switzerland, police suspect deliberate act

Head of Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) Margaret Aliyatul Maimunah holds a ‘toy firearm’, with text written using wite-out, as evidence is displayed during a press conference following explosions that occurred at a mosque inside a school complex during Friday prayers last year, at the Jakarta police headquarters in Jakarta November 11, 2025. — Reuters pic

10 h ago

‘Welcome to hell’: How white supremacist content is radicalising teens in South-east Asia

A real image of a huge blaze near Erbil airport in Iraq, after the area was targeted by Iranian strikes on March 1. — AFP pic

20 h ago

AI-enhanced war photos blur truth, fuel disinformation in Middle East conflict

US Air Force B-1 Lancer bombers are pictured on the tarmac after arriving overnight at RAF Fairford in south-west England yesterday. — AFP pic

20 h ago

US, Israeli strikes escalate in Iran, hitting multiple airports including Kerman

Members of the US Air Force (USAF) work on a USAF B-1 Lancer bomber parked on the tarmac at RAF Fairford in south-west England on March 10. — AFP pic

21 h ago

US Cardinal McElroy says war in Iran not morally legitimate, stronger than Pope Leo XIV stance

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands on the day of their bilateral summit in Beijing September 4, 2025, in this picture released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency. — KCNA file pic via Reuters

23 h ago

China–North Korea passenger train services to resume after six-year Covid-19 hiatus

A delivery staff member unloads liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders from a truck at a distribution point in Mumbai on March 10, 2026. — AFP pic

23 h ago

India prioritises household gas supply as war-linked disruptions threaten restaurants

Motorists queue to pump gasoline into their vehicles at a gas station in Hanoi on March 10, 2026. — AFP pic

1d ago

Thailand, Vietnam urge work-from-home and energy cuts as Middle East war fuels fuel price surge

Jeju Air Flight 2216 was coming in to land at Muan International Airport from Thailand when it struck a flock of birds and was forced to make a belly landing. — AFP file pic

1d ago

Jeju Air disaster blamed on concrete structure built to reduce costs, state report says

A youth walks on the precipice of a wall, past the Kurdish flag, in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. — AFP pic

1d ago

Iraq’s PM warns US not to turn country into launchpad as Middle East war escalates

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the country is prepared to continue attacking them with missiles as long as needed and as long as it takes. — AFP pic

1d ago

Iran vows to keep fighting as Trump predicts quick end to Gulf conflict

Rescuers evacuate a victim following a landslide at Bantargebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, on March 9, 2026. — AFP pic

1d ago

Indonesian rescuers end search after seven killed in massive landfill landslide

Kim Yo Jong, a powerful confidante of her brother Kim Jong Un, said the joint drills “may cause unimaginably terrible consequences,” Pyongyang’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. — AFP pic

1d ago

North Korea warns of ‘terrible consequences’ over South Korea-US military drills

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