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From July 1, debit card users can withdraw cash from any MEPS or shared ATM nationwide without paying the previous RM1 interbank withdrawal fee. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 4 h ago

This changes things: New government rules that might impact your daily life in Malaysia

Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming in line with the Cabinet decision and the National Public Cleansing Policy, the Madani Government is committed to implementing public cleansing reforms under the 13th Malaysia Plan. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Cabinet agrees to extend Act 672 to all 12 Selangor local authorities

PDRM Secretary Datuk Mohamad Noor Yusof Ali said among the key appointments is Perlis Police Chief DCP Datuk Muhammad Abdul Halim, who has been appointed Deputy Director (Operations) of the Internal Security and Public Order Department (KDNKA), Bukit Aman, with the rank of Acting Commissioner of Police (CP). — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 19 h ago

PDRM announces transfer of 26 senior officers, including new Sabah, Selangor and Sarawak CID chiefs

File photo of Norhayati Mohd Arifin (right) and Susanna Liew Sow Yoke (left) during the announcement of Suhakam’s public inquiry findings into the disappearances of their husbands, activist Amri Che Mat and pastor Raymond Koh, at the commission’s office in Kuala Lumpur April 3, 2019. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Appeal Court upholds stay on compensation for families of missing pastor Raymond Koh and activist Amri Che Mat

From left: Felix Saw Chia Hui, Datuk Seri Nicky Liow Soon Hee, Datuk Rajpal Singh and Danny Lee at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today. Liow denied being a PKR member, saying the AMK shirt he wore was purchased at a charity fundraising sale.

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Nicky Liow denies PKR membership claims, says AMK shirt was bought at charity sale

A depositor waits at a counter inside Menara Tabung Haji on Jalan Tun Razak in Kuala Lumpur on April 28, 2023. — Malay Mail pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Tabung Haji welcomes RCI report release, but says it has ‘already moved on’

Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department director Datuk Seri Muhammed Hasbullah Ali speaks during a press conference in Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur on July 29, 2026. — Malay Mail pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Bukit Aman steps up roadblocks, but Malaysia’s drunk driving arrests barely increase

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Myanmar has agreed to accept an initial group of about 5,000 Rohingya refugees currently in Malaysia following diplomatic engagement between the two countries. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Anwar says Myanmar agrees to accept 5,000 Rohingya refugees from Malaysia

Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the state government is preparing employment and retraining support for workers affected by Panasonic’s factory closure. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Selangor plans support for 400 workers affected by Panasonic factory closure

Communications Minister and Pakatan Harapan communications director Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil speaks during a press conference titled “Kempen Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) Perlu Bebas Rasisme, 3R” at a hotel in Seremban on July 26, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Fahmi: Cabinet orders full and immediate probes in Tabung Haji RCI case

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said anyone found responsible for losses at Lembaga Tabung Haji will face investigation and prosecution if evidence supports criminal charges. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

‘If there is evidence, they will be charged’: Anwar pledges action after Tabung Haji RCI report release

The 373 passengers and crew members were eventually kept on the aircraft for 17 hours, with the time spent waiting on the tarmac exceeding the duration of the original flight from Dubai. — Picture from social media

World / 19 h ago

Storm forces Dubai-Shanghai Emirates A380 to land in Hangzhou, passengers stuck onboard for 17 hours

Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin arrives at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex for his money laundering and abuse of power trial on July 29, 2026. — Malay Mail pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Trial: Bersatu finance officer confirms party received donations; finances reported to leadership including Muhyiddin

Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor was convicted in 2022 over the RM1.25 billion solar hybrid project for rural schools in Sarawak and is appealing both her conviction and sentence. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Federal Court rejects Rosmah’s bid to review judge recusal ruling in solar hybrid graft case

Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan announced today the seizure of RM21.3 million worth of methamphetamine and the arrest of six suspects, including a suspended police officer. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Bukit Aman arrests suspended officer alleged to be behind RM21.3m Cheras drug-trafficking ring

World

1 h ago

Japan earthquake death toll feared to hit 23 as rescuers comb shattered mall

Rescue officials work at the site of a house, which was damaged in the July 28 earthquake, in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto prefecture on July 30, 2026. — AFP pic

KUMAMOTO, July 30 — Up to 23 people were feared dead today after a major earthquake in Japan, with four bodies now pulled out from the tangled wreckage of a shopping mall ripped apart by a suspected massive gas explosion.The Kumamoto disaster management office’s latest tally put fatalities at 17...

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Winston Peters’ remarks to Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan prompted a rare public intervention from China’s ambassador to New Zealand, Wang Xiaolong. — AFP pic

2 h ago

New Zealand foreign minister sparks diplomatic firestorm after telling China-born MP to ‘go back’

This US Navy handout photograph released on July 28, 2026, by US Central Command Public Affairs shows a US sailor signalling an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush on July 21, 2026. — AFP pic

2 h ago

US military launches ‘powerful’ retaliatory strikes on Iran

A specially modified Airbus A350-1000ULR lands in France after completing a 24-hour and 24-minute test flight from Australia. — AFP pic

2 h ago

Two sunsets, two dawns: Qantas’ new A350 completes epic 23,076km test flight

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UK PM Burnham wants to end rough sleeping — the challenge runs deeper than the streets

US secretary of state Marco Rubio has emerged as the leading advocate of the Trump administration’s hard-line policy toward Cuba, a cause shaped by his family’s history and decades in politics. — AFP pic

4 h ago

For US secretary of state Rubio, Cuba policy is more than foreign affairs — it’s personal

A burnt-out statue sits on a scorched garden following a wildfire in Pelayos de la Presa, 65km south-west of Madrid, on July 28, 2026. — AFP pic

14 h ago

Returning home after the wildfires, one Spanish village confronts what remains

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters wave national flags a day after the resignation of India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Mumbai on July 26, 2026, as protests over alleged NEET exam irregularities were called off. — AFP pic

14 h ago

India’s youth protests puncture Modi’s aura of political invincibility

Aerial view of a propaganda banner of Peru’s president-elect Keiko Fujimori at a settlement called Keiko Fujimori in the Ventanilla district, in the constitutional province of Callao, Peru, on July 18, 2026. — AFP pic

14 h ago

As crime surges, Fujimori loyalists hope a familiar name can restore order in Peru

A commercial vessel passes through an international shipping lane off Yemen's Hanish Island in the Red Sea on July 27, 2026. A Houthi spokesman said on July 24 that the rebels were not blocking traffic through the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait, after they declared a maritime embargo this week on their foe Saudi Arabia. The Iran-backed group attacked a Saudi ship in the nearby Red Sea after announcing the blockade, which threatens the top oil exporter's ability to get its supplies to the world following Iran's parallel blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the kingdom's only other maritime route. — AFP pic

15 h ago

Yemen govt says Houthis planning to impose fees for Red Sea transit

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham meets residents as he visits social care organisation Jewish Care, in north west London on July 29, 2026. — AFP pool pic

15 h ago

UK PM says determined to fix care crisis for older citizens

This photo shows the water level of the Garonne River in the city centre of Toulouse, southwestern France on July 28, 2026. The persistence of high temperatures and the absence of significant precipitation in the Haute-Garonne departement have led to a deteriorated hydrological situation, prompting the prefect to tighten restrictions on water use since July 18, 2026. The United Kingdom as well as many other countries in Europe are also battling with hot weather and wildfires. — AFP pic

15 h ago

UK govt: Record drought grips England

A man holds a placard during a victory gathering organised by the All India Students' Association (AISA) in Bengaluru on July 26, 2026 a day after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) ended their protest in New Delhi's Jantar Mantar following the resignation of India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged NEET examination irregularities. — AFP pic

15 h ago

India lower house passes bill raising penalties for exam leaks

A collapsed chimney is seen inside the Nippon Paper Industries' Yatsushiro Mill, in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29, 2026, after an earthquake struck southwestern Japan the previous day. — Jiji Press via AFP pic

17 h ago

Rescue attempts continue in wake of Japan quake

As of January 1, the population of Japanese residents in Japan stood at 119.74 million, down 0.76 percent from the previous year, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. — AFP pic

17 h ago

Japan’s fertility rate hits new low as births drop to historic level

Ramiz Alakbarov, the UN’s deputy special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, warned the UN Security Council yesterday that the situation in the West Bank was “rapidly deteriorating”. — AFP pic

17 h ago

West Bank settlements hit record high as UN warns of ‘rapidly deteriorating’ crisis

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