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Train services on the Kelana Jaya Line were temporarily suspended following a passenger incident at Abdullah Hukum station. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Passenger incident at Abdullah Hukum LRT station disrupts Kelana Jaya line service during rush hour

Entrepreneur Olivia Lopez Bennet Lopez, 45, who posts videos on social media under the handle ‘Ibu Olivia Lopez’, filed a defamation suit via law firm Messrs Asheeq Ali & Co against Malaysian Hindu Sangam president T. Ganesan. — Picture from Facebook/Oliviea Lopez

Malaysia / 17 h ago

TikToker sues Malaysian Hindu Sangam president for defamation after video linking her flower bathing service to fraud

A person captures a view of rain clouds enveloping Kuala Lumpur. The recent hot spell is easing as wetter weather moves across the country. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Malaysia’s weather does a 180: Bye heat, hello afternoon storms

TS Kugenthiran, 25, pleads not guilty to two reckless and dangerous driving charges after his car hit two motorcyclists on Jalan Sultan Ismail in Kuala Lumpur on April 2, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Jalan Sultan Ismail red light crash: Man in KL charged with dangerous driving after crashing into two bikers, causing one to lose his leg

Socso CEO Datuk Seri Mohammad Azman Aziz Mohammed (left) presents the Survivors’ Pension and Funeral Benefit to Nor Nadia Abdul Majid, widow of the late Amirul Hafiz Omar, a motorcyclist mowed down by a drunk and drugged Honda City driver, during a visit to the family home in Shah Alam, Selangor on April 3, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Socso to provide RM2,888 monthly lifeline to Klang rider’s widow and three kids

At 6pm, the local currency strengthened to 4.0295/0350 against the greenback from 4.0365/0430 recorded at yesterday’s close. — Reuters pic

Money / 15 h ago

Ringgit rebounds to 4.02 against US dollar as Straits of Hormuz supply concerns ease

Mother of three Nor Nadia Abdul Majid, 32 is now pushing for justice and legal reforms while rebuilding her new life after her 33-year-old husband Hafiz Omar was killed by a 28-year-old laboratory assistant in a Honda City on Jalan Raya Barat, Klang, at 1.47am on March 29, 2026 while intoxicated by a combination of drugs and drink. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

After demanding a ‘life for a life’, Klang rider’s widow seeks tougher laws to end drugged driving

One survivor is being treated at Hospital Sultanah Aminah in Johor Bahru following the crash. ― Pixabay pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Two teenagers killed, one injured after Perodua Ativa skids on Johor highway

A general view shows a white Buddha statue shrouded in heavy pollution as smoke (top left) rises from a hillside wildfire in Pai April 1, 2026, west of Thailand’s second-largest city Chiang Mai. — AFP pic

World / 4 h ago

‘It’s suffocating’: Why Chiang Mai’s air is among the world’s worst right now

More than 20 traders were affected when water overflowed from a damaged tank pipe at the market this morning. — Screengrab via Facebook video

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Contractor under scrutiny after second pipe failure floods Seremban Main Market

Police said the landowner had never authorised the sale of the property, which involved a proposed purchase of over 80 hectares of land in Sedenak. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Man loses RM1.3m after ‘law firm’ allegedly releases deposit in fake land deal

BAM Performance Committee chairman Datuk Seri Lee Chong Wei said the national squad will not include any player who is not 100 per cent fit, including Paris Olympic bronze medallist Lee Zii Jia. — Bernama pic

Sports / 18 h ago

Lee Chong Wei: Fitness priority for Thomas Cup as BAM eyes 100pc ready squad, including Zii Jia

People attend a funeral ceremony for the Revolutionary Guards Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri, who was killed in strikes, amid the US.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran. — Reuters pic

World / 18 h ago

Former Iranian foreign minister urges Tehran to strike US deal to end war

File picture of male tapir found dead, believed to have been hit by a vehicle on Jalan Kuala Terengganu-Kuantan near a lemang stall in Kijal, December 26, 2025. In recent years, tapir roadkill has emerged as a recurring issue across multiple states, particularly in areas where highways cut through or sit near forest reserves. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 4 h ago

When one Malayan tapir dies, what else is lost?

Cargo ships and containers are seen at the container terminal of the port in Qingdao, as the Hormuz crisis threatens flows of oil, gas and commodities to China. — AFP pic

Money / 4 h ago

Who’s hit hardest by the Hormuz crisis? Greek, UAE and Chinese fleets lead the list

World

31 m ago

Three charged over arson attack on Jewish charity ambulances in London

Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in north-west London March 23, 2026. — Reuters pic

LONDON, April 4 — Three young men have been charged with arson over the vandalising of four ambulances run by a Jewish charity in London, British police said yesterday.British citizens Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19, will appear today at Westminster court alongside an unnamed 17-year-old UK-Pakistani dual-national over...

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World / 34 m ago

Israel hits Beirut after destroying key bridge to block Hezbollah reinforcements

A man turned himself in after setting a fire on the busy Shibuya crossing. — Social media screenshot

World / 41 m ago

Man turns himself in after lighting fire on Tokyo’s busy Shibuya Crossing (VIDEO)

Authorities seized hundreds of electronic devices, including laptops, desktop computers and mobile phones. — Reuters pic

World / 1 h ago

Sri Lanka arrests 152 foreigners over hotel-based cyberscam ring

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Traces of an Iranian missile attack in Tehran’s sky, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran April 3, 2026. — Reuters pic

2 h ago

Hide, find water: US ex-pilot details how to survive being shot down

US President Donald Trump has proposed a US$1.5 trillion (RM6 trillion) defence budget as costs from the Iran war continue to climb. — AFP pic

2 h ago

US defence spending set for historic surge under Trump’s RM6t plan

A container ship operated by the French CMA CGM shipping company runs into the port of Marseille. A CMA CGM container ship passed through the Strait of Hormuz declaring a ‘French owner,’ according to maritime tracking data, on April 3, 2026. — AFP pic

2 h ago

French, Japanese ships among few to pass Strait of Hormuz in first since war

The Iranian state media said to show fragments of downed US jets in this picture said to be taken in central Iran and released on April 3, 2026. — Reuters pic

2 h ago

Iran hunts crew member of crashed US jet after one reported rescued

A US F-15E fighter has gone down over Iran and US forces have rescued one of the crew, major US media outlets reported on April 3, after Iranian media aired footage of aircraft wreckage. — AFP pic

3 h ago

US confirms rescue of one crew after jet goes down in Iran, second still missing

A general view shows a white Buddha statue shrouded in heavy pollution as smoke (top left) rises from a hillside wildfire in Pai April 1, 2026, west of Thailand’s second-largest city Chiang Mai. — AFP pic

4 h ago

‘It’s suffocating’: Why Chiang Mai’s air is among the world’s worst right now

Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, who seized power in a 2021 coup, now leads Myanmar under a civilian-style administration. — AFP pic

4 h ago

A civilian façade: How Myanmar’s junta rebranded power under Min Aung Hlaing

A teenager poses holding a mobile phone displaying a message from TikTok as law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia takes effect, in Sydney December 10, 2025. — Reuters pic

14 h ago

Under global spotlight, Australia turns up the heat on Big Tech over underage social media

Media representatives gather around residential buildings that were damaged by recent strikes at Vahdat town in Karaj, southwest of Tehran on April 3, 2026. Iran and its allies traded fire with Israel and the United States, as Washington-linked assets across the Middle East were targeted alongside civilian infrastructure, with the month-long war on April 3 showing little sign of easing. — AFP pic

15 h ago

WHO flags multiple attacks on health facilities in Iran amid escalating conflict

Seven people sustained injuries after a ceiling panel fell at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1, according to the Philippine News Agency (PNA). — Screengrab from social media

15 h ago

Ceiling panel collapse at Philippines’ Ninoy Aquino Airport injures seven, operations unaffected

File picture of a cargo ship in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. — Reuters pic

16 h ago

S. Korea, France pledge joint action for maritime safety in Strait of Hormuz

Motorcyclists queue to refuel at a fuel station, as concerns grow over fuel supply amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 15, 2026. The Bangladeshi government has decided to reduce office hours and take a series of austerity measures to cope with the ongoing global energy crisis triggered by instability in West Asia. — Reuters pic

16 h ago

Lights out early: Bangladesh cuts office hours, rolls out austerity drive to curb energy use

File picture of storage tanks and oil refineries in Jurong Island, Singapore. Thai authorities have launched a nationwide investigation into illegal fuel hoarding after uncovering a 57-million-litre discrepancy in oil shipments to Surat Thani province early this month. — Reuters pic

16 h ago

Thailand probes suspected fuel hoarding after 57m-litre supply gap

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has asked General Randy George to step down as chief of staff of the US Army, a US official said on April 2. The official confirmed a report from US broadcaster CBS which said George had been asked to take immediate retirement. — AFP pic

17 h ago

Hegseth asks US Army chief of staff to step down as military shake-up deepens

An earlier flotilla attempt drew global attention after activists were detained before reaching Gaza. — Bernama pic

17 h ago

Flotilla 2.0: 1,000 pro-Palestinian activists to relaunch Gaza mission from Barcelona on April 12

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