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His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, today attended the pre-council meeting of the 273rd Conference of Rulers at Istana Negara. — Picture via Facebook/Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar

Malaysia / 18 h ago

King attends pre-council meeting of Conference of Rulers at Istana Negara

Malaysia is moving towards multi-lane fast flow, a tolling system that would eventually allow motorists to pay tolls without stopping at conventional toll plazas. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Multi-lane fast flow: What motorists need to know as Malaysia moves towards barrier-free tolling

The cross-border haze that has affected Malaysia’s air quality since August 8 is expected to gradually subside over the next two weeks as wind patterns change, Deputy Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh said. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Cross-border haze to ease in two weeks as monsoon transition begins, says deputy minister

A screen grab shows the moment the car in blue collides a white SUV after being lifted up by a vortex at the Kota Damansara toll plaza.

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Violent Kota Damansara thunderstorm: Viral clip shows wind lifting car at toll plaza (VIDEO)

Passengers wait for their flights at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang on October 13, 2026. Miri residents will have another air travel option when a new flight service to Subang airport begins operations on December 1, 2026. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Miri-Subang flights to begin Dec 1, offering new link to Klang Valley

Two separate investigation papers have been opened into allegations that a senior Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission officer received a bribe of RM350,000 from an individual in 2017. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Police: Two investigation papers opened over RM350,000 bribery claim against senior MACC officer

National badminton player Lee Zii Jia has applied to the High Court to convene an extraordinary general meeting of his management company and restrict certain financial and management decisions involving family members who serve as directors. — Bernama pic

Sports / 16 h ago

Lee Zii Jia seeks court order for company meeting amid family management dispute

Storm clouds gather over the Kuala Lumpur skyline on December 1, 2022. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 18 h ago

MetMalaysia warns of severe storms across peninsula and East Malaysia

A senior official of a government agency and a company director have been remanded for seven days for allegedly soliciting and receiving bribes totalling about RM15,000. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Senior govt agency official, company director remanded seven days in bribery probe

Malaysia relies on maritime routes, including the South China Sea, for more than 96 per cent of its international trade, according to Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Hasbi Habibollah. — Imaginechina pic via AFP

Money / 18 h ago

South China Sea disruptions could hit Malaysia’s economy, supply chains, food security

People board a bus in Singapore to cross to Malaysia. — AFP file pic

Singapore / 19 h ago

From dreading JB to calling it home: Why more Singaporeans are looking to Johor

Mount Semeru in East Java, Indonesia erupted at least 10 times on October 13, 2026, sending volcanic ash 900 metres above its summit. — File picture from X/@saddamovic

World / 19 h ago

Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupts 10 times in 13 hours, triggering warnings over deadly flows

A businessman was sentenced to six months’ jail by the Petaling Jaya Magistrate’s Court today for assaulting his former girlfriend, causing injuries to her eyes and body, two years ago. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Businessman sentenced to six months’ jail, ordered to pay RM5,000 for assaulting ex-girlfriend

A 'school closure' sign is displayed in front of SMK Cochrane Perkasa along Jalan Peel, Kuala Lumpur, following worsening haze conditions on October 9, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Fadhlina: Schools in Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and nine districts to close tomorrow as haze lingers

In a statement today, Malaysia Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) said the long-term closure will start from 10am tomorrow and continue until 5am on February 21, 2027. — Picture from X/SRS LRT

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Penang’s Jalan Magazine slip road to face periodic closures from Oct 14 until Feb 21 next year for Mutiara Line LRT works

World

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US busts alleged ‘laptop farm’ network funneling earnings to North Korea

US authorities arrested two Americans and seized more than 180 computers in Texas as part of a crackdown on an alleged North Korean remote IT work scheme that generated more than US$3 million for Pyongyang. — AFP

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 — Federal prosecutors said yesterday they had made two arrests and seized more than 180 computers to dismantle an alleged North Korean scheme to profit from US-based remote IT work.In a statement, the Department of Justice said it had searched “more than 40 suspected ‘laptop farms’ across...

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A person photographs damaged homes beyond the remains of a historic boardwalk and seawall following heavy surf generated by Post-Tropical Storm Rachel in Long Beach, California, on October 12, 2026. — AFP pic

14 h ago

‘Devastating’ waves leave California beach homes on brink of collapse

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg speaks with students preparing to blockade Lycée Paul Éluard in Saint-Denis, near Paris, on October 13, 2026, during nationwide protests over poor classroom conditions. — AFP pic

14 h ago

Activist Greta Thunberg joins French students in nationwide protests over school conditions

Mount Semeru in East Java, Indonesia erupted at least 10 times on October 13, 2026, sending volcanic ash 900 metres above its summit. — File picture from X/@saddamovic

19 h ago

Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupts 10 times in 13 hours, triggering warnings over deadly flows

Medical staff transport a patient outside the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Melbourne as Australia’s hospitals face growing pressure to meet the needs of an ageing population. — AFP file pic

18 h ago

Patients aged 65+ left waiting over 24 hours in Australian emergency departments surge 254pc

An Indian policeman inspects vehicles near the Jantar Mantar protest site in New Delhi on October 13, 2026, after youth-led protesters defied barricades to enter the site. — AFP pic

18 h ago

‘You cannot denotify the resistance’: India’s Cockroach Janta Party defies crackdown to enter landmark Delhi protest site

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte’s 2028 presidential bid still at risk as unexplained wealth charge remains as of October 13, 2026. — AFP pic

18 h ago

Philippine VP Sara Duterte faces just one impeachment charge after court drops two

Police officers and firefighters arrive at the scene after a stabbing incident at a supermarket in Incheon on October 13, 2026. One person was in cardiac arrest and around seven others wounded in a stabbing incident in South Korea’s coastal city of Incheon on October 13, authorities told AFP. — Yonhap handout pic via AFP

20 h ago

Incheon supermarket stabbing leaves one in cardiac arrest, seven injured; man arrested

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un shakes hands with US President Donald Trump at the Joint Security Area in Panmunjom, inside the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea, on June 30, 2019. Trump has said he may meet Kim again during his upcoming trip to Asia. — AFP file pic

21 h ago

Could Trump meet Kim Jong-un again? Ahead of Asia trip, US president says ‘I get along with him’

Queen Sonja (centre), the widow of King Harald V, is no longer allowed to be called ‘Her Majesty’ as her official status shifts following the rise of Norway’s new royal family: (from left) King Haakon VIII, Queen Mette-Marit, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus. — AFP pic

23 h ago

No longer ‘Her Majesty’: Norway’s Queen Sonja loses official Royal House status following King Harald’s death

Power restoration took about 21.5 hours from the blackout’s reported start at 6.30am on Monday until the 4am Tuesday update, when nearly 99 per cent of affected customers on Batam and Bintan in Indonesia had electricity again. — Pexels pic

21 h ago

Indonesia restores power after Batam, Bintan blackout, cause still unknown

Emergency vehicles are parked in front of Joseph-Lakanal high school after a headmaster and a teacher were injured by a hunting rifle fired by a 14-year-old boy in Aubagne, southern France, on October 12, 2026. — AFP pic

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‘I’ve only come for the teachers’: Student opens fire at French school, wounds two

Yemeni men ride their motorcycle past a digital billboard featuring the image of Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi in Sanaa on October 11, 2026. — AFP pic

1d ago

Houthis warn of ‘painful response’ if US joins Saudi strikes on Yemen

US House Speaker Mike Johnson has raised concerns within the Republican Party over the Pentagon’s plan to livestream the execution of former US Army major Nidal Hasan. — AFP pic

1d ago

‘Recruiting tool for terrorists’: US House Speaker wary of livestreamed execution

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog (centre) and first lady Michal Herzog (fourth right) pose with (from left) Zvika and Tali Manes, Or Pardilov, Shota Musayev, Yaniv Hayoun and Asaf Rajuan, the six Flydubai Flight 1073 passengers awarded the Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism at the presidential residence in Jerusalem on October 8, 2026. — AFP pic

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‘Never met him’: Melbourne imam rejects UAE claims linking Aussie centre to flydubai co-pilot

Ukraine’s allies should ask President Volodymyr Zelensky to “hit more data centres” in Russia, Lithuanian prime minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius told the Warsaw Security Forum today. — AFP pic

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Hit more Russian data centres, says Lithuanian PM

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