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DBKL enforcers seal a hotel as part of the KL Strike Force operation. — Picture from Facebook/Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia / 16 h ago

DBKL shuts down three unlicensed hotels run by foreigners

A banner protesting the planned demolition of the Dewi Sri Pathrakaliamman Temple is seen outside its premises on Jalan Munshi Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur on March 20, 2025. — Picture by Choo Choy May .

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Jalan Masjid India temple wrongly seen as illegal, says MIC deputy president

Ex-prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob waves as he arrives to be questioned at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters in Putrajaya on March 13, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Ismail Sabri denies yanking support from unity government

Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said influencers and traders exploit the price gap by purchasing untaxed stock from Thailand. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 10 h ago

IGP: Influencers and cosmetic entrepreneurs profiting from untaxed, illegal beauty products smuggled from Thailand

Firdaus Wong attends a news conference in Kuala Lumpur on February 14, 2015. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 13 h ago

PJ police arrest man for death threat to Muslim preacher Firdaus Wong over Jalan Masjid India temple

Transport Minister Anthony Loke (centre) at the launch ceremony of a Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) electric train service (ETS) at the KTMB Segamat Station. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Loke: Two sets of ETS trains set to arrive by April, operational by August this year

Thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds are expected to hit 12 states as well as the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya until 6pm today, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Bad weather alert: 12 states, KL and Putrajaya to face storms, heavy rain until evening

An undated file image shows an aerial view of the Pan Borneo Highway. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Two lorry drivers killed changing flat tyre on Pan Borneo Highway

The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) today announced the transfer of 39 senior officers, effective Friday. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Major PDRM shake-up: Senior officers reassigned across Bukit Aman, state forces

Zii Jia, who won the Asian title in 2022, pulled out of the Swiss Open, which concludes today, reportedly due to a ligament injury in his right ankle. — Bernama file pic

Sports / 17 h ago

BAC 2025 doubt: Lee Zii Jia, Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei listed as withdrawn

McLaren’s Australian driver Oscar Piastri celebrates his victory during the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai on March 23, 2025. — AFP pic

Sports / 12 h ago

McLaren’s Piastri takes Chinese GP victory, Verstappen off podium in tough race

On February 3, the government announced that foreign workers’ EPF contribution rates would be set at two per cent for both employees and employers — lower than the mandatory rates for Malaysian workers and permanent residents, which stand at 11 per cent for employees and 12-13 per cent for employers. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Money / 17 h ago

As costs rise, manufacturers push to delay 2pc EPF contribution for foreign workers

Based on Fifa rankings, Malaysia, at 132nd place, look far superior to Nepal, who sit at 175th place. — Picture from Facebook/Harimau Malaya

Sports / 17 h ago

Harimau Malaya kick off Asian Cup quest: Can Cklamovski’s men roar past Nepal?

Formula One driver Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in the a pit lane during the Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai March 23, 2025. — Reuters pic

Sports / 8 h ago

‘Genuine error by team’: Haas, Williams benefit as Ferrari’s Leclerc and Hamilton disqualified from Chinese GP after post-race checks

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is surrounded by prison officers at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex on December 4, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Hearing tomorrow for AGC’s bid to contest Najib’s leave for house arrest addendum

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Cameras are set up in the conference room of the 'Our Lady of Fatima' inter-diocesan seminary, where journalists wait for reactions from the 'national dialogue' between sectors of civil society and the Nicaraguan government, in Managua on June 15, 2018. — AFP pic

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Pope Francis gestures during his first public appearance in five weeks, on the day he is set to be discharged from Gemelli Hospital, in Rome March 23, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 8 h ago

‘Francis, Francis, Francis’: Pope leaves hospital after making first public appearance in five weeks

Black smoke rises from the site of fire following an explosion at an oil depot, which was recently hit by a drone what local authorities called a Ukrainian a military strike, in the settlement of Kavkazskaya in the Krasnodar region, Russia, in this still image from video released March 21, 2025. — Krasnodar Region's Ministry of Internal Affairs handout pic via Reuters

World / 9 h ago

Fire spreads at Russian oil depot as spill worsens aftermath of drone strike

Children hold out empty pots as they queue for charity meals handed out from a kitchen during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Gaza City on March 22, 2025. — AFP pic

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Palestinians carry the bodies of Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel and his wife who died after an Israeli strike on their tent shelter in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on March 23, 2025. — Reuters pic

11 h ago

Israeli airstrike kills senior Hamas leader Salah al-Bardaweel, wife while praying in Gaza

The court said Imamoglu, 54, and at least 20 others were jailed as part of a corruption investigation, one of two that were opened against him last week. — Reuters pic

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Turkish court jails Istanbul mayor and Erdogan rival Imamoglu on graft charges as opposition decries ‘politicised’ case

A red-covered table stretching several hundred metres carved a path through mounds of rubble in southern Gaza on Saturday, as families gathered to break their fast during the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. — AFP pic

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Israel orders Rafah residents to evacuate as military launches new offensive

Multinational victims of scam centres, who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar, stand on a vessel floating towards the Thai side of border via Moei River in Phop Phra District, Tak province, Thailand on February 12, 2025. — Reuters pic

13 h ago

Thailand to tighten borders as scam call centres shift from Myanmar to Cambodia and Vietnam

A person holds the Indonesian flag as people take part in a protest outside the Indonesian Parliament against revisions to the country's military law, which will allocate more civilian posts for military officers, in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 20, 2025. Activists have called for press freedom to be protected in Indonesia and demanded an investigation after a magazine critical of the government was sent a pig’s head and decapitated rats. — Reuters pic

15 h ago

Indonesian press freedom fears grow after magazine receives decapitated rats, pig’s head amid criticism of govt policies

A janitor at the Orlando International Airport found the dog’s corpse inside a trash bag of a bathroom stall, along with a companion vest, collar, rabies tag, dog travel bag, and a bone-shaped tag with Lawrence’s name and phone number. — Unsplash pic

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US traveller charged with animal abuse for drowning dog before international flight over pet’s paperwork issue

Mark Carney was handpicked to be Canada’s prime minister to replace Justin Trudeau, and has never faced the broader Canadian electorate. — AFP pic

17 h ago

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A helicopter tries to extinguish a fire after a wildfire broke out in the southeastern county of Uiseong on March 22, 2025. — Yonhap/AFP pic

17 h ago

South Korea declares state of emergency as wildfire spread, killing four

White House envoy Steve Witkoff said he ‘liked’ Russian President Vladimir Putin for being ‘straight up with me’. — AFP pic

17 h ago

Washington’s stance on Russia shifts as US envoy calls Putin not a ‘bad guy’ but a ‘great leader’

Protesters in London hold placards and flags as they attend a rally in support of Istanbul’s arrested mayor and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s biggest rival, Ekrem Imamoglu, days before the CHP was to formally name him their candidate for the 2028 presidential race. — AFP pic

19 h ago

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Police recovered an estimated 50 to 60 shell casings from the crime scene. — Picture from X/Las Cruces Police Department

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Stickers critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are pictured behind the glass of a window above demonstrators gathering outside Israeli Defence Ministry headquarters Tel Aviv on March 22, 2025. — AFP pic

19 h ago

Israel opposition calls for general strike as Netanyahu defies court over security chief

Demonstrators hold placards bearing the face of Istanbul’s arrested mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in central London on March 22, 2025. — AFP pic

19 h ago

Turkish prosecutors seek jail for Istanbul mayor Imamoglu on terrorism, corruption charges

US Senator Steve Daines introduces his wife Cindy Daines to Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng before a meeting held in the Xinjiang Room at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 22, 2025. — Reuters pool pic

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Pro-Trump senator meets China’s economy tsar amid trade tensions

A dog stands near the statue of late Pope John Paul II at the Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is admitted for a treatment, in Rome, Italy, March 21, 2025. — Reuters pic

1d ago

Pope Francis plans to appear in public tomorrow for first time in five weeks

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