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The High Court has recently ruled that strata property buyers at court-ordered auctions cannot automatically be made to pay arrears incurred by previous owners. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 5 h ago

High Court rules strata auction buyers need not inherit previous owners’ arrears

Businesswoman Sofia Rini Buyong is expected to be charged with defamation at the Kuala Lumpur Magistrates’ Court today. — Pexels pic

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Businesswoman Sofia Rini to be charged with defamation today

BN president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi with the BN Supreme Council at the launch of Johor BN’s election machinery for the 16th state polls at Educity Indoor Stadium in Johor June 7, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

The Johor blueprint: A winning formula or a one-state phenomenon for BN?

Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung says Bestinet has served him with a letter of demand over his parliamentary questions and public statements regarding a foreign worker management system. — Picture via Facebook/Lee Chean Chung

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Petaling Jaya MP says Bestinet served him legal notice over foreign worker system remarks

Lotus’s Malaysia issued an apology statement three days after its Selayang staff accused a 38-week pregnant shopper of hiding groceries under her clothes on July 11, 2026. — Pictures from Facebook/Public Health Malaysia

Life / 4 h ago

Lotus’s admits it got it wrong after baby bump mistaken for hidden groceries at Selayang store

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said police have applied for an Interpol Red Notice to locate activist Tamim Dahri and bring him back to Malaysia. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Police seek Interpol Red Notice after Tamim Dahri skips court date

Chaozhou inspired fish noodles have a fresh taste, using lemon, tomatoes and an MSG-free broth paired with fresh 'siakap' fish, fish paste and sliced pork. — Picture by Lee Khang Yi

Eat-drink / 8 h ago

This stall inside Damansara Perdana’s Restoran YYC Kopitiam offers Chaozhou fish noodles, pork noodles and porridge cooked with care

The four assemblymen are Allex Seah Shoo Chin (PH-Kesidang), Low Chee Leong (PH-Kota Laksamana), Leng Chau Yen (PH-Banda Hilir) and Kerk Chee Yee (PH-Ayer Keroh). — File picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Melaka assembly: Four DAP assemblymen move to opposition bloc

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said all relevant security agencies were conducting a thorough investigation into allegations that Israeli nationals had been detected in Malaysia. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Anwar: Israeli nationals found in Malaysia will be deported immediately

Prime Minister and Pakatan Harapan chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim greeting Pakatan Harapan candidates during the coalition's candidate announcement ceremony for the 16th Negeri Sembilan state election at Dataran Melang last night. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Negeri Sembilan polls: Aminuddin to contest Linggi, Anthony Loke defends Chennah

Mbappe had emerged as one of the stars of the tournament during France’s run to the last four, rattling in eight goals at the tip of a free-scoring attack that delighted fans worldwide. — AFP pic

Sports / 8 h ago

Mbappe rues France's World Cup heartbreak, admits Spain exposed midfield weakness in 2-0 defeat

Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) General Operations Force (GOF) Battalion 4 Commanding Officer Supt Amanjit Singh said that during the 1 pm raid, both suspects, in their 40s, were arrested while transferring boxes from a lorry into a car under suspicious circumstances. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Police uncover suspected smuggled liquor worth RM409,818 during raid in Klang, two men detained

Former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin is reportedly being considered as BN’s candidate for a Rembau state seat. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Could Khairy be BN’s state seat pick in Rembau — and even its MB candidate?

The Immigration Department said all 266 foreign nationals inspected at an international community in Forest City, Johor, possessed valid immigration documents. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Immigration D-G: All 266 foreigners inspected at Forest City had valid documents, further checks underway

Fifty-year-old Kar Lung Chun (pic) and his 40-year-old partner Karen Yun Qiao Feng were drafted in to compete in the mixed doubles in Tokyo after a slew of withdrawals. — File Picture via X

Sports / 1 h ago

Badminton veterans get Japan Open dream after lifetime of chasing top-level stage

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One dead, three missing after boat carrying 20 sinks near San Francisco’s Alcatraz Island

Authorities did not know if the boat was headed to Alcatraz, a major tourist attraction, where shuttered buildings of the famous former prison still stand. — Istock pic

SAN FRANCISCO, July 15 — One person was dead and three were missing after a boat carrying 20 people sank near Alcatraz, the former prison and tourist site in San Francisco Bay, US officials said yesterday. Helicopters, planes and rescue boats operated by local fire and police teams were working alongside...

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Global Reach said that Trump urged Xi to free Chen during the US leader’s state visit to China in May, and that the Chinese president reportedly agreed to work on the issue. — AFP file pic

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China accused of holding US nuclear test expert as Washington demands scientist's release

Anti-ICE demonstrators protest after a man was fatally shot by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The victim was identified as Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian man. — AFP pic

8 h ago

ICE halts traffic stop arrests following fatal shootings as scrutiny over immigration raids grows

In the latest crackdown on children’s access to addictive apps, the government said there will be a curfew for teenagers aged 16 and 17 on platforms like Instagram and Facebook, between midnight and 6 am. — File picture by Yusof Isa

8 h ago

UK to impose overnight social media curfew for teenagers aged 16 and 17 in latest online crackdown

Ships dock at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal along the Gulf of Oman. Tehran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on July 12 and launched missile and drone attacks on Gulf neighbours following new US strikes. — AFP pic

8 h ago

US launches fourth day of strikes on Iran, warns Tehran of wider assault if talks fail

Donald Trump’s comments came as US forces carried out strikes against Iran for a fourth day in a row and reimposed a naval blockade on the country’s ports. —AFP pic

8 h ago

Trump says US will hit Iran power plants and bridges unless Tehran agrees to deal

People walk over the Gibraltar airport runway after crossing the border between Spain and Gibraltar, in the British territory of Gibraltar on April 6, 2021. — AFP pic

10 h ago

A new chapter for Gibraltar from today as decades-old border barriers fall

Nigerian soldiers from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) drive around in pick-ups during training at the MNJTF military base, Sector 3 Headquarters, in Monguno, Borno state, Nigeria July 5, 2025. — AFP pic

10 h ago

Nigerian jihadists 'institutionalise' AI use for battlefield tactics, study finds

The report said Instagram and WhatsApp were the social media platforms most often named in the sexual extortion complaints, with TikTok the service identified by more children as the platform where contact with the abuser began. — Picture by Yusof Isa

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From private messages to public threats: How Australia’s young men are being trapped online

Miguel Baez, a volunteer rescuer, walks amid the debris of the collapsed apartment building where his family lived as he and relatives search for loved ones believed to be trapped inside, in Caraballeda. — AFP pic

20 h ago

Amid rubble and despair, one man’s desperate hunt for his family

Pedro Sanchez’s wife, Begona Gomez, is also under investigation over alleged influence peddling. — AFP pic

21 h ago

Spanish court bars PM Sanchez’s brother from public office for nine years

A member of the Bangkok Fire and Rescue Department inspects the aftermath of a blaze inside the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar in Bangkok, earlier today. — AFP pic

22 h ago

Bangkok blaze raises fresh concerns over nightclub safety after 30 deaths

The Washington Monument is visible as Nadine Seiler of Waldorf, Maryland holds a sign that reads

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Trump says Reflecting Pool to be refilled after repairs

The new rules, approved by parliament yesterday and which will take effect in March, also forbid internet users and platforms from spreading fake or distorted information about candidates. — AFP pic

1d ago

Watch what you post: Japan tightens social media rules for elections

A relative (R) mourns next to a coffin bearing the remains of a victim killed in a bar fire, inside a hearse at the Police General Hospital in Bangkok on July 14, 2026. Grieving relatives of the victims of a huge Bangkok bar fire claimed their bodies on July 14 as the death toll rose to 30, even as others held out hope that missing loved ones were alive. — AFP pic

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Families claim bodies as Bangkok fire toll rises to 30

Peter Nygard, 84, built a retail empire hawking blouses and slacks across Canada and the United States but used that status to perpetrate sexual violence, sometimes luring women with a false promise of modelling work. — AFP pic

1d ago

Peter Nygard guilty of fresh assault charge: Montreal court convicts disgraced mogul

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