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Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng called on the Inspector-General of Police to explain what he described as differing treatment in recent Jalur Gemilang cases. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Why remand Kulai pair but not Perak MCA staff? Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng asks police after flag gaffe

Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor wears Jalur Gemilang-themed attire featuring an incorrect star during the Merdeka Kibar Jalur Gemilang Boat Parade. — Picture via Facebook/WartaKedah

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Printer apologises, says last-minute order led to incorrect Jalur Gemilang star worn by Kedah MB

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a special weather forecast in conjunction with the 2026 National Day celebration, with several states set to experience thunderstorms, heavy rain and haze on August 31. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 11 h ago

MetMalaysia issues special National Day forecast with thunderstorms, rain and haze expected through the weekend

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus said post-mortems confirmed that the two children died from stab wounds to the neck, while their mother suffered fatal sharp-force trauma to the neck and chest. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Desa ParkCity deaths: Post-mortems show two children were stabbed in the neck, mother suffered sharp-force wounds, says KL police chief

People queue to register as they arrive after being rescued from a flash flood site at Trishuli Army camp in Nepal’s Nuwakot district August 28, 2026. Thirty-six Malaysians in Tibet, China have reported to be safe following flash floods and landslides in the China-Nepal border area. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Foreign Ministry says 36 Malaysians in Tibet reported safe, with checks widening to Chinese border areas

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus said the Desa ParkCity couple had faced both an alleged love scam and an illegal investment issue, with claims of RM260,000 in losses and debt still under investigation. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Desa ParkCity family tragedy takes new turn as police reveal illegal investment issue alongside alleged love scam

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said his government reduced the number of special lottery draws from 22 a year to eight. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Called a ‘gambling boss’, Anwar fires back: I cut special lottery draws from 22 to eight

Police have detained seven Yemeni nationals to assist in investigations into an incident involving two cars being driven dangerously along Jalan Sungai Besi in Kuala Lumpur early yesterday. — Picture from social media

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Police detain seven Yemeni men after viral video of dangerous car stunt at Jalan Sungai Besi

Residents watch as an excavator (top) helps people to collect some of their belongings from their house in the aftermath of flash floods at Trishuli, in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 29, 2026. Fifty-five Malaysians remain uncontactable following the floods and landslides that struck Rasuwa District, Nepal on August 26, according to Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Wisma Putra: 55 Malaysians still uncontactable as checks expand to Nepal–China border areas

PKR election director Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said Pakatan Harapan remains open to election negotiations with Barisan Nasional, but insists both sides must approach the talks sincerely. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Amirudin tells Umno to ‘look in the mirror’ over sincerity in election seat talks

A KL concert promoted as featuring artists behind the music of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ has been put on hold until further notice. — Picture via X/Sony Pictures Animation

Showbiz / 6 h ago

‘Rolling Stone Music Live: With KPop Demon Hunters’ KL concert put on hold

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mingles with members of the public at the launch of the Skim Usahawan Bangkit Madani Permatang Pauh in Kubang Semang, Bukit Mertajam, on August 29, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Anwar vows to claw back billions lost to leakages and return money to Malaysians

The KL Sessions Court ordered the owner of two German Shepherds to pay RM248,457.60 in damages to a neighbour over a 2021 incident that left him with a fractured spine. — Pexels pic

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Nearly RM250,000 payout after Segambut jogger fractures spine while fending off neighbour’s German Shepherds

Umno secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said the party has agreed to give its state leadership the mandate to hold discussions and negotiations with any political party interested in cooperating in the next election. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Umno allows state leaders to negotiate cooperation with any party for next election

Traditional Crispy Sotong Balls. — Picture by CK Lim

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From crispy ‘sotong’ balls to crystal ice vege salad, this nearly 50-year-old Johor Bahru institution proves old-school classics never go out of style

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Nepal-China floods disaster: Latest developments

A woman points at damaged houses across the Trishuli river in the aftermath of flash floods at Devighat in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 29, 2026. Nearly 3,000 people were still missing on August 29 and 633 confirmed dead after flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-Tibet border. — AFP pic

KATHMANDU, Aug 29 — The number of people missing in the catastrophic flood that sliced through the border area between Nepal and Tibet neared 3,000 today, as rescuers scoured deep, leg-sucking mud for survivors.Here are the latest developments after the tsunami-like disaster that struck the Himalaya region on Wednesday:Tolls climb Figures from...

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New King Haakon VIII of Norway, Queen Mette-Marit of Norway (back right) and Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra (front centre) sit in a car as the hearse carrying late King Harald V makes its way through Oslo towards the Royal Palace on August 28, 2026. — AFP pic

5 h ago

Norway turns the page as Haakon takes over after King Harald’s death

Himalayan glaciers, which provide critical water to nearly two billion people, are melting faster than ever before due to climate change, exposing communities to unpredictable and costly disasters, scientists warn. — AFP pic

5 h ago

India steps up Himalayan glacier monitoring after deadly Nepal–Tibet floods

King Haakon VIII, 53, is scheduled to take his oath of allegiance to the Norwegian constitution on September 1 following the death of his father, King Harald V, aged 89. — AFP pic

7 h ago

Norway’s new King Haakon to take constitutional oath Tuesday

Nepali soldiers carry the bodies of victims recovered during rescue operations after flash floods at Trishuli camp in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 28, 2026, as Nepal’s flood and landslide death toll reached 623 with hundreds still missing. — AFP pic

7 h ago

Death toll climbs to 623 in Nepal as flood recovery efforts continue

US President Donald Trump has long been known for his reliance upon a simple tactic since his reality TV days: when you don’t like what’s being said, change the conversation. — AFP pic

7 h ago

Why Trump keeps changing the subject: Is the US president distracted as mid-terms near, or is it all deliberate?

People gather at Palace Square to pay tribute to Norway’s late King Harald V in Oslo on August 28, 2026, after his death at the age of 89. — AFP pic

8 h ago

‘The king is dead, long live the king’: Norway mourns Harald as son Haakon takes throne

British right-wing political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos who went from being a Trump ally to critic, is being detained by US immigration authorities and is facing deportation, the Department of Homeland Security said on August 28, 2026. — AFP pic

7 h ago

From Trump ally to ‘illegal alien from the UK’ Milo Yiannopoulos faces deportation after missing US immigration hearing

An April 2002 photo showing repair work on the Pentagon is displayed at a press preview of the September 11, 2001 commemorative exhibit ‘Steel and Stone: Engineering the Response to 9/11’ at the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, on August 27, 2026. — AFP pic

8 h ago

Trump says he’ll mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 anniversary at Pentagon, not New York

People walk near the construction of the guitar-shaped Hard Rock Las Vegas building in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 20, 2026, as the city grapples with a sharp drop in tourism and fewer foreign visitors. — AFP pic

9 h ago

The Trump slump: Why the US president’s promised ‘No Tax on Tips’ isn’t enough to keep Las Vegas workers afloat

Nepali soldiers disembark a helicopter carrying the bodies of flood victims during rescue operations at Trishuli camp in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 28, 2026, after a devastating wall of water and debris swept through the Nepal-Tibet border region. — AFP pic

10 h ago

Seven dead, 554 missing after mudslide hits China-Nepal border

Nepali soldiers disembark a helicopter carrying the bodies of victims during rescue operations at Trishuli camp in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 28, 2026, after flash floods devastated the border region between Nepal and Tibet. — AFP pic

10 h ago

Tibet rescue hampered by fresh flood risks, heavy rain and buried roads under mud 1.5 metres thick

Residents look at the Trishuli River from higher ground after a flood warning in the Pipaltar area of Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 28, 2026, following reports that a dam upstream in Tibet had burst, two days after a glacial collapse caused deadly flooding. — AFP pic

11 h ago

Nepal flood disaster deepens as missing toll surges past 2,400

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed as seen shortly after his capture in Pakistan in 2003 (right) and at Guantanamo Bay in 2009, where the alleged 9/11 mastermind remains detained as a US military judge has ruled on August 29, 2026 that his confessions to FBI agents inadmissible at trial. — Muslm.net handout pic via AFP

11 h ago

US military judge throws out FBI confessions of alleged 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden’s aide

A welcome sign is seen as tourists visit Yosemite National Park amid a proposed land swap that could give a private developer access to a section of the renowned park. — Anadolu pic via AFP

11 h ago

Trump team eyes Yosemite land swap for private road access despite past court rejection

AIPAC’s election-spending arm has poured US$54 million into congressional races in the 2026 midterms, making it the cycle’s biggest outside spender even as some candidates and voters grow more wary of its influence. — File pic

13 h ago

US$54m and counting: Powerful pro-Israel lobby tests the limits of money in American politics

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