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Haritharan Mugunthan is seen with his lawyer R. Renuga Ramayah at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya on January 21, 2026. — Picture by Ida Lim

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Perak-born man loses citizenship appeal despite having Malaysian father and passport

Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s fiancée, Bella Astillah, at the Federal Court in Putrajaya, June 30, 2026 in this screengrab.

Malaysia / 17 h ago

‘Pray for him’: Syed Saddiq’s fiancée Bella Astillah arrives at Federal Court ahead of final appeal verdict

Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman speaks to the press after his conviction by the High Court in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 7, 2023. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Moment of truth as Federal Court rules on prosecution’s challenge to Syed Saddiq’s acquittal today

Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman speaks to the press after his case was postponed at the Palace of Justice, June 30, 2026. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Syed Saddiq to skip Johor election campaign after Federal Court ruling postponed

Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan (right) says the MySalam scheme has proven its worth in delivering health protection to the B40 group. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Over nine million STR recipients now eligible for mySalam health payouts, govt mulls extension

Muar MP Syed Saddiq pictured at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya, June 30, 2026. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Syed Saddiq appeal ruling postponed to July 13 after Federal Court judge falls ill

Fama Terengganu is processing more than three metric tonnes of durian daily into pulp at its Besut Fresh Fruit Processing Centre, as part of the 2026 Seasonal Fruits Marketing and Intervention Implementation Plan to address market oversupply and support more structured marketing of growers’ produce. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

From orchard to ice-cream: Fama buys up the glut to stop Terengganu’s durians from rotting

The three men — Kwon Kyung-ryul, 28, Kwak Jae-il, 40, and Kim Myeong-joon, 40, all from Busan — had previously pleaded not guilty to unlawfully confining 40-year-old South Korean national Kim Chan-kyu. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Genting kidnapping case: Three South Koreans granted bail over RM39.5m crypto ransom plot, victim jailed for overstaying

Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming said the draft guideline is being developed by the Department of Town and Country Planning Peninsular Malaysia (PLANMalaysia) to strengthen planning standards for burial and cremation facilities nationwide. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Malaysia drafting new national guidelines for non-Muslim cemeteries, crematoria and columbarium planning

As conflict in the Middle East threatens to disrupt global energy markets and reignite concerns over fuel prices, Malaysia’s long-dormant nuclear ambitions are once again returning to the spotlight. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Malaysia’s nuclear footprint is bigger than many realise, stretching from rice fields to cancer wards

The couple first crossed paths in Shanghai, China, on June 4, 2004, and got engaged less than two months later. — Picture from Facebook/Michelle Yeoh

Showbiz / 12 h ago

A promise fulfilled: Why it took so long for Michelle Yeoh and long-time paramour Jean Todt to get hitched

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and the prime minister’s wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail pose for a picture after receiving their new Malaysian passports given by Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaman during the launch at Parliament lobby in Kuala Lumpur, June 30, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 13 h ago

No need to rush to replace passports, says Immigration D-G as new rollout begins July 1

An underaged boy who went on a joyride that ended in a multi-vehicle crash on Jalan Teo Kui Seng in January 2025 that killed five people had his detention at the Henry Gurney School changed to six years in prison on June 30, 2026 after the High Court deemed reform school was ‘insufficient’. — The Borneo Post pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

From Henry Gurney to jail: Court swaps teen driver’s reform school for prison term after fatal joyride in Kuching

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks in the Dewan Rakyat. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Anwar: Selangor and Penang aside, all states receive higher development funds than they give in tax

The old Air Itam township with Kek Lok Si Temple on the hill. — Picture by Opalyn Mok

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Bringing life back to old Air Itam township in Penang

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Malaysia / 6 h ago

Parliament votes through EIS amendments introducing progressive fines for unreported job vacancies

People walk on a street during lunch hour in Kuala Lumpur on July 2, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — The Dewan Rakyat today approved amendments to the Employment Insurance System (Amendment) Bill 2025, introducing a progressive penalty structure for employers who fail to notify the Social Security Organisation (Socso) of job vacancies.The amendments were passed by a majority voice vote after being debated by...

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A sign is seen outside the Hobart Camp shooting range in Gurun, Kedah, on June 16, 2026. Two military personnel, a corporal and a sergeant, sustained knee injuries after a firearm used during training at Hobart Camp in Gurun, Kedah, exploded due to a technical malfunction yesterday. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Another incident at Hobart Camp, two soldiers injured after weapon explodes

Higher Education Minister Datuk Dr Zambry Abd Kadir (centre) greets students from the Faculty of Engineering, UiTM, during the launch of the Semiconductor@UiTM initiative at the Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah Engineering Complex in its Shah Alam campus on June 30, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Cheaper and faster: How the new LRT3 is changing life at UiTM Shah Alam

Malaysians Abdullah Syarapi Abd Rahman, 45, and Muhammad Yusri Udin, 38, who were injured in a bomb blast in Tak Bai, southern Thailand, arrived at Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital in Kota Bharu, Kelantan for further treatment at the Emergency Department on June 30, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Home again: Malaysian Tak Bai bomb survivors now under treatment in Kota Bharu hospital

Fama Terengganu is processing more than three metric tonnes of durian daily into pulp at its Besut Fresh Fruit Processing Centre, as part of the 2026 Seasonal Fruits Marketing and Intervention Implementation Plan to address market oversupply and support more structured marketing of growers’ produce. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

From orchard to ice-cream: Fama buys up the glut to stop Terengganu’s durians from rotting

A group of Universiti Malaya staff failed to obtain Federal Court leave to appeal against the dismissal of their challenge to the government’s compulsory Covid-19 vaccination circular. — Pexels pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

UM staff fail in final bid to challenge compulsory Covid-19 vaccination circular

Pakatan Harapan candidate for the Larkin state seat, Suhaizan Kaiat, expressed confidence that he can wrest the constituency from Barisan Nasional in the 16th Johor state election. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Larkin for a comeback: Pakatan candidate Suhaizan Kaiat bets on high turnout to flip the seat

Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said the Ministry of Finance has considered a Health Ministry operating expenditure adjustment of up to RM500 million, not the RM3.1 billion figure circulating on social media. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

MOF: Health Ministry spending adjustment capped at RM500m, not RM3.1b as claimed online

Picture for illustration only. A 31-year-old massage therapist was accused of using criminal force on a 38-year-old man with intent to outrage his modesty at a massage outlet in Imago Shopping Mall, Kota Kinabalu in Sabah on June 21, 2026. — Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

From massage to magistrate: Kota Kinabalu therapist in hot water over 'inappropriate' bodywork

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Official survey data show Singapore’s median household income has surpassed S$12,000 a month for the first time, alongside a sharp rise in high-income households. — TODAY pic

Singapore / 12 h ago

Survey: One in seven Singapore households now earns S$30,000 a month

Government data shows more Singaporeans are staying single into their late 20s and early 30s than five years ago. — TODAY pic

Singapore / 12 h ago

Singlehood among Singaporeans aged 25 to 29 climbs to 73pc for women, 86pc for men, new survey finds

People walk through Chinatown in Singapore. New government data shows 23.9 per cent of residents now identify with no religion, the highest proportion recorded. — AFP pic

Singapore / 12 h ago

Nearly one in four Singapore residents now have no religion, new govt data reveals

Singtel Group CEO Yuen Kuan Moon’s remuneration fell 17 per cent after a year marked by network outages in Singapore and Australia. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 9 h ago

S$6.82m pay packet marks 17pc cut for Singtel chief after outage-plagued year

Students at Singapore’s Pei Chun Public School are set to welcome an unlikely guest next week — martial arts icon Jackie Chan. — AFP pic

Singapore / 8 h ago

Hong Kong action icon Jackie Chan to swap movie set for Singapore classroom in school appearance on July 7

A Singaporean man was jailed for 24 days after twice vandalising an NParks crow trap, freeing four birds he said he pitied. — AFP pic

Singapore / 11 h ago

‘I have no friends’: Man who freed trapped crows out of sympathy ends up behind bars in Singapore

The average family living in a four-room HDB flat will pay about S$17 (RM55) more a month for electricity under Singapore’s latest tariff revision. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 12 h ago

Singapore’s utility bills go up again, adding fresh pressure to household budgets

A Singapore court sentenced Abdul Rani Md Ariffin to eight years’ jail after he admitted killing his younger brother while suffering from caregiver stress and an adjustment disorder. — AFP pic

Singapore / 13 h ago

Singapore man spends years caring for his brother — one night, the strain proves fatal

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World

Nadiem Makarim, Indonesia’s former education minister and co-founder of ride hailing company Gojek, sits with his wife Franka Franklin during a verdict hearing at the Central Jakarta District Court in Jakarta June 30, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 10 h ago

Gojek co-founder and former Indonesian minister Nadiem Makarim gets 10-year sentence for graft

A newly registered Mercedes-Benz is seen allegedly ploughing into a vehicle on Sriwara Road in Bangkok, with the driver later telling police he lost control following a break-up. — Screengrab from Facebook video

World / 10 h ago

Heartbroken Mercedes driver allegedly rams eight vehicles in Bangkok after partner dumps him, leaving two injured

Members of the religious group Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) stage a demonstration along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue in Quezon City, Metro Manila, June 30, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 10 h ago

Lightning protest by powerful Philippine sect backing Duterte ally paralyses parts of Manila

Motorists wait at a petrol station in Hanoi. Social media users in Vietnam could face fines of up to 50 million dong (RM8,000) for serious online content violations under the new decree. — AFP pic

World / 10 h ago

Vietnam introduces hefty fines for fake and defamatory social media posts from July 1

Qatar also said no high-level meetings or direct talks between the longtime foes were planned in Doha. — AFP pic

World / 6 h ago

Peace prospects: Promise of Iran-US deal still tentative with unconfirmed Doha talks

The bill states that anyone who publicly damages, removes or defaces the national flag in a manner that causes significant discomfort or revulsion to others will face up to two years in prison or a fine of up to ¥200,000 yen (RM5,032). — AFP pic

World / 7 h ago

Japan’s lower house passes bill banning national flag desecration

Teenagers and children cool off as they play in a fountain as the European heatwave shifts east to the Balkans and Ukraine, in Kyiv on June 29, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. — AFP pic

World / 7 h ago

Hellish climate: Over 95 million people in Europe could see temperatures over 35°C today

Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) arrives ahead of a meeting with France’s President at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris June 29, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 12 h ago

Thailand puts Opposition MPs on trial over lese-majeste reform push

Money

At 6pm, the local note depreciated to 4.0825/0870 versus the greenback from 4.0680/0735 at yesterday’s close. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

Money / 7 h ago

Ringgit slides as cautious markets await key US economic data

At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 1.85 points to 1,664.06 from Monday’s close of 1,665.91. — Bernama pic

Money / 8 h ago

Bursa Malaysia dips as investors await domestic catalysts amid market caution

The wholly-owned subsidiary of Public Bank Bhd has declared more than RM96 million in distributions for five funds for the financial year ended June 30, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Money / 8 h ago

Public Mutual declares over RM96m in distributions for five funds

Petronas has made two new offshore discoveries and completed a successful appraisal well in Suriname’s Block 52, lifting recoverable resources to more than one billion barrels of oil equivalent. — Reuters pic

Money / 9 h ago

Petronas unlocks over one billion barrels with latest Suriname discoveries

On international demand, IATA said it fell 1.6 per cent y-o-y in May 2026, but, excluding the Middle East, demand grew 3.1 per cent. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Money / 6 h ago

Air travel demand drops 2.2pc in May 2026: IATA reveals mixed regional trends

China’s official factory activity gauge returned to expansion in June, signalling improving momentum in the world’s second-largest economy. — AFP pic

Money / 12 h ago

China’s factory activity returns to growth in June despite global headwinds

Qingdao Beihai Shipyard in Qingdao. China defended its trade relationship with Europe while pledging to manage differences through dialogue and consultation. — AFP pic

Money / 9 h ago

China says it is not ‘root cause’ of EU’s economic woes after trade talks

EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met in Brussels to discuss trade tensions and widening economic imbalances. — AFP pic

Money / 16 h ago

EU tells China trade status quo ‘not an option’ after talks

Sports

French teenage prodigy Paul Seixas announced on May 4 that he will ride the Tour de France in July for the first time, raising hopes of a first home winner in more than four decades. — AFP pic

Sports / 5 h ago

The curse of host nations: Can a French prodigy end his country’s 41-year Tour de France drought?

Norway coach Stale Solbakken has described Erling Haaland as ‘one of the best players in the world’ ahead of Tuesday’s (US time) knockout clash. — AFP pic

Sports / 10 h ago

Mbappe, Haaland and Mexico’s dream — buckle up for more World Cup knockout drama

Serena Williams practises on Court 12 at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon June 27, 2026, ahead of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships. — AFP pic

Sports / 12 h ago

Serena is back! Tennis legend returns to Wimbledon’s Centre Court after four-year absence

Netherlands defender Jan Paul Van Hecke and Morocco midfielder Ismael Saibari clash during their 2026 World Cup round of 32 match at Monterrey Stadium in Guadalupe, Mexico, June 29, 2026. — AFP pic

Sports / 13 h ago

Morocco beat Netherlands after snatching late lifeline in World Cup shootout thriller

His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, has expressed pride over the historic achievement of Tunku Panglima Johor Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Ibrahim and Tunku Putera Johor Tunku Abu Bakar Sultan Ibrahim after Johor Motorsports Racing (JMR) emerged as the Pro-Am category champions in the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps endurance race in Belgium on Sunday.— Picture via Facebook

Sports / 6 h ago

Sultan Ibrahim hails Johor Motorsports Racing’s historic Pro-Am triumph at Spa-Francorchamps endurance race

Brazil may be through to the World Cup Round of 16, but Neymar’s post-match message to German economist Joachim Klement quickly grabbed attention online. — AFP pic

Sports / 13 h ago

‘Mr Joachim Klement, please try again’: Neymar roasts economist whose World Cup model predicted Brazil’s downfall

Julian Nagelsmann insisted he is ‘not someone who runs away’ after Germany crashed out of the World Cup. — AFP pic

Sports / 16 h ago

Nagelsmann fights for job as Klopp rumours explode after Germany’s shock World Cup exit

Paraguay’s Matias Galarza, Braian Ojeda, Gustavo Gomez and Gustavo Velazquez celebrate after winning the penalty shootout during the 2026 World Cup round of 32 match with Germany in Foxborough June 29, 2026. — AFP pic

Sports / 16 h ago

‘We’re not afraid of anyone’: Paraguay dare to dream after stunning Germany