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A general view of the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur on January 22, 2022. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Daughter: Dr Mahathir’s condition after fall ‘serious, but not dangerous’

National men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin beat Danish duo Daniel Lundgaard and Mads Vestergaard during the first round of the 2026 Malaysia Open at Axiata Arena on January 6, 2026. — Bernama pic

Sports / 18 h ago

Malaysia Open: Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin avenge last year’s defeat with clinical display against Danes

Malaysia’s Online Safety Act 2025 only requires social media and internet messaging firms to remove harmful content, while Malaysians can continue using these apps as usual. —Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Here’s why social media firms may come to love Malaysia’s new Online Safety Act

Malaysia’s mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei during an early morning training ahead of the Malaysia Open 2026 at Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil January 5, 2026. — Bernama pic

Sports / 19 h ago

Malaysia Open 2026: Tang Jie-Ee Wei guarantee quarter-final spot after dominant win over Indonesia

Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh addresses party delegates at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur on August 22, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Saifuddin Nasution hails Umno’s role in government stability and reform agenda

A man holds a painting of US President Donald Trump during a protest against the US intervention in Venezuela in Buenos Aires on January 5, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 6 h ago

Trump’s ‘imperial presidency’: 5 countries now in US crosshairs after Maduro toppled

Saifuddin confirmed when contacted that he had been dismissed as a Bersatu member. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Saifuddin Abdullah sacked from Bersatu over alleged breach of party constitution

Penang style ‘kuey teow thng’ with the lesser seen duck meat can be found at Damansara Jaya’s Restoran Hock Seng Kopitiam — Picture by Lee Khang Yi

Eat-drink / 4 h ago

Restoran Hock Seng Kopitiam opens third branch in Damansara Jaya, bringing Penang eats like duck meat ‘kuey teow thng’, prawn ‘mee’, ‘mee Jawa’ and ‘char kway teow’

Khor Wei Yeak, 32, was charged with intentionally causing hurt to L. Avinash, 32, by driving into him in the third radio frequency identification (RFID) lane at the Perai Toll Plaza in Seberang Perai Tengah here at 11.30 pm on Dec 28. — Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Man charged with causing hurt to doctor in Perai toll plaza incident

MetMalaysia, in a statement this morning, announced that the severe weather warning involves Sik and Baling in Kedah as well as Hulu Perak in Perak. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 4 h ago

MetMalaysia issues severe weather warning for Kedah, Perak, Kelantan and Sarawak

An undated illustrative image shows detainees in handcuffs. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Sungai Bakap attack: 14 arrested as police extend remand for two men in masked gang murder

Malaysian ringgit notes are seen among US dollar bills in this photo illustration taken in Singapore on August 24, 2015. — Reuters pic

Money / 19 h ago

Ringgit hits 4.044 against US dollar as greenback loses safe-haven premium

An activist carries Venezuelan and Cuban flags during a protest outside the 9th Summit of the Americas at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles on June 10, 2022. — AFP pic

World / 16 h ago

Will Cuba survive without Venezuela’s oil? Fears mount after US captures Maduro

With its water bungalows rising above jewel-toned seas, Semporna lives up to its nickname, the ‘Maldives of Malaysia’. — Picture by Julia Chan

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Licence or lose it: Sabah gives Semporna’s rogue lodgings three months to play by the rules

Crude oil drips from a valve at a PDVSA oil well in the Orinoco belt near Morichal, Monagas state, on April 16, 2015. — Reuters pic

World / 16 h ago

What’s next for Venezuela’s vast oil reserves after Maduro’s fall?

World

3 h ago

Europe frozen as snow, ice and sub-zero temperatures cause travel chaos and six deaths

A man rides his bicycle past snow-covered trees in a park in La Rochelle, western France, on January 6, 2026, following rare and heavy snowfall in the Atlantic coastal region. — AFP pic

PARIS, Jan 7 — Freezing temperatures plunged swathes of Europe into a second day of travel chaos yesterday, with six people dying in weather-related accidents during the continent’s bitterest cold snap this winter so far.Since the mercury dropped on Monday, five people have died in France and one woman in...

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Rodriguez, who was vice president under toppled leader Nicolas Maduro, has given mixed signals about how much she is prepared to cooperate with Trump, at times sounding conciliatory, at others defiant. — AFP pic

World / 4 h ago

New leader Rodriguez insists Venezuela remains independent as Trump claims control over oil

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado was speaking to US broadcaster Fox News, her first public comments beyond a social media post since the US military forcibly removed Maduro from power on Saturday. — AFP file pic

World / 4 h ago

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado vows swift return as she rejects interim leader after Maduro ouster

Protesters hold signs during a demonstration against U.S. military action in Venezuela on January 06, 2026 in Washington. — AFP pic

World / 4 h ago

Trump claims control over 50 million barrels as Venezuela interim government pledges oil to US

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A man holds a painting of US President Donald Trump during a protest against the US intervention in Venezuela in Buenos Aires on January 5, 2026. — AFP pic

6 h ago

Trump’s ‘imperial presidency’: 5 countries now in US crosshairs after Maduro toppled

An activist carries Venezuelan and Cuban flags during a protest outside the 9th Summit of the Americas at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles on June 10, 2022. — AFP pic

16 h ago

Will Cuba survive without Venezuela’s oil? Fears mount after US captures Maduro

Crude oil drips from a valve at a PDVSA oil well in the Orinoco belt near Morichal, Monagas state, on April 16, 2015. — Reuters pic

16 h ago

What’s next for Venezuela’s vast oil reserves after Maduro’s fall?

A Border Guard helicopter and the Coast Guard patrol ship “Turva” seize the “Fitburg” vessel in the Gulf of Finland on December 31, 2025. — Finnish Police/AFP pic

16 h ago

Baltic Sea cable sabotage timeline: From Nord Stream to 2026 – who’s behind the attacks?

A man kneels beside unexploded mortar shells following clashes between Cambodian and Thai soldiers in Boeung Trakoun village, Banteay Meanchey province on January 3, 2026. — AFP pic

18 h ago

Mortar fire or exploding trash? Thailand and Cambodia clash over new border incident

People use a rope to cross a river after flash floods destroy adjacent villages in Ketol, Aceh highland province, Indonesia on January 6, 2026. — AFP pic

20 h ago

Siau island flash flood: 16 dead as Indonesia faces another deadly monsoon disaster

South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung (L) takes a selfie with China’s President Xi Jinping after a dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 5, 2026. — AFP pic

21 h ago

South Korea’s Lee snaps Xi selfie with Chinese ‘backdoor’ phone

Children bathe in a river near an emergency road to enable travel in the aftermath of recent flash floods in Sumatra that killed over 1,100 people, in Bener Meriah district, Indonesia's Aceh province on January 5, 2026. — AFP pic

21 h ago

Flash floods in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi kill 14, four still missing

People display a giant Venezuelan flags as they take part in a demonstration in support of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro at the Cinelandia square in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 5, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. — AFP pic

22 h ago

‘Nobody is going to run home’: Venezuelan diaspora in wait-and-see mode

A Thai military vehicle passes by a Thai national flag in Kantharalak district in eastern Sisaket province, after weeks of deadly border clashes between the two South-east Asian neighbours Thailand and Cambodia. — AFP pic

23 h ago

Asean headache continues: Thai soldier wounded as Bangkok accuses Cambodia of truce breach

Chubu Electric Power president admitted on January 5, 2026 that the estimated maximum seismic ground motion that the plant could experience during a quake ‘may have been underestimated’ ahead of plans to restart its two nuclear reactors in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. — Reuters file pic

23 h ago

Quake data doubts cloud Japan’s nuclear comeback push

Greenland’s Head of Government Jens-Frederik Nielsen addresses a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 5, 2026. — AFP pic

1d ago

Nato ally Denmark warns US against taking Greenland by force

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook the coast of western Japan today, the country’s meteorological office said, with no tsunami warning issued. ― AFP pic

1d ago

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits western Japan, no tsunami warning

People clear debris in a damaged private medical clinic following a drone strike in Kyiv, on January 5, 2026, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. — AFP pic

1d ago

Ex-Canadian foreign minister steps down to aid Ukraine as economic adviser

Elon Musk’s AI tool Grok has drawn international backlash over sexualised deepfakes of women and minors. — AFP pic

1d ago

‘Remove her clothes’: Global backlash over Grok sexualised images

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