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A video circulating on social media shows a Singapore-registered vehicle refuelling RON95 petrol, with part of the number plate obscured.

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Johor police: Singapore-registered car in viral RON95 refuelling clip traced, owner summoned

Anthony Loke said Anwar’s 2026 New Year Message during the Prime Minister’s Department monthly assembly for January is expected to address key issues including the economy, education and institutional reform. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Anwar to chair special Cabinet meeting before PM’s Dept New Year address with key announcements expected, says Loke

DAP secretary‑general Anthony Loke has advised party grassroots not to be swayed by others or easily provoked over calls for the party to leave the unity government. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

DAP will not bow to outside pressure or provocation to quit unity government, says Loke

Teoh Siew Li pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate’s Court in Alor Setar on January 4, 2026, to three charges linked to an incident involving a police officer. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Woman denies charges of insulting Islam, assaulting officer and obscene gesture in Mergong

The initiatives come as schools return to a January academic calendar, which the education minister described as a critical transition year. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Fadhlina: New preschool curriculum, education plan top MOE priorities for 2026

China conducted a live-firing exercise involving its land, air, and sea military units around Taiwan in December 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 13 h ago

Could China move in on Taiwan now after US strike on Venezuela? Analysts weigh in

Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) deputy managing director (development) Eneng Faridah Iskandar says the Online Safety Act 2025 will not restrict freedom of expression. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Here’s what Malaysians can expect as social media firms come under Malaysian laws now

A mother and daughter were killed in a road accident involving two vehicles at Kilometre 33 of Jalan Kebun Baru–Bukit Serampang here on Saturday. — Picture from Facebook

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Mother and daughter killed in Tangkak crash after buffalo collision

TNB says EVs are designed with very strict safety systems to ensure they remain safe during floods, adding that modern charging stations are built with water- and dust-resistant designs, automatic cut-off systems and moisture sensors. — SoyaCincau pic

Life / 13 h ago

Charging your EV during a flood? Here’s what TNB wants you to know

A photograph which US President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account shows what he described as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima amphibious assault ship on January 3, 2026. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

‘Let Venezuelans decide’: Anwar urges release of Maduro, says US action violates international law

Besraya (M) Sdn Bhd said motorists travelling south are advised to use the U-turn at KM8.6, while northbound drivers should use KM10.5. — Picture from X/Bernama

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Besraya to close KM9.5 U-turn for six months in traffic flow trial from Jan 5

Anita Yusof’s Global Dream Ride that began in 2015 aboard her trusty Yamaha FZ150i motorbike has taken her to over 120 countries on all seven continents. — Pictures from Instagram/gdranitayusof

Life / 13 h ago

A woman and her bike: Malaysian Anita Yusof, 58, proves age and gender not barriers to round-the-world adventure (VIDEO)

A private sector worker has been detained for allegedly involved in a fight at the Sungai Long Toll Plaza on the East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE) heading towards Balakong on Friday. — Screengrab of video via social media

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Police probe Sungai Long Toll Plaza fight that disrupted traffic, man remanded

Four assemblymen in Sabah said the number of Kota Kinabalu residents recorded as non-Malaysian citizens has grown exponentially between 2023 and 2024, making up 20.9 per cent of the state capital city’s estimated 600,000 residents. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Explain this rise: Four Sabah reps demand CM Hajiji answer after DOSM logs one in five people in KK as non-Malaysian

The price tag for a licence to drive in Singapore just got heavier from January 1, 2026. — Picture from Facebook/ComfortDelGro

Singapore / 13 h ago

Buckle up: Driving lessons in Singapore is very dear in 2026, here’s the breakdown

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Pyongyang flaunts hypersonic missiles, Kim warns nuclear forces primed after Venezuela fallout

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects a missile launch in Pyongyang on January 4, 2026, in images released by KCNA. — AFP pic/KCNA via KNS

SEOUL, Jan 5 — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the test-firing of “cutting-edge” hypersonic missiles to ready Pyongyang’s nuclear forces for war, state media said Monday.Pyongyang said Sunday’s test was made all the more necessary by “recent geopolitical crisis” — a clear nod to this weekend’s events in North...

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Members of the ‘Colectivos’ militia march in Caracas on January 4, 2026, demanding the release of President Nicolas Maduro after his capture in US strikes. — Reuters pic

World / 14 m ago

‘Pay big price’: Trump warns Venezuela’s new leader of severe consequences if she resists

Rescue personnel secure a body bag containing the remains of Spanish football coach Fernando Martín Carreras, recovered from waters off Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, on January 4, 2026. — AFP pic/Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) handout

World / 55 m ago

Rescue teams recover Spanish coach’s body near Flores Island as hunt for two missing children intensifies

Aerial view of uprooted trees at an Islamic boarding school after flash floods in Aceh Tamiang, northern Sumatra, Indonesia on December 10, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 1 h ago

North Sumatra schools rise from the mud: Over 95pc ready to reopen despite flood scars

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A supporter of Javier Milei displays a one hundred dollar bill placard with his image outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires on December 10, 2023. The president’s critics say the newly signed tax innocence Bill will turn the country into a money-laundering haven. — AFP pic

3 h ago

Argentina aims to boost its foreign currency reserves from US$251 billion in ‘mattress dollars’

China conducted a live-firing exercise involving its land, air, and sea military units around Taiwan in December 2025. — Reuters pic

13 h ago

Could China move in on Taiwan now after US strike on Venezuela? Analysts weigh in

A teddy bear and a shirt laid at a memorial set up near the ‘Le Constellation’ bar in the Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana, Switzerland on January 3, 2026 after the NYE fire that killed 40 people, a quarter of them teenagers. —- AFP pic

15 h ago

Ten out of 40 dead in Swiss New Year’s Eve bar fire were teens, youngest so far aged 14, Valais police say identification ongoing

NYPD cars taking part of the caravan for Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro arrive to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn (MDC Brooklyn) after the United States struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores overnight, in New York City, January 3, 2026. — Reuters pic

17 h ago

Trump says US oil firms to head into Venezuela

Protesters gather with placards outside the gates of Downing Street to attend a London Rally in Solidarity with Iran's Uprising, organised by The Association of Anglo-Iranian Women in the UK, in central London on January 3, 2026, to protest against the Iranian regime's crackdown on protests. — AFP pic

17 h ago

Iranians protest in Tehran as clashes grip country's west, according to local media reports

The British Ministry of Defence said there was no indication the bombing north of the ancient site of Palmyra had posed any risk to civilians.— Picture via Facebook

19 h ago

UK says conducted joint strike with France on IS site near Palmyra

Even after the removal of curbs, however, airlines will need several days to restore normal operations. — Reuters pic

19 h ago

US lifts Caribbean airspace curbs after attack on Venezuela

South Korea President Lee Jae Myung (right) and his wife Kim Hea Kyung (left) board their plane to depart for China at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam on January 4, 2026. — AFP pic

19 h ago

S. Korean president heads to China, hoping to sidestep Taiwan tensions

A woman walks past umbrellas at a vegetable market in Naypyidaw on December 29, 2025, a day after the first phase of Myanmar's general election. — AFP pic

20 h ago

Myanmar to free 6,186 prisoners in Independence Day amnesty during election

The White House posted video on X of Maduro, handcuffed and in sandals, escorted by federal agents through a US Drug Enforcement Administration facility in New York. — US govt photo via social media

22 h ago

Maduro now in New York jail as Trump says US to ‘run’ Venezuela

Acting Venezuela President Delcy Rodriguez (right) is seen with deposed president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores (left). — Reuters pic

23 h ago

Venezuela’s Supreme Court orders Delcy Rodriguez become interim president

Swiss Justice Minister Beat Jans (centre), Frederic Gisler, Commander of the Valais Cantonal Police, Eva Wildi-Cortes, director of FEDPOL (Federal Office of Police), Mathias Reynard, State Councillor and President of the Council of State of the Canton of Valais, Beatrice Pilloud, Attorney General of the Canton of Valais Nicolas Feraud, Mayor of Crans-Montana and Stephane Ganzer, State Councillor of the Canton of Valais gather at a makeshift memorial in tribute to the victims following a fire at ‘Le Constellation’ bar during New Year's Eve celebrations, killing 40 people and injuring 119, in the Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana, on January 3, 2026. — AFP pool pic

23 h ago

Swiss investigate bar managers after deadly New Year's blaze

A photo shows candles at a memorial set up near the 'Le Constellation' bar following a fire at the establishment during New Year's Eve celebrations, killing 40 people and injuring 119, in the Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana, on January 3, 2026. — AFP pic

23 h ago

Soundproofing foam in focus in probe of deadly Swiss bar fire

In recent weeks, Kim has made a series of visits to factories that build weapons, as well as to a nuclear-powered submarine, and has overseen missile tests ahead of this year's Ninth Party Congress of the Workers' Party to set out ‌major policy goals. — KCNA via Reuters pic

23 h ago

North Korea fires ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast

People demonstrate against US military action in Venezuela outside Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, on January 3. 2026. — AFP pic

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US allies, foes alarmed by toppling of Venezuela's Maduro

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