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Starting January 1, businesses with an annual turnover or revenue of up to RM5 million will be required to implement e-invoicing. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Starting today, businesses with revenue up to RM5m required to implement e-invoicing

The July LKAN report revealed that three of the seven UKM tenders, totalling RM58.45 million, failed to comply with prescribed procurement procedures. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 12 h ago

MACC probes RM58.45m UKM tenders flagged by Auditor-General over governance lapses

Suspected space debris, measuring 4.26×3.64 metres, was found along the Nenasi coast in Pekan, Pahang on December 30, 2025 and is temporarily stored at Nenasi Police Station for safety and further investigation. — Bernama

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Something out of this world lands on Pekan shore, Atomic Energy Dept says not radioactive

The Kedah menteri besar added that PAS’ struggle to gain control of the country’s political system must continue consistently and with determination. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 17 h ago

PAS wants to restore Islam as the core of governance, says Kedah MB

The wrecked Lexus LC500 sports convertible at the scene of the accident along Jalan Stutong in Kuching, Sarawak on January 1, 2026. — The Borneo Post

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Convertible chaos: Firefighters rescue Lexus lover stuck in wrecked car on first day of 2026

Actor George Clooney and Amal Clooney host their annual fundraiser ‘The Albie Awards’ in London October 3, 2025. — Reuters pic

Showbiz / 17 h ago

Trump tells France it can ‘keep’ George Clooney as row brews over actor’s new passport

Visit Malaysia Year 2026 is targeting 45 million international arrivals. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 14 h ago

2026 ahead: Here's some of the events and policies to look out for Malaysians

A consultant lost RM690,500 to an online investment scam in November, Penang police chief Datuk Azizee Ismail said. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Consultant in Penang loses RM690,500 in online scam promising 100pc returns

The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) said the enforcement will cover Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perlis and Kedah, as well as the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. — John Cameron/Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Clean up or clock in: Community service for littering starts today in Johor, Melaka, N. Sembilan, Pahang, Perlis, Kedah, KL and Putrajaya

Police officers conduct checks on motorcyclists during the Ops Samseng Jalanan at Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah early this morning, January 1, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Pregnant wife faces ordeal after husband tests positive for drugs during roadblock at Jalan Duta Toll

A multidisciplinary team at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (PPUM) has made Malaysian medical history after successfully performing a liver transplant on a four-month-old baby boy weighing just 6.2kg, the youngest and lightest recipient recorded in the country. — Picture courtesy of Universiti Malaya Medical Centre

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Malaysia’s youngest liver transplant: Baby collapses before surgery, survives through mother’s donation and PPUM teamwork

Plaza Merdeka staff cleaning up the debris from the fallen ceiling. — The Borneo Post pic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Ceiling at Plaza Merdeka in Kuching drops on NYE, shoppers unharmed

The Health Ministry denied that patients who walk into its clinics will not be treated after allegations spread on social media. — Picture from Facebook/KEMENTERIAN KESIHATAN MALAYSIA

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Appointments preferred, but walk-ins not turned away, says Health Ministry

According to the tourism minister, feedback from relevant agencies indicated that some tourists had raised concerns about unfriendly behaviour, including instances of impatience and hostility. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Be friendlier, Malaysians: Tourism minister urges warmth and cleanliness ahead of Visit Malaysia 2026

File picture of an RMN Super Lynx helicopter. The RMN said the incident, which occurred at around 10.50pm, happened while the helicopter was conducting a demonstration flight in conjunction with the 60th Anniversary Celebration of the Malaysian Army’s Special Warfare Group (GGK) in Melaka. — Screengrab from social media

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Emergency at Klebang: RMN Super Lynx helicopter makes water landing, crew safe

World

7 h ago

Ukrainians wish for peace in 2026 — and no more power cuts

This photograph shows market fruit stalls and cars on a street during a 4 day blackout in the city of Vyshgorod, in the Kyiv region on December 30, 2025, following Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructures amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. — AFP pic

VYSHGOROD (Ukraine), Jan 1 — Ukrainians marking their fourth New Year’s Eve since Russia’s invasion said their biggest wish for 2026 was peace—as well as an end to the power cuts that had made life “hell”.Russia intensified its campaign of strikes against Ukraine’s energy grid during the winter of 2025,...

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Residents wave Somali flags as they attend a rally denouncing Israel’s recent announcement recognizing the breakaway Somaliland region, during a gathering calling for Somalia’s territorial unity at Mogadishu Stadium in Mogadishu on December 30, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 7 h ago

Will Somaliland become Israel’s new strategic ally?

Demonstrators hold placards as they demonstrate in solidarity with the Palestinian people amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group in the Gaza enclave, at the Galata Bridge in Istanbul on January 1, 2026. — AFP pic

World / 9 h ago

Thousands stage pro-Gaza rally in Istanbul

Saudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, according to an AFP tally, setting a new record for the number of inmates put to death in the kingdom in a single year. — AFP pic

World / 11 h ago

Riyadh’s war on drugs drives record 356 executions in 2025

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National Guard stand watch in New Orleans’ French Quarter as crowds move through the historic district, December 31, 2025. — AFP pic

12 h ago

Chicago, LA, Portland see National Guard exit as Trump bows to court rulings

A man holds a plastic sheet beside a damaged car after a Russian strike near Kyiv, September 28, 2025. — AFP pic

12 h ago

Peace agreement nearly ready, Zelensky cautions final 10pc crucial to deter Russia

A girl poses holding her phone in Sydney, Australia on November 22, 2025. — Reuters pic

13 h ago

France drafts law to ban social media for under‑15s by September

Authorities at the site of an explosion that ripped through a bar in Crans Montana January 1, 2026. — AFP pic

14 h ago

Swiss police report multiple deaths after bar blast in luxury ski town Crans Montana

14 h ago

New York swears in Mamdani with Trump already circling

16 h ago

London stages the ‘greatest show’ to welcome 2026, dazzling 100,000 revellers with 12,000 fireworks

Palestinian children warm themselves by a fire beside a sand sculpture by artist Yazed Abo Jarad, as families in Deir El‑Balah in central Gaza prepare to usher in the New Year, December 30, 2025. — AFP pic

16 h ago

Doctors Without Borders among 37 NGOs facing Israeli ban as UN chief slams ‘outrageous’ decision

Rail traffic through the Channel tunnel slowly resumed with more cancellations and delays Wednesday after an electricity failure stranded thousands of passengers and trapped some for a night in a powerless train. — AFP pic

17 h ago

Overhead line fault traps Eurostar passengers overnight, services resume with lingering disruption

This screen grab from a video posted on the X account of US Southern Command shows a strike on one of three boats alleged to be trafficking drugs in international waters on December 30, 2025. — AFP pic/US Southern Command’s X Account

17 h ago

Another eight dead as US flexes military muscle with fresh boat attacks

Palestinians in Ramallah protest against the killing of journalists in Gaza, West Bank, August 11, 2025. — Reuters pic

18 h ago

Press freedom under fire: 128 journalists killed and 533 jailed across the globe in 2025

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends an event to celebrate the New Year, in Pyongyang. — Reuters pic/KCNA

18 h ago

North Korea’s Kim praises soldiers abroad, calling them heroes of Pyongyang and Moscow’s ‘invincible alliance’

Lawyers for Brazil’s far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro asked a court Wednesday to convert his prison sentence for plotting a coup to house arrest, as he prepared to leave hospital a week after surgery. — AFP pic

19 h ago

Brazil’s far-right former leader Bolsonaro wants house arrest, citing fragile health after groin surgery

Palestinian fighters escort Israeli hostage Arbel Yehud to a Red Cross team in Khan Younis, Gaza, on January 30, 2025. — AFP pic

19 h ago

After 817 days, Israel’s hostage families forum bows out with one last mission unfulfilled

A Cambodian soldier, freed after months in Thai captivity, embraces his daughter upon arrival in Phnom Penh on December 31, 2025. — AFP pic/Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP)

19 h ago

Crowds line Phnom Penh streets as Cambodia’s captured soldiers come home in goodwill gesture from Thailand

Fireworks light up the midnight sky over Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House. — AFP pic

19 h ago

Fireworks over Sydney, silence in Hong Kong, and hope in Gaza as the world greets 2026

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