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Arab, Muslim leaders urge review of Israel ties after Qatar attack
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani (centre) chairing the 2025 Arab-Islamic emergency summit in Doha. (Qatar News Agency/AFP pic)…

India launches strikes on Pakistan as Islamabad vows retaliation
Pakistani army tanks roll out during military exercises at the Tilla Field Firing Range in Jhelum district, Pakistan. (AP pic)…

PKR reschedules national congress to May 24
PKR secretary-general Fuziah Salleh said the party will hold its central election and opening ceremony for the national congress on…

Alor Setar airport closes after RMAF jet lands on its nose
Screenshots of the video shared on social media in which the fighter jet can be seen skidding on its nose…

Ministry foils attempts to misappropriate LPG gas worth RM2.4mil since Jan 2024
Domestic trade and cost of living ministry enforcement director-general Azman Adam said a 28-year-old man and six foreign workers in…

Activists renew plea for Singapore to spare Pannir
Activists gathered outside the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur tonight to urge the Singaporean government to commute Malaysian P…

Drug price display law not to disrupt GP operations, says health ministry
More than 300 general practitioners dressed in black staged a peaceful protest near the prime minister’s office in Putrajaya this…

Tourism minister defends visa-free policy for Chinese nationals
Tourism, arts and culture minister Tiong King Sing said blanket criticisms that dismiss Malaysia’s 90-day visa-free entry for Chinese nationals…

More PKR leaders set to rally behind Nurul Izzah
PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar has been backed by eight divisions to contest for the deputy president’s post at the…

Santiago urges successor at SPAN to maintain momentum
Charles Santiago has been replaced as SPAN chairman after two years at the helm. PETALING JAYA: Charles Santiago has called…

Govt mulls restructuring nation’s healthcare financing system
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the MySPC meeting today discussed the National Ageing Action Framework 2025-2045, presented by the economy…

Nazir proposes rebrand of SEA Games to boost Asean identity
Asean-BAC chairman Nazir Razak said the Asean identity has yet to resonate with its people. (AP pic) KUALA LUMPUR: The…

IGP orders federal CID to form special team for Pamela case
Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain said he will chair a meeting tonight to get the latest updates on Pamela Ling’s…

Don’t compare us with retailers, GPs tell govt
MMA president-elect Dr R Thirunavukarasu addressing general practitioners outside Perdana Putra. PUTRAJAYA: Doctors have urged the government not to compare…

Miti mulls special packages for businesses after US tariff talks
Investment, trade and industry minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz said the priority is securing a favourable outcome from reciprocal talks with…

Resolve Sarawak oil demands through unity, fairness, says opposition leader
Hamzah Zainudin says it is reasonable to expect Sarawak to seek a bigger share, but warned the federal government against…

Woman, nephew died from plastic bag suffocation, say police
Selangor deputy police chief Zaini Abu Hassan said no arrests have been made so far. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Police…

Veteran actress Sophia Ibrahim dies at 77
Sophia Ibrahim came from a family that included singer and actress Khadijah Ibrahim and the late singer and actor Latiff…

Popemobile converted into clinic for Gazan children
Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be turned into a children’s clinic in Gaza before his death. (AP…

Delay targeted RON95 subsidies in view of US tariffs, says Hamzah
Opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin suggested the formation of a bipartisan special committee to discuss issues that have arisen following the…

Company used separation scheme to avoid paying retrenchment, court rules
Canon Opto’s downsizing of its workforce in June 2020, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, amounted to a retrenchment,…

Royals can help unite Malay parties, says Hamzah
Larut MP Hamzah Zainudin has expressed readiness to appear before the Malay rulers to speak of the current political situation.…

Russia willing to help resolve India-Pakistan dispute over Kashmir
Pakistani protesters take part in an anti-India rally in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. (AP pic) MOSCOW: Russian foreign…

Grandfather’s first trip with teenage grandsons ends in tragedy
Members of fire and rescue services on the scene in Kuala Krai where the boys had gone swimming. (JBPM pic)…

China clinch record-extending 14th Sudirman Cup title
China’s Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning celebrate after defeating South Korea’s Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee. (AP pic) XIAMEN: China…

MMA confirms peaceful march against price-display rule on Tuesday
Private general practitioners said they were disappointed and frustrated over the many unanswered questions regarding the implementation of medicine price…

Govt ready to work with journalists’ union on AI guidelines, says Fahmi
Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said he is ready to listen to the views of the National Union of Journalists Malaysia,…

No leads in disappearance of woman en route to MACC, say cops
The brother of Pamela Ling, 42, reported her missing on April 9. He claimed she had been abducted on her…

Risky to make Bung ‘poster boy’ for Sabah polls, says analyst
Sabah Umno said Bung Moktar Radin is the most qualified person for the role of ‘poster boy’ in the upcoming…