Latest


MetMalaysia issues thunderstorm warning for multiple states on Aug 9
KUALA LUMPUR: Thunderstorms, heavy rain, and strong winds are forecast across several regions in Malaysia, with warnings in effect until…

Chinese Language Day celebrated in Ethiopia to strengthen cultural exchanges
ADDIS ABABA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Chinese Language Day was celebrated on Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's…

Iran sees missile programme as main sticking point in US talks
MUSCAT/PARIS (Reuters) - Iran sees its missile programme rather than its uranium enrichment as a bigger obstacle in nuclear talks…

US lists demands at UN as Syria seeks sanctions relief
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States publicly spelled out at the United Nations on Friday the steps it wants…

Kremlin blames Ukraine for car bomb killing of general near Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin blamed Ukraine for a car bomb that killed a senior Russian military officer near Moscow…

Bizarre deaths of local Tamil star Sivakumar Jayabalan, mother who fell from condo
KUALA LUMPUR: Famous local Tamil actor and singer Sivakumar Jayabalan (pic) was found dead alongside his mother at a condominium…

IMF’s Georgieva says Argentine people to decide election, government should keep reforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday that Argentina's election in October was for…

FBI director says agents arrested judge for obstructing immigration operation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -FBI Director Kash Patel on Friday said federal agents arrested a Wisconsin judge on obstruction charges in a…

MACC seized RM177mil of assets in Q1 of 2025, including from Ismail Sabri probe, says Azam Baki
KUALA LUMPUR: Some RM177mil worth of assets were seized in the first quarter of this year, says Tan Sri Azam…

US Congress unlikely to back a Greenland invasion, top Democrat says
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -The United States Congress is unlikely to support any invasion of Denmark's semi-autonomous territory of Greenland, the top…

Venezuelans’ lawyers urge judge to order Trump to facilitate return from El Salvador
(Reuters) - Lawyers for a group of at least 137 Venezuelan men sent to a prison in El Salvador last…

Kosovo in political stalemate as parliament fails to elect speaker
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo's parliament failed to elect a new speaker for the fourth time on Friday, prolonging a legislative…

Ayer Kuning polls: Don’t let issues divide us, threaten our country’s development, says Anwar
IPOH: The people cannot be complacent and let divisive issues threaten the development of the country, says Datuk Seri Anwar…

UN refugee agency reduces support for Ukrainians fleeing frontline
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations' refugee agency has had to reduce support for newly displaced people in Ukraine as…

KL cop’s ear bitten off by ‘aggressive’ foreigner
KUALA LUMPUR: A policeman had part of his ear bitten off by a foreigner who had become violent after being…

Only locally produced rubber gloves allowed for export, says govt
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has imposed an immediate restriction requiring all rubber glove exporters licensed by the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) to…

Malaysia to deliver oral statement on Israel’s occupation of Palestine, says Azalina
KUALA LUMPUR: Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said will represent the…

Malaysia’s temporary medical centre in Myanmar offers eight medical services
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Malaysia’s temporary medical centre located in the 700th Anniversary Field in Parami Ward, Sagaing Region in Myanmar is…

The ever-likeable Mimi Fly is soaring now as her phenomenal Raya hit ‘Serumpun’ goes past an incredible 10.6 million hits in YouTube
Selangor-born Mimi Fly is flying high and continues to soar even further these days.First her hit song 'Angkat' won many…

India searches for militants in Kashmir, as tensions soar with Pakistan
SRINAGAR (Reuters) -Armed police and soldiers searched homes and forests for militants in Indian Kashmir on Friday and India's army…

Trump’s envoy Witkoff meets Putin in Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday at what Trump…

Russia’s Putin meets US envoy Witkoff, Interfax says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's President Vladimir Putin met U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff in the Kremlin on Friday,…

China’s top graft-buster warns ‘no one is untouchable’ in corruption fight
China’s top graft-buster on Thursday said it would continue to turn up the heat on corruption as part of broader…

South Korea supermarket stabbing spree leaves one dead
A man has been arrested in South Korea after one woman was killed and another was injured following a stabbing…

Pulau Gaya resident finds newborn left at doorstep
KOTA KINABALU: An islander finds a baby abandoned at his doorstep in a village on Pulau Gaya, just off the…

UN agencies for food, refugees plan deep cuts as funding plummets, documents show
GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. agencies for food and refugees are planning deep cuts due to unprecedented funding shortfalls, with the…

Trump’s migration stance overshadowed ties with Pope Francis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Shortly after Pope Francis' death was announced on Monday, President Donald Trump ordered American flags dropped to…

Malaysia re-elected as member of Governing Council of Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has been re-elected as a member of the Governing Council of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the…

Exclusive-Documents show differences over U.S. peace drive for Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) - Ukrainian and European officials pushed back this week against some U.S. proposals on how to end Russia's…