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Irregular migrant crossings into EU drop 20% in 2025: Frontex

WARSAW: The number of irregular migrant crossings into the European Union dropped by 20 percent in the first five months of the year, the EU’s border agency said Wednesday. Warsaw-based Frontex said that a total of 63,700 crossings were detected this year, adding that the main nationalities were Afghan, Bangladeshi and Malian. The biggest decreases… Continue reading

France eyes social media ban for under-15s after school stabbing

PARIS: French authorities have announced plans to ban social media for under-15s and the sale of knives to minors after the murder of a teaching assistant by a 14-year-old boy plunged the country into shock. A secondary school pupil was arrested on Tuesday after killing a 31-year-old school assistant with a knife during a bag… Continue reading

N. Ireland police slam ‘hate-fuelled mob rule’ after more unrest

BALLYMENA: Police in Northern Ireland on Wednesday condemned “disgraceful” scenes of violence on a town’s streets after a second night of rioting targeting foreigners in which 17 officers were injured. The unrest was triggered following the arrest of two teenagers accused of attempting to rape a young girl. The youngsters appeared in court on Monday… Continue reading

Johor to host 60% of Malaysia’s total data centre capacity by 2030 – Tengku Zafrul

KUALA LUMPUR: Johor is expected to host 60 per cent of Malaysia’s total data centre capacity by 2030, cementing its role as the digital hub for Southeast Asia, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI). Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the transformation would be accelerated by… Continue reading

Johor to host 60% of Malaysia’s total data centre capacity by 2030 – Tengku Zafrul

Remaja tekap lapan rakan dengan seterika panas diarah jalani pemulihan di Henry Gurney

KUCHING: Mahkamah Majistret di sini hari ini memerintahkan seorang pelajar lelaki Tingkatan Dua yang menekap lapan rakan asrama yang sedang nyenyak tidur dengan seterika panas hanya untuk suka-suka, ditempatkan di Sekolah Henry Gurney hingga berusia 17 tahun. Perintah itu diputuskan selepas remaja berusia 14 tahun dari Matang, dekat sini mengaku bersalah atas lapan pertuduhan yang… Continue reading

Polish President Andrzej Duda concludes official visit to Malaysia

SEPANG: Polish President Andrzej Duda departed for Singapore today after concluding a three-day official visit to Malaysia, his first to the country since assuming office in August 2015. A red-carpet farewell ceremony was held for Duda at the Bunga Raya Complex, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), featuring a guard of honour mounted by 28 officers… Continue reading

Appeals Court set Aug 19 for decision in activist’s appeal over challenge to online speech law

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has fixed August 19 to deliver its decision in an appeal brought by an activist over the dismissal of her lawsuit that had challenged the validity of parts of a provision in the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 that criminalises offensive online comments. A three-man bench consisting of Federal Court… Continue reading

Appeals Court set Aug 19 for decision in activist’s appeal over challenge to online speech law

East-West Highway (JRTB) safety upgrades proposed after fatal crash

IPOH: Recommendations for improving safety features on the East-West Highway (JRTB), which connects Gerik in Perak and Jeli in Kelantan, include enhancing lighting, increasing warning signs, adding climbing lanes, and installing road dividers. Mohd Amir Faizal, 47, a volunteer with the Sungai Petani Response Team, stated that comprehensive and immediate action was needed to upgrade… Continue reading

RM3,000 aid for families of UPSI students killed in crash – Ahmad Samsuri

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu government will provide financial assistance of RM3,000 to each family of the 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students who perished in a bus crash on the East-West Highway (JRTB) near Tasik Banding, Gerik, Perak. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar said RM1,000 of the amount had already been… Continue reading

RM3,000 aid for families of UPSI students killed in crash – Ahmad Samsuri

Gerik crash: UPSI sets up fund for public donations

IPOH: Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) has set up a special fund for public contributions following the tragic accident that claimed the lives of 15 of its students last Monday. UPSI vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Md Amin Md Taff, in a statement, said donations could be channelled through the Student Representative Council Fund (RHB Bank:… Continue reading

Gerik crash: UPSI sets up fund for public donations

Bekas pekerja sekolah antarabangsa didakwa tipu, pecah amanah lebih RM140,000

KUALA LUMPUR: Bekas kakitangan sebuah sekolah antarabangsa mengaku tidak bersalah di Mahkamah Sesyen di sini hari ini atas tiga pertuduhan menipu dan pecah amanah melibatkan wang lebih RM140,000 milik sekolah itu tahun lepas. A. Komala, 33, yang ketika itu berkhidmat sebagai eksekutif perhubungan ibu bapa dan pembantu peribadi didakwa melakukan pecah amanah wang RM142,354.10 milik… Continue reading

Seleweng dana pembinaan lebuh raya: SPRM rakam keterangan Tan Sri enam jam

KUALA LUMPUR: Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) hari ini merakamkan keterangan seorang individu bergelar Tan Sri selama enam jam berhubung siasatan kes penyelewengan dana sukuk bagi pembinaan sebuah lebuh raya di Lembah Klang. Ketua Pesuruhjaya SPRM Tan Sri Azam Baki berkata proses rakaman keterangan yang bermula kira-kira 9 pagi itu selesai pada 3 petang tadi… Continue reading

UPSI tragedy: MADANI govt announces RM10,000 aid for each family of perished victims

KUALA LUMPUR: The MADANI government will provide RM10,000 in financial aid to each family of the 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students who lost their lives in the tragic bus accident last Monday. Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil, who is MADANI Government spokesperson, said that each injured victim will also receive RM5,000 in similar… Continue reading

UPSI tragedy: MADANI govt announces RM10,000 aid for each family of perished victims

MOT wujudkan sistem pangkalan data, elak pemandu bas bermasalah

KUALA LUMPUR: Kementerian Pengangkutan (MOT) akan membangunkan sistem pangkalan data pemandu bas eskpres dan persiaran, lengkap dengan rekod lampau dan buruk mereka, bagi tujuan penambahbaikan keselamatan pengangkutan awam darat. Menteri Pengangkutan Anthony Loke berkata sistem itu yang akan dibangunkan Agensi Pengangkutan Awam Darat (APAD) akan membolehkan syarikat bas menilai kelayakan serta latar belakang pemandu sebelum… Continue reading

Harga RON97, RON95, diesel kekal bagi tempoh 12 hingga 18 Jun

KUALA LUMPUR: Harga runcit petrol RON97 dan RON95 di seluruh negara masing-masing kekal pada kadar RM3.07 dan RM2.05 seliter bagi tempoh 12 hingga 18 Jun ini. Kementerian Kewangan dalam kenyataan hari ini memaklumkan harga runcit diesel di Semenanjung pula kekal pada paras RM2.74 seliter, begitu juga bagi harga runcit diesel di Sabah, Sarawak dan Labuan… Continue reading

Tragedi UPSI: Setiap keluarga mangsa terkorban terima RM10,000 daripada kerajaan MADANI – Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR: Kerajaan MADANI akan menyalurkan bantuan sebanyak RM10,000 kepada keluarga setiap 15 mangsa yang terkorban dalam nahas bas persiaran melibatkan penuntut Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) pada Isnin lepas. Menteri Komunikasi Datuk Fahmi Fadzil yang juga Jurucakap Kerajaan MADANI berkata kerajaan turut akan memberikan sumbangan sebanyak RM5,000 kepada setiap mangsa yang cedera dalam tragedi… Continue reading

World Bank revises Malaysia’s 2025 GDP growth forecast to 3.9%

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2025 has been revised to 3.9 per cent, a 0.6 percentage-point downgrade from January 2025’s projection, according to the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report. The downgrade was attributed to the unpredictable macroeconomic effects of higher trade barriers, which the World Bank said could weigh… Continue reading

Nahas bas Gerik: UPSI tubuh tabung untuk orang ramai hulur sumbangan

IPOH: Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) menubuhkan tabung khas untuk orang ramai memberikan sumbangan ikhlas susulan kemalangan yang meragut 15 nyawa penuntut institusi pendidikan tinggi itu, Isnin lepas. Naib Canselor UPSI Prof Datuk Dr Md Amin Md Taff dalam kenyataan memaklumkan sumbangan boleh disalurkan melalui Tabung Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar (RHB Bank: 25807500029702) dan Tabung UPSI… Continue reading

Misappropriation of funds for highway project: MACC records statement of “Tan Sri” for six hours today

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today recorded the statement of an individual with the title “Tan Sri” for six hours in connection with the investigation into the alleged misappropriation of sukuk funds for the construction of a highway in the Klang Valley. MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the process of… Continue reading

Misappropriation of funds for highway project: MACC records statement of “Tan Sri” for six hours today

Finland summons Russian diplomat after suspected airspace violation

HELSINKI: Finland on Wednesday summoned Russia’s charge d’affaires for talks, a day after a Russian military aircraft was suspected of violating Finnish airspace, the foreign ministry told AFP. Finland’s defence ministry said on Tuesday that it believed a Russian military aircraft had violated Finnish airspace off the coast of Porvoo, east of the capital Helsinki.… Continue reading

Umno divisional meetings best platform to raise grassroots voices – Asyraf Wajdi

KUALA LUMPUR: The ongoing Umno Divisional Delegates’ Meetings nationwide serve as the ideal platform for grassroots members to raise issues which require the attention of the party’s top leadership. Umno secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki expressed hope that all representatives involved can make the most of the meeting space, which will run until July… Continue reading

Umno divisional meetings best platform to raise grassroots voices – Asyraf Wajdi

Gaza rescuers say Israel fire near aid centre kills 31

GAZA CITY: The Gaza civil defence agency said Israeli forces opened fire on people waiting to enter a US-backed food distribution centre on Wednesday, killing 31 and wounding “about 200”. “We transported at least 31 martyrs and about 200 wounded as a result of Israeli tank and drone fire on thousands of citizens… on their… Continue reading

S. Africa flooding toll rises to nine, children missing

JOHANNESBURG: The death toll from flooding in eastern parts of South Africa has risen to nine as rescuers search for children missing after a minibus was swept away, the local government said on Wednesday. Heavy snowfall and storms have affected areas of the Eastern Cape province, with the entire country experiencing extreme winter weather conditions… Continue reading

MPI collaborates with IPTs to expand journalism training programmes

GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian Press Institute (MPI) is collaborating with institutions of higher education (IPTs) to expand its training and exposure programmes to communication students in a bid to strengthen the field of journalism. MPI president Datuk Yong Soo Heong said the initiative is part of MPI’s efforts to forge strategic collaboration between industry and… Continue reading

MPI collaborates with IPTs to expand journalism training programmes

Hong Kong warns downloading game could be national security crime

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police have warned downloading a mobile game in which players can attempt to overthrow a stand-in for China’s Communist Party could constitute a national security crime, as it vanished from Apple’s local App Store Wednesday. Beijing is extremely sensitive to even subtle hints of dissent, and in 2020 imposed a national… Continue reading

Three Alawites killed after attack on Syria government forces: monitor

BEIRUT: Three Alawite civilians were killed in western Syria overnight, hours after an attack on government forces killed at least one officer, a war monitor said on Wednesday. Syrian authorities said four civilians were targeted by unknown attackers in the Tal Kalakh area near the Lebanese border, killing two of them. Since an Islamist-led offensive… Continue reading

RM30 mixed rice drama: Customer gets “reality check” after decade of loyalty, Internet takes sides

WHEN a regular customer’s shock over his bill meets a no-nonsense vendor’s breakdown – the internet couldn’t stay neutral A seemingly ordinary lunch turned into a viral social media drama when a longtime customer got the shock of his life over a RM30.20 mixed rice bill in Taman Sentosa, Johor – and the vendor’s savage… Continue reading

Russia downplays damage from Ukraine’s airbase drone attack

MOSCOW: Russia on Wednesday said that Ukraine’s brazen drone attack on nuclear-capable bombers earlier this month was “purposefully exaggerated”, downplaying the extent of the damage in Moscow’s most detailed remarks on the strikes. In a series of daring attacks deep into Russian territory, Ukraine on June 1 targeted military airbases with drones, saying it had… Continue reading

July 23 decision on Kolej Vokasional Lahad Datu murder case

TAWAU: The High Court today postponed to July 23 its decision on the case involving 13 male students of Kolej Vokasional Lahad Datu, who are jointly charged with the murder of their college mate Mohamad Nazmie Aizzat Mohd Narul Azwan, last year. The verdict, initially scheduled for today, was postponed to allow for clarification related… Continue reading

July 23 decision on Kolej Vokasional Lahad Datu murder case

Musk regrets some of his Trump criticisms, says they ‘went too far’

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and Donald Trump’s former advisor, said Wednesday he regretted some of his recent criticisms of the US president, after the pair’s public falling-out last week. “I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far,“ Musk wrote on his social media platform X.… Continue reading

MARA, MOHE collaborate to monitor students in US amid new Trump policies – Asyraf Wajdi

KUALA LUMPUR: Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) will work closely with the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) to closely monitor the situation involving its scholars in the United States following the introduction of new policies under President Donald Trump’s administration. Its chairman, Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, said that so far, MOHE has assured that the… Continue reading

MARA, MOHE collaborate to monitor students in US amid new Trump policies – Asyraf Wajdi

“It was cheap” – M’sian influencer cooks RM4k worth A5 Wagyu rendang, internet divided

MALAYSIAN influencer and businessman Aliff Awang, better known as Opai on TikTok, recently turned heads online after revealing that he spent over RM4,000 on premium Wagyu beef to cook rendang for Aidiladha. In a video shared on social media, Opai who is also the husband of local actress Fatin Afeefa, showcased the preparation of the… Continue reading

Polish President Duda visits iconic Petronas Twin Towers

KUALA LUMPUR: Poland’s President Andrzej Duda, who is on his first official visit to Malaysia, toured the iconic Petronas Twin Towers today. Duda arrived at 2.30 pm, accompanied by Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad and several Polish officials. He spent about 30 minutes at the Sky Bridge at level 42 and the observation… Continue reading

Polish President Duda visits iconic Petronas Twin Towers

Labubu toy sculpture sold for $150,000 at China auction

SHANGHAI: A Beijing auction house has sold a four-foot-tall sculpture of a viral plush toy character for more than $150,000, as global demand for the Chinese-designed Labubu dolls reaches fever pitch. The rabbit-like figures sporting mischievous grins began as a character created by Hong Kong-born artist Kasing Lung, and are made by Beijing-based toy brand… Continue reading

Dollar keeps losing market share but euro is no winner either: ECB study

FRANKFURT: The dollar continued to lose market share last year as the world’s dominant currency but mostly smaller rivals and gold benefited rather than the euro, which aspires to fill any void left by receding confidence in the greenback, an ECB report showed. Investors have sold off dollar assets since April because of erratic U.S.… Continue reading

Nighttime curfew in LA as Trump vows to ‘liberate’ city

LOS ANGELES: A nighttime curfew was in force in Los Angeles on Tuesday as local officials sought to get a handle on protests that Donald Trump claimed were an invasion by a “foreign enemy.” Looting and vandalism has scarred the heart of America’s second biggest city as largely peaceful protests over immigration arrests turned ugly… Continue reading

Man City sign AC Milan midfielder Tijjani Reijnders

MANCHESTER City on Wednesday announced the signing of Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan on a five-year deal for a reported fee of £46.3 million ($62.4 million). The Dutch midfielder, City’s fourth signing of the week, said he was “ecstatic” to be signing for Pep Guardiola’s side. The club announced deals for midfielder Rayan Cherki from… Continue reading

Ex-international school staff claims trial to cheating, CBT involving over RM142,000

KUALA LUMPUR: A former employee of an international school pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to three charges of cheating and criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving RM142,354.10 belonging to the school. A. Komala, 33, who served as a parent liaison executive and personal assistant at the time, is accused of misappropriating… Continue reading