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According to Proton subsidiary Pro-Net, he Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure range for the e.MAS 7 is between 345 km and 410 km, so there is no reason to be anxious about running out of power in the countryside. — Bernama pic

Tech-gadgets / 17 h ago

No EV charger? No problem, say Proton subsidiary and users as smarter systems ease urban, rural charging fears

Police are looking for a man seen in a viral video bringing his pet dog into a nasi kandar restaurant in Segamat. — Video screencaps via social media

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Police tracking man who took pet dog to Segamat nasi kandar restaurant, chair disposed of

PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli speaking during his party election tour in Kota Baru. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Rafizi: I was told I’d be ‘lifted up’ in PAS, but I’m not interested

Accountant General Nor Yati Ahmad (2nd left) looks at staff from the Accountant General's Department who were on duty to check Unclaimed Money at the Madani Adoption Village and Madani Santuni Programmes at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Minyak Beku May 17, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Malaysia’s unclaimed money reaches RM13.3b, only RM4b claimed since 1977, says Accountant General

The world number four Malaysians took just 45 minutes to subdue the Japanese pair and set up a title showdown against South Korea’s Jeong Na Eun-Lee Yeon Woo. — Bernama pic

Sports / 9 h ago

National aces Pearly Tan-Thinaah smash past Japanese pair to reach Thailand Open final

The Health Ministry stressed that there has been no new policy or change regarding the current billing practices at private medical clinics. — Picture by Hari Anggara.

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Health Ministry says private clinics must only give itemised bills if requested, after backlash over TikTok Live remarks

Both Singaporeans were declared dead at Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Hospital. — Screengrab from Google Street View

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Two Singaporeans found dead in sealed Cheras homestay room, burnt charcoal and ketamine discovered

Malaysia will host the 46th Asean Summit this month and the Asean Summit with Dialogue Partners at the end of October, as part of the country’s role as Asean Chair in 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Education Ministry: 71 schools in KL, Selangor can implement home-based learning during Asean Summit period

A view of the condition of the stone-laden lorry (left) and the FRU truck lorry (right) that had an accident last Tuesday on Jalan Chikus-Sungai Lampam during a photoBernama inspection at the Hilir Perak District Police Headquarters (IPD) May 16, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Company owner says lorry involved in fatal Teluk Intan FRU crash cleared Puspakom checks last month

The Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak organising secretary Violet Yong has called on Affin Bank to issue a correction and public apology for using the wrong hornbill species on a bank card designed to represent Sarawak, calling it a ‘cultural misrepresentation’. — The Borneo Post pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

‘Not our kenyalang’: Affin Bank’s hornbill blunder sparks criticism from Sarawak DAP leaders

While Gaga’s May 24 show is officially sold out, tickets remain for the other three dates — May 18, 19 and 21. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 9 h ago

Just dance... to the checkout: Scalpers fold as Lady Gaga tickets go from mayhem to markdown in Singapore

The second seeds needed just 38 minutes to see off Thai duo Kittinupong Kedren and Dechapol Puavaranukroh, winning 21-17, 21-13 at the Nimibutr Stadium. — AFP pic

Sports / 11 h ago

Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik live up to the hype, power into Thailand Open final

The Covid-19 situation in the country remains under control and below the alert level, despite an increase in cases in several neighbouring countries such as Singapore and Thailand, according to the Health Ministry. — Picture by Choo Choy May .

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases remain below alert level despite regional surge; Health Ministry continues to monitor situation

Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives, Datuk Seri R. Ramanan, speaks to members of the media after officiating the Tekun Nasional Basic Entrepreneurship Seminar at a hotel in Section 13, Shah Alam. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Ramanan calls viral money video on PKR polls ‘dirty politics’, explains that cash handed to own staff outside service centre

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting with a group of teachers in Tehran May 17, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 10 h ago

Iran’s Supreme Leader says Trump is lying when he speaks of peace

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Malaysia / 10 h ago

Women’s ministry reviewing welfare support for families of FRU officers killed in Perak crash

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain visited injured Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel at Teluk Intan Hospital today. — Bernama pic

KUCHING, May 17 — The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) is reviewing financial assistance, through the Social Welfare Department (JKM), for the families of nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) officers killed in a recent road accident in Perak.KPWKM Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the review would...

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Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories), Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa, delivered a speech at the Launch Ceremony of the 2025 Federal Territory Putrajaya-level Tuition Mission at Dewan Seri Siantan. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

PKR polls: Dr Zaliha denies Rafizi’s claims, says over 280 complaints reviewed and actions taken

Penang police chief Datuk Hamzah Ahmad said the victim reported the scam yesterday, claiming he was tricked by a syndicate known as NBMAX. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Penang factory engineer loses RM300,000 in Facebook investment scam, say police

Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching (second right) officiates the launch gimmick of the Kita MADANI Carnival X Johor State 2025 MADANI Rakyat Programme (PMR) at the PPR Sri Stulang Multipurpose Hall. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Johor Pakatan open to any discussion for state elections, says deputy chairman Teo

Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives, Datuk Seri R. Ramanan, speaks to members of the media after officiating the Tekun Nasional Basic Entrepreneurship Seminar at a hotel in Section 13, Shah Alam. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Ramanan calls viral money video on PKR polls ‘dirty politics’, explains that cash handed to own staff outside service centre

The lorry driver transporting gravel who was involved in the fatal accident that claimed the lives of nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel last Tuesday was brought to the Teluk Intan Magistrates’ Court to face charges under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Perak cops: Lorry driver in fatal FRU crash remains in lock-up as no one pays RM6,000 bail

The crocodile captured at Taman Seri Perdana in Lahad Datu. — Picture courtesy of the Fire and Rescue Department

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Scaly surprise: Sabah Fire Dept catches crocodile lurking in front of Lahad Datu home

The National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia (Finas) has held a bilateral discussion with an Indonesian delegation led by Indonesian Deputy Ministry of Culture Giring Ganesha (right), in conjunction with the Marché du Film 2025 in Cannes, France. — Picture via Instagram/finasmalaysia

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Finas: Malaysia and Indonesia explore joint Malay-language film collaboration at Cannes' Marché du Film market

The Sabah government will draft an enactment on Sabah Youth Development to provide a legal framework for strengthening the management of youth organisations in the state, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Hajiji: Sabah to draft Youth Development Enactment to strengthen youth organisations and expand recognition of activism

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Singapore / 17 h ago

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This picture taken from a position in southern Israel on the border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing over destroyed buildings on the Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardment on May 17, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 8 h ago

Italian government tells Israel: ‘Enough with the attacks’ in Gaza

Palestinians reflected in a mirror inspect the damage following overnight Israeli airstrikes that reportedly hit tents for displaced Gazans outside the Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, May 17, 2025. The Israeli military announced the early stages of an intensified operation in Gaza aimed at defeating Hamas, with rescuers in the besieged Palestinian territory reporting 10 killed on May 17 in fresh Israeli strikes. — AFP pic

World / 11 h ago

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting with a group of teachers in Tehran May 17, 2025. — Reuters pic

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not specify what agreements would be required from Russia’s point of view. Putin and Zelenskiy have not met since December 2019. — Reuters pic

World / 11 h ago

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Protesters lift portraits of Yemeni Huthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Huthi (centre), slain Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani (left) and Lebanese Hezbollah’s slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians and the Gaza Strip and in condemnation of Israel and the US, in the Huthi-run capital Sanaa May 16, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 9 h ago

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(FILES) South Korea impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on January 21, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 15 h ago

South Korea's ex-president Yoon quits conservative party ahead of snap elections after impeachment

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un talks to military members as he inspects projectiles during a visit to an airfield in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on May 16 — Reuters pic

World / 14 h ago

North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees air drills, urges military to intensify war preparations

US President Donald Trump raises a fist as he steps off of Air Force One after arriving at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on May 16, 2025, following a trip to the Middle East. Trump returns to Washington after ending a multi-day trip to the Gulf states. — AFP pic

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The US downgrade to ‘AA1’, which came after market close, sent yields on Treasury bonds higher, and analysts said it could give investors a pause when markets re-open for regular trading on Monday, May 19, 2025. — AFP pic

Money / 15 h ago

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Employees sew clothes for export at a clothing factory in Tongren, in southwestern China's Guizhou province May 15, 2025. — AFP pic

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The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has reprimanded and fined former Kenanga Investors Berhad (KIB) unit trust consultant Amran Mohd Amin RM687,500 for three violations of securities laws. — Bernama pic

Money / 1d ago

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The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar on Friday as cautious sentiment on the local note offset a weaker greenback following softer economic data in the United States. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

Money / 1d ago

Ringgit slips as cautious sentiment outweighs softer US dollar

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Data center servers and components containing the newest artificial intelligence chips from Nvidia are seen on display at the company's GTC software developer conference in San Jose, California, US, March 19, 2025. — Reuters pic

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Sports / 9 h ago

National aces Pearly Tan-Thinaah smash past Japanese pair to reach Thailand Open final

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Back in Malaysia for a two-day visit, Giggs said he will attend a football clinic at Lalaport tomorrow and participate in a meet-and-greet session later in the day. — Picture via Facebook/Bernama

Sports / 11 h ago

Man United legend Ryan Giggs backs local lads and global flair for Malaysia’s footie future

Bournemouth’s Dean Huijsen eyes the ball during the Premier League match with Aston Villa in Bournemouth May 10, 2025. — AFP pic

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Barcelona players celebrate winning LaLiga during a open-bus victory parade in Barcelona May 16, 2025. — Reuters pic

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McLaren’s Lando Norris drives during practice for the Formula One Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola May 16, 2025. — Reuters pic

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