JOHOR BARU: The Star Education Fair continued to draw crowds on its second day as visitors explored study options and scholarship opportunities. Read full story

KLUANG: The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) will not only benefit Johor Baru but also other districts like Kluang, says Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. Read full story

SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS) says it had revoked the teaching credentials in 2022 of a preacher who was arrested by the police recently. Read full story

KOTA BARU: The Kelantan Road Transport Department (JPJ) has collected RM205,290 through the Public Auction of Seized Vehicles Series 1/2025 held at its headquarters in Panji on Sunday (July 6). Read full story

KOTA KINABALU: Gunshots were fired, sparking a 10km chase when three suspected drug dealers tried to run over police officers during a raid in the Beaufort district. Read full story

LUMUT: Barisan Nasional is determined to recapture three seats in Lumut currently held by Perikatan Nasional, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Read full story

KLANG: A special briefing session for all members of Parliament and state assemblymen in Selangor regarding the recent gas pipeline explosion in Putra Heights will be held after the conclusion of the first day of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly sitting on Monday (July 7). Read full story

SUNGAI PETANI: Police have arrested three men believed to be the masterminds behind the sale of fake medical certificates (MCs) in the district over the past two years. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: A member of Malaysian Army's elite commando unit Grup Gerak Khas (GGK) died during a military diving exercise off the coast of Kuantan, Pahang. Read full story

RIO DE JANEIRO: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to meet his counterparts from India and Ethiopia on the sidelines of the BRICS Leaders' Summit here on Sunday (Monday, July 6, in Malaysia). Read full story

SUNGAI PETANI: Police have shot dead another man believed to be involved in a series of armed robberies, just a day after two other suspects were killed in a shootout in Jitra. Read full story

Are the Malays really fragmented, under siege and in need of political unity? Read full story

As Malaysians grapple with rising healthcare costs and increasing insurance premiums, the government is exploring a new payment model aimed at curbing medical inflation. Read full story

The growing abuse of digital tech, especially on social media, is straining social bondsa hot topic at a recent global conference in Singapore. As polarisation grows, leaders and experts say it's time for stronger safeguards and a return to knowing our neighbours. Read full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The tattered bromance between Republican President Donald Trump and his main campaign financier Elon Musk took another fractious turn on Saturday when the space and automotive billionaire announced the formation of a new political party, saying Trump's "big, beautiful" tax bill would bankrupt America. Read full story

(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that his latest conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump this week was the best and "most productive" he has had to date. Read full story

Starting July 1, Malaysia has imposed tighter controls on plastic waste imports, drawing praise from campaigners for prioritising public health and environmental protection. Read full story

VIENNA (Reuters) -All external power lines supplying electricity to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine were down for several hours on Friday, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said, but the station's management later said power had been restored. Read full story

PARIS (Reuters) -Early one morning this week, a dinghy motored along a vast beach in northern France, stopping every few hundred metres to pick up migrants bound for Britain. Four French police gave chase, but failed to reach the migrants before they reached water's edge. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Aerotrain services were temporarily suspended on early Friday (July 4) due to water accumulating in the tunnel following heavy rainfall, says Malaysia Airports. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: A housewife has been sentenced to eight years in prison by the Kuala Selangor Sessions Court after pleading guilty to abusing her adopted daughter using a mortar and pestle, and slashing the victim with a knife. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: The current matriculation system is failing top students, according to MCA president Datuk Dr Seri Wee Ka Siong. Read full story

SHAH ALAM: A factory involved in processing scrap metal and e-waste was fined RM256,000 by the Kuala Selangor Sessions Court on Thursday (July 3) for multiple offences under the Environmental Quality Act 1974. Read full story

PARIS: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is set to meet with France's top two leaders on the second day of his official visit to the country on Friday (July 4). Read full story

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has fixed Sept 10 to deliver its decision on Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's appeal to recuse a High Court judge who presided over her corruption trial involving the RM1.25bil solar hybrid project in Sarawak. Read full story

JOHOR BARU: A 52-year-old odd job labourer escaped the death penalty when the High Court here acquitted him of a drug trafficking charge. Read full story

AMPANG: A fender bender between two cars, caused by a negligent motorcycle rider, recently went viral on social media. Read full story

KOTA KINABALU: Public bus operators and passengers take note the person sitting next to you might just be an undercover traffic enforcement officer. Read full story

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been arrested by U.S. immigration officers and faces deportation, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement on Thursday. Read full story

LIMA (Reuters) -Peruvian President Dina Boluarte will double her salary to the equivalent of some $10,000 per month, angering many Peruvians who said the money would be better spent on alleviating poverty. Read full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has recalled its top diplomat from the U.S. embassy in Bogota over statements it said were made at high levels of the Colombian government, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday, prompting the South American country to also recall its ambassador to the U.S. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: Fashion designer Datuk Jovian Mandagie has been declared bankrupt by the High Court over his failure to settle a RM5mil friendly loan to a company. Read full story

Professor Michael Chan says his team is looking to produce personalised 3D-printed airways for burn victims using patients' cells. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: The government should reopen and expedite the intake of foreign workers for the food and beverage industry, the Malaysian Indian Restaurant Owners Association (Primas) urges. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: A vape business owner has resigned from the Hospital Rembau's visitors board after his appointment courted controversy. Read full story

JERTIH: The skipper of a boat which capsized off Pulau Perhentian last Saturday, killing three of the passengers, has pleaded guilty at the Besut Magistrate's Court here to drug abuse. Read full story

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's parliament approved on Thursday a revision to rules governing martial law, in a move that comes after the country was shocked by former President Yoon Suk Yeol's sudden declaration of martial law in December. Read full story

SHAH ALAM: An accountant pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here on Thursday (July 3) to charges of leaving his two biological children, one who is visually impaired and the other, with mild autism, without reasonable supervision. Read full story

GEORGE TOWN: Penang may consider scaling down its portion of a proposed land reclamation project off Karpal Singh Drive if necessary, Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow says. Read full story

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's opposition parties said on Thursday that they will hold off on launching a no-confidence vote against suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra pending a court ruling, but they vowed to work together to avoid political deadlock. Read full story