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Khairy Jamaluddin speaks to reporters after attending Umno’s 80th anniversary convention at Dewan Merdeka, WTCKL, May 2, 2026. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Khairy seeks court order against MYNIC to uncover identity of ‘Corruption Watch’ author

Minister of Housing and Local Government Nga Kor Ming along with the VIPs officiate the event during the launching of the National Housing Policy here at Kuala Lumpur Golf Country Club Convention Centre. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Buying strata? New housing policy proposes showing long-term maintenance costs upfront, tighter management rules

Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is seen at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex on August 26, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 6 h ago

‘If Muhyiddin did not help me… I would not donate RM4.8m to PPBM’, Bumi contractor says in Jana Wibawa trial

Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor gestures during the Majlis Aidilfitri Anak Kedah di Perantauan at IDCC Shah Alam on May 1, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Sanusi to Ramkarpal: Come give Muslims a talk about not gambling

A freelance preacher is suspected of abusing his position and misappropriating about RM12.3 million in funds from an NGO for personal gain. — Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Celebrity preacher, NGO secretary face charges over alleged RM12m misappropriation in Seremban court

A view of Putrajaya enveloped in haze on August 25, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Haze persists across Malaysia as 17 stations record unhealthy air quality

Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram is seen outside the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex on September 12, 2022. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Malaysia / 8 h ago

High Court refuses to strike out RM200,000 fee refund suit against Sri Ram’s estate

Coroner Judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan stunned the counsel, witnesses and others present when he walked out of the Coroner’s Court during the inquest into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir in Kota Kinabalu August 26, 2026. — The Borneo Post pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Coroner walks out during Zara Qairina inquest after saying ‘Am I not fair enough?’ twice

Two Singapore-built research aircraft developed by Nanyang Technological University students, alumni and professor James Wang have completed their first phase of flight testing in Germany. — Unsplash pic

Singapore / 11 h ago

Singapore-built aircraft complete first phase of flight tests in Germany

The men, both in their 60s, were detained around 4pm today after arriving at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya. They are expected to be brought to the Putrajaya Magistrates’ Court for a remand application tomorrow. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Ex-Tabung Haji chairman, former Treasury sec-gen arrested by MACC over RCI findings

The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur can barely be seen amid reduced visibility caused by the haze affecting the city on August 26, 2026. The government will decide this afternoon whether to scale back the August 31st National Day celebration in Putrajaya or move it elsewhere if the API remains unhealthy or worsens. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Thick haze forces rethink of National Day celebrations in Putrajaya, but cancellation not on cards

A wild elephant the public are calling Sulong Chalil is seen on the East-West Highway. — Social media pic

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Heartbreak and hope as injured elephant ‘Sulong’ treks 100km back to Gua Musang

Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh delivers his speech during Umno’s 80th anniversary convention at Dewan Merdeka, WTCKL, May 2, 2026. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Stop shifting goalposts on Tabung Haji RCI, PKR Youth tells Akmal

Former 1MDB CEO Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi is seen at the Kuala Lumpur High Court in this file picture. Today, a lawyer asked the court to direct him to answer questions after he responded ‘no comment’ 15 times during cross-examination. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 4 h ago

‘No comment’ 15 times: Lawyer asks High Court to make ex-1MDB CEO answer

The Wagyu Ragu Pasta uses mafalde where the frills on the side capture the mellow slow-cooked ragu so well that bite by bite, you taste the perfect match of ‘al dente’ pasta with the sauce. — Picture by Lee Khang Yi

Eat-drink / 11 h ago

Francobolli at Wisma Cosway in KL serves seriously good fresh pasta beautifully paired with various sauces

Tech/Gadgets

11 h ago

Mac Mini 2026 Malaysia: M6 and M5 Pro, priced from RM3,799

According to Apple, the M6 delivers up to 40 per cent faster CPU performance and up to 2x faster graphics compared to the M4. Its GPU also gets Neural Accelerators in each core, while the chip features a Dual 16-core Neural Engine. Apple claims this provides up to 4x faster AI performance compared to the previous M4-powered Mac Mini. — Picture via Apple

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 — Ahead of the new iPhone 18 Pro announcement, Apple has announced its updated Mac Mini for 2026. While it retains the same compact 5-inch by 5-inch desktop form factor, the new Mac Mini gets significant performance upgrade with the new M6 and M5 Pro chips.However, the starting price has...

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The photo taken on August 4, 2026 shows a robot named Wuji, which manufactured by Unitree, giving a guided tour to visitors at the Hangzhou Robot school in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province. A steady buzz is growing around China as advanced robotics emerges as the next frontier of the global AI boom, encompassing both investor enthusiasm as well as alarm from rivals like the United States. — AFP pic

19 Aug 2026

Humanoid resources: China’s robots search for workforce breakthrough

Already know the way? Waze’s new Less Chatty mode is designed to provide essential navigation without constantly interrupting music, podcasts or audiobooks. — SoyaCincau pic

19 Aug 2026

Tired of Waze talking over your podcast? ‘Less Chatty’ mode is now in Malaysia

Honor’s A1 and D1 humanoid robots will make their international debut in Malaysia, taking part in the Malaysia Marathon 2026 on August 30 before joining the National Day parade in Putrajaya the following day. — Picture courtesy of Honor

19 Aug 2026

Honor’s humanoid robots go global — first stop Malaysia for marathon, then National Day parade in Putrajaya

OpenAI models compromised Hugging Face infrastructure during a cybersecurity evaluation in July, an incident the company described as unprecedented. — AFP pic

19 Aug 2026

OpenAI is slowing down its most powerful AI — the reason is the AI

The feature can now be used at any physical merchant that displays a DuitNow QR code, significantly broadening where users can split their payments. — SoyaCincau pic

14 Aug 2026

Grab PayLater now works on any DuitNow QR merchant, currently rolling out to selected users

For many women, this is a significant feature that directly addresses personal safety concerns and offers greater comfort and peace of mind when travelling alone or late at night. — SoyaCincau pic

14 Aug 2026

Grab tests Women-Only Rides feature: Here is how it works and how to get verified

Twitch has sparked privacy concerns after announcing it will share users’ livestream content and other data with parent company Amazon to train its AI models. — AFP pic

14 Aug 2026

Twitch sparks gamers’ wrath over Amazon AI data-sharing policy

12 Aug 2026

Google’s Gemini hits one billion monthly users as AI war heats up

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg faces calls from an Indian parliamentary panel to apologise after a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was briefly removed from Facebook and Instagram. — AFP pic

06 Aug 2026

Modi video takedown sparks fresh clash between India and Meta

Meta debuts AI coding agent to take on OpenAI and Anthropic. — AFP pic

06 Aug 2026

Meta challenges OpenAI, Anthropic for tech profits with ‘Muse Code’, its first automated coding tool

A general view of Alibaba’s headquarters in Hangzhou, eastern Zhejiang province, May 26, 2022. — AFP pic

04 Aug 2026

Alibaba unveils Qwen3.8‑Max, China’s biggest AI yet, rival to OpenAI and Anthropic

Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Z foldable smartphones set a new preorder record in South Korea, the company said Tuesday, Yonhap News Agency reported. — SoyaCincau pic

04 Aug 2026

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 just smashed records with 1.44 million preorders

Apple has filed a new legal challenge against the UK government’s latest attempt to gain access to users’ encrypted data, the US tech giant confirmed to AFP on Monday. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

04 Aug 2026

Apple pushes back against UK attempt to pierce encryption and snoop on British user content

Two OpenAI models reportedly escaped a confined testing environment and autonomously attacked Hugging Face, raising unresolved questions about legal liability. — AFP pic

02 Aug 2026

When AI hacks you, who gets sued?

The European Union’s AI Office will gain powers from August 2 to inspect advanced models, demand information and penalise companies that breach the bloc’s AI Act. — AFP pic

01 Aug 2026

Deepfake labels, model inspections and massive fines: The EU’s AI Act explained

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