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Malaysians renewing their passports through the MyOnline Passport system can choose between five- and 10-year validity periods starting November 2, 2026, according to the Immigration Department. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia
/ 16 h ago

All schools in Selangor will remain open tomorrow, with students encouraged to wear face masks as a precaution against haze, according to the Selangor Education Department. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia
/ 16 h ago

Cross-party cooperation through the Confidence and Supply Agreement is important in building parliamentary consensus to advance institutional reforms in the country, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. — Bernama pic

Malaysia
/ 19 h ago

Socso deputy CEO Edmund Cheong Peck Huang said Malaysia needs a long-term care insurance that does not only cover those who cannot live independently due to illness or injury before age 60, as people tend to become invalid after 60. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia
/ 5 h ago

Four of the seven Malaysia League footballers banned from playing in official matches for 12 months following the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling about Malaysia’s heritage players are: Joao Figueiredo (top left), Jon Irazabal (top right), Hector Hevel (bottom left), and Gabriel Palmero (bottom right). — Pictures from Instagram/joaofigueiredo/irazabal3/h.serrano13/gabriel.frch

Sports
/ 18 h ago

A 42-year-old man died after collapsing during a running event in Putrajaya on November 1, 2026, with a post-mortem pending to determine the cause of death. — Bernama pic

Malaysia
/ 17 h ago

Police are investigating an incident in which a woman allegedly shoved a seven-year-old boy and hit his two-year-old sister at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur on November 1, 2026. —Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia
/ 2 h ago

Police detained 417 people during a raid on an unlicensed entertainment centre suspected of drug-related activities along Jalan Sultan Ismail in Kuala Lumpur on November 1, 2026. — Pixabay pic

Malaysia
/ 17 h ago

Money
/ 5 h ago

‘Untamed’, a 76-minute documentary on the rise of Johor Darul Ta’zim FC (JDT), was screened at TGV Suria KLCC on October 28, 2026. — Picture courtesy of JDT

Sports
/ 15 h ago

Ducati Lenovo Team rider Marc Marquez competes in the 2026 Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) at the Sepang International Circuit November 1, 2026. Marquez emerged as the 2026 Malaysian MotoGP champion. — Bernama pic

Malaysia
/ 19 h ago

Jobseekers at a career fair. Fresh graduates say AI is making entry-level jobs harder to land. — Bernama file pic

Money
/ 17 h ago

Various types of ‘kacang putih’ sold at DNS Kacang Putih are popular among local and foreign tourists ahead of Deepavali in Kampung Kacang Puteh, Buntong, Ipoh, on October 30, 2026. — Bernama pic

Life
/ 5 h ago

Giant skeletons, floats and performers in feathered headdresses and masks fill the streets of Mexico City during the 10th anniversary of the Day of the Dead parade. — AFP pic

Life
/ 15 h ago

The scene of the fatal hit-and-run crash along Tampines Avenue 12 in Singapore on October 29, which claimed the lives of a young couple and left their six-year-old son orphaned. — Singapore Police Force pic via Asia One

Singapore
/ 19 h ago

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