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Malaysia  / 5 h ago

No lift-off here: Helicopter on trailer snarls Subang Jaya traffic, cops investigate

Bundle shops have grown in popularity over the years, attracting shoppers from across the country. — Photo via Raymond Manuel)
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

As Malaysians flock to bundle stores for secondhand buys, are charity outlets paying the price?

A boy holding a supply stands among people waiting to collect supplies at Batthkav refugee camp, amid clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Chong Kal, Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, December 12, 2025. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Trump credits Anwar’s help as Cambodia and Thailand agree to halt border clashes

Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the woman who claimed her husband was among those shot dead in Durian Tunggal was not legally married to the suspect. — Picture via Facebook/Polis Melaka
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Woman who claimed husband among Durian Tunggal dead not legally married to him, Melaka police chief says

Sabah Electricity chairman Saadiah Aziz said the utility will not sugar-coat the reality of ongoing power shortages and reliability issues in the state. — Picture via Facebook/Sabah Electricity Corporate
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

‘We won’t sugar-coat it’: Sabah Electricity admits reliability gaps in ongoing state power woes

The Sea Games run until December 20 in Bangkok and the nearby coastal province of Chonburi, with thousands of athletes from 11 Southeast Asian countries competing in events ranging from football and fencing to skateboarding, sailing and combat sports. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 8 h ago

SEA Games: Seven Malaysian shuttlers move closer to finals in Thailand

Byun Yo-han and Tiffany Young reportedly grew close after working together on the Disney+ series Uncle Samsik, which premiered in May 2024.— Picture via Instagram
Showbiz  / 6 h ago

The real deal: Actor Byun Yo-han and Girls’ Generation Tiffany Young in serious relationship after co-starring as lovers in ‘Uncle Samsik’

Penang style ‘lor bak’ at Ben & Col Café. — Picture by CK Lim
Eat-drink  / 8 h ago

Penang-style ‘lor bak’ and ‘cincaluk’ pork: Family recipes come alive at Ben & Col Café in Taman Universiti, PJ

Karate athlete C. Shahmalarani won gold medal against Myanmar athlete Florence Nay Chi Htun in the Women 50kg Kumite during the 33rd SEA Games Thailand at Govermment Building Complex Chaeng Watthana yesterday. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 7 h ago

Gymnastics, karate and athletics power Malaysia to seven golds at SEA Games

Despite arriving as firm favourites, Tang Jie-Ee Wei were unable to cope with the relentless pressure from the Thais, registering their first-ever defeat against their opponents after winning all three previous encounters. — AFP file pic
Sports  / 3 h ago

Shock semi-final exit for Malaysia’s top mixed doubles pair at SEA Games

Anwar said he briefed US President Donald Trump on Malaysia’s mediation efforts under the Asean chairmanship. — Picture via Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Anwar, Trump speak as fighting flares again on Cambodia–Thailand border

Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said Special Branch is keeping the group under surveillance despite no immediate security concerns. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Special Branch keeping tabs on Korean ‘cult’, no immediate security concerns detected, says home minister

File photo for illustration purposes only. Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said police will summon the individual who circulated a viral video alleging an ambulance was blocked for a convoy. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Viral video claims ambulance blocked for investor convoy in Melaka — police say not true, to summon uploader

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad inspects a replica of Malaysia’s first photon-counting CT scanner after its launching at Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City, in Subang Jaya December 12, 2025. Also present is Sunway Group chairman Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Sunway Medical Centre launches Malaysia’s first photon-counting CT scanner

The Fire Department said 18 infants were among 34 people rescued using boats after flash floods hit a childcare centre. — Composite of social media photos
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Eighteen babies, 10 children among 34 rescued as flash floods hit Johor kindergarten

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Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said Special Branch is keeping the group under surveillance despite no immediate security concerns. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
2 h ago

Special Branch keeping tabs on Korean ‘cult’, no immediate security concerns detected, says home minister

The home minister said detailed polling-stream analysis of the recently concluded state election shows Sabah voters favoured local parties aligned with the unity government. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
3 h ago

Saifuddin Nasution: Sabah poll outcome signals voters’ preference for local parties aligned with federal govt

Finance Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said the estimated supply expenditure for 2026 stands at RM6.402 billion, against an estimated revenue of RM6.430 billion. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
22 h ago

Sabah tables RM6.43b Budget 2026, projects surplus despite dip in oil and palm revenue

Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan said that Star was not joining GRS but was merely supporting the formation of a unity government. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
22 h ago

Despite earlier stance to stay in Sabah Opposition, Jeffrey Kitingan says Star grassroots now back GRS support

 

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Finance Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun announced that the assistance will be extended to all Sabah public civil servants, including those on contract, open vote positions and daily-paid workers. — Picture by Mukhriz Hazim
23 h ago

Sabah civil servants to get one-month bonus in 2026, says state finance minister

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said the Sabah government remained strongly committed to continuing its close collaboration with the federal government to quash any future claims that may arise. — Picture from Facebook/Hajiji Haji Noor
2d ago

Sabah hails Paris court’s annulment of US$14.9b ‘Final Award’, calls ruling a major win for Malaysia

Businessman Albert Tei is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex in Kuala Lumpur December 4, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
09 Dec 2025

Businessman Albert Tei to stand trial in April 2026 over alleged bribery of two former Sabah assemblymen involving RM350,000

In a statement, EC secretary Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus said the commission received official notifications of the unexpected vacancies from Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul on December 8, and Sabah State Assembly Speaker Datuk Seri Kadzim M. Yahya on December 9. — Picture by Hari Anggara
09 Dec 2025

EC: Kinabatangan, Lamag by-election dates to be set on Dec 16 following Bung Moktar’s death

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks at the ‘Sentuhan Madani’ event at the Sabah International Convention Centre, Kota Kinabalu December 6, 2025. — Bernama pic
06 Dec 2025

PM Anwar: Pakatan’s state election defeat won’t stop delivery of Sabah revenue share, other pledges

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced eased e-invoicing rules for small businesses and doubled tax refund allocations after feedback from the recent campaign. — Bernama pic
06 Dec 2025

‘A leader that responds’: After Sabah loss, Anwar moves to ease business burden with e-invoicing threshold adjustment, tax refund boost

Bung Moktar, seen here in a recent file photo, died at Gleneagles Hospital Kota Kinabalu at age 66 early today. — Bernama pic
05 Dec 2025

Sabah BN chairman Bung Moktar dies at 66 after lung, kidney complications

Ewon said today his ‘Sabah First’ message remains unchanged, despite criticism over joining a unity government. — Bernama pic
04 Dec 2025

Ewon rejects claims he ‘scammed’ voters, says new Sabah govt puts local parties in driver’s seat

Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun speaks to the media at the Likas Sports Complex in Kota Kinabalu on September 14, 2017. — Picture by Mukhriz Hazim
03 Dec 2025

Masidi: Sabah holds the line on 40pc claim, no compromise despite changes in federal Cabinet

On his Facebook, constitutional lawyer Datuk Roger Chin said he would continue to be apolitical, as the only assemblyman not affiliated with any political party and was brought in his professional capacity. — Picture from Facebook/Roger Chin
03 Dec 2025

‘I will continue to stand my ground’: Constitutional lawyer Roger Chin says his appointment won’t dilute fight for Sabah rights

Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, 70, waves cheerfully from his vehicle after being sworn in for a second term as Sabah chief minister at about 3am, November 30, 2025 at Istana Seri Kinabalu. — Bernama pic
03 Dec 2025

Hajiji unveils 17 assistant ministers in streamlined Sabah Cabinet, pledges service ‘for all’

Tanjong Kapor assemblyman Datuk Ben Chong Chen Bin, who is expected to be given an assistant minister’s post today said he accepted the reality that there would be no Chinese deputy chief minister post as promised by chief minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor if GRS won. — Picture from Facebook/Ben Chong
02 Dec 2025

GRS’s sole Chinese assemblyman says Cabinet posts reflect voters’ choices

Appointed assemblymen are constitutional privileges given to the government which can serve to strengthen its majority in the State Assembly but also serve as minority voices where it can be lacking.
02 Dec 2025

Constitutional lawyer Roger Chin expected to be among six appointed assemblymen in Sabah

Lahad Datu division chief Sharif Musa Sharif Mabul said Umno’s six seats have placed the party squarely in the position of kingmaker in the aftermath of the state election — and warned its partners and rivals alike against dismissing the party’s role. — Picture from Facebook
02 Dec 2025

‘Umno not beggars, we are kingmakers’: Lahad Datu Umno chief asserts party’s decisive role in Sabah govt formation

In the statement released today, STAR president Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan said that the party was keeping to its word of an all-local party stance. — Bernama pic
02 Dec 2025

With just two seats, Jeffrey Kitingan keeps Sabah’s STAR in opposition as Bingkor rep gets direct-appointed assistant minister role

Upko deputy president Datuk Donald Peter Mojuntin said the results announced by the Election Commission signal a clear desire among Sabahans for a political landscape shaped by local parties — similar to the model seen in neighbouring Sarawak. — Bernama pic
02 Dec 2025

Sabah must seize ‘Sarawak moment’ to assert local political control, says Upko deputy

A viral photo of at least a dozen GRS assemblymen and independents were spotted meeting at a hotel in the city shortly after the new Cabinet — comprising seven members from GRS, one from Upko, one from Pakatan Harapan and one from BN — was sworn in. — Picture from social media
02 Dec 2025

Unease mounts in Sabah among GRS leaders, independents over BN joining state Cabinet

Deputy Chief Minister I and Works and Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam (right) holds a press conference following the swearing-in of Sabah state Cabinet ministers at the Chief Minister’s official residence in Sri Gaya today. — Bernama pic
01 Dec 2025

Grassroots revolt as GRS and Upko wings reject BN’s entry into Sabah govt

Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor waves to members of the media as his vehicle enters Istana Seri Kinabalu in Kota Kinabalu December 1, 2025. — Bernama pic
01 Dec 2025

Sabah’s new Cabinet sees renamed portfolios and familiar old guard, with Pakatan’s Jamawi as sole fresh face

 

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia has urged Thailand and Cambodia to cease hostilities and refrain from further military action. — Picture via Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim
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Malaysia urges Thailand, Cambodia to halt hostilities as Asean observers to be deployed

 
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Dong Zong says UEC recognition can coexist with strong Bahasa Melayu proficiency requirements under Article 152 of the Constitution. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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Dong Zong urges openness in UEC debate, cautions against zero-sum framing of language policy