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The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a warning of thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds across six states until 7pm today. — Picture by Farhan Najib
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Six states under thunderstorm warning as MetMalaysia forecasts heavy rain and strong winds

Datuk Muhamed Akmal Saleh said the special convention would gauge grassroots views on continued cooperation with Pakatan Harapan. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Umno Youth to hold special convention on Jan 3 to weigh continued cooperation with Pakatan, says wing chief

Jalan Bukit Bintang will be fully closed on January 1 from 6pm and January 3 from 7.30pm to 10pm, from Pavilion Kuala Lumpur to Federal Hotel, for the rehearsal and launch of the ‘I Lite U’ Festival 2026 Lighting Programme respectively. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Plan ahead: Jalan Bukit Bintang to close Jan 1 and Jan 3 for ‘I Lite U’ festival programme

Ma Yonggang, 48 from Chongqing poses for a picture at the Chinese Muslim food festival at 1 Utama Shopping Centre on December 28, 2025. —mPicture by Yusof Isa
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At Chinese Muslim food festival at 1 Utama, vendors eye Malaysian market, factories for expansion

(Standing, left) Perlis PAS Youth chief Haziq Asyraf, who is also Beseri assemblyman, revealed on December 28, 2025 that he was invited to sign a statutory declaration against the former state menteri besar but declined. — Picture from Facebook/Haziq Asyraf
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

New MB sworn in but Perlis political drama deepens as state PAS Youth chief reveals SD invite

DAP National Chairman Gobind Singh Deo said more structural changes are urgently needed to prevent future corruption and abuse. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

1MDB verdict shows need for stronger governance, says DAP chairman

Kuala Perlis state assemblyman Abu Bakar Hamzah has been appointed as the new Menteri Besar of Perlis. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Bersatu’s Kuala Perlis assemblyman Abu Bakar Hamzah sworn in as new menteri besar of Perlis

Supporters of Datuk Seri Najib Razak hold up a laminated sketch of the former prime minister. SUPP, a former component party in the Barisan Nasional coalition, pushes back against claims it illegally received funds from 1MDB when Najib was in charge of the sovereign investment firm in 2013. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

SUPP insists RM1m donation from Najib not linked to 1MDB, says issue settled years ago

Mohamad Abdullah (front row, centre) shows the statement issued by the NGOs at a press conference in Kuching on December 28, 2025. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Not our style: NGOs call for rethink as Miri foam party rubs up against Sarawak values

Najib's six-year jail term is due to his conviction in the first SRC trial involving RM42 million, and he is due to be released in either 2028 or 2029 depending on whether he pays a RM50 million fine. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Malaysia’s courtroom drama in 2025: Najib, Rosmah, DNAA rulings and more

A wild elephant in the car park at the Amiza Titiwangsa R&R (left) and the shattered driver-side window of a Honda City damaged during the incident (right).
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An elephant, a durian stash and one unlucky Honda City at Amiza Titiwangsa R&R (VIDEO)

From Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya, several New Year’s Eve countdown events will take place across Klang Valley. — Pictures courtesy of Instagram / KLCC / IOI City Mall / The Curve / Sunway Velocity Mall / Tourism Malaysia
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Fireworks, festivals and free entry: Five New Year’s Eve countdowns across Klang Valley

Stray dogs roam in Ipoh, Perak, where the state government has increased funding to RM300,000 in 2026 for humane animal welfare programmes. — File picture by Farhan Najib
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Perak invests in smarter, kinder stray animal management

Bitcoin is highly volatile, so large investors can potentially earn significant returns if prices rise—but they also face substantial risk of losses if prices fall. — Reuters pic
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Crypto crash course: How plunging bitcoin prices shake companies

The local currency traded mostly higher against major and regional peers as markets headed into quieter New Year trading. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Money  / 2 h ago

Twelve days up and counting: Ringgit opens stronger against US dollar

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Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on January 30, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
01 Jul 2024

Abang Jo denies Sarawak trying to squeeze out Petronas

Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg (centre) launches the SMD Semiconductor Sdn Bhd Design Centre, June 26, 2024. — Picture by Sarawak Public Communications Unit.
26 Jun 2024

Sarawak aims to be semiconductor high-value hub in SE Asia, says premier

Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg officiates the opening of the 2024 National Auditors Conference at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, June 25, 2024. Also present is Auditor-General Datuk Wan Suraya Wan Mohd Radzi. — Bernama pic
25 Jun 2024

A-G: National Audit Dept working on amendments to Audit Act 1957

Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg visits the booths set up in conjunction with the national auditors’ conference in Kuching June 25, 2024. — Picture by Sulok Tawie
25 Jun 2024

Sarawak premier says to stop providing capital contributions to GLCs, starting with BDA and SEDC by 2027

 

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Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg today said he has submitted to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim a name from Sarawak to be next Dewan Negara president to take over from the late Datuk Mutang Tagal. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
24 Jun 2024

Sarawak premier says submitted name of new Senate president candidate to PM Anwar

Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg (3rd right) being briefed by Datuk Temenggong Bernard Aggan (right) on the cultural heritage of the Iban community, June 24, 2024. — Picture by Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas)
24 Jun 2024

Sarawak greenlights plan for Dayak body to manage Brooke-era forts as cultural hubs

Sarawak Governor Tun Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar signs the visitors’ book at the Malaysian High Commission Office in Brunei June 24, 2024. — Picture courtesy of Sarawak Public Communications Unit
24 Jun 2024

Sarawak deputy premier: Trade and tourism office to strengthen bilateral ties with Brunei

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim attends the Sarawak state-level 2024 Gawai Dayak Dinner at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, June 22, 2024. With him is Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg. Sarawak has accepted to co-host the 2027 South-east Asian (SEA) Games together with the federal government on condition that the opening ceremony will be held in Kuching while the closing ceremony can be held in Putrajaya. — Bernama pic
23 Jun 2024

Premier: Sarawak will co-host 2027 SEA Games if Putrajaya approves Kuching for opening ceremony

The Governor of Sarawak Tun Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar receives a courtesy visit from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (left) at the Astana Negeri Sarawak on June 22, 2024. Also present are Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg and Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan (right). — Bernama pic
22 Jun 2024

PM Anwar tells Sarawak to go ahead with needed repairs for schools and clinics

Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen urged the state government to capitalise on its strength to attract these high-tech investments into Sarawak, especially given that the industry is also energy-intensive and there is an international emphasis on the need for clean energy in their production line. — Bernama pic
20 Jun 2024

Sarawak DAP chief urges state govt to improve investment strategies amid tech giant influx into Malaysia

Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg said according to Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) Batang Ai will not only be producing electricity through hydro but also from solar. — Bernama pic
20 Jun 2024

Sarawak premier: Batang Ai area able to produce 2000MW of solar energy

Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability Datuk Hazland Abang Hipni gives the thumbs up on the success of the Asia Pacific Green Hydrogen Conference and Exhibition in Kuching June 12, 2024. — Picture by Sulok Tawie
12 Jun 2024

Deputy minister: Sarawak secures over RM6b in MoUs at successful Asia Pacific green hydrogen conference

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof at the Asia Pacific Green Hydrogen Conference and Exhibition in Kuching June 12, 2024. — Bernama pic
12 Jun 2024

DPM Fadillah says Bill on greenhouse gas emissions and carbon capture trading to go to Parliament before end 2024

Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg (centre) at the opening of the Regional Conference on Agrobiodiversity Conservation and Sustainability Utilisation in Kuching June 11, 2024. — Picture by Sulok Tawie
11 Jun 2024

Sarawak budgets RM1b for Sri Aman to challenge Kedah paddy fields, aims to make Malaysia rice exporter and Bernas ‘irrelevant’

Deputy Minister of Law, Malaysia Agreement 1963 and State-Federal Relations Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali said these rights are based on clear constitutional provisions and relevant state and federal laws. — Picture by Sulok Tawie
10 Jun 2024

State rights over continental shelf clear and unquestionable, says Sarawak deputy minister

Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg speaks during a press conference in Kuching June 10, 2024. — Picture by Sulok Tawie
10 Jun 2024

Sarawak premier asks Putrajaya for funds to research cheaper alternative after diesel prices go up in peninsula

Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg (left) at the Asia Pacific Green Hydrogen Conference and Exhibition in Kuching June 10, 2024. — Bernama pic
10 Jun 2024

Abang Johari: Sarawak committed to collaborating with partners to drive energy transition

Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg said the state government is engaging consultants, who may be involved in the airport construction in Doha, to develop the planning for the construction of the new KIA. — Bernama pic
07 Jun 2024

Abang Johari: New Kuching International Airport modelled after Hamad International Airport in Qatar

Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah says the working committee on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) has agreed to take out ‘tourism’ from the Federal List and insert it under the State List of the Federal Constitution. ― Bernama pic
07 Jun 2024

MA63 committee agrees to put tourism under Concurrent List of Federal Constitution, says Sarawak minister

Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the federal Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) in a circular issued last month had decided to scrap permits to all agencies in Sarawak and Sabah operating the MM2H programme with immediate effect. — Bernama pic
07 Jun 2024

Sarawak minister lambasts Tourism Ministry over new MM2H policy

Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg at the launch of the country’s first electrolyser assembly facility in Kuching, June 6, 2024. — Bernama pic
06 Jun 2024

Sarawak premier launches Malaysia’s first electrolyser assembly facility

Sarawak Governor Tun Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar with his wife, Toh Puan Fauziah Mohd Sanusi and Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah, paying their last respects to the late Cpl (Rtd) Etin Jam at the Kuching Civic Centre, June 6, 2024. — Picture courtesy of Sarawak Public Communications Unit
06 Jun 2024

Sarawak premier: State govt to consider naming new places after fallen heroes

Sarawak Premier Tan Sri abang Johari Openg is welcomed on arrival for the Betong Division Gawai Dayak celebration in Betong June 5, 2024. — Picture courtesy of Sarawak Information Department
05 Jun 2024

Sarawak premier denies claims of taking rights of Petronas over oil and gas resources found within state

 

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