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The Pakatan Harapan Presidential Council says it is determined to continue efforts to eradicate corruption, promote the reform agenda, and cleanse the country of elements of corruption and abuse, following the issuance of a conditional royal pardon for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Pakatan backs PM’s stance on Najib pardon, says no one is above the law

A former gold shop supervisor was sentenced to 16 months’ jail and three strokes of the cane for pawning three gold bars to buy cryptocurrency at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on September 18, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Gold shop supervisor pawns RM176,200 in gold bars for cryptocurrency, gets 16 months’ jail

DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke speaks during the DAP National Congress 2026 at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre on August 16, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Najib’s house arrest: DAP leadership to decide party stance tomorrow, says Loke

A view of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s residence following the announcement that he would serve the remainder of his SRC International sentence under house arrest in Kuala Lumpur on September 18, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

From 1MDB appeal to billion-dollar civil claims: Najib’s legal battles continue despite conditional pardon

Umno started a Najib Razak Solidarity Fund on September 18, 2026 to help the former prime minister pay the RM50 million fine required as part of his conditional royal pardon that would enable him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence at home, just hours after the government made the announcement. — Picture from Facebook/DR ASYRAF WAJDI DUSUKI
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Najib solidarity fund raises RM165,645 in first hour, says Umno sec-gen

Nikmatullah Seri, spokesman for the Barisan Revolusi Nasional peace negotiation delegation, gestures during an interview with AFP in Kuala Lumpur on September 14, 2026. The BRN says it remains committed to its goal of political power in southern Thailand as Malaysia-mediated peace talks with Bangkok remain stalled. — AFP pic
World  / 14 h ago

Southern Thailand’s insurgent group wants power, not just peace talks — even with Malaysia at the table

Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir receives a memorandum from non-governmental organisations, presented by Prof Dr Mohd Aluwi Sari, after Friday prayers at the Tuanku Munawir Royal Mosque in Seri Menanti on September 18, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

‘Thank you’: Negeri Sembilan ruler Tuanku Muhriz receives memorandum of loyalty

Plaintiff’s lawyer Sofian Azmir (left) speaks to reporters after the High Court dismissed his client’s RM1 million suit in Shah Alam on September 18, 2026. The suit was filed by a girl with cerebral palsy and her parents over an incident in which she fell after a fellow student allegedly pulled away a chair as she was about to sit on it at a school in Shah Alam on October 12, 2023 when she was 12. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Girl with cerebral palsy in Shah Alam loses RM1m suit over school chair-pulling incident, family to appeal

The High Court ruled that the issues raised by Albert Tei (right) were not complex and could be adequately dealt with by the Sessions Court. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Albert Tei fails in bid to move five corruption charges to High Court

Datuk Seri Fadhlina Sidek says Najib’s conditional royal pardon should not be seen as political decision. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Fadhlina: Najib’s conditional royal pardon is King’s prerogative, not Anwar’s or Pakatan’s

MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong and other Barisan Nasional leaders wave the BN flag during the Negeri Sembilan BN convention at Royale Chulan Seremban on December 22, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

MCA thanks King over Najib’s pardon, pledges to uphold constitutional supremacy

Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) is working towards opening the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) to the public as early as mid-December. — Bernama pic
Money  / 17 h ago

ECRL testing shows positive results as MRL eyes December debut during school holidays

Screengrab of an Instagram Reel by ‘The Fever Kinetic Theatre’ showing a theatrical performance that allegedly insults the royal institution, Malaysia and Rukun Negara has gone viral, sparking calls for a police investigation and legal action.
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Viral performance video sparks calls for legal action over alleged insults to Rukun Negara

A 49-year-old businessman was sentenced to 14 months’ jail and one stroke of the cane for cheating a 35-year-old director out of RM361,150 to secure a supply of automated external defibrillators. — Pexels pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Jail and rotan for businessman who tricked director into paying over RM360,000 for AED supply

Supporters of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak pose for pictures outside his home in Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur on September 18, 2026, following news of his conditional royal pardon and expected release from Kajang Prison. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Handful of supporters wait outside Najib’s Langgak Duta residence after conditional pardon

Quek Yew Aun
Quek Yew Aun
Malaysian by birth, biologist by choice, Yew Aun meditates on various environmental, social and sporting issues. If not glued to a computer screen, he can be found trying to photograph sea slugs. Yew Aun can be contacted at [email protected].
 

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