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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced on January 20, 2026 that children can start preschool at age five, and primary school at age six from 2027. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Malaysia lowers preschool entry to five, Standard One to six from 2027

Penang Public Works Department (JKR) said the road closure will remain in effect until Jan 25 as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of road users. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Bayan Lepas sinkhole in Penang prompts temporary closure of Jalan Kenyalang 1 side lane

Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek likened the new assessments to no-pressure exams that aim to make learning easier for students. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 5 h ago

From Year 4 to Form 3, starting Oct 2026: Malaysia’s new assessment aims to make learning easier

A three-member bench of the Court of Appeal, chaired by Chief Judge of Malaya Datuk Hashim Hamzah, alongside Justices Datuk Azman Abdullah and K. Muniandy set aside the RM5 million previously awarded by the High Court.— Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Court of Appeal cuts Altantuya family’s RM5m damages award to RM1.38m

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government has expanded its free initiative to cover tertiary education for students with disabilities and those from low-income households. — Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 4 h ago

College, university and polytechnic now free for low-income and disabled students, says PM

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivers his speech at the launch of the National Education Blueprint 2026-2035 at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre, Putrajaya, January 20, 2026. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 4 h ago

PM: All Malaysian university students must study Constitution, local history starting this year

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced on January 20, 2026 the introduction of a new standardised assessment of Year 4 students in five core subjects starting this year. — File picture by Azneal Ishak

Malaysia / 6 h ago

New assessment for Year 4 students from 2026; tests to cover four subjects

Senior federal counsel representing the government in its appeal over its being held vicariously liable for the murder, had argued that the quantum of damages awarded by the High Court to Shaariibuu Setev, who is Altantuya’s father representing the next of kin, was excessive. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Altantuya family to learn today if RM5m damages award in suit against government stands

Brooklyn Beckham, 26, has shut the door on reconciling with his parents, British celebrity couple David and Victoria Beckham, whom he accuses of trying to ruin his life with US wife Nicola Peltz Beckham. — Screencapture via Instagram @brooklynpeltzbeckham

Showbiz / 10 h ago

Brooklyn Beckham airs family rift, says it’s game over with mum and dad

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the payments would cover 3.7 million households and 1.3 million elderly individuals without spouses, with each recipient receiving between RM100 and RM500, depending on their eligibility. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Anwar says Phase 1 Rahmah Cash Aid payments begin, with payouts between RM100 and RM500

Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Operations Control Centre (PGO) said it received an emergency call regarding the incident at 8.55 pm and dispatched nine personnel and one fire engine from the Pudu Fire and Rescue Station to the scene. — Picture by Devan Manuel

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Trailer lorry crash on SPE kills two after they fall from elevated expressway

Since his birth in October 1973, Gopal Muniandy has been living in Malaysia as a stateless person and wants to be recognised as a Malaysian. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Abandoned as a child, Kedah man aged 52 back in court for Malaysian citizenship appeal; five adoptees also await their fates

Sabah pork noodles or ‘sang nyuk mee’ at SK Pork Noodles. — Picture by CK Lim

Eat-drink / 11 h ago

At SK Pork Noodles in Kota Damansara, Sabah ‘sang nyuk mee’ is a magnificent bowl of fresh meat, offal and broth

Europe is facing an increasingly hostile Donald Trump administration after it took a strong position against what is seen as Washington’s attempt to annex Greenland. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Anwar says Malaysia backs Denmark, EU on US Greenland invasion plan

Mongolian Shaariibuu Setev, whose daughter Altantuya was murdered in 2006, said he has been waiting for an apology from the Malaysian government all the years, after the Court of Appeal absolve the Malaysian government of liability and reduce the damages awarded to the family from RM5 million to RM1.38 million on January 20, 2026. — Picture from Facebook/Shaariibuu Setev

Malaysia / 5 h ago

‘One word’: Altantuya’s father waits for truth and apology for closure after 20 years

Malaysia

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‘Impossible’ for Kedah man abandoned as child to find his birth parents, court hears in citizenship appeal

The Court of Appeal today heard arguments on whether an abandoned child can realistically be expected to trace his birth parents to claim Malaysian citizenship. — Picture by Devan Manuel

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 20 — Kedah-born Gopal Muniandy has done all he could to trace his unknown biological parents, but the task is impossible because he was abandoned in an estate when he was just a two-year-old child, the Court of Appeal heard today.His lawyer Surendra Ananth was arguing why his client...

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All the men, aged between their 30s and 50s, have been remanded for five days until January 24. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 1 h ago

Negeri Sembilan MACC arrests three state govt officers, one other in RM580,000 bribery case

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner Azam Baki answers questions from reporters at a press conference during the opening of the Basic Training Centre at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Academy, Bandar Enstek, Nilai, January 20, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 1 h ago

MACC questions nine in RM2.5b money laundering probe involving IJM, no arrests yet

Should a ‘new born’ child in the Federal Constitution include young children who cannot accurately say who their birth parents are, in order to protect such abandoned Malaysia-born children from becoming stateless? — File picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Lawyer tells court one-year-olds should be considered ‘new born’ to prevent statelessness

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The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (third left) and Raja Muda Selangor Tengku Amir Shah (third right) pose with Selangor State Secretary Datuk Ahmad Fadzli Ahmad Tajuddin (left), Selangor MB Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari (second left), Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil (second right) and MCMC chairman Tan Sri Mohamad Salim Fateh Din during a MoU exchange ceremony at Concorde Hotel, Shah Alam, January 20, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa

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Selangor seals smart city MoU with MCMC, funding raised to RM450m

Dr Mahathir’s aide Sufi Yusoff said the former prime minister is still undergoing non-surgical physiotherapy at Institut Jantung Negara. — Bernama pic

2 h ago

Aide: Dr M making ‘satisfactory’ progress after hip injury, still undergoing physiotherapy at IJN

Subang MP Wong Chen (pic) and Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung told reporters in Parliament here that the Selangor government has ignored a second request to provide information on the history and chronology of transactions involving the 169 acres of land. — Picture by Choo Choy May

3 h ago

PKR MPs say Selangor still silent on Ayer Hitam forest reserve land sale

Delivering the majority decision, Justice Abu Bakar Jais said the questions proposed by the applicants were not questions of law but were instead factual in nature. — Picture by Choo Choy May

3 h ago

Federal Court denies appeal by 50 MAF retirees in pension adjustment case

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivers his speech at the launch of the National Education Blueprint 2026-2035 at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre, Putrajaya, January 20, 2026. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

4 h ago

PM: All Malaysian university students must study Constitution, local history starting this year

Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan speaks during the oral question session at the Dewan Rakyat, Parliament Building, Kuala Lumpur today. — Bernama pic

4 h ago

Asean, China in final phase of South China Sea Code of Conduct, says Tok Mat

BLD group director Wan Abdillah Wan Hamid (fifth right) presents the mock cheque to Sarawak Federation of Chinese Associations (SFCA) president Datuk Seri Richard Wee. — The Borneo Post pic

4 h ago

KTS Group pledges RM3m to Chinese schools in Sarawak in honour of founding MD

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government has expanded its free initiative to cover tertiary education for students with disabilities and those from low-income households. — Unsplash pic

4 h ago

College, university and polytechnic now free for low-income and disabled students, says PM

Johor SWCorp director Zainal Fitri Ahmad (far left) oversees the issuance of notices during the anti-littering operation at the JB Sentral Public Transport Terminal in Johor Bahru on January 20, 2026. — Picture by Ben Tan

2 h ago

Cigarette butts and food wrappers land most people in hot water in Johor Bahru

Tan Sri Datuk Amar Hamid Bugo delivers his speech during the 20th Memorial Anniversary of the late Datuk Seri Lau Hui Kang held at KTS Garden here on Monday. — The Borneo Post pic

4 h ago

KTS Group founder Lau Hui Kang remembered as pioneer of Sarawak’s plantation industry

Students in Form 6 taking the STPM exams and those in matriculation will be under the purview of the Ministry of Higher Education starting 2027. — Bernama pic

4 h ago

Form 6 and matriculation students now part of higher education, says PM

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission is investigating an online report by China Press over an alleged misinterpretation of a royal statement, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

4 h ago

MCMC probes China Press over alleged mistranslation of royal address, says Fahmi

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks at the launch of the National Education Blueprint 2026-2035 at thePutrajaya International Convention Centre on January 20, 2026. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

4 h ago

Master Malay and sharpen English skills for global edge, Anwar tells Malaysians

Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming speaks to the media after the ministry’s 2026 address at the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Putrajaya today. — Bernama pic

4 h ago

Urban Renewal Bill ready to be re-tabled for second reading, says housing minister

Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek likened the new assessments to no-pressure exams that aim to make learning easier for students. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

5 h ago

From Year 4 to Form 3, starting Oct 2026: Malaysia’s new assessment aims to make learning easier

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