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(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  / 17 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  / 17 h ago

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

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  / 6 h ago

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

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
Life  / 6 h ago

Fireworks, festivals and free entry: Five New Year’s Eve countdowns across Klang Valley

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  / 19 h ago

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

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  / 18 h ago

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

Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor said that she had chosen to focus her life on her family and to leave matters to the will of Allah, expressing hope that justice and truth would prevail in the future. — File pic by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Rosmah dismisses claims she caused Najib’s downfall, says focus is on family and prayer

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  / 18 h ago

Perak invests in smarter, kinder stray animal management

The local currency traded mostly higher against major and regional peers as markets headed into quieter New Year trading. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Money  / 4 h ago

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

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
Money  / 16 h ago

Crypto crash course: How plunging bitcoin prices shake companies

The appointment of Abu Bakar Hamzah as the new Menteri Besar, with the consent of the Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail, demonstrates that the political crisis in the state was addressed lawfully and in an orderly manner. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Bersatu takes Perlis from PAS with Abu Bakar sworn in, analysts warn of trust deficit in Perikatan

French actress and singer Brigitte Bardot smokes a cigarette at the courthouse in Paris on January 29, 1962 after testifying for her ex-husband film director Roger Vadim in the trial against film director Francois Truffaut over the film
Showbiz  / 18 h ago

French film legend Brigitte Bardot dies at 91, leaves legacy on screen and in animal welfare

Perak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) acting assistant director of operations Shazlean Mohd Hanafiah said a team from the Kuala Kangsar Fire and Rescue Station was dispatched to the scene. — Bernama pic/JBPM Perak
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

CelcomDigi, Maxis and Unifi users left offline after fire guts Maxis tower near Sungai Perak R&R

Mohamad Ikhwan Afiq Mohamad Anwar, head of the PAS Tasek Gelugor Youth Wing, reportedly said that the party should contest and reclaim all parliamentary and state assembly seats won by Bersatu under the PN and PAS banners in previous general and state elections. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

PAS youth wing urges party to sever ties with Bersatu at all levels over alleged betrayal

A 74-year-old pensioner in Taiping, Perak fell for phone scammers impersonating a police officer and a TNB representative who claimed she was being investigated in a money laundering case. — iStock pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Taiping retiree loses over RM300,000 in life savings by phone fraudsters claiming police and TNB links

The Federal Court here today freed a former escalator machine operator on a charge of trafficking nearly 10kg of drugs found in a car in 2019. — Pexels pic
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2025

Dungun council staff charged with abusing position to award RM5m in contracts to family, friend

Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Mohamad Yusri Bakir celebrates his victory alongside BN leaders in conjunction with the Ayer Kuning state seat by-election at Dewan Merdeka in Tapah. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2025

Fahmi: Anwar urges BN to ‘work harder’ despite Ayer Kuning win, says support from youth and Malays rising

Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz leading the Malaysian delegation in talks with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick in Washington. — Picture from Facebook/Tengku Zafrul
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2025

US trade talks ‘positive’ as Miti begins tariff negotiations with Cabinet green light, Fahmi says

Penang Port Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Datuk V Sasedharan said five million passengers have used the new ferry service since its August 2023 launch, with 74 per cent being pedestrians and 24 per cent users of two-wheeled vehicles. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2025

To break even, Penang ferry service eyes ETS sync as it hits five-million-rider mark

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil speaks during a press conference at the Communications Ministry in Putrajaya. March 30, 2025 — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2025

Amendments to Peaceful Assembly Act coming this year, as Fahmi says 99pc of protest requests already approved

Four individuals, including a 'Datuk Seri', have been remanded until May 3 over alleged false claims totalling RM360 million, following their arrest by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2025

Klang Valley highway fraud: ‘Datuk Seri’ and three others remanded in RM360m probe

Putrajaya has decided to fully discontinue the egg subsidy starting this August 1. — Picture by Hari Anggara.
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2025

Fahmi: Cabinet backs rolling back egg subsidy as supply has normalised since Covid-19 pandemic

The Federal Court upheld the conviction, 30-year prison sentence and whipping of Mohd Azhud Ibrahim, who killed his friend, ruling that sufficient circumstantial evidence supported a prima facie case. — Picture by Choo Choy May .
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2025

Federal Court upholds 30-year sentence for man who killed friend, lived with body for four days

Women-owned businesses represent 20.1 per cent of the total registered establishments in Malaysia. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2025

DOSM: Nearly 220,000 women-led firms power Malaysia’s service sector, Selangor tops nationwide count

Okenyehike Kelvin Obianke was charged with hurting Corporal Danierul Azraq Ahmad Khair. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2025

Foreign student charged with biting off cop’s ear in Kepong, denies drug use and illegal entry

Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan visits the site of the explosion and gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights on April 30, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif.
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2025

Selangor cops: Rain hampers Putra Heights gas pipe excavation as cleanup delayed by 20 days of bad weather

Men pose with smartphones in front of displayed Whatsapp logo in this illustration September 14, 2017. — Reuters pic
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2025

Million-ringgit WhatsApp trap: Penang man loses life savings in ‘BIONM’ stock scam

A general view of the site of the explosion and gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights on April 30, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif.
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2025

Putrajaya announces ‘unprecedented’ RM40m relief fund to rebuild 219 homes gutted in Putra Heights gas fire

The word
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2025

Malaysia closes the book on Covid-19 tomorrow

The High Court was told today that Afendi Muhammad Agus @ Muhamed Ali Omar was sane when he murdered his parents in Kampung Sungai Penchala on December 9, 2023. — Reuters pic
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2025

High Court hears accused was mentally sound when killing parents in Sungai Penchala

Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri urged Malaysians to speak out against sexual harassment, following a viral video regarding an e-hailing driver asking a 15-year-old girl to remove her headscarf. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 30 Apr 2025

‘Don’t remain silent’: Nancy Shukri urges public to speak up against sexual harassment after e-hailing incident