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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

Twenty-three individuals have reprotedly given statements to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in its ongoing probe into a RM15 million police C4i system contract. — Picture by Choo Choy May.
Malaysia / 29 Apr 2025

MACC questions 23 in probe into police C4i system contract

A combo picture showing the damaged motorcycle and car following the accident. — Picture courtesy of police
Malaysia / 29 Apr 2025

Senior citizen killed in Sarikei motorcycle-car collision, cops urge witnesses to come forward

A total of 65 Orang Asli from the Jakun tribe succeeded in setting aside a court order issued in 2023 regarding the sale of 57 condominium units at Lanai Gurney, Keramat, which belonged to the Linggiu Valley Orang Asli (Jakuns) Trust Fund. — Reuters pic
Malaysia / 29 Apr 2025

Orang Asli win case to overturn 2023 Keramat condo sale order linked to trust fund; court sets conditions for future sales

Sabah’s economy has shown positive growth as its gross domestic product (GDP) rose to RM83.2 billion last year from RM82.1 billion in 2023, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 29 Apr 2025

Sabah’s GDP growth reaches RM83.2b last year, boosted by national and state initiatives, says CM

File picture of Firdaus Wong. Wong’s lawyer Norazali Nordin reportedly told the High Court today that eight non-Muslim parents have no legal basis to compel the preacher to remove a video allegedly promoting covert conversions. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia / 29 Apr 2025

Lawyer: No legal basis for non-Muslim parents to sue Firdaus Wong over conversion video

MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said that forensic reports on the 10 viral video recordings had been obtained, but the agency still needed time to thoroughly examine all the evidence before making any decisions. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia / 29 Apr 2025

Sabah corruption scandal: MACC forensic review of viral videos nearing completion, says chief

The leprosy situation affecting the Kampung Orang Asli Chergun and Kampung Orang Asli Guntur in Kuala Pilah is under control, the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly sitting was told today. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 29 Apr 2025

Leprosy contained in Kuala Pilah Orang Asli villages as health efforts ramp up, says N. Sembilan exco

Malaysia’s inflation increased at a slower rate of 1.8 per cent in 2024 versus 2.5 per cent in 2023, with the index points standing at 132.8 in 2024 against 130.4 recorded in the previous year, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). — Picture By Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 29 Apr 2025

Malaysia records slower inflation rise at 1.8pc in 2024, DoSM credits subsidies and ringgit recovery

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has responded positively to a proposal for state-level data-sharing laws, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said today. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 29 Apr 2025

Gobind: Penang open to state-level Data Sharing Act, hopes other states follow by year end

Deborah Augustin, Dineshwara Naidu and Mukmin Nantang pose during the launch of Amnesty International’s The State of the World’s Human Rights Annual Report 2024/2025 in Kuala Lumpur. April 29, 2025. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 29 Apr 2025

Amnesty: Malaysia’s custodial deaths and detention abuses raise rights concerns despite death penalty rollback, calls for stronger IPCC

Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki speaks to reporters during the South-east Asia Anti-Corruption conference at Putrajaya International Convention Centre April 29, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia / 29 Apr 2025

MACC may call retired officials in Raub durian land probe, but make no arrests yet

Johor police chief Datuk M. Kumar (centre) with the illicit drugs and currency seized from the seven raids conducted by the Johor Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) in four districts recently. April 29, 2025. — Picture by Ben Tan
Malaysia / 29 Apr 2025

Johor police arrest five men including Singaporean, seize RM9m drugs in five-day crackdown

Digital minister Gobind Singh Deo speaking at the Malaysia Digital Open Day held in the UAB Building, George Town today
Malaysia / 29 Apr 2025

Digital minister: Malaysia draws RM16.2b digital investments by mid-April, data centres and AI drive boom

The Royal Malaysian Customs Department crippled a drug trafficking syndicate with the seizure of more than RM130,000 worth of Methamphetamine in two raids in Miri. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia / 29 Apr 2025

Sarawak Customs Dept seizes RM130,000 worth of meth disguised as tea packets at Miri courier service premises

Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz speaks during the National Geoeconomic Command Centre press conference at Menara MITI in Kuala Lumpur on April 14, 2025. Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia / 29 Apr 2025

Zafrul: Malaysia, Japan eye stronger ties in AI, automotive sectors amid global uncertainty

The General Operations Force raided illegal timber factories in Kelantan under Op Khazanah and seized various items valued at approximately RM31.2 million yesterday. ― Borneo Post pic
Malaysia / 29 Apr 2025

Ops Khazanah: GOF seizes RM31.2m in goods during raid on illegal timber factories in Kelantan