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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  / 19 h ago

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

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  / 4 h ago

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

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  / 8 h ago

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

DAP National Chairman Gobind Singh Deo said more structural changes are urgently needed to prevent future corruption and abuse. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 19 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  / 8 h ago

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

The local currency traded mostly higher against major and regional peers as markets headed into quieter New Year trading. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Money  / 6 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  / 18 h ago

Crypto crash course: How plunging bitcoin prices shake companies

1. Get together with friends or family at Yu Jia Charcoal Fish Pot that specialises in this Penang style steamboat with the distinctive tall funnel. — Pictures by Lee Khang Yi
Eat-drink  / 5 h ago

Round up your friends and family for a meal at Taman Gembira’s Yu Jia Charcoal Fish Pot 

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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 4 h ago

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

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  / 4 h ago

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

Lawyer Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee (right) confirmed that the appeal was filed last Wednesday. — File pic by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Najib has filed his appeal over failed house arrest bid, lawyer confirms

Investigations revealed that cables were illegally tapped directly from the incoming mains at the five-foot way. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Supermarket chain caught with fingers in the power socket — another electricity theft uncovered in Miri

Woodlands Checkpoint, where a Malaysian man was arrested after authorities seized more than 3kg of cannabis and 1.7kg of Ice during enhanced checks. — Reuters pic
Singapore  / 2 h ago

Malaysian arrested at Singapore’s Woodlands with cannabis, ‘Ice’ exceeding death penalty limits

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  / 18 h ago

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

The aftermath of the Putra Heights gas pipeline fire has left homes and vehicles in ruins, with the area resembling a ghost town, as seen during a visit at Jalan Putra Harmoni today. — Benama pic
Malaysia / 03 Apr 2025

Putra Heights gas pipeline fire victims reluctant to move back despite approval

Putra Heights gas pipeline fire victim Ong Yaw Kern, 51, (left) with his sons Ong Jing Ren, 15, (centre) and Ong Jing Shen, 11, after receiving wound care treatment at Hospital Putrajaya today. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 03 Apr 2025

Putra Heights gas pipeline fire: One victim still in ICU, says Selangor health director

The Kedah government is set to draft new guidelines that may prohibit the ownership of aggressive dog breeds as pets in residential areas across the state. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia / 03 Apr 2025

Kedah mulls ban on aggressive dog breeds in residential areas after five mauled by Rottweilers

A cook and an unemployed man pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to trafficking two individuals for labour exploitation in Myanmar between December 15 last year and February 14. — Reuters pic
Malaysia / 03 Apr 2025

Duo plead not guilty to trafficking Malaysians for forced labour in Myanmar

US President Donald Trump has announced new reciprocal tariffs on over 180 countries, including a 24 per cent import levy on all Malaysian goods. — Pexels.com pic
Malaysia / 03 Apr 2025

Chips, machines, gloves: Which Malaysian exports will be hit hardest by Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs?

Transport Minister Anthony Loke (centre) with Selangor Investment, Trade and Mobility Exco Ng Sze Han (right) speaking to victims of the gas pipeline fire at the temporary relief centre in Masjid Putra Heights today. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 03 Apr 2025

Putra Heights fire victims can get vehicle documents reprinted at relief centres via JPJ counters, says Loke

Two Rottweilers that attacked five people in Taman Desa Bidara, Kuala Ketil, on Tuesday have been euthanised, according to Kedah DVS director Dr Shaharul Amar Talib. — Picture via X/Bernama
Malaysia / 03 Apr 2025

Two Rottweilers euthanised after attacking five in Kedah

Burnt cars and houses are seen at Taman Putra Harmoni in Putra Heights following a gas pipeline fire yesterday. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia / 03 Apr 2025

Lodge police report on losses and damages, Mohamad Sabu urges Putra Heights fire victims

The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) said it takes the US’s tariff hike on Malaysian exports seriously and is engaging with US authorities to find solutions that uphold free and fair trade. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia / 03 Apr 2025

Miti rules out retaliatory tariffs after US hike on Malaysian exports, PM-led team to assess response

A man passes by a mural of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in Shah Alam, Selangor, on March 8, 2023. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia / 03 Apr 2025

Search for MH370 postponed due to weather, to resume next summer

Customers walk past an Apple logo inside of an Apple store at Grand Central Station in New York, U.S., August 1, 2018. — File pic via Reuters
Malaysia / 03 Apr 2025

Apple under pressure as US tariffs hike Malaysia costs, squeeze margins across Asia

One in six children in Malaysia has been found to experience mental health issues, with the prevalence of such problems having doubled between 2019 and 2023. — AFP pic
Malaysia / 03 Apr 2025

Child health experts warn of rising mental health crisis in Malaysia driven by Covid-19 fallout, excessive social media use

Houses and cars were seen burned due to the intense heat near ground zero following the gas pipeline fire that occurred here in Putra Heights on Tuesday. — Picture by Sayuti Zanudin
Malaysia / 03 Apr 2025

Phased return begins today for Putra Heights fire victims, 41 homes cleared for re-entry

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also National Disaster Management Committee chairman, confirmed that SMART had successfully rescued a survivor who had been trapped beneath the rubble for 72 hours yesterday afternoon. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 03 Apr 2025

SMART recovers six bodies, rescues one survivor in Myanmar earthquake mission

Selangor Women’s Development and Social Welfare Exco Anfaal Saari (third from right) visits and offers support to victims of the gas pipeline fire at the Temporary Relief Centre (PPS) at Masjid Putra Heights yesterday. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 03 Apr 2025

Check before donating, exco tells donors as Putra Heights relief centre sees surplus of certain items

A resident at Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru seen cleaning his house's front porch following the Putra Heights gas pipeline fire. — Picture by Sayuti Zanudin
Malaysia / 03 Apr 2025

Putra Heights residents reeling from gas pipeline blast, demand answers and aid