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In a post on Facebook, Umno president and Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi called for calm after senior Umno leaders criticised DAP publicity secretary Yeo Bee Yin’s year-end Facebook post celebrating the High Court’s dismissal of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s bid for house arrest. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Zahid urges calm as Umno leaders slam Yeo Bee Yin’s ‘celebrate’ post on Najib

An undated photograph shows a general view of The Exchange TRX. — Lendlease pic
Money  / 17 h ago

Malaysian family office buys major stake in The Exchange TRX for RM1.1b

Lawyer Tan Sri Shafee Abdullah speaks to the press at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex following the decision on former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s home arrest on December 22, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Shafee urges Agong, Malay rulers to scrutinise High Court’s decision on Najib’s house arrest, claims it dilutes their powers

Umno suffered heavy losses in the 2023 state elections, winning only 19 seats while losing 89, raising questions about its electoral strategy going forward. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Could internal pressures push Umno to team up with Perikatan? Analysts say unlikely

On Sept 4, 2023, the High Court here granted Ahmad Zahid a DNAA on 47 charges of criminal breach of trust, corruption, and money laundering involving Yayasan Akalbudi funds. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

AGC says DNAA for Zahid on 47 Yayasan Akalbudi charges was in accordance with law

Johor Bahru Selatan police chief ACP Raub Selamat said the incident occurred at 6.15 pm when the two suspects, aged 56 and 46, were at the counter after being brought to the station for a previous fight at a shopping mall earlier the same day. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Two Singaporean men arrested after fight at Larkin Police Station in Johor

Negeri Sembilan Police Chief Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said authorities received a report on the incident at 7.08am after members of the public informed the Next Generation Malaysian Emergency Response Services (NG MERS 999) that explosive objects and nails were scattered in the area. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Three suspected IEDs found in Nilai following morning explosion

A still from a CCTV footage of the attack. – Picture via Daily Express
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Magistrate fines ustaz in viral Telipok case RM18,200 over assault on students outside cyber cafe

A passenger appears to try and calm the seemingly agitated woman, dressed in blue (left). The woman is pictured sitting in one of the seating areas in the airport. Her belongings are pictured around her, on luggage carts. — Screengrab from social media
Malaysia  / 1 h ago

Video claims foreign woman has lived at KLIA for a year; authorities yet to comment

File picture of the main Pekan–Kuantan road in Pahang inundated by floodwaters following continuous rain, disrupting traffic flow, December 18, 2025. MetMalaysia today warned of a monsoon surge that is expected to occur from December 25 to 29, potentially bringing continuous rain to the eastern parts of Peninsular Malaysia. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Monsoon surge to hit eastern peninsular Malaysia from Dec 25 to 29, warns MetMalaysia

Nilai District Deputy Police Chief, Deputy Superintendent Mohamad Asiff Jamaldin, said police received a report via the emergency hotline at around 6.30am. — Screengrab from social media
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Desa Palma apartment parking lot blast startles Nilai residents, police find nails on road

A handout photo released by the New South Wales Courts on December 22, 2025 shows a home-made “Islamic State” flag found inside a vehicle registered to Naveed Akram in Sydney. — AFP pic
World  / 19 h ago

Inside the plot behind Australia’s Bondi Beach attack

The ringgit ended lower against the US dollar on Monday due to profit-taking and a lack of fresh market catalysts. — Bernama pic
Money  / 15 h ago

Ringgit closes weaker, mixed against global and regional currencies amid cautious sentiment

Combo photo showing (from left) Dato Sri Dr Sim Kui Hian and Chong Chieng Jen. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

High Court orders Chong Chieng Jen to pay RM500,000 to Dr Sim over Covid-19 food aid defamation

(Left to right) Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet and US President Donald Trump hold up documents during the signing of a ceasefire deal between Cambodia and Thailand on the sidelines of the 47th Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 26, 2025. — Reuters pic
World  / 17 h ago

Why did truce with Cambodia fail? Thai minister says US rushed deal for Trump’s visit

JMG director Nizarulikram Abdul Rahim said quarry blasting is only allowed from 12pm to 5pm, Monday to Friday. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 18 Jun 2025

Perak Minerals and Geoscience Dept rule out quarry blasting behind Ipoh tremors, explosive sounds

Y Vethri Vel was initially sentenced in December 2023 to four years’ jail and a RM20,000 fine under a Section 41(1)(b) of the same Act for driving under the influence of alcohol, causing death. — Reuters pic
Malaysia / 18 Jun 2025

Taiping court doubles jail time for drunk trailer driver who killed police officer, three family members in 2020 crash

Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the decision to expand the 5 buyers is to help reduce the number of overhang properties in Penang. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia / 18 Jun 2025

Now, everyone can get 5pc discount on Penang’s overhang properties, says chief minister

Kelantan recorded 601 commercial crime cases from January to May 2025, with cybercrimes making up 67 per cent and losses totalling RM14.1 million. ― iStock pic
Malaysia / 18 Jun 2025

Online scams dominate Kelantan’s commercial crime list, over RM14m lost this year

On June 12, the media reported that a female teacher and her eldest child died while her youngest child was seriously injured, believed to have been stabbed by a teenage boy who was also the victim’s second child at their home. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 18 Jun 2025

Melaka teen charged with murdering mum and brother, injuring younger sibling in family tragedy

NFC executive chairman Datuk Mohamad Salleh Ismail at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex in this file picture dated November 9, 2022. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 18 Jun 2025

Federal Court orders Public Bank to pay RM90m to NFCorp, Salleh over data breach

According to social media posts and comments, users claimed to have felt the tremors in several areas, including Chemor, Chepor and Tanah Hitam, at around 10.30am. — Picture by Farhan Najib
Malaysia / 18 Jun 2025

Mystery boom rattles Chemor, Chepor and Tanah Hitam; Ipoh cops investigating

The charge, under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, provides the death penalty or life imprisonment and not less than 15 strokes of the cane in the absence of the death penalty, upon conviction. — Pexels pic
Malaysia / 18 Jun 2025

Driver in fatal Temerloh crash charged with drug trafficking and reckless driving

MACC chief Tan Sri Azam Baki told reporters that the individuals are in the process of being arrested and notified about their court dates. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia / 18 Jun 2025

Two Sabah assemblymen, one civilian to be charged in mining graft case this month, says MACC chief

Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat highlighted that from January to May this year, 11 disciplinary inquiry papers and 30 investigation papers were opened against police personnel, which is a clear increase compared to the same period last year. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 18 Jun 2025

‘Rogue cops’ on the rise: Kelantan police chief vows crackdown on misconduct

On April 30, blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, better known as Papagomo, issued an unconditional apology to Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain over defamatory statements made earlier this year. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 18 Jun 2025

IGP turns RM5,000 court award from blogger Papagomo into welfare boost for cops

Police said a woman allegedly beaten by her employer in Taman Kota Masai, Pasir Gudang, last month had pre-existing health issues and only sustained scratches and bruises, according to a hospital report. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 18 Jun 2025

Beaten worker in Pasir Gudang had pre-existing illness, injuries were minor, say Johor police

DAP leaders M Kulasegaran and Teresa Kok speaking to reporters after attending the funeral of former MIC president Datuk Seri G Palanivel at his home in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur June 18, 2025. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 18 Jun 2025

Former MIC president Palanivel mourned as a statesman and advocate for education

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he is praying for the recovery of Marang MP Abdul Hadi Awang, who underwent treatment at the National Heart Institute (IJN). — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 18 Jun 2025

Anwar posts get-well wish for Hadi Awang after heart procedure

Magistrate Uthman Abd Ghani granted the remand application by the Melaka Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) against the two men, aged 61 and 75, to assist in the investigation under Section 23 of the MACC Act 2009. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia / 18 Jun 2025

MACC remands temple chairman, secretary over RM50,000 embezzlement case in Melaka

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Kuala Kurau zone director Maritime Commander Mohd Hairil Othman said its operations centre was alerted at about 8am by a local fisherman who discovered the body floating at sea. — Picture via pexels.com/Francesco Ungaro
Malaysia / 18 Jun 2025

Fisherman missing in boat fire found drowned with extensive burns near Kuala Kurau