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High Court judge Alice Loke Yee Ching today rejected Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s application to serve the remainder of his six-year sentence under house arrest. — Picture by Yusof Isa 
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Accuracy over speed: Teo Nie Ching rebukes media for misleading Najib house arrest coverage

An undated photograph shows a general view of The Exchange TRX. — Lendlease pic
Money  / 13 h ago

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

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  / 14 h ago

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

Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s lead defence lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah speaks to the press after the announcement of Najib’s house arrest decision at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex, December 22, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

How much of Najib’s jail time is left? Ex-PM could serve less than six years, lawyer says release possible before 2028

In a statement today, the DAP MP for Bagan noted that Deputy Prime Minister and BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, when announcing BN’s plan to seek GST reinstatement after the 16th General Election, described GST as the ‘most suitable and effective system’ to ensure fairness and bolster national revenue. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Lim Guan Eng: RM30b GST refund ‘nightmare’ must not happen again

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  / 15 h ago

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

The main suspect in the case involving the discovery of a woman’s body in a bag buried at a house in Kampung Batu 4, Pedas, Rembau. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Love gone wrong?: Key suspect in Pedas ‘body in bag’ case admits marrying woman from Sarawak

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  / 12 h ago

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

Rapper Namawee pictured at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex, December 22, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Namewee acquitted in drug use case, still faces separate possession charge

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus said the report was filed by the victim’s family at the Pudu Police Station at 1 pm yesterday. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Police receive new report of sexual assault involving same Kampung Pandan teacher

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  / 11 h ago

Three suspected IEDs found in Nilai following morning explosion

The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Operations Centre said it received an emergency call at 8.49pm via the 999 hotline reporting a blaze inside the restaurant on the shopping complex’s ground floor. — Screengrab from Facebook/Bangsar 孟沙
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Kitchen fire at Mid Valley restaurant quickly controlled, no injuries reported (VIDEO) 

Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s lead defence lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah confirmed that the matter of applying for a parole had been discussed with his client, but instructions has not been given yet. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Najib hasn’t decided on parole yet, lawyer says after failed house arrest bid

The Guar Kepah Archaeological Gallery. — File picture by Opalyn Mok 
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Neolithic skeletons to return ‘home’ to Penang in January after decades abroad

Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh (centre) and Deputy Minister Datuk Lo Su Fui (fourth from left) pose with ministry staff in Putrajaya after officially reporting for duty on December 22, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Clocking in as FT minister, Hannah Yeoh says race never defined her work, to continue colour-blind policy

A traffic jam caused a Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) student to miss boarding the bus that was involved in a fatal accident on the Jeli-Gerik East West Highway early this morning. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 09 Jun 2025

Missed by 15 minutes: Traffic jam spares UPSI student from deadly Gerik bus accident

Bandar Utama assemblyman Jamaliah Jamaluddin (right) and her husband named only as ‘Joshua’ share their wedded bliss on June 9, 2025. — Picture from Facebook/Jamaliah Jamaluddin
Malaysia / 09 Jun 2025

DAP’s Bandar Utama rep Jamaliah Jamaluddin announces marriage to long-time partner

A Singaporean man, who was detained yesterday to assist in the investigation in connection with an altercation with another driver and vandalism of a car in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, has been remanded for four days until June 12. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 09 Jun 2025

Johor police: Singaporean man remanded until June 12 over Skudai road rage, vandalism case

The Perodua Alza MPV carrying a family of four veered off the East-West Highway and into a ditch after being rear-ended by a chartered bus carrying UPSI students returning to their main campus on June 9, 2025 after the Hari Raya Aidiladha holiday over the weekend. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 09 Jun 2025

Family of four in MPV survive collision with UPSI bus; driver discharged, wife and kids still hospitalised

Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said a comprehensive investigation would be conducted in collaboration with the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research, Road Transport Department, Land Public Transport Agency and other relevant agencies. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 09 Jun 2025

Police to form task force to probe fatal UPSI students’ bus crash in Gerik, says Bukit Aman traffic director

A research officer lost more than RM600,000 after falling victim to a bogus share investment scheme. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia / 09 Jun 2025

Woman loses over RM600,000 in bogus share investment scam, Pahang police investigate

Relatives of the UPSI student bus crash victims grieve at Gerik Hospital in Perak following the collision with an MPV that killed 15 people on June 9, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 09 Jun 2025

King and Queen mourn UPSI students killed in crash, pray for the injured

Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir (sixth from left) speaks with officials at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh, Perak following a fatal bus crash involving UPSI students on the East-West Highway on June 9, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 09 Jun 2025

Higher Education Ministry, UPSI step in with RM3,000 aid for grieving families of students killed in Gerik crash

NGOs Amal Besut and Amal Setiu banded together to transport the remains of UPSI students killed in a bus-car collision on East-West Highway, home from the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh, Perak to their homes in Terengganu on June 9, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 09 Jun 2025

Final journey home: Community groups unite in 19-hearse convoy for UPSI crash victims

A total of 225 asnaf (tithe recipients) received sacrificial meat during the Handover Ceremony of Sacrificial Meat from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s Sunnah Qurban at Surau Al Jannah in Kuala Lumpur on June 9, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 09 Jun 2025

Istana Negara donates 100 cows, distributes sacrificial meat to 14,000 in need

The man who drove against the flow of traffic on Jalan Skudai in Pantai Lido, Johor Baru on June 7, 2025 is being investigated for Section 42(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless or dangerous driving. — Picture from Facebook/Polis Daerah Johor Bahru Selatan
Malaysia / 09 Jun 2025

Driven to distraction: Johor man blames wife for wrong-way stunt on Jalan Skudai

UPSI vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Md Amin Md Taff (centre) speaks to family and friends of the students involved in the fatal bus collision with an MPV on the East-West Highway near Gerik, Perak on June 9, 2025, outside the Forensic Department of Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh. — Bernama picUPSI vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Md Amin Md Taff speaks to family and friends of the students involved in the fatal bus collision with an MPV on the East-West Highway near Gerik, Perak on June 9, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 09 Jun 2025

Gerik crash: UPSI, operator say fatal bus was student-chartered and in good condition

A view of the scene of the fatal accident involving at least 15 students of the Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI) on the East-West Highway (JRTB) in Banun, Gerik June 9, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 09 Jun 2025

Malaysia grieves as UPSI bus crash in Gerik kills 15, echoing deadly FRU accident last month

Perak Police Chief Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin (centre) speaks at a press conference at the Gerik District Police Headquarters regarding a fatal accident involving a bus and an MPV at KM 53 JRTB Jeli-Gerik June 9, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 09 Jun 2025

Initial probe finds rear-end collision with MPV caused UPSI student bus to overturn, says Perak top cop

A view of the scene of the fatal accident involving at least 15 students of the Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI) on the East-West Highway (JRTB) in Banun, Gerik June 9, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 09 Jun 2025

Gerik bus crash: UPSI student prepared final meal of ‘mi celup’ for family before fatal journey

Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the Public Works Department (JKR) has been instructed to work closely with the highway maintenance concessionaire to provide technical expertise and advisory support following a fatal accident involving a chartered bus and another vehicle on Jalan Raya Timur-Barat Banun, Gerik, early today. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Malaysia / 09 Jun 2025

Nanta: Works Ministry directs JKR to provide technical support in Gerik crash investigation