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Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex, December 22, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

No house arrest for Najib, High Court decides

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  / 13 h ago

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

The EMU train design and ECRL logo displayed during an event in Putrajaya December 18, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

On track: ECRL, LRT3 and Pan Borneo Highway headline Malaysia’s transport progress this year

An undated photograph shows a general view of The Exchange TRX. — Lendlease pic
Money  / 7 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  / 8 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  / 12 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

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is midway in his reduced six-year jail term, is seen here at the Kuala Lumpur court complex on November 25, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Najib to find out today: House arrest or Kajang prison?

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  / 12 h ago

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

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  / 12 h ago

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

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  / 9 h ago

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

Rapper Namawee pictured at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex, December 22, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

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

This photo taken on December 7, 2025 shows astrologer Linn Nhyo Taryar from Myanmar praying to a shrine at his home in Bangkok. What lies ahead after Myanmar’s forthcoming elections? The answer is hidden in the alignment of the stars, the occult flame of black magic candles and sacred geometry visible only to the third eye — if you believe the country’s spiritual soothsayers. — AFP pic
Life  / 17 h ago

Myanmar fortune‑tellers divine future as ill-augured election looms

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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 10 h ago

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

According to ‘Harian Metro’, supporters began assembling as early as 7am, with crowds swelling around the court compound amid chants of ‘Justice for Najib’ and ‘Lawan tetap lawan’. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Crowds turn up at Jalan Duta court complex as Najib awaits house arrest decision

The MACC is investigating former minister Daim Zainuddin’s financial affairs as part of a wider investigation into unexplained wealth and asset declarations involving politically exposed persons. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia / 28 Jun 2025

MACC tracks Daim-linked assets in US, Singapore, Japan, Italy and Jersey

Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz described the Digital Economy Framework Agreement as the “doorway” to the future of Asean youths as it is projected to grow the region’s economy to over US$2 trillion by 2030 and generate millions of jobs. — Picture via Facebook/Tengku Zafrul
Malaysia / 28 Jun 2025

Malaysia backs youth-led ventures as Asean chair, touts digital treaty and NIMP 2030 as key enablers

There were no casualties in the 4.30am fire in Bagan Pasir Laut, Perak that destroyed 23 properties on June 28, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 28 Jun 2025

Too early to tell: Perak forensics narrow probe into Hutan Melintang fire that gutted 23 homes, shops, and house of worship

Trader Mohd Hairul Mohd Aziz shows the Musang King durians sold at his stall below the market price of RM40 per kilogramme during the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry’s Southern Zone Carnival and Buy Malaysian Goods Campaign at Puteri Harbour Convention Centre, Johor on June 27, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 28 Jun 2025

Buy local, eat durian: RM25 Musang King sparks stampede at Johor fruit carnival

Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said the Works Ministry needs RM4 billion a year to repair damaged roads nationwide but is only allocated about half. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia / 28 Jun 2025

Ahmad Maslan seeks RM4b for Works Ministry to repair old roads damaged by rain, overloaded lorries

Oxycodone is a semi-synthetic narcotic for pain relief, sedation and constipation among many uses. — Picture from the US Drug Enforcement Administration website
Malaysia / 28 Jun 2025

‘Most heinous form of genocide’: Penang group demands UN probe after narcotics founds in Gaza food aid

Firefighters and tracker dogs comb through fire-gutted properties in Bagan Pasir Laut, Hutan Melintang, Perak on June 28, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 28 Jun 2025

Chaos at 4.30am as fire guts 19 homes, a house of worship and eateries in Hutan Melintang

Several start-ups are aiming to produce so-called lab-grown meat, which would allow humans to consume animal protein without harming the environment through farming and without any animal suffering. — Shutterstock pic
Malaysia / 28 Jun 2025

Hydroponics, lab-grown meat way to cut food imports for land-strapped Labuan, says FT minister

An abandoned baby boy, found wrapped in a plastic bag by the roadside near a mosque in Kampung Api-Api, Kuala Selangor on June 27, 2025, has been taken to Tanjong Karang Hospital for a medical examination. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia / 28 Jun 2025

Newborn with umbilical cord still attached found alive in plastic bag near Kuala Selangor mosque

Fish maw is made from the dried swim bladder of fish and widely consumed across South-east Asia and East Asia, commonly in soups. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia / 28 Jun 2025

From threatened waters to dinner tables: Study shows six endangered species sold as fish maw in Malaysia and Singapore shops

Hishammuddin’s Umno membership was suspended for six years, or two supreme council election terms, starting January 27, 2023. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia / 28 Jun 2025

Umno supreme council may address Hishammuddin’s suspension on Monday, says Ahmad Maslan

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof during a press conference at the end of his four-day working visit to Russia late last night. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 28 Jun 2025

Malaysia eyes nuclear energy revival, stronger ties with Uzbekistan, Russia

The victim reportedly sustained serious injuries, including a fractured hip and head wounds, after falling approximately 200m before reaching a bridge leading to Segara Anak Lake yesterday. — Picture via Facebook
Malaysia / 28 Jun 2025

Malaysian hiker survives 200m fall on Mount Rinjani trail in Lombok, suffers fractured hip and head wound

A cup of ‘kopi O’ was central to a recent domestic incident involving a father and son in Melaka. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia / 28 Jun 2025

Melaka boy, 11, suffers head injury after father allegedly throws chair over lukewarm ‘kopi O’

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant operations director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the woman sustained injuries to her left leg, left arm and spine. — Picture via Facebook
Malaysia / 28 Jun 2025

New Zealand woman injured after 6m fall at Kanching Waterfall

Family members of the deceased being transported along with the victim’s body to help with the identification process. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia / 28 Jun 2025

Body of man believed to be victim of crocodile attack in Matang found