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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

A logo of Standard Chartered in Hong Kong. The UK-based bank is facing a US$2.7 billion lawsuit over alleged involvement in laundering funds linked to Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal. — Reuters pic
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Standard Chartered sued for US$2.7b over role in 1MDB scandal

The accused (left) being escorted out of the courtroom after proceedings at the Kuching Court Complex. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Kuching man gets 12 years, four lashes for incest with 13-year-old niece

Anwar is leading a Malaysian delegation on official visits to Italy, France and Brazil to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Anwar leads Malaysian delegation to Italy, France and Brazil to promote trade and diplomacy

The Federal Court affirmed the conviction of three men for the 2015 murder of Deputy Public Prosecutor Kevin Morais. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Federal Court upholds death penalty for ex-army doctor, commutes sentences of two in Kevin Morais case

Chow Kon Yeow said the state hopes to receive the notice to proceed for the LRT Mutiara Line this month. — Bernama pic  
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Penang still waiting for green light from Transport Ministry for LRT project, says chief minister

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi speaks at the Cyber Defence and Security Exhibition and Conference (CYDES 2025) at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) in Putrajaya July 1, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Zahid: Orang Asli land law amendments in final stages, to be tabled in 2026

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, accompanied by Transport Minister Anthony Loke, rides the newly upgraded KLIA Aerotrain at Terminal 1 of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA1) in Sepang July 1, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Anwar rides upgraded KLIA Aerotrain, says it’s ‘good, faster than before’

Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, speaks to the media on his first day as Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) director-general at the Setia Perkasa building in Putrajaya July 1, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

New border agency chief Mohd Shuhaily pledges to strengthen Malaysia’s frontline defences

Tuan Mohamad Izmal Firdaus Tuan Muda is brought to the Magistrate’s Court in Tanah Merah July 1, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Eighteen-year-old with intellectual disabilities accused of killing man outside Kelantan sundry shop

The Perak Royal Malaysian Customs Department director Mohd Nadzri Arifin showing the drugs and other goods seized in four separate raids at the State Customs Department headquarters in Taman Meru in Ipoh, Perak. — Picture by John Bunyan
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Perak Customs seize smuggled drugs, some hidden in air mattresses, worth nearly RM1m in Selangor 

Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the move is part of a learning process and a necessary follow-up action in response to the incident that happened on April 1. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Not another Putra Heights: To prevent future gas pipeline fires, Selangor to draft new legal framework

Iskandar Puteri district police chief Assistant Commissioner M. Kumarasan said the 23-year-old local woman lodged the report at 2.23pm yesterday, alleging she was robbed in Gelang Patah. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Johor woman claims she was robbed, cops find she spent employer’s RM21,000 on herself

Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil speaks to the media after visiting the YES Tanjung Asam six-way 4G MOCN tower in George Town July 1, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Putrajaya to act against profiteering as new electricity tariff kicks in, says Fahmi

Perhilitan director-general Datuk Abdul Kadir Abu Hashim said poachers from Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar are targeting wildlife such as Malayan tigers, leopards, sun bears and elephants, often in logging and plantation areas near forest reserves. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Hunting the hunters: Perhilitan’s elite armed unit takes aim at foreign poachers in Malaysia’s protected forests

Road Transport Department (JPJ) enforcement officers check the VEP status of a Singaporean driver during an operation at the Sultan Iskandar Building’s (BSI) Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex in Johor Baru July 1, 2025. — Picture by Ben Tan
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

More than 200,000 Singapore vehicles cleared for VEP as enforcement kicks in

Activist Amir Hariri Abdul Hadi speaks to the media during a press conference at the Federal Court in Putrajaya after the verdict on his challenge against the legitimacy of the Peaceful Assembly Act. July 1, 2025. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Failure to tell police five days before peaceful rally no longer a crime in Malaysia, Federal Court rules