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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  / 17 h ago

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

DAP National Chairman Gobind Singh Deo said more structural changes are urgently needed to prevent future corruption and abuse. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 17 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  / 6 h ago

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

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  / 6 h ago

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

Mohamad Abdullah (front row, centre) shows the statement issued by the NGOs at a press conference in Kuching on December 28, 2025. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Not our style: NGOs call for rethink as Miri foam party rubs up against Sarawak values

Supporters of Datuk Seri Najib Razak hold up a laminated sketch of the former prime minister. SUPP, a former component party in the Barisan Nasional coalition, pushes back against claims it illegally received funds from 1MDB when Najib was in charge of the sovereign investment firm in 2013. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

SUPP insists RM1m donation from Najib not linked to 1MDB, says issue settled years ago

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  / 3 h ago

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

Stray dogs roam in Ipoh, Perak, where the state government has increased funding to RM300,000 in 2026 for humane animal welfare programmes. — File picture by Farhan Najib
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Perak invests in smarter, kinder stray animal management

The local currency traded mostly higher against major and regional peers as markets headed into quieter New Year trading. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Money  / 4 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  / 16 h ago

Crypto crash course: How plunging bitcoin prices shake companies

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  / 3 h ago

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

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  / 4 h ago

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

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  / 2 h ago

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

French actress and singer Brigitte Bardot smokes a cigarette at the courthouse in Paris on January 29, 1962 after testifying for her ex-husband film director Roger Vadim in the trial against film director Francois Truffaut over the film
Showbiz  / 18 h ago

French film legend Brigitte Bardot dies at 91, leaves legacy on screen and in animal welfare

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  / 17 h ago

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

Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat (centre) poses for group pictures during the Opening Ceremony of the 2025 Legislative Year at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) January 8, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

On retirement eve, CJ lauded by Malaysian Bar, lawyers in appreciation speeches

Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil (centre) at the launch of the MOCN base station at Tanjung Asam July 1, 2025. — Picture by Opalyn Mok
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Fahmi: Where there’s a road, there’ll be internet — Malaysia set to expand highway coverage

A view of Putra Heights on April 30, 2025, where gas supply is set to resume from July 1 following repair and safety works after the April pipeline fire and explosion. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

DOSH: Putra Heights residents to see gas supply restored today as safety measures pass inspection

Persana Avril Sollunda, 43, is charged with making and sending a fake video on the TikTok application through the account ‘king.charles.ratu’ showing a fake marriage certificate between a royal and Crown Princess Ratu Shana with the intention of hurting others last February 25. — AFP pic
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Fahmi: MCMC to call up TikTok over ‘PK Battle’ trend, after concerned parents decry trend’s wastefulness, expense

Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department Wildlife Crime Bureau/Special Investigation Intelligence deputy director SAC Zairulnizam Mohd Zainuddin poses for pictures with some of the seized imitation firearms in Kuala Lumpur June 30, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Three arrested, hundreds of fake firearms seized in Segambut, including Walther P99s, M4 Carbines, Colt AR-15s

Penang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) operations assistant operations director John Sagun Francis said his department received an emergency call informing of the fire at 7.26pm before fire engines were immediately despatched to the location. — JBPM pic via Bernama
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Penang firemen rescue boy from burning apartment unit

Firefighters attend the scene of a blaze that destroyed a two-storey house in Kampung Mansiang, Kota Kinabalu, June 30, 2025. A 72-year-old woman was found dead at the scene. — Picture via Facebook/Bomba Channel
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Two-storey home razed in Kota Kinabalu blaze, one fatality reported

The government approved the new structure under the Incentive-Based Regulation (IBR) mechanism under Section 26 of the Electricity Supply Act 1990. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

New TNB itemised electricity bills will help consumers better understand, manage energy use

Handout photo shows the two men currently under remand. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

NGOs call for immediate release of Penan protestors detained over Long Tepen logging dispute

Peter John Jaban, Sarawak-based rights activist, says federal leaders must engage directly with NCR landowners for real reform. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Sarawak rights activist urges Nurul Izzah to back NCR land remarks with action

Tan (left) shows Ariffin the photos shared by complainants of stray dogs intruding into private properties. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Rising number of strays, animal bites alarming, says Miri City Council

The object, identified as an 81mm mortar bomb from the Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) category, was discovered around 9.30am during landscaping works. — Picture via Facebook
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Mortar bomb near Menora Tunnel sparks 15km jam, North-South Expressway reopens after safe detonation

In his Facebook update, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he had discussed the matter virtually with British Member of Parliament and prominent political figure Jeremy Corbyn yesterday. — Picture via Facebook
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

PM Anwar: Global solidarity, moral courage crucial for Gaza crisis

Umno Secretary-General Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, in a statement, said the decision to postpone the assembly was made during the Umno Supreme Council (MT) meeting held tonight at Menara Dato’ Onn, World Trade Centre (WTC) Kuala Lumpur. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Umno General Assembly postponed to November due to Sabah polls

Police officers remove the bodies of a woman and a child from a flat in George Town July 1, 2025, after they were found in a decomposed state. — Picture via Facebook
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

Neighbours thought they moved — but foul smell leads to discovery of woman and child’s bodies in Penang flat

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim receiving a courtesy call from the new Inspector-General of Police, Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail, in Putrajaya yesterday.— Picture via Facebook
Malaysia / 01 Jul 2025

PM Anwar: Police need to maintain professionalism, ensure welfare of its members