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Slope-protection measures being carried out adjacent to the Puncak Arabella Apartments in Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands ahead of large-scale cleaning works following a landslide on November 28, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 10 Dec 2025

Pahang govt urged to give rental aid to Cameron Highlands landslide victims still in shelters

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has issued a new forfeiture notice on assets tied to the late Tun Daim Zainuddin, according to his family’s lawyers. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 10 Dec 2025

MACC issues fresh forfeiture notice on Daim-linked assets amid ongoing probe

Students being transported by boat from their longhouses to SMK Suai to sit for their SPM paper. — Picture courtesy of RTM Miri

Malaysia / 10 Dec 2025

In flood-hit Sarawak village, teachers brave rising waters to get every student to their SPM exams

A general view of the Negeri Sembilan State Museum. — Picture via Facebook/Tourism Malaysia

Malaysia / 10 Dec 2025

Negeri Sembilan gets RM10.4m for tourism ahead of Visit Malaysia 2026

Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah is interviewed by Bernama chairman Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai in conjunction with the Sultan’s 80th birthday, Kuala Lumpur, December 10, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 10 Dec 2025

State rights must not overshadow national unity, says Selangor Sultan

Penang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) director Mohamad Shoki Hamzah said the two victims who perished were a woman and her adopted daughter, identified as Hayani Yaakob, in her 50s, and Andra, aged between four and five. — Picture from Facebook/Bomba Sukarela Sungai Puyu Butterworth Pulau Pinang

Malaysia / 10 Dec 2025

Butterworth house fire kills woman and child, injured son pulled from collapsed roof

Deputy Health Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni said the detection method was found to be less effective and does not give an accurate result. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 10 Dec 2025

Influenza self-test kits still unapproved as MDA cites accuracy concerns, says deputy health minister

File picture of office workers on their lunch break in Kuala Lumpur, July 2, 2025. Malaysia’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.0 per cent in October 2025, with 518,900 people unemployed, according to the DOSM October 2025 Labour Force Survey. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 10 Dec 2025

Stats Dept: Malaysia’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.0pc in October

Muhamad Azizzuan Arsemi, a factory operator, was charged under Sections 14(a) and 15(a)(i) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act, which carry jail terms of up to 20 years and 10 years respectively, whipping, and/or fines upon conviction. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 10 Dec 2025

Father of two pleads guilty to sexually assaulting four young girls in Seremban

Segambut Bersatu deputy chief Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad has pledged to return to Malaysia soon to assist the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission in its investigation into the MEX II Highway project. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 10 Dec 2025

MACC: Segambut Bersatu deputy chief Adam Radlan to return from UK to assist MEX II probe

Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Hasbi Habibollah said the company would function solely as an authorised fee collector on behalf of the government, similar to other agencies entrusted with collecting specific payments. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 10 Dec 2025

Collection agents won’t affect MyJPJ system, says deputy transport minister

Rural Development, Agriculture and Food Security Committee chairman Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh said the decision to degazette Pulau Besar was also made following the state government’s move to gazette three nearby islands — Pulau Undan, Pulau Dodol and Pulau Nangka — as the Melaka Marine Park in 2023. — Picture from Adiputera, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Malaysia / 10 Dec 2025

Melaka to degazette Pulau Besar, reopening waters for local fishermen

State Investment, Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation Committee chairman Datuk Mohamad Nizar Najib said that of the total estimated reserves, about 70 per cent of areas with REE potential are located within forest reserves, while the remaining 30 per cent are on privately owned land and state land. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 10 Dec 2025

Pahang’s rare earth reserves worth RM37.4b, state assembly told

On December 5, a soon-to-be-wed couple who were travelling in an SUV from Hulu Terengganu to Gua Musang were killed, after the vehicle skidded and plunged 61 metres into a ravine, at KM52 of Jalan Kuala Jeneris-Sungai Gawi-Aring (Bukit Kawah). — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 10 Dec 2025

Works Ministry: All safety SOPs followed at Bukit Kawah road collapse site

Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong said states should be encouraged to support industrialisation rather than focus solely on extraction, and that government-linked investment companies and government-linked companies must be ready to invest. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 10 Dec 2025

Malaysia must industrialise rare earths, not just export raw materials, says Liew Chin Tong

The family’s lawyer, Rajesh Nagarajan, said one of the family members brought the mobile phone used to record an audio clip of the incident to hand over to the special investigation team that has been established. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 10 Dec 2025

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First South Korean in Malaysia to ace SPM: Kim Na Eun scores 10 A+ including BM

We cannot hold: Truckers warn of rising costs, halted projects as diesel surge

Anthony Loke visits grieving widow, offers comfort and support after tragic crash in Klang

Rider’s leg severed in early morning KL crash, Honda City driver arrested

Toxic beauty: MOH bans two cosmetic products over mercury and other poisons

Unlicensed, unregistered, unchecked: The Selangor children’s home where boys were allegedly abused for 10 years

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Army corporal arrested after seven soldiers assaulted at Bentong camp; one in ICU

Fake news, real trouble: MCMC tracks down five users behind TV3-style fuel price hoax

Anwar admits justice still out of reach for many, vows reforms to close gap

Magnitude 7.4 Molucca Sea earthquake in Indonesia triggers tsunami alerts for Malaysia and the Philippines

Harumanis: The ‘Musang King of mangoes’ — taste, origin and why now is the time to buy

We can’t pass on rising costs: Malaysia’s tourism industry pleads for urgent govt aid, subsidies

Azam stays tight-lipped on Bloomberg report: ‘I don’t want to comment’

Trump vows to bomb Iran ‘back to the Stone Ages’ in prime‑time speech, but gives no timeline to end war

Pahang govt urged to give rental aid to Cameron Highlands landslide victims still in shelters

MACC issues fresh forfeiture notice on Daim-linked assets amid ongoing probe

In flood-hit Sarawak village, teachers brave rising waters to get every student to their SPM exams

Negeri Sembilan gets RM10.4m for tourism ahead of Visit Malaysia 2026

State rights must not overshadow national unity, says Selangor Sultan

Butterworth house fire kills woman and child, injured son pulled from collapsed roof

Influenza self-test kits still unapproved as MDA cites accuracy concerns, says deputy health minister

Stats Dept: Malaysia’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.0pc in October

Father of two pleads guilty to sexually assaulting four young girls in Seremban

MACC: Segambut Bersatu deputy chief Adam Radlan to return from UK to assist MEX II probe

Collection agents won’t affect MyJPJ system, says deputy transport minister

Melaka to degazette Pulau Besar, reopening waters for local fishermen

Pahang’s rare earth reserves worth RM37.4b, state assembly told

Works Ministry: All safety SOPs followed at Bukit Kawah road collapse site

Malaysia must industrialise rare earths, not just export raw materials, says Liew Chin Tong

Families of three men shot dead by cops in Durian Tunggal give statements at Bukit Aman