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In a statement, MOT stressed that traffic summonses and the BUDI95 subsidy are two separate mechanisms that operate independently. “They are not the same matter and do not have any automatic direct connection,” the ministry said. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Don’t worry, fill your tank: Your unpaid summons won’t affect your Budi95 status, transport minister confirms

The Sarawak police will hold a road safety campaign in conjunction with Christmas Day from Dec 23 to 28 in all districts in the state. — Picture by Mukhriz Hazim

Sarawak police deploy 700 personnel statewide for Christmas road safety campaign from Dec 23 to 28

Police arrested a 20-year-old local man who allegedly acted as a ‘package runner’ for a drug syndicate and seized cannabis liquid worth an estimated RM586,500 during a raid at a courier service centre at Jalan Kong Ping, Padawan, last Friday. — Bernama pic

Police seize RM586,500 cannabis liquid, arrest 20‑year‑old runner in Kuching

Projek Sama member Wo Chang Xi speaks during a press conference on proposed reforms for Malaysia at the BERSIH office in Petaling Jaya on December 9, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Preventing corruption: Projek SAMA urges new law to define ‘political donations’ and stop bribery among Malaysian politicians

The Consulate-General of the Republic of Singapore in Johor Bahru will relocate to its new premises at Mid Valley Southkey effective tomorrow. — Unsplash pic

Singapore Consulate‑General in Johor Bahru to relocate to Mid Valley Southkey tomorrow

Tom Felix, a 34-year old former executive of French waste management firm Veolia, has denied all charges since police arrested him in 2023 after finding several hundred grams of cannabis in the common area of a home he shared with his Malaysian business partner. — Screengrab from social media

French man facing death in Malaysia drug trial to learn fate by end of January

Projek SAMA’s convenor, Ngeow Chow Ying speaks during a press conference on urgent reform calls on prosecutorial discretion in Malaysia at the BERSIH office in Petaling Jaya on December 9, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Projek SAMA warns delays after DNAA risk acquittals, urges AG to clarify plans for high-profile corruption cases

Nur Nina Farisha Woo Abdullah and Mohamad Zulaiman Din, both 28, were charged with jointly keeping three Green Tree Pythons (Morelia viridis), a Carpet Python (Morelia spilota), a reticulated python (Python reticulatus), an iguana (Iguana iguana) and a Sulcata tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) without a licence. — Picture from Instagram/Nina Grace

Social media influencer Nina Grace, husband plead not guilty to possessing seven protected reptiles without licence

Businessman Albert Tei is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex in Kuala Lumpur December 4, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Businessman Albert Tei to stand trial in April 2026 over alleged bribery of two former Sabah assemblymen involving RM350,000

The Penang State Structure Plan 2040 (RSNPP 2040) introduces several improvements compared with the RSNPP 2030, including a review of development height policies and the coordination of environmentally sensitive areas. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Penang reviews 76m height restriction, sensitive‑area guidelines in RSNPP 2040, seeks public feedback, says state exco

(From left) Projek Sama’s Wo Chang Xi, Projek Sama’s convenor, Ngeow Chow Ying and Projek Sama researcher, Farah Izzah Haron speaks during a press conference on its latest report titled ‘Do politicians still get away with corruption after 2018?’ at the BERSIH office in Petaling Jaya on December 9, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Isa

‘Dua darjat’ exposed? Projek SAMA report lets Malaysians decide if there’s ‘ikan yu’, ‘ikan bilis’ disparity in post-2018 corruption cases

A satay trader was charged in the Kuching Magistrate’s Court today with causing the death of his Indonesian worker whose body was found at a roadside last month. — Pexels pic

Kuching satay seller pleads not guilty to murdering Indonesian worker, shop owner charged with deleting CCTV footage

Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli poses for a photo after presenting the 2026 Budget at the Perlis State Legislative Assembly Session (Third Meeting, Third Session of the 15th Perlis State Legislative Assembly Session) at the Seri Putra Complex December 9, 2025. — Bernama pic

Perlis allocates RM359.58m for 2026 Budget, highest in state’s history, says MB

The State Legislative Assembly today passed the 2026 Melaka State Budget, themed ‘Planned Development, For the People, By the People’. — Bernama pic

Melaka Assembly passes RM528.8m operating, RM93m development budget for 2026

Keningau District Police Chief Supt Yampil Garai said a 70-year-old retiree, believed to be the gun’s owner and father of the suspect, as well as the suspect’s 13-year-old sibling, were also remanded to facilitate investigations. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Fatal ‘bakakuk’ shooting in Sabah: 14-year-old in Keningau remanded until Dec 14 over hide-and-seek incident; father and younger brother also held

The Negeri Sembilan government has urged all schools to take proactive measures to secure high-risk areas, especially those involving utility covers such as septic tank lids, by fencing them off, securing them properly and preventing any access by students, said State Education and Human Capital Committee chairman Datuk Ismail Lasim. — Bernama pic

N. Sembilan govt urges schools to secure high‑risk areas after Lenggeng incident, 22 accidents recorded since 2023, says state exco