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Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi speaks at the opening of the 19th National Waqaf Al-Quran Programme at Dewan Abdullah Bukhari, Kompleks Nasyrul Quran, Putrajaya, February 3, 2026. — Bernama pic

Zahid proposes salary deduction scheme for Quran Waqf, urges contributions ahead of Ramadan

 Sabah’s prolonged shortage of teachers in Chinese National-Type Primary Schools (SJKC) requires urgent attention, said State Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Datuk James Ratib. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Sabah minister calls for urgent fix as teacher shortage weighs heavily on Chinese primary schools

Penang police chief Datuk Azizee Ismail said four investigation papers have been opened, comprising two cases of violent crime and two involving property offences. — Bernama pic

Penang police receive eight police reports during Thaipusam, say 2026 celebrations among safest yet

JIMNS director Kennith Tan Ai Kiang said in the two-hour operation, which began at 1.00pm, his department found the 51-year-old foreign woman hiding inside a wardrobe in the master bedroom of the house. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

‘In a state of trauma’: Immigration Dept finds Indonesian maid hiding in cupboard, arrests employer over alleged abuse

About four hectares of forest reserve near the Sungai Kelambu Water Treatment Plant, close to the Lionsteel industrial area in Banting, were destroyed in a fire this afternoon, said Selangor Fire and Rescue Department operations officer Hamdan Hamzah. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Fire damages forest near Banting water plant, road access and water issues delay response

No arrests have been made so far after police uncovered a syndicate impersonating the Johor Contingent Police Headquarters, said Johor police chief Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad. — Bernama pic

Cops hunt scammers posing as Johor contingent, using Sandakan number to cheat vendors

According to Parliament’s Order Paper, Rodziah Ismail (PH-Ampang) is set to question the Health Minister on the status of the DRG system in private healthcare and safeguards to prevent insurance or takaful operators from influencing doctors’ clinical decisions. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

In Dewan Rakyat today: DRG rollout, FDI localisation, MyDigital ID access on agenda

The Sungai Klang Basin Office functions as Kuala Lumpur’s flood-control nerve centre. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Unseen sentinels: Meet the small team protecting Kuala Lumpur from catastrophic floods

Koon turned 93 last month. — Master Builders Association of Malaysia pic

Koon Yew Yin, co-founder of Gamuda and IJM Corp, dies at 93

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail holds a press conference after delivering a speech at the 2026 Home Minister Engagement and Mandate session with AKPS staff at the Kompleks Setia Perkasa in Putrajaya on February 3, 2026. — Bernama pic

Saifuddin Nasution: Home Ministry seized RM7b in ‘Op Hazard’, AKPS to get new intel unit

Placards are seen during the Indira Gandhi Justice March from Sogo Kuala Lumpur to Bukit Aman to deliver her daughter’s teddy bear in Kuala Lumpur on November 22, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Unilateral conversion of minors is constitutional, govt counsel argues in Indira Gandhi Suit

Johor police chief Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad said a local man, 25, acted as the trafficker and was arrested in front of a bank in Taman Mount Austin, while a Singaporean man, 38, was arrested in Taman Molek and managed the finances. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Two men, including one Singaporean, arrested in Johor for trafficking drug-laced vape

The influencer was charged before Tasnim with raping a 15-year-old girl in a condominium room in Wangsa Maju between 1pm and 8pm on January 22. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Shoe shop salesman ‘social influencer’ claims trial to sexually assaulting two teen girls in Wangsa Maju

The allegations surfaced today through a Facebook video in which the user claimed a restaurant worker near a shopping mall was washing leftover dishes such as chicken, meat, and tofu, before separating them into trays for reuse the following day. — Screengrab from social media

Viral video triggers N. Sembilan Health Dept probe after Seremban eatery accused of recycling tofu, chicken and lamb

In a Facebook post, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the revocation would bar the driver from operating on any e-hailing platform. — Bernama pic

Transport minister orders JPJ to revoke Grab driver’s PSV licence after alleged sexual harassment of female passenger in JB

Johor police chief Comm Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad said the charred remains were discovered on January 9 by a 48-year-old man searching for his wife and children, who had been living in the house after the couple separated. — Bernama pic

Grisly Johor discovery: Two men face murder charges after six people, including kids, found dead in charred Kangkar Pulai house