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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

Relatives react as they attend the funeral of Palestinians from the Shamalkh family, who health officials said were killed in Israeli strikes, in Gaza City, October 9, 2023. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 09 Oct 2023

Singapore issues travel advisory for Israel and Palestine

Lawyers entering the State Courts in Singapore. — TODAY file pic
Singapore / 09 Oct 2023

Singapore: Proposal to increase legal training period welcomed but lawyers, students concerned about financial impact

Customers at Curbside Crafters on Oct 6, 2023. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 08 Oct 2023

How some Singapore crafters are turning their pandemic side hustles into serious business

People walk along the walkway at Marina Bay in Singapore on October 6, 2023. — AFP pic
Singapore / 07 Oct 2023

Indonesia fire haze pushes Singapore air quality into unhealthy range

A view of the SethLui’s website on October 6, 2023. — Screencap via sethlui.com
Singapore / 06 Oct 2023

Singapore food portal SethLui.com rejects ‘patently false’ claim that it asks random eateries for payment to be featured

Singapore’s digital economy has experienced strong growth, contributing an estimated 17.3 per cent of the republic’s GDP in 2022, up from 13 per cent in 2017. — Geber86/Getty Images/ETX Studio pic
Singapore / 06 Oct 2023

Singapore’s digital economy contributed 17pc of GDP in 2022

A 20-year-old was sentenced to jail and caning after pleading guilty to two counts of rape and one count of sexually penetrating a minor. ― Reuters pic
Singapore / 06 Oct 2023

Man in Singapore gets 16 years’ jail, 20 strokes of the cane for gang-raping two drunk teenagers

Pansuk Siriwipa (centre in left photo) and Pi Jiapeng (centre in right photo) when they were being arrested at the Woodlands Checkpoint in Singapore in August 2022. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 05 Oct 2023

Tradenation luxury goods scam: Couple in Singapore get 170 more charges, including one for S$24.78m fraudulent trade

Mental health experts at a conference yesterday said more should be done to help youths cope with their struggles. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 05 Oct 2023

Medical experts call for more tailored services for Singapore youths whose mental health is worse than previous generations

Too Kay Siong, who worked as a foreman in his family’s construction company, played the role of an intermediary in a price-fixing scheme involving Wildlife Reserves Singapore and several other companies. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 05 Oct 2023

Foreman in gets 26 months’ jail for delivering more than S$760,000 in bribes to Wildlife Reserves Singapore executives

A screengrab of a video on TikTok showed a man lying by the rear wheel of a blue ComfortDelGro taxi. — Picture via TikTok/chiragdabra24
Singapore / 05 Oct 2023

Pedestrian in Singapore taken to hospital after accident involving taxi along River Valley Road

A view of the central business district in Singapore May 24, 2018. The retail sales in Singapore increased four per cent in August on a year-on-year basis, extending the 1.3 per cent growth in July. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 05 Oct 2023

Singapore retail sales continue recovery in August

Eric Chua (left), Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Social and Family Development, and Associate Professor Jamus Lim (right), Workers’ Party Member of Parliament, debating on items that are basic needs for lower-income households.
Singapore / 05 Oct 2023

Singapore Parliament debates: Perfume, overseas holidays — basic needs or aspirational goods? 

The puppies found in the modified fuel tank under the rear passenger seat of Lam Ji Xiao’s vehicle. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 05 Oct 2023

Jail for man, 20, who smuggled eight puppies from JB into Singapore; six died in modified car fuel tank

A 72-year-old Singaporean man was yesterday convicted after claiming trial for molesting a 16-year-old girl. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 05 Oct 2023

Man, 72, molests teenage girl on bus in Singapore, claims he wanted to grab a pole

The 10 people who have been arrested and charged in relation to a multi-billion dollar money laundering probe all hold either employment passes or dependent’s passes in Singapore, and none had been on Interpol’s list of Red Notices at the time of their application for these passes. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 03 Oct 2023

Minister: 10 suspects in S$2.8b money laundering case not on Interpol list; other Singaporeans, PRs being probed