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Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex, December 22, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

No house arrest for Najib, High Court decides

High Court judge Alice Loke Yee Ching today rejected Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s application to serve the remainder of his six-year sentence under house arrest. — Picture by Yusof Isa 
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Accuracy over speed: Teo Nie Ching rebukes media for misleading Najib house arrest coverage

The EMU train design and ECRL logo displayed during an event in Putrajaya December 18, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

On track: ECRL, LRT3 and Pan Borneo Highway headline Malaysia’s transport progress this year

Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s lead defence lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah speaks to the press after the announcement of Najib’s house arrest decision at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex, December 22, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

How much of Najib’s jail time is left? Ex-PM could serve less than six years, lawyer says release possible before 2028

In a post on Facebook, Umno president and Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi called for calm after senior Umno leaders criticised DAP publicity secretary Yeo Bee Yin’s year-end Facebook post celebrating the High Court’s dismissal of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s bid for house arrest. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Zahid urges calm as Umno leaders slam Yeo Bee Yin’s ‘celebrate’ post on Najib

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is midway in his reduced six-year jail term, is seen here at the Kuala Lumpur court complex on November 25, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Najib to find out today: House arrest or Kajang prison?

An undated photograph shows a general view of The Exchange TRX. — Lendlease pic
Money  / 2 h ago

Malaysian family office buys major stake in The Exchange TRX for RM1.1b

The main suspect in the case involving the discovery of a woman’s body in a bag buried at a house in Kampung Batu 4, Pedas, Rembau. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Love gone wrong?: Key suspect in Pedas ‘body in bag’ case admits marrying woman from Sarawak

Rapper Namawee pictured at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex, December 22, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Namewee acquitted in drug use case, still faces separate possession charge

This photo taken on December 7, 2025 shows astrologer Linn Nhyo Taryar from Myanmar praying to a shrine at his home in Bangkok. What lies ahead after Myanmar’s forthcoming elections? The answer is hidden in the alignment of the stars, the occult flame of black magic candles and sacred geometry visible only to the third eye — if you believe the country’s spiritual soothsayers. — AFP pic
Life  / 13 h ago

Myanmar fortune‑tellers divine future as ill-augured election looms

Lawyer Tan Sri Shafee Abdullah speaks to the press at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex following the decision on former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s home arrest on December 22, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Shafee urges Agong, Malay rulers to scrutinise High Court’s decision on Najib’s house arrest, claims it dilutes their powers

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus said the report was filed by the victim’s family at the Pudu Police Station at 1 pm yesterday. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Police receive new report of sexual assault involving same Kampung Pandan teacher

According to ‘Harian Metro’, supporters began assembling as early as 7am, with crowds swelling around the court compound amid chants of ‘Justice for Najib’ and ‘Lawan tetap lawan’. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Crowds turn up at Jalan Duta court complex as Najib awaits house arrest decision

In a statement today, the DAP MP for Bagan noted that Deputy Prime Minister and BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, when announcing BN’s plan to seek GST reinstatement after the 16th General Election, described GST as the ‘most suitable and effective system’ to ensure fairness and bolster national revenue. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Lim Guan Eng: RM30b GST refund ‘nightmare’ must not happen again

The High Court’s decision today means that Datuk Seri Najib Razak will have to continue serving his jail term at Kajang Prison. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Shafee: Najib to appeal after High Court rejects house arrest bid

Eugene Soh Zhuo Sheng leaving the State Courts on Jan 31, 2024. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 31 Jan 2024

Jail for Singapore man who claimed ‘digital hoarding’ disorder led him to take intimate photos of two women sleeping in his home

Animals housed under poor living conditions and the hoarding of pets were some cases that the SPCA investigated in 2023. — SPCA pic via TODAY
Singapore / 31 Jan 2024

Singapore SPCA: 79 per cent jump in reported cases of animal cruelty and welfare issues in 2023, highest in 11 years

Fercy Dietary Supplement and Slime 7D Advance Slimming Pill are products tested by HSA to contain potent ingredients or banned substances. — Singapore Health Science Authority via Reuters pic
Singapore / 30 Jan 2024

Singapore health authority: Over 1.12m units of illegal health products seized, more than 12,000 online listings removed in 2023

Shawn Fang (left) and Daniel Yong posing for photos on January 29, 2024. They are sign-language interpreters at British band Coldplay's concerts in Singapore. ― TODAY pic
Singapore / 30 Jan 2024

Coldplay set 'game-changing' standard for Singapore, say sign-language interpreters at concert performing for the deaf

Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam speaking to the media on January 22, 2024. ― TODAY pic
Singapore / 30 Jan 2024

Indefinite jail time not a given under proposed law if convict shows signs of rehabilitation, says Singapore minister

According to ICA, since the opening of the current WCP in 1999, the daily traveller volume has been increasing steadily. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 29 Jan 2024

Singapore’s Woodlands checkpoint to be redeveloped in phases, operationalised progressively from 2028

The poll, done between November and December 2023, surveyed 2,356 Singaporeans and permanent residents aged 21 to 64. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 29 Jan 2024

IPS poll: Youths in Singapore more likely to report higher levels of social isolation and loneliness

A 50-year-old Singaporean was sentenced to 10 years' jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of oral rape on his stepdaughter. — Reuters file pic
Singapore / 27 Jan 2024

Singapore court sentences man who forced stepdaughter to perform sex act and bite his private part to 10 years’ jail

A file photo of visitors thronging the sales showroom of The Reserve Residences condominium development in May 2023. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 27 Jan 2024

Buying condos before 35: Report finds young Singaporeans make up growing share of new private property buyers

Zhu Su (pictured in circle), co-founder of failed cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, described his time in Singapore prison as ‘really enjoyable’ in a preview for an upcoming podcast interview. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 26 Jan 2024

Co-founder of crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital says life in Singapore prison was ‘enjoyable’, ‘good’ for everyone to experience once

Singapore / 26 Jan 2024

Singapore man, 61, gets jail for molesting maid in lift, assaulting stranger with metal chain while out on bail

Screengrabs of Facebook posts advertising massage services claiming to accept CDC vouchers as payment.
Singapore / 26 Jan 2024

Happy spending? Singapore heartland massage parlours tout illicit services payable with CDC vouchers

Screen display on an MRT fare gate as a bank card is used to tap in on Jan 12, 2024. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 26 Jan 2024

Singapore push for full adoption of SimplyGo a 'judgement error'; LTA to extend current system till at least 2030, says minister

Gumede Sthembiso Joel was arrested at Singapore’s Changi airport in 2022 after authorities found 20 rhino horns weighing 34.7 kilogrammes in his bags. — TODAY pic/National Parks Board
Singapore / 26 Jan 2024

Singapore jails South African for smuggling rhino horns

Singapore’s manufacturing output decreased 2.5 per cent in December 2023 on a year-on-year basis, according to the republic’s Economic Development Board today. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 26 Jan 2024

Singapore’s manufacturing output eased 2.5pc in Dec 2023

For voluntarily causing grievous hurt, Lim could have been given a life imprisonment, or up to 15 years' jail and caned or fined. — Unsplash pic via TODAY
Singapore / 25 Jan 2024

Singapore woman gets 4 years jail for flipping hot pot of boiling soup on man, causing burns on 29 per cent of his body