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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  / 8 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  / 7 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  / 11 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  / 6 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

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  / 11 h ago

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

Rapper Namawee pictured at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex, December 22, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

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

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  / 1 h ago

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

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  / 6 h ago

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

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  / 11 h ago

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

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  / 9 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

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

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  / 7 h ago

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

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  / 6 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

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

The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Operations Centre said it received an emergency call at 8.49pm via the 999 hotline reporting a blaze inside the restaurant on the shopping complex’s ground floor. — Screengrab from Facebook/Bangsar 孟沙
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

Kitchen fire at Mid Valley restaurant quickly controlled, no injuries reported (VIDEO) 

The youth identified as a white supremacist after watching content made by right-wing extremists in the United States. — iStock pic via TODAY
Singapore / 24 Jan 2024

Second case of far-right radicalisation: 16-year-old Singaporean who identified as white supremacist issued restriction order under ISA

More than 6,300 people fell prey to ‘fake friend’ scams in Singapore last year and collectively lost an equivalent of S$21.1 million, according to police. — AFP pic— AFP pic
Singapore / 24 Jan 2024

Singaporeans lose S$21.1m to ‘fake friend’ scams

A SimplyGo poster seen at an MRT station on Jan 12, 2024. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 23 Jan 2024

Analysis: Singapore Land Transport Authority’s SimplyGo missteps — what went wrong and what needs to be done

Nicholas Wu Yunxuan, now aged 19, did this by sending an email to the university secretary under someone else's name, including intimate images he had obtained from the victim previously. — Unsplash pic via TODAY
Singapore / 23 Jan 2024

Singapore teen pleads guilty to sending fake sexual misconduct email to get ‘ungrateful’ university student expelled

In this photograph taken on January 19, 2024, people walk past the entrance of the Peace Centre, an abandoned mall turned into an unexpected art enclave, in Singapore. — AFP pic
Singapore / 23 Jan 2024

Abandoned Singapore mall becomes unlikely art haven

Experts say Singaporeans should start questioning long-held beliefs and practices, whether about how to best care for seniors in a rapidly ageing society or how to make a real difference in a changing climate. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 23 Jan 2024

Think-tank: With youth facing volatile future, Singapore should question social norms on issues like ageing, climate change, AI

A series of photos featuring Neo Garden Catering’s Chinese New Year menu for 2024, which includes a dragon yee sang platter that measures up to 1,088m. — Pictures via TODAY
Singapore / 23 Jan 2024

In Singapore, 1km-long dragon yee sang dish costing S$1.1m before GST raises eyebrows online

Upgrading of an Ez-link adult card to a SimplyGo Ez-link card at a ticketing machine in City Hall on Jan 15, 2024. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 22 Jan 2024

Singapore govt U-turns to allow Ez-link card for public transport payments beyond June 1; move to cost S$40m

Yesterday (January 19), Kaung Myat San, 22, was handed one charge of trespass and one charge of criminal intimidation. ― TODAY file pic
Singapore / 20 Jan 2024

Man in Singapore charged with breaking into NTU dorm, threatening to kill woman

Erugula Eswara Reddy, 25, was sentenced to four years' jail and six strokes of the cane for outraging the modesty of a woman. ― TODAY file pic
Singapore / 19 Jan 2024

Man in Singapore who carried ‘drunk, vulnerable’ exchange student to a field and molested her gets jail, caning

A screengrab of a video showing the moment a grabber collapsed at an MRT construction site in Pasir Ris, Singapore. — Picture via TikTok/haiqeljupri2
Singapore / 19 Jan 2024

Noise barrier damaged after heavy equipment collapsed at Cross Island Line’s MRT construction site in Singapore (VIDEO)

A sign at Tampines MRT Station in Singapore on January 16, 2024, informing commuters of a 20-minute waiting time to upgrade Ez-link adult cards to SimplyGo cards. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 19 Jan 2024

Exchange of Nets FlashPay cards for SimplyGo-compatible ones in Singapore halted ‘until further notice’

A file photo of former Cabinet minister S Iswaran. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 19 Jan 2024

Iswaran charged: A look at some past corruption cases involving high-ranking Singapore govt officials

A pedestrian walking by a People’s Action Party banner in West Coast Group Representation Constituency during the General Election campaign in 2020. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 19 Jan 2024

Analysis: Iswaran case unlikely to delay Singapore’s PAP leadership handover or GE

Ng Yong Kuan (with face mask) at the State Courts in October 2023. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 18 Jan 2024

Jail for Singapore ex-NUS student who used spy camera to film women showering while squatting with sister in hostel

Mr Wong added that Iswaran’s case will not affect the Government’s leadership transition timeline. ― TODAY pic
Singapore / 18 Jan 2024

Iswaran charges a ‘hit’ to PAP, but won’t compromise party’s stance against corruption, says Singapore DPM Lawrence Wong