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Putrajaya’s Palace of Justice as seen on July 9, 2025. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

It’s official: Malaysia’s judges get 30pc pay hike starting January 2026

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  / 16 h ago

Rosmah dismisses claims she caused Najib’s downfall, says focus is on family and prayer

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  / 19 h ago

Fireworks, festivals and free entry: Five New Year’s Eve countdowns across Klang Valley

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  / 17 h ago

CelcomDigi, Maxis and Unifi users left offline after fire guts Maxis tower near Sungai Perak R&R

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  / 19 h ago

Malaysia’s courtroom drama in 2025: Najib, Rosmah, DNAA rulings and more

A test train travels along the RTS Link alignment near Bukit Chagar during its first dynamic run on December 26, 2025. — Picture via Facebook/RTSO
Singapore  / 14 h ago

A first ride at last: Johor–Singapore RTS Link hits key milestone with inaugural train test from depot to border

Sources said the former minister was believed to have received about RM5 million from a property development company, while the luxury vehicle was allegedly given by a billboard company. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

MACC records statement from ex-minister over alleged RM5m bribe, Lamborghini

Woodlands Checkpoint, where a Malaysian man was arrested after authorities seized more than 3kg of cannabis and 1.7kg of Ice during enhanced checks. — Reuters pic
Singapore  / 14 h ago

Malaysian arrested at Singapore’s Woodlands with cannabis, ‘Ice’ exceeding death penalty limits

1. Get together with friends or family at Yu Jia Charcoal Fish Pot that specialises in this Penang style steamboat with the distinctive tall funnel. — Pictures by Lee Khang Yi
Eat-drink  / 17 h ago

Round up your friends and family for a meal at Taman Gembira’s Yu Jia Charcoal Fish Pot 

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  / 16 h ago

PAS youth wing urges party to sever ties with Bersatu at all levels over alleged betrayal

Investigations revealed that cables were illegally tapped directly from the incoming mains at the five-foot way. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Supermarket chain caught with fingers in the power socket — another electricity theft uncovered in Miri

The accused, Loo Chun Hai, in a wheelchair, makes his way to the Pengerang Magistrate's Court to face charges today. — Picture by Ben Tan
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

E-hailing driver in wheelchair charged with dangerous driving that killed three youths

The local currency traded mostly higher against major and regional peers as markets headed into quieter New Year trading. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Money  / 18 h ago

Twelve days up and counting: Ringgit opens stronger against US dollar

Lawyer Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee (right) confirmed that the appeal was filed last Wednesday. — File pic by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Najib has filed his appeal over failed house arrest bid, lawyer confirms

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  / 16 h ago

Bersatu takes Perlis from PAS with Abu Bakar sworn in, analysts warn of trust deficit in Perikatan

A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo Boeing 747-400 aircraft taxis on the runway of Changi International Airport in Singapore on September 6, 2012. — Reuters file pic
Singapore / 30 Mar 2025

SIA flight to Singapore departs six hours late due to pilot’s medical issue

A rescue worker attempts to extract a mother and her child from a collapsed building in Naypyidaw on March 28, 2025. — AFP pic
Singapore / 29 Mar 2025

Singapore Red Cross earmarks S$150,000 for Myanmar, Thailand quake relief

File photo of people crossing a street at the shopping district of Orchard Road. On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, retail sales fell by 2.8 per cent in November, it said in a report. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 28 Mar 2025

Singapore to extend paid parental leave from April 1

File picture of a voter casting his ballot during the general election at a polling centre in Singapore September 11, 2015. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 28 Mar 2025

GE2025 to be acid test for Singapore’s legal shields against foreign meddling, race-baiting

A view of the control tower next to Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore April 4, 2024. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 28 Mar 2025

Singapore MFA terminates DG for using diplomatic pouch to smuggle luxury watches

A security robot patrols around the State Courts building in Singapore on March 6, 2025. — AFP piic
Singapore / 28 Mar 2025

Singapore man jailed for stabbing ex-lover’s boyfriend

Singapore’s next general election will be held by November 2025. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 27 Mar 2025

Singapore raises election spending limit for first time since 2015

Nguyen Van Hao, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of insulting the modesty of his 29-year-old flatmate. — Reuters file pic
Singapore / 27 Mar 2025

Vietnamese man jailed 10 weeks for lewd acts in Malaysian co-tenant’s room in Singapore

Thai police are looking for 32-year-old Daniel Benjamin Goh Wei-En, a Singaporean national, for the suspected murder of his girlfriend. — Picture By Raymond Manuel
Singapore / 27 Mar 2025

Bangkok police hunt Singaporean man over girlfriend’s death in luxury condo

The Ministry of Manpower said a total of 587 major workplace injuries were recorded in Singapore in 2024. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 26 Mar 2025

Workplace fatalities rise in Singapore, 43 deaths recorded in 2024

Fans of Argentina hold a flag with a picture of Lionel Messi before the start of the 2026 Fifa World Cup South American qualifiers match between Argentina and Brazil at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires March 25, 2025. — AFP pic
Singapore / 26 Mar 2025

Argentina football team’s Singapore exhibition match confirmed for early 2026 — will Messi finally play?

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh are seen during a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi March 25, 2025. — Picture via Facebook
Singapore / 26 Mar 2025

Singapore and Vietnam ink deal to expand Asean power grid links

Upon landing, the woman noticed unauthorised transactions through her banking app and alerted the police. Officers from the Airport Police Division identified the suspect using CCTV footage and arrested him within an hour. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 26 Mar 2025

Man nabbed at Changi shopping with acquaintance’s debit card stolen from Singapore-bound flight

File photo of a woman taking a pedestrian bridge in the backdrop of the city skyline shrouded by haze in Singapore. At 9am, the country’s Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) readings ranged from 61 to 75, with the highest levels recorded in the central region. — Reuters file pic
Singapore / 26 Mar 2025

Haze returns to Singapore as regional hot spot activity intensifies

In a Facebook post yesterday, the Workers’ Party (WP) chief pointed to ‘significant’ public debate — particularly among younger Singaporeans — questioning the fairness of boundary changes. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 26 Mar 2025

Singapore Opposition leader Pritam Singh questions ‘opaque’ electoral map, calls for fairer politics

Ong was among several individuals questioned in the CPIB probe into Iswaran. The former minister was sentenced to 12 months’ jail on October 3 for offences linked to Ong. If convicted of abetting the obstruction of justice, Ong could face up to seven years’ imprisonment, a fine, or both. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 26 Mar 2025

Malaysian property tycoon Ong Beng Seng to plead guilty at later date in ex-Singapore minister Iswaran-linked case