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Datuk Seri Najib Razak has maintained that the RM2.08 billion he received in 2013 was a Saudi donation and not 1MDB funds, and will learn his fate at the High Court today, nearly seven years after being charged in 2018. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 8 h ago

After six-year wait, Najib faces High Court judgment in RM2.2b 1MDB trial today — will the ‘Saudi donation’ defence hold?

Sanglang assemblyman Mohd Shukri Ramli said he was not angry with the assemblymen but acknowledged he may have been ‘too kind’ and placed too much trust in the friendships he had formed. — Screengrab from Facebook/Mohd Shukri Ramli

Malaysia / 19 h ago

‘We never expected this from our friends’, says Mohd Shukri Ramli amid Perlis political turmoil

The Federal Court also ordered that Najib’s application for judicial review be heard before a new High Court judge. Hence the matter before Justice Alice Loke.

What You Think / 6 h ago

High Court decision on addendum order is sufficiently supported by authorities but nonetheless stands corrected on appeal — Hafiz hassan

Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak seen entering court this morning. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Three hours in, Najib’s 1MDB judgment adjourned — courtroom drama paused for Friday prayers

Supporters of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak outside the Federal Court in Putrajaya, December 26, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 56 m ago

Judge: Najib no ‘country bumpkin’, attempts to paint him as ignorant doomed to fail

Malaysia / 3 h ago

1MDB: Inside Malaysia’s extraordinary tale of missing billions and political downfall

Gold, silver and copper have surged to record highs as investors seek protection from geopolitical uncertainty, a weaker US dollar and rising industrial demand linked to artificial intelligence and the energy transition. — AFP pic

Money / 18 h ago

Why gold, silver and copper are surging to record highs — and why the rally may not be over

The suspect was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries a death sentence or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Body-in-bag case: Suspect charged with murder of Suri Narudin in Tampin

Logan Paul with the Pikachu Illustrator card, one of the rarest Pokémon collectibles, which is heading to auction amid a booming nostalgia-driven market. — Composite of Facebook pictures

Life / 19 h ago

Logan Paul plays his Pokémon card right with sale of record RM21.4m collectible

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said full commitment was also being given to the implementation of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), in addition to fair management of oil and gas resources to ensure that economic benefits were channelled directly to the people. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

‘Real transformation is under way’: Anwar pledges inclusive development for Sarawak under Madani govt

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is seen here at the Kuala Lumpur court complex on November 25, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 41 m ago

High Court throws out Najib’s ‘Saudi donation’ claim in 1MDB trial, finds defence untenable

Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming expressed his disappointment that there still were some who littered, especially in city centres and public areas. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Nga Kor Ming says urban cleanliness is shared responsibility, warns of stiffer fines from Jan 1

When you’re around Bukit Ceylon, look for the ‘ikan bakar’ served at Fatimah Corner — Picture by Lee Khang Yi

Eat-drink / 6 h ago

When in the city centre, drop by Lorong Ceylon’s Fatimah Corner for perfectly cooked ‘ikan bakar’ for lunch

The ringgit extended its rally today, opening higher to reach another five-year high against the US dollar amid a holiday-shortened trading week. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Money / 6 h ago

Ringgit strengthens further, touches five‑year high at 4.0410 against dollar

Thirteen Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) officers, comprising senior and junior personnel, returned home safely after completing an 18-month deployment with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). They were welcomed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 by their family members. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Thirteen Malaysian police officers return after UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan

World

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Australian police ban Sydney public gatherings for two weeks after Bondi Beach attack

Police officers keep watch during the anti-immigration 'Put Australia First' rally at Prince Alfred Park in Sydney on December 21, 2025, one week after the Bondi Beach mass shooting. — AFP pic

MOSCOW, Dec 26 — New South Wales police have banned public gatherings across Sydney for 14 days after the state government tightened weapons and protest laws, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti quoting an Australian broadcaster ABC report.The report cited NSW Police Commissioner Mal Layon.Following the attack on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australian...

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Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea, in this file picture dated July 9, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 2 h ago

South Korea prosecutors seek 10‑year jail term for ex‑president Yoon over martial law case

Heavy machinery tears down a section of the East Wing of the White House as construction begins on President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom, in Washington, DC October 20, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 2 h ago

Trump’s US$400m East Wing ballroom plan faces lawsuit, White House to unveil plans in January

An Indian army soldier keeps vigil from a bunker at the Line of Control (LoC) between Pakistan and India May 20, 2025. Indian security forces killed a senior Maoist rebel commander and three other fighters including two women in a raid yesterday, police said, as authorities push a major offensive against the guerrillas. — AFP pic

World / 2 h ago

Indian forces kill Maoist leader with US$120,000 bounty, two women fighters in Odisha gunfight

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Some 115 alleged members of the Islamic State group suspected of planning attacks during the end-of-year holidays have been arrested in Turkiye, Istanbul’s prosecutor general said yesterday. — AFP pic

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Turkiye detains 115 suspected Islamic State members accused of planning holiday attacks

A no smoking sign (right) is displayed in a stairwell as the N Seoul Tower, aka the Namsan Tower, is seen in the horizon behind the Dongjak Bridge, which runs over the Han River in Seoul on November 28, 2024, as heavy snowfall blanketed South Korea. South Korea experienced its coldest morning of the season today as a continental cold wave swept across the country. — AFP pic

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South Korea shivers as mercury drops to minus 11.8C in season’s coldest morning

A Powerball is displayed at a newsstand on December 23, 2025 in New York City. — AFP pic

3 h ago

US lottery player claims second‑largest US$1.8b Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve

A blanket of snow covers the Yushan Weather Station December 26, 2025. — Picture courtesy of Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration

4 h ago

Continental cold surge brings subzero temperatures and snowfall to Taiwan’s tallest peak Yushan

File photo of a Russian Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot ground-attack plane flying in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict near the settlement of Olenivka in the Donetsk region, Ukraine July 29, 2022. Poland sent fighter jets to intercept a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying near its airspace over the Baltic Sea and said dozens of objects entered from Belarus overnight, warning the incidents during the holiday season may signal a provocation. — Reuters pic

4 h ago

Polish jets intercept Russian reconnaissance aircraft, report mass airspace violations from Belarus

A general view on Mount Kilimanjaro taken July 21, 2022 from the Amboseli National Park in Kenya. Five people were killed, including two Czech tourists, after a helicopter crashed on Mount Kilimanjaro, the authorities in Tanzania announced yesterday. — AFP pic

5 h ago

Helicopter crash on Mount Kilimanjaro kills five, including two Czech tourists

Pedestrians wait to cross a road under national flags displayed ahead of Myanmar's general election in Yangon on December 23, 2025. — AFP pic

5 h ago

Myanmar to hold third and final election round on Jan 25, commission says

A US Airman attaches a GBU-31 munitions system to an F-15E Strike Eagle in the US Central Command area of responsibility, December 19, 2025, in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike as the US military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria in retaliation for an attack on US personnel, US officials said. — US Air Force handout/AFP pic

5 h ago

Syria announces killing of senior IS leader, multiple arrests in coalition-backed raids

This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 26, 2025 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visiting major munitions industry enterprises to acquaint himself with the missile and shell production at an undisclosed place in North Korea.

6 h ago

North Korea’s Kim says missile production ‘of paramount importance,’ orders new munitions plants in 2026

Newspapers with articles reporting US President Donald Trump's message to Nigeria over the treatment of Christians hang at a newspaper stand in Ojuelegba, Lagos, Nigeria November 2, 2025. — Reuters pic

6 h ago

Trump announces ‘powerful and deadly’ US strikes on Islamic State militants in Nigeria

Dilek Imamoglu, the wife of jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of the main Opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), holds the book ‘Millete Emanet’ (‘Entrusted to the Nation’) written by journalist Yavuz Oghan about Imamoglu, in Istanbul September 19, 2025. — AFP pic

8 h ago

‘We hold onto one another and keep fighting’: Wife of jailed Istanbul mayor on family, faith and democracy

US President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick look on as White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington December 11, 2025. — AFP pic

18 h ago

The man who outlasted Musk: How David Sacks became Trump’s most influential AI power broker

EU commissioner for internal market and consumer protection, industry, research and energy Thierry Breton addresses a press conference. The EU’s digital rules — which have seen US tech giants such as Apple, Meta and X fined under new regulations — have drawn sharp criticism from the administration of Donald Trump, which accuses Brussels of censorship. — AFP pic

18 h ago

Explained: The European laws curbing Big Tech... and irking Trump

Kilimanjaro Regional Police Commander Simon Maigwa said the crash occurred Thursday at about 11.30am (East African Time), as the helicopter was flying to pick up patients who had been climbing the mountain through the tourism company Boby Camping. — Picture from social media

19 h ago

Tragedy on Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro: Five killed in rescue helicopter crash

This picture taken on May 29, 2024, shows a general view of the border between Thailand (left) and Cambodia (right) at Khao Phra Viharn national park in the Kantharalak district of Thailand’s Sisaket province. A Cambodian official accused Thailand of destroying a statue of the Hindu god Vishnu in a disputed border area, after more than two weeks of military clashes between the neighbours. — AFP pic

21 h ago

Thailand says Hindu statue was removed to assert control in disputed area

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