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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  / 7 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  / 11 h ago

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

Putrajaya’s Palace of Justice as seen on July 9, 2025. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

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

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  / 11 h ago

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

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  / 9 h ago

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

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  / 8 h ago

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

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  / 5 h ago

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

The local currency traded mostly higher against major and regional peers as markets headed into quieter New Year trading. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Money  / 9 h ago

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

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  / 7 h ago

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

Lawyer Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee (right) confirmed that the appeal was filed last Wednesday. — File pic by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 5 h ago

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

Investigations revealed that cables were illegally tapped directly from the incoming mains at the five-foot way. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

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

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  / 7 h ago

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

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  / 1 h ago

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

The Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail, has called for all speculation, allegations and undesirable matters be put to an end following the appointment of Kuala Perlis assemblyman Abu Bakar Hamzah from Bersatu as the new Menteri Besar. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Raja of Perlis calls for unity after Bersatu’s Abu Bakar Hamzah replaces Mohd Shukri as MB

Medical specialists push a stretcher outside a hospital for patients infected with Covid-19 on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia October 23, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 02 Feb 2021

Russia reports 16,643 new Covi-19 cases, 539 deaths

Researchers are set to begin initial human trials on a possible Covid-19 vaccine in July or August. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 02 Feb 2021

Johnson & Johnson seeks Thai approval for Covid-19 vaccine

People fill forms before receiving a dose of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine at a vaccination site in Shanghai, China January 19, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 02 Feb 2021

China sees new Covid-19 cases drop to lowest in a month

A worker in PPE disinfects the pavement after members of the World Health Organisation (WHO) team arrived at the Hubei Animal Epidemic Disease Prevention and Control Centre in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 2, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic
World / 02 Feb 2021

WHO-led Covid-19 probe team in China visits animal health facility

A health worker wearing a protective suit takes a swab sample from a security officer at the National Convention Centre, the venue for the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, in Hanoi January 29, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 02 Feb 2021

Vietnam confirms latest Covid-19 outbreak is more contagious UK variant

A medical worker wearing a protective suit conducts a simulation for a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test at the newly opened Narita International Airport PCR Center in Narita, east of Tokyo, Japan November 2, 2020. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters file pic
World / 02 Feb 2021

Japan urged to link up private, public testing to better grasp extent of pandemic

World / 02 Feb 2021

Australia falls back to zero Covid-19 cases after hotel infection

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket stands on historic launch pad 39A as it is readied for its first demonstration flight at the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida February 5, 2018. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 02 Feb 2021

SpaceX aims to launch 'all-civilian' trip into orbit

A woman holds a small bottle labbelled with a 'Vaccine Covid-19' sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken April 10, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 02 Feb 2021

EU vaccine curbs may delay Japan's inoculation drive

China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, a member of the Politburo of the Communist party of China, is pictured during a meeting in Beijing September 12, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 02 Feb 2021

Top Chinese diplomat calls for China, US to mend relations

A member of the Indonesian navy inspects a piece of debris of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182, which crashed to the sea, at the Jakarta coast January 12, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 02 Feb 2021

Indonesian air crash investigators send plane parts to US, UK for checks

Yoshihide Suga, Japanu00e2u20acu2122s prime minister, speaks during a news conference at the prime ministeru00e2u20acu2122s official residence in Tokyo, Japan, January 7, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via Reuters
World / 02 Feb 2021

Covid-19: Japan set to extend state of emergency, likely for another month

Medical workers get ready inside a bus before the expected arrival of a WHO team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease pandemic, at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 14, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters
World / 02 Feb 2021

WHO slams critics of Covid-19 origins probe

Germanyu00e2u20acu2122s Chancellor Angela Merkel waves as she attends a round table meeting at a face-to-face EU summit amid the coronavirus disease lockdown in Brussels, Belgium December 10, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn
World / 02 Feb 2021

Merkel defends 'slower' EU vaccine rollout

US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene wears a mask reading u00e2u20acu02dcCensoredu00e2u20acu2122 as she walks to the House floor during debate on the second impeachment of President Donald Trump at the US Capitol in Washington January 13, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 02 Feb 2021

House Democrats aim to remove Greene from committees over violent comments

US President Trump delivers remarks at an Evangelicals for Trump Coalition Launch at the King Jesus International Ministry in Miami January 3, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 02 Feb 2021

Trump's new impeachment team signals aggressive defence