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The MACC chief is seeking, among others, damages for harm to his professional reputation and standing, an injunction to block Bloomberg from repeating the contested statements, an order to remove the article within three days of judgment, and a published apology in newspapers and on social media platforms approved by his lawyers. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
What You Think  / 15 h ago

Azam Baki: Love him or loathe him, you’ve got to commend him — Hafiz Hassan

Wild boars crash a Malaysian home during Chinese New Year 2026. — Screenshots from Facebook/马来西亚投诉站
Life  / 7 h ago

Year of the Horse, but boars make their mark in CNY visit to Malaysian home, drawing awe and caution (VIDEO)

Picture for illustration purposes only. Cheras police chief Asst Comm Mohd Rosdi Daud said a parking dispute at the Seri Melaka Flats allegedly escalated into a knife attack. — Freepik pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Parking rage turns bloody at Cheras flats after man slashed

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur. The announcement signals a recalibration within Perikatan Nasional’s top ranks following Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar’s appointment as chairman. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Takiyuddin: Muhyiddin now Perikatan deputy chair, Hadi steps back from supreme council

Terengganu MACC director Hazrul Shazreen Abd Yazid confirmed the arrest and said the suspect will be charged in the near future. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Terengganu MACC detains state exco over alleged nepotism in GLC hires

The special ‘appam’ at Esther’s Appam Stall comes topped with coconut milk in the centre. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 16 h ago

Off the beaten path in Ipoh: Esther’s Appam Stall in Buntong serves standout ‘appam’, ‘vadai’ and ‘paniyaram’

PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang has declined to take over as Perikatan Nasional chairman despite PAS being expected to lead the coalition, following the resignation of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (right). — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Bersatu to pass Perikatan reins to PAS today, here’s what else to look out for 

US investors are pulling money out of their own stock market at the fastest pace in at least 16 years as Big Tech returns fade and better-performing overseas markets look more attractive. — Reuters pic
Money  / 18 h ago

From ‘buy America’ to ‘bye America’, Wall Street exodus gathers pace as investors shift billions overseas

K. Indiran was found unconscious on February 18. He was rushed to the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA) but was tragically confirmed dead a day later while receiving treatment. — Picture via Facebook
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Pahang Sultan, Tengku Ampuan express sorrow over trooper K. Indiran’s death, call for thorough probe

MACC deputy chief commissioner (operations) Datuk Seri Ahmad Khusairi Yahaya said that criminal agents have evolved into financial managers of illicit funds within government agencies. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

MACC to target syndicate ‘black treasurers’ running illicit funds for civil servants

Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar takes over Perikatan Nasional’s top post after a supreme council meeting this afternoon. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Samsuri takes the helm: Perikatan picks Terengganu MB as new chairman

MACC chief Tan Sri Azam Baki was called to give a statement on February 19 as a government panel reviews the compliance of his RM800,000 shareholdings. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Chief Secretary: Azam Baki gives statement to special probe panel over shareholding issue

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Bak. — Bernama file pic
What You Think  / 6 h ago

Outrageous to call for Section 36 MACC Act to be applied to MACC chief Azam Baki — Hafiz Hassan

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 20, 2026. — AFP pic
Money  / 17 h ago

Trump raises global tariff to 15pc, invokes alternate law after court setback

State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Sandrea Ng Shy Ching said the move will serve as a transition period before full enforcement begins in September. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Perak to begin single-use plastic bag ban on March 1, six-month grace period before full enforcement

India’s capital Delhi was the worst offender, with 12,000 annual deaths linked to air pollution—or 11.5 percent of the total.— AFP pic
World / 04 Jul 2024

Study show air pollution drives 7pc of deaths in big Indian cities

The weather bureau said on Thursday that it expects temperatures in most areas across China to be relatively high over the next few months, signalling a second consecutive summer of extreme heat. — Reuters pic
World / 04 Jul 2024

China warns of hotter, longer heatwaves as climate change intensifies

The Times said people who have interacted with the president had found that his mental fogginess was “growing more frequent, more pronounced and more worrisome.” — Reuters pic
World / 04 Jul 2024

White House says zero chance Biden will withdraw

As with previous cases, the person worked on a farm and was exposed to infected cows, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a statement, adding that the risk to the general population remained “low.” — Reuters pic
World / 04 Jul 2024

US reports fourth human case of bird flu linked to cows

Russia’s southern Dagestan region today issued a temporary ban against wearing the niqab in the Muslim-majority republic, citing security reasons after a recent attack against churches and synagogues. — Reuters pic
World / 03 Jul 2024

Russia’s Dagestan bans niqab over ‘threats’ after attacks

Victims of forced sterilisation under a now-defunct eugenics law, celebrate with lawyers and supporters outside of the Supreme Court of Japan in Tokyo July 3, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2024

Historic ruling: Japan’s Supreme Court deems forced sterilisation law unconstitutional

Last year residents in the province killed an eight-metre python, which was found strangling and eating one of the farmers in a village. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2024

Woman found dead swallowed by python in Indonesia

Move Forward won the most votes in last year’s general election on an anti-establishment platform, but the party was blocked from forming a government by conservative lawmakers and senators allied with the royalist military. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2024

Thai court sets July 17 for next hearing in opposition Move Forward party case

Kamala Harris seems like the obvious choice. — Reuters pic
World / 03 Jul 2024

Who could replace Biden if he withdraws from US presidential race? Here's a list of likely Democrats

According to official figures obtained by AFP, 45 women were murdered in Iraq’s Kurdistan in 2021, up from 25 the previous year. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2024

Murdered and forgotten: Iraqi victims of gender-based violence

A woman is consoled as she mourns after her son died in a stampede outside a hospital in Hathras district in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, July 2, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 03 Jul 2024

Stampede in India kills 116, massive overcrowding blamed after 250,000 attended Hindu congregation meant for 80,000

Sunak has sought to persuade voters that his 20 months in charge have set the economy on an upward path after the external shocks of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine, and drawn a line under years of turmoil overseen by his Conservative predecessors. — Reuters pic
World / 03 Jul 2024

Economic warnings dominate as UK election campaign enters final day

Sahar, mother of Palestinian man Bahaa al-Nimr , 19, who suffers from cerebral palsy and malnutrition, washes her son with little water in their home in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood in the north of Gaza City on July 2, 2024. More than 150,000 people in the Gaza Strip have contracted skin diseases in the squalid conditions into which displaced people have been forced since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in October, according to the WHO, while Gaza's children are already highly vulnerable to disease because their immune systems are compromised by malnutrition, the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) medical coordinator in the besieged Palestinian territory said. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2024

Dangerous skin diseases spreading among Gaza children

Palestinian official news agency Wafa reported that the dead were young men, aged 22 to 25, killed in a strike by an Israeli drone near the centre of the camp. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2024

Palestinian Authority says four killed in Israeli strike in West Bank

Brazil has about 109 million active Facebook users and 113 million Instagram users, according to data firm Statista. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2024

Brazil requires Meta to stop taking user data to train AI

In a joint statement, the 12 former government officials said the administration was violating U.S. laws through its support for Israel and finding loopholes to continue shipping weapons to its ally. — Reuters pic
World / 03 Jul 2024

US has ‘undeniable complicity’ in Gaza war killings, say former US officials