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The court heard the money was wrongly credited by a university and was not returned despite repeated attempts to recover it. — TODAY file pic
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Singapore man jailed after refusing to return RM28,500 wrongly transferred to his account

Baey Yam Keng (left) with Gabriella, who found his wallet, and Maxence of the French national police, who helped return it during the Singapore minister’s trip to France, an act of kindness he shared in a Christmas Facebook post. — Picture via Facebook/Baey Yam Keng
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‘My lucky day’: Singapore minister thanks strangers who returned his lost wallet in France

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex July 7, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Ex-PM Najib gets concurrent 15-year jail terms, RM11.38b fine over 1MDB scandal

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak seen at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex on Nov 25, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Prosecutors seek maximum 20-year term, RM11.3b fine for Najib in 1MDB case conviction

Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s statement read out by his lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
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After 1MDB conviction, Najib urges Malaysians to stay calm, vows to continue legal fight

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet shake hands and hold up a document, during the signing of a ceasefire deal between Cambodia and Thailand on the sidelines of the 47th Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in Kuala Lumpur October 26, 2025. — Reuters pic
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‘Let this be the final signing’: Thailand pushes for truce as border fighting flares

Kota Bharu district police chief ACP Mohd Rosdi Daud said they received a report from a woman, 19, who claimed to have been roughed up by another woman, in her 20s, in an incident at 2.30 pm, which also involved the families of the complainant and the suspect.— iStock pic
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Kota Bharu market riot sees 12 arrested, including five men and seven women

A passenger appears to try and calm the seemingly agitated woman, dressed in blue (left). The woman is pictured sitting in one of the seating areas in the airport. Her belongings are pictured around her. — Screengrab from social media
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Police yet to trace family of woman who lived a year at KLIA Terminal 1

In 2018, Datuk Seri Najib Razak was first charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with four counts of abuse of power, amounting to RM2.3 billion in 1MDB funds, and 21 counts of money laundering related to the same amount. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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Najib’s 1MDB trial, from first charge to final High Court sentence

A court-ordered eviction at Kampung Sungai Baru in Kuala Lumpur resulted in a violent protest that led to the Dang Wangi police chief being struck with a stone on September 11, 2025. — Picture from Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim
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Eight to face charges over Kampung Sungai Baru clash that injured ex-Dang Wangi police chief

Declan Rice’s controversial red card against Brighton last season remains fresh in Mikel Arteta’s mind ahead of the rematch. — Reuters pic
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‘We paid a big price’ — Arteta warns Arsenal over repeat of Rice red-card drama

The ringgit ended marginally lower against the US dollar after touching a high of 4.0318 in morning trade, with analysts saying the currency’s underlying momentum remains intact. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
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Ringgit slips slightly but holds firm after testing 4.03 against US dollar

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang says Bersatu must decide whether to act against five of its Perlis assemblymen who withdrew support for menteri besar Mohd Shukri Ramli. — Bernama pic
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Hadi stresses Bersatu’s responsibility amid Perlis political turmoil

Puchong Umno secretary Yusof Yassin said the decision came after the division gave Yeo Bee Yin a 24-hour deadline during a year-end celebration hosted by Selangor Umno Youth at her service centre. —Picture by Miera Zulyana
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Puchong Umno cuts cooperation with Pakatan division following Yeo Bee Yin’s comments on Najib

General view of the Proton EV plant in Tanjung Malim, Perak, September 4, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Malaysia 2025: A year of firsts — from AI and EVs to targeted subsidies and ageing blueprint reforms

 

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The author argues that despite streaming’s dominance, 2025 reaffirmed the power of the big screen — from arthouse discoveries to punchy genre hits like ‘Eye for an Eye 2: Blind Vengeance’.
4 h ago

My favourite films of 2025

Hannah Yeoh and Yeo Bee Yin share the spotlight. — Pictures by Raymond Manuel and Ahmad Zamzahuri
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A Christmas tale of two DAP ladies, no carols included

While the transcription isn't perfect, dictating my writing is freeing while also preserving my hands. — iOS screenshot
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Cancer Diaries: Sometimes you’re grateful just to feel your hands

According to the author, the true world-beaters climb slowly, steadily. And crucially, they spend their early years dabbling widely, dipping into multiple sports, subjects, instruments — building what you might call a rich ‘learning capital’ that compounds beautifully over decades. — pexels.com pic
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Does early specialisation sabotage greatness?

 

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In several high-profile incidents, including mass stabbings and lone-actor attacks in public spaces, early media and online commentary rushed to frame the violence as terrorism. In some cases, investigations later confirmed the absence of ideological motivation, organisational links, or intent to intimidate the public or coerce the state. — Daniel Von Appen/Unsplash pic
1 h ago

When security labels replace legal judgment — Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamid

The author argues that Malaysia’s public universities risk hollowing themselves out through KPI pressure, ranking obsession and a culture of silence — and that meaningful reform depends on rebuilding psychological safety and treating universities as learning organisations, not metric-driven factories. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
2 h ago

The Ivory Tower’s silent crisis: Why Malaysian universities must learn to learn — Shamyl Shalyzad Shamsuddin

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak leaves the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex on December 22, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Isa
4 h ago

The use of the device of distinguishing by High Court judge in Najib’s judicial review application — Hafiz Hassan

The author argues that Malaysia’s plan to bar under-16s from social media by 2026 will only succeed if enforcement is privacy-preserving, clearly defined and focused on reducing real online harm — not just creating headline-friendly bans or expanding identity checks that risk pushing young users into darker, less regulated spaces. — Picture by Jake Michaels/The New York Times
5 h ago

The under-16 social media ban isn’t the hard part, making it work is — Galvin Lee

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