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The man in his 70s was picked up at about 7pm on Thursday (February 5) at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya following searches at his residence. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 9 h ago

MACC detains IJM Corp chairman over RM2.5b overseas assets

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) of Kedah has remanded an independent preacher for the second time, as well as the head of the finance and accounting department of an educational and dakwah institution in the state, on suspicion of conspiring to misappropriate funds amounting to about RM1.3 million. — Picture courtesy of The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission

Malaysia / 14 h ago

MACC remands preacher, finance head in Kedah again over alleged RM1.3m misappropriation

Jimmy Lai’s case has sparked condemnation internationally from journalism rights groups to global leaders. — Reuters pic

World / 15 h ago

Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai to be sentenced Monday after national security conviction

A car rammed into a school fence pillar along Jalan Kampung Pasir, Jalan Klang Lama here early yesterday, believed to have been caused by the driver dozing off while driving. — Picture courtesy of Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Car rams into school fence in Jalan Klang Lama after driver allegedly falls asleep at the wheel

Out of all the currently serving Federal Court judges, Tan Sri Nallini Pathmanathan is the most senior now, as she has been serving the longest as a Federal Court judge. — Picture by Azinuddin Ghazali

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Ahead of retirement, ‘towering’ Federal Court judge Nallini lauded by lawyers in court; Chief Justice calls her ‘great jurist’

(From left to right) Lawyer Datuk Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, activist Heidy Quah, and lawyer New Sin Yew speaking to reporters after the Federal Court’s decision on Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act. — Picture by Ida Lim

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Lawyers: Federal Court’s ‘pivotal’ ruling raises bar for prosecuting Malaysians over offensive online remarks

The Federal Court today decided that it is constitutional to make it a crime for anyone to make offensive remarks online with the intent to annoy. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Federal Court: Offensive online remarks made with intent to annoy remain criminal under Malaysian law

A 33-year-old army personnel was sentenced to 13 years in prison and five strokes of the cane after being found guilty of raping a 26-year-old woman in a bar toilet while she was intoxicated. — Daily Express

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Sessions Court jails army personnel 13 years, orders caning for bar toilet rape in Penampang

Find handmade steamed buns that don’t stick to your teeth to relish with various fillings. — Picture by Lee Khang Yi

Eat-drink / 18 h ago

Go crazy for the steamed handmade buns, dumplings and savoury fresh soybean milk at Solaris Mont Kiara’s A Liang’s Steamed Bun Shop

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu (2nd left) mingles with guests while attending the Madani Agro Excellence Awards at a hotel in Shah Alam February 6, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Agrobank’s RM203.8m online fraud case under police, BNM probe, says Mat Sabu

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim chats with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 21st Asean-India Summit in Vientiane October 10, 2024. India and Malaysia will discuss a review of their bilateral free trade agreement, among a host of issues, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Malaysia this weekend. — Bernama file pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

India, Malaysia set to discuss free trade agreement review this weekend as Modi meets Anwar

Cattle trader Datu Mohd Effendi Datu Mohd Salleh (centre) was arraigned at the Bandar Baru Bangi Magistrate's Court today on a charge of murdering a primary school teacher last week. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Cattle trader charged with Bangi teacher’s murder

Police have confirmed that a multi-purpose vehicle that went viral recently for using a siren and flashing blue lights to avoid traffic jams on the Maju Expressway was being used for official duties by a ministry. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Police confirm MPV with siren, beacon seen in viral Maju Expressway video was used for ministry’s official duties

The Joint Forces Headquarters said in a statement that Lieutenant-General Datuk Tengku Muhammad Fauzi Tengku Ibrahim, formerly the deputy Army chief, succeeded Lieutenant-General Datuk Zahani Zainal Abidin, who has been appointed chief executive of the Malaysian Institute of Defence and Security (MiDAS), effective January 1. — Picture courtesy of Armed Forces Joint Forces

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Tengku Muhammad Fauzi now Joint Forces Commander, Zahani heads MiDAS

Near the end of a one-minute-long video posted on Trump’s Truth Social platform, the Obamas are shown with their faces on monkeys for about one second. — Pic by AFP

World / 11 h ago

Trump posts conspiracy video depicting Obamas as monkeys, drawing backlash from Democrats

What You Think

19 h ago

Modi’s Malaysia visit shows India’s growing trade profile — Phar Kim Beng

Modi’s visit came at a moment when India’s global standing is being reshaped less by rhetoric and more by hard economic leverage. — AFP pic

FEBRUARY 6 — When Narendra Modi visited Malaysia, it was tempting to read the trip through familiar lenses: diaspora ties, historical goodwill, and growing people-to-people exchanges. Yet to do so would miss the larger point.Modi’s visit came at a moment when India’s global standing is being reshaped less by rhetoric...

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Kuala Lumpur’s ambition to stand among global cities cannot rest on branding alone. It must be matched by governance structures that recognise residents as active citizens, not passive recipients of policy. — Picture by Hari Anggara

What You Think / 1d ago

Time to let Kuala Lumpur’s residents choose their mayor — Joshua Low

For healthcare innovation to truly succeed, engineers and doctors must learn to speak the same language — not only in terms of technical vocabulary, but also in understanding each other’s priorities, constraints, and ways of thinking. — AFP pic

What You Think / 1d ago

Engineers and doctors must learn to speak the same language for healthcare innovation to work — Chai Jing Xuan

The author argues that people should verify and validate facts before condemning or spreading claims, as rushed judgments can mislead the public. — Unsplash pic

What You Think / 1d ago

To verify and validate, one cannot be ‘lazy to read’ — Hafiz Hassan

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The author argues that organisations are facing permanent changes that mean employers can no longer realistically promise long-term job security, thus requiring leaders to focus on fairness, transparency and how employees are treated rather than offering stability. — Unsplash pic

2d ago

If stability is an illusion, let's be responsible anyway — Elman Mustafa El Bakri

In simple words, if a state parliament and the federal parliament pass conflicting laws on the same subject, then the federal law overrides the state law. — Pexels pic

2d ago

Conflict between federal law and state law – the Australian experience — Hafiz Hassan

The author argues that rising medical insurance premiums are placing an unsustainable financial strain on middle-class families, and that the MHIT reform helps keep private healthcare coverage affordable. — Freepik pic

2d ago

Rising premiums, real worries: Why MHIT matters to middle-class families — Seelan Panirselvam

Over-publicising Myanmar’s electoral charade risks normalising a global trend in which elections stripped of freedom are still treated as sufficient for recognition. — AFP pic

2d ago

Myanmar: Best neglected, or remembered only for its electoral fiasco? — Phar Kim Beng

According to the author, the MHIT debate shouldn’t be an apples-to-apples comparison of policy brochures. It has to tackle the meat of the issue: why private hospital bills continue to rise in the first place and why those rising costs keep pulling premiums up for everyone. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

03 Feb 2026

Smoke and mirrors: How the MHIT criticism sidesteps the real crisis — Jeremiah Leong

Smartphones have become the most efficient crime-delivery mechanism ever created. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

02 Feb 2026

500,000 malware a day: Scams as a global scourge — Phar Kim Beng

On December 3, 2019, the Constitutional (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2009 was tabled by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Liew Vui Keong in the Dewan Rakyat for its reading. — Bernama pic

02 Feb 2026

How to introduce 10-year limit on the tenure of a prime minister — Hafiz Hassan

According to the author, our education system has supported this kind of acceleration before. In the past, top-performing third-graders in national schools were given an exam (the Penilaian Tengah Sekolah) that, until 2000, allowed them to skip Standard 4 and move straight to Standard 5. — File picture by Azneal Ishak

02 Feb 2026

Skipping grades is not new, the system should welcome those who are ready — Ahmad Faiz Yazid

If higher coverage limits guaranteed affordability, Malaysia would already have solved medical inflation. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

02 Feb 2026

If Base MHIT feels too small, what are we really asking it to fix? — Wong Teck Jin

By 2040, more than 14 per cent of Malaysians will be aged 65 and above, officially classifying us as an ‘aged nation’. — Unsplash pic

02 Feb 2026

Designing hope for our future self — Yang Chee Chin

According to the author, the current push by LHDN, including toward the digital economy, is therefore not about targeting influencers or policing lifestyles. It is about normalising responsibility in a rapidly changing economic landscape. — Bernama pic

02 Feb 2026

Low tax, high expectations: Why Malaysia must rethink its social contract — Phar Kim Beng

Malaysians are known for looking out for one another, let’s apply that spirit to our parking lots. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

01 Feb 2026

‘Forgotten Baby Syndrome’ is a medical crisis, not a moral one — Naveen Nair Gangadaran

The author argues that fears over cricket’s 10-over format repeat a long pattern of false doomsday predictions — and that shorter formats don’t kill the sport’s heritage but keep it alive, relevant and financially thriving in a world that rewards speed and spectacle. — Freepik pic

01 Feb 2026

Ten overs, same old panic: Cricket has always survived by moving faster than its critics — Abbi Kanthasamy

The author argues that Malaysia may finally be entering a true anti-corruption ‘golden age,’ with MACC shifting from populist enforcement to strategic, high-impact investigations — targeting grand corruption in high-rent states where deterrence matters most. — Picture by Hari Anggara

01 Feb 2026

MACC’s golden age in cracking down on corruption has begun — Phar Kim Beng

Children hold Danish flags on the day of a visit of Denmark’s King Frederik and Queen Mary to Tallinn, Estonia, January 27, 2026. The author argues that children’s appearances in diplomatic welcomes are not innocent pageantry but powerful soft-power symbols — carefully staged to humanise leaders, manage power asymmetries and project benign intent in a world where images often speak louder than policy. — Reuters pic

01 Feb 2026

Why leaders are welcomed by children, and why it matters — Khoo Ying Hooi

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