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In a Facebook post today, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said his appointment as PN secretary-general falls under the jurisdiction of the coalition’s chairman, Tani Sri Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin. He added that his resignation as Selangor PN liaison chief will take effect on the same date, expressing gratitude for the cooperation of all parties. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Azmin Ali resigns as Perikatan sec-gen and Selangor liaison chief effective Jan 1 following Muhyiddin’s exit

According to Lim Guan Eng, excess tax refunds have not been paid to companies for over five years, following the takeover of the PN government in 2020. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Lim Guan Eng: Tap RM2.1t bond market to release RM20b in excess taxes, ensure ang pows for workers

The Pasir Mas MP said the proposed candidate must be an individual capable of uniting and mobilising the strengths of all parties within the coalition. — File picture by Mukhriz Hazim

Malaysia / 14 h ago

PAS signals leadership push in Perikatan following Muhyiddin’s resignation

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Malaysia / 7 h ago

Trader remanded until Jan 3, wife also detained, for attempted murder of doctor in RFID lane at Perai toll plaza

File picture of students celebrating after receiving the results of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) at Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah on May 27, 2024. The Education Ministry has clarified that students will no longer be required to wear ties to school from next year. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Students no longer required to wear school ties from next year, says Education Ministry

According to party sources cited by ‘Berita Harian', the former prime minister informed members of Bersatu’s supreme leadership council (MPT) of his decision via a WhatsApp group last night. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Muhyiddin to step down as Perikatan chairman from Jan 1, 2026

Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairmen of Perak and Negeri Sembilan, Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu (left) and Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker are the latest PN leaders to announce their resignations as of 3.15pm today, with both saying in separate Facebook statements that the move will take effect on January 1, 2026. — File pictures from Facebook/Faizal Azumu; Facebook/Anip Abu Baker

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Resignations snowball in Perikatan as Perak, Negeri Sembilan chiefs step down

Yesterday, the individual reportedly spent more than seven hours at MACC headquarters for questioning over a corruption investigation linked to billboard projects and a land transfer in the capital. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Former minister continues giving statement to MACC over alleged corruption involving RM5m, Lamborghini

Malaysia’s former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (2nd right) leaves after his verdict in the 1MDB trial at the Palace of Justice, which houses the Malaysian Court of Appeal and Federal Court, in Putrajaya on December 26, 2025. — AFP pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Najib files appeal against 1MDB conviction, 15 years’ jail term and RM11.38b fine

However, it emphasised that any attempt to take out goods that violate the law will still face stern action. — File picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Customs checks at KLIA T1 to move to departure gates from Jan 1

Malaysia’s 2025 saw the courts handing out landmark rulings. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Justice in focus: Landmark rulings that tested freedoms and redefined citizenship in Malaysia’s 2025

The Chinese national working in Singapore bit off the left middle finger of her colleague in a fight on July 12, 2025. — AFP pic

Singapore / 15 h ago

Singapore court bites back with jail term over gruesome office fight

Kurobuta Pork Tonkatsu with Curry Omu Rice. — Picture by CK Lim

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Datuk Dr Sahruddin Jamal, the Bukit Kepong assemblyman, made the announcement in a Facebook post on Tuesday. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Johor Perikatan chief Dr Sahruddin steps down in wake of Muhyiddin’s resignation

Damaged military vehicles, reportedly sent by the UAE to back southern Yemen separatists, are seen after a Saudi-led air strike in Mukalla on December 30, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 8 h ago

You have 24 hours to remove your troops, Riyadh tells Abu Dhabi after separatists strike

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Ukrainians withstand days-long power cuts in crowded ‘resilience’ shelters

Residents charge their devices inside a support point, situated in a bomb shelter, during a long power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by a Russian missile and drone strikes, in the town of Vyshhorod in Kyiv region, Ukraine, December 29, 2025. — Reuters pic

VYSHHOROD (Ukraine), Dec 30 — For three days, after the latest Russian air attacks on Ukraine, Olena Pazhydaieva has had no power or heat in her apartment in Vyshhorod, a satellite town 20km north of Kyiv.With night-time temperatures dipping to -3 C, she now spends much of the day with her...

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People dine near a television screen showing a news report on patrol and law‑enforcement operations around Taiwan conducted by China’s Fujian Coast Guard, at a restaurant in Beijing December 30, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 3 h ago

What does China mean by ‘Taiwan independence’?

This is a handout photo taken on December 29, 2025 and released on December 30, 2025 by the Taiwan Coast Guard shows a Taiwanese coast guard ship (left) sending warnings to a Chinese coast guard ship in the waters off Taiwan’s Cape Fugui. — AFP pic

World / 3 h ago

China’s Taiwan drills explained: ‘Live’ fire, blockades and the message behind them

The disruption followed a fault in the tunnel’s overhead power supply and a failed Le Shuttle train, the operator said. — AFP pic

World / 4 h ago

‘Major disruption’ leaves Eurostar passengers stranded at peak holiday period

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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on situation in the zone of the ‘special military operation’, the Kremlin’s term for the nearly four-year-long Ukraine offensive, in Moscow December 29, 2025. — AFP pic

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Ukraine says no ‘plausible evidence’ it attacked Putin home

In a statement, the Iranian foreign ministry said that the move was in reaction to Ottawa declaring the Revolutionary Guards, the ideological arm of Iran’s military, a terror group. — Reuters pic

5 h ago

Iran designates Royal Canadian Navy a terrorist organisation

A general view of the snow-covered city after snowfall in Qamishli, Syria, December 29, 2025. — Reuters pic

6 h ago

Facing Alawite backlash, Syria’s new leaders take controversial steps to win loyalty

Damaged military vehicles, reportedly sent by the UAE to back southern Yemen separatists, are seen after a Saudi-led air strike in Mukalla on December 30, 2025. — AFP pic

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You have 24 hours to remove your troops, Riyadh tells Abu Dhabi after separatists strike

A UAE-backed separatist fighter poses with a Kalashnikov and South Yemen flag in Aden, amid rising territorial gains and regional tensions. Yemen is in a 90-day state of emergency as of December 30, 2025. — AFP pic

9 h ago

State of emergency in Yemen after UAE-backed separatists seize territory

Supporters mourn Bangladesh’s ex-PM Khaleda Zia, who died aged 80 on December 30, 2025. — AFP pic

9 h ago

State funeral set for ex-PM Khaleda Zia as Bangladesh observes three-day mourning

Bangladesh’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia gestures to supporters during an anti-government rally in Dhaka on January 11, 2001. She died on December 30, 2025, aged 80. — AFP pic

12 h ago

Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia dies at 80 ahead of February 2026 polls

A Chinese ship near Pingtan Island, close to Taiwan, on December 29, 2025, during live-fire drills simulating a blockade of the island’s key ports which Taipei has condemned as ‘military intimidation’. —- AFP pic

13 h ago

Day Two: China continues ‘Justice Mission’ around Taiwan with live-fire drill port blockade

US President Donald Trump (right) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a bilateral meeting on regional security and the US-Israel partnership at Mar-a-Lago on December 29, 2025. — AFP pic

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Netanyahu breaks tradition, awards Israel Prize to US President Trump

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference to announce the appointment of Sam Levine as a Commissioner of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) in New York City on December 22, 2025. — AFP pic

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New year brings new mayor for New York City: Zohran Mamdani to make history at midnight ceremony

Displaced residents rest in a bunker in Thailand's Surin province, near the border with Cambodia. — AFP pic

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Thai-Cambodia ceasefire holds, but fear keeps border residents in shelters

British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah (centre) hugs his mother Laila Soueif (left) and sister Sanaa Seif (right) at home in Cairo on September 23, 2025, after his release from prison. — AFP pic

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Egypt’s former political prisoner says sorry for ‘hurtful’ old social media posts as UK critics push for deportation

An aerial shot of a warship pattern, modelled on the Fujian aircraft carrier, created in snow by Harbin Engineer University staff and students in Heilongjiang, China on December 28, 2025. — AFP/China Out pic

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A displaced resident sits in a tent in front of a Buddha statue at a temporary camp set up in a pagoda in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, December 12, 2025. — AFP pic

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Thailand accuses Cambodia of violating newly signed ceasefire with hundreds of drone incursions

An Election Commission official counts a ballot at a polling station during Myanmar’s general election in Yangon December 28, 2025. — Reuters pic

1d ago

Myanmar’s pro-military party claims majority win in first phase of junta-run election

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