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Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex, December 22, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 6 h ago

No house arrest for Najib, High Court decides

High Court judge Alice Loke Yee Ching today rejected Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s application to serve the remainder of his six-year sentence under house arrest. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Accuracy over speed: Teo Nie Ching rebukes media for misleading Najib house arrest coverage

Malaysia / 10 h ago

On track: ECRL, LRT3 and Pan Borneo Highway headline Malaysia’s transport progress this year

Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s lead defence lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah speaks to the press after the announcement of Najib’s house arrest decision at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex, December 22, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 4 h ago

How much of Najib’s jail time is left? Ex-PM could serve less than six years, lawyer says release possible before 2028

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is midway in his reduced six-year jail term, is seen here at the Kuala Lumpur court complex on November 25, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Najib to find out today: House arrest or Kajang prison?

Rapper Namawee pictured at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex, December 22, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Namewee acquitted in drug use case, still faces separate possession charge

The main suspect in the case involving the discovery of a woman’s body in a bag buried at a house in Kampung Batu 4, Pedas, Rembau. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Love gone wrong?: Key suspect in Pedas ‘body in bag’ case admits marrying woman from Sarawak

This photo taken on December 7, 2025 shows astrologer Linn Nhyo Taryar from Myanmar praying to a shrine at his home in Bangkok. What lies ahead after Myanmar’s forthcoming elections? The answer is hidden in the alignment of the stars, the occult flame of black magic candles and sacred geometry visible only to the third eye — if you believe the country’s spiritual soothsayers. — AFP pic

Life / 10 h ago

Myanmar fortune‑tellers divine future as ill-augured election looms

According to ‘Harian Metro’, supporters began assembling as early as 7am, with crowds swelling around the court compound amid chants of ‘Justice for Najib’ and ‘Lawan tetap lawan’. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Crowds turn up at Jalan Duta court complex as Najib awaits house arrest decision

The High Court’s decision today means that Datuk Seri Najib Razak will have to continue serving his jail term at Kajang Prison. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Shafee: Najib to appeal after High Court rejects house arrest bid

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus said the report was filed by the victim’s family at the Pudu Police Station at 1 pm yesterday. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Police receive new report of sexual assault involving same Kampung Pandan teacher

In a statement today, the DAP MP for Bagan noted that Deputy Prime Minister and BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, when announcing BN’s plan to seek GST reinstatement after the 16th General Election, described GST as the ‘most suitable and effective system’ to ensure fairness and bolster national revenue. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Lim Guan Eng: RM30b GST refund ‘nightmare’ must not happen again

The Palace of Justice in Putrajaya, photographed on 9 July 2025. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Explained: What e‑Kehakiman means for lawyers, media and the public

Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s lead defence lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah confirmed that the matter of applying for a parole had been discussed with his client, but instructions has not been given yet. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Najib hasn’t decided on parole yet, lawyer says after failed house arrest bid

The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Operations Centre said it received an emergency call at 8.49pm via the 999 hotline reporting a blaze inside the restaurant on the shopping complex’s ground floor. — Screengrab from Facebook/Bangsar 孟沙

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Kitchen fire at Mid Valley restaurant quickly controlled, no injuries reported (VIDEO)

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20 m ago

Why did truce with Cambodia fail? Thai minister says US rushed deal for Trump’s visit

(Left to right) Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet and US President Donald Trump hold up documents 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, Malaysia, October 26, 2025. — Reuters pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — Thailand’s top diplomat said on Monday that a now-broken pact with Cambodia to prolong a truce in their deadly border conflict was rushed by Washington ahead of a signing ceremony overseen by US President Donald Trump.“I’ve noted that we were sometimes in a rush to...

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Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow holds a press conference following a special Asean foreign ministers’ meeting on the border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia in Kuala Lumpur on December 22, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 27 m ago

After crisis meeting in Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia agree to border talks on Christmas Eve

A handout photo released by the New South Wales Courts on December 22, 2025 shows a home-made “Islamic State” flag found inside a vehicle registered to Naveed Akram in Sydney. — AFP pic

World / 1 h ago

Inside the plot behind Australia’s Bondi Beach attack

A video frame grab released by the New South Wales Courts on December 22, 2025 shows Sajid Akram firing a shotgun and moving in a tactical manner in a countryside location in October 2025. — AFP pic

World / 4 h ago

Bondi Beach attack: Police reveal training and pre-planning by alleged shooters

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The US Coast Guard apprehends the oil tanker “Centuries” off the coast of Venezuela on December 20, 2025. — AFP pic

6 h ago

After seizing two vessels, US forces chase ‘dark fleet’ tied to Venezuela’s oil exports

The Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (Tepco) Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant, one of the world’s largest nuclear facilities, stands along the coast in Niigata, Japan on December 21, 2025. — Reuters pic

8 h ago

Japan set to restart world’s largest nuclear plant 15 years after Fukushima disaster

Handouts from the US Justice Department show newly released documents from the disgraced late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including a collection of fully redacted pages, in Washington, D.C. on December 19, 2025. — Reuters pic

8 h ago

When in doubt, black it out: Epstein files spark political firestorm as DOJ denies cover‑up

This handout satellite image from 2025 Planet Labs PBC shows the Amdjarass airbase in Chad on August 30, 2023, with an Ilyushin Il-76D aircraft reportedly used to transport weapons and mercenaries to Sudan, according to sources. Hundreds of Colombian ex-soldiers have been drawn to Sudan with the promise of bumper Emirati paychecks. What many found instead was death in a faraway war marked by mass killing, rape, famine and child recruitment. — 2025 Planet Labs PBC handout/AFP pic

20 h ago

From the Andes to Darfur: Colombians lured to Sudan's killing fields

Federal agents chase a man through a parking lot in the Avondale neighborhood following a confrontation during immigration raids, after US President Donald Trump ordered increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime prevention, in Chicago, Illinois October 25, 2025. — Reuters pic

20 h ago

Trump to expand immigration crackdown with US$170b boost in 2026 despite growing backlash

This combination of pictures created on June 24, 2022 shows Russia's President Vladimir Putin (left) arriving on October 19, 2016 at the chancellery in Berlin, and France's President Emmanuel Macron (right) attending a national ceremony in Paris on September 29, 2021. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin was ready to hold talks with Macron if there is mutual political will, in remarks published by RIA news agency earlier today. — Various sources/AFP pic

20 h ago

Putin open to talks with Macron, France says it will consider approach

Volunteers carry groceries during a mobile pop-up food pantry at Mussey Fire Hall in Capac, Michigan December 9, 2025. — Reuters pic

20 h ago

Long lines at the food pantry: Inflation tests Trump’s base in Michigan as Senate race looms

A total of 97 flights were cancelled and more than 200 were delayed due to low visibility amid fog at Delhi airport on Sunday, Press Trust of India reported. — Reuters pic

21 h ago

Dense fog causes major disruption at Delhi airport with 97 flights cancelled, over 200 delayed

Twenty-six South Korean nationals were apprehended during a joint police crackdown at a scam centre in a Cambodia-Vietnam border town last week, with one Korean freed from confinement, police said today, Yonhap News Agency reported. — Picture By Raymond Manuel

22 h ago

Cambodia raid: 26 South Koreans detained over scam operations, one rescued from confinement

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives to attend the memorial held for the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney December 21, 2025. — AFP pic

23 h ago

Australian PM Albanese booed at Bondi memorial for victims of antisemitic attack

Flowers and notes from the public are laid for the victims of the metro attack outside a mall in Taipei December 20, 2025. — AFP pic

1d ago

Taipei metro stabbing not terror-related, Taiwan police say

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1d ago

Stay home if you can, San Francisco mayor warns, after citywide power cut hits 130,000

Police said the motive for the attack at Bekkersdal, 40km south-west of the city, was not clear. — Reuters pic

1d ago

Nine killed in mass shooting near Johannesburg in second such attack this month

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell are seen in this image released by the US Department of Justice on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. — US Justice Department/Handout via Reuters

1d ago

The Epstein files are out — but where is Trump?

This frame grab taken from video footage provided by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on December 20, 2025 via AFPTV shows Australian surf lifesavers standing in silence along Bondi Beach in Sydney in honour of the victims of the December 14 Bondi Beach shooting attack. — AFP pic

1d ago

Australia stops in silence for Bondi Beach shooting victims

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