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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks during a press conference in Subang December 21, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 19 h ago

PM Anwar: If a general election were held today, reforms and civil service support would secure win

Six suspects, three men and three women, were arrested in Sungai Golok, Thailand for alleged possession of 6,000 meth pills. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Over RM1m just for Thai legal fees? Jailed Kelantanese singer’s family says may need to sell land, home if needed

Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor arrives at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex on December 19, 2024. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Umno Youth chief: ‘Rosmah’s ring, Rosmah this, Rosmah that — today, Allah has revealed the truth’

Screen shot of the brawl involving football fans at the Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT Station on the Ampang-Sri Petaling Line last night.

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Prasarana files police report over football fans’ brawl at Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT Station

The prime minister's political secretary Datuk Azman Abidin (centre) attends press conference at the Bandar Tun Razak Member of Parliament's office in Kuala Lumpur, Dec 21, 2024. — Benama pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Dr Wan Azizah demands swift response to mutilated cats at Universiti Malaya

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks during a press conference in Subang December 21, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 19 h ago

‘Just leave it, lah’: PM Anwar tells authorities to focus on racial and religious offences, not harass dissenters

An undated file photograph show Ipoh district police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad speaking to reporters. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Police seek public info on teacher missing in Ipoh for 11 days

MetMalaysia has issued a severe continuous rain warning for several areas in Sarawak, Sabah, and Labuan until tomorrow. — Picture by Farhan Najib

Malaysia / 17 h ago

MetMalaysia: Severe continuous rain warning issued for Sarawak, Sabah, and Labuan until tomorrow

Makoto Uchida, president and CEO of Nissan Motor, and Toshihiro Mibe, Honda Motor president and CEO, attend their joint press conference in Tokyo, Japan March 15, 2024. — Kyodo via Reuters pic

Money / 16 h ago

Honda Skyline or Nissan Civic? Japan’s two auto giants to consider mutual production of vehicles

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks during a press conference in Subang December 21, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 18 h ago

PM Anwar: Criticism of high-profile acquittals unfounded, judiciary must be respected

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks to the media during a visit to the site where a car drove into a crowd of a Christmas market in Magdeburg. — Reuters pic

World / 14 h ago

Holiday horror: Death toll climbs to five in German Christmas market car-ramming, over 200 injured

Minister of Transport Anthony Loke at the 10th year commemoration of the disappearance of MH370 in March 2024. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

Malaysia / 18 h ago

‘We owe it to the people’ to find MH370, PM Anwar says as search resumes with Ocean Infinity

State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor said that the projects involved approximately 3,000 homeowners affected by the delays. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Johor completes seven ‘sick’ housing projects worth RM700m, says exco

Narathiwat Provincial Prison Crime Management specialist (Women’s Wing) Panata Yononarongdetkul said that most of the women were from Kelantan. — Picture By Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Most Malaysian women in Narathiwat Prison are drug offenders, says Thai prison specialist

A French court on Friday handed heavy sentences to several men convicted of having played a role in the jihadist beheading of schoolteacher Samuel Paty in 2020. — AFP pic

World / 16 h ago

Eight convicted in France over beheading of teacher who showed Prophet caricature

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A file photograph shows watches displayed at a Swatch store at Setia City Mall in Shah Alam on May 25, 2023. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

17 Dec 2024

Malaysia returns all 172 seized Pride watches to Swatch after court order

Mavcom executive chairman Datuk Seri Saripuddin Kasim today stressed the importance of transparency and integrity, as well as the goal of protecting the welfare of workers in aviation companies holding Mavcom-issued licences. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

16 Dec 2024

Salaries, EPF, Socso contributions unpaid? Mavcom urges aviation workers to report issues in whistleblower form

Mavcom executive chairman Datuk Seri Saripuddin Kasim however said that failure to make Socso payments would not necessarily result in an aviation company being denied a licence from the commission. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

16 Dec 2024

Mavcom: Aviation firms’ licence renewals based on multiple factors, not just unpaid Socso contributions

Socso group CEO Datuk Seri Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed and Mavcom executive chairman Datuk Seri Saripuddin Kasim exchange documents during the MOU signing ceremony at Wisma Perkeso, December 16, 2024. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

16 Dec 2024

Mavcom and Socso join forces to protect aviation workers from unpaid contributions, ensure job placement opportunities

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Police officers guard former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak as he is brought to stand trial at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex on Dec 12, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

13 Dec 2024

Najib: US DoJ could’ve asked me about 1MDB before launching ‘unprecedented’ 2016 action against sitting leader

Datuk Seri Najib Razak (right) and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman pose for a photograph together on Feb 27, 2017. — Picture from Facebook/Najib Razak

13 Dec 2024

Najib says took selfie with King Salman who didn’t raise anything about Saudi ‘donation’

Datuk Seri Najib Razak today denied in court that he had asked financial publication The Edge’s owner Tan Sri Tong Kooi Ong to leave his house in March 2015, after the former banker tried to share his concerns about the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). — Bernama pic

12 Dec 2024

Najib denies asking ‘The Edge’ owner Tong to leave his house after 1MDB alert, just Malay ‘adab’ of walking him to door

Najib finished reading his witness statement of more than 500 pages today, but the defence has added another 130 pages. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

12 Dec 2024

Najib says he’s almost like modern-day Robin Hood; was deceived by 1MDB mastermind Jho Low

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex, in Kuala Lumpur December 12, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

12 Dec 2024

Najib claims King Abdullah supported his leadership, says it’s ‘reasonable’ to believe Saudi MoF ‘donations’ were authorised by the king

Jailed former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is back in court to defend himself against corruption charges at the 1MDB trial on December 12, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

12 Dec 2024

Najib: I didn’t ask for ‘special treatment’, never hid my identity for AmIslamic accounts receiving ‘donations’

Police guard former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak as he is brought to stand trial the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex on December 10, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

10 Dec 2024

Like ‘Bollywood movie’: Najib derides Jasmine Loo’s court testimony of 2014 Saudi donation letter being created in 2015

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is escorted by prison guards as he arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex December 10, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

10 Dec 2024

Najib: ‘Charitable’ Saudi king’s US$681m ‘donation’ to me not out of character, I returned US$620m when no political need for it

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is escorted by prison guards as he arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex December 10, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

10 Dec 2024

Najib rejects ex-CEO Hazem’s claim 1MDB was a ‘tool for Umno funding’, says projects not for personal or political gain

A file photograph shows lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

09 Dec 2024

Judge tells Najib’s lawyer not to make ‘sub judice’ remarks on 1MDB trial outside courtroom

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex on December 6, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

09 Dec 2024

In 1MDB trial, Najib claims former US AG Loretta Lynch set out to ‘literally to lynch me’

Members of the Mon Refugee Learning Centre perform a dance during the Human Rights Festival at MyTown Shopping Centre in Kuala Lumpur December 8, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

08 Dec 2024

Celebrating the good Malaysia has done for human rights: In third edition, KL fest garners support of nearly 50 NGOs

The 2023 Human Rights Festival in KL. — Picture courtesy of Bar Council’s Human Rights Committee

07 Dec 2024

Celebrate human rights at MyTOWN KL: Treasure hunts, music, stories, and more this Sunday

Datuk Seri Najib Razak is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex, in Kuala Lumpur December 6, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

06 Dec 2024

Najib: I wasn't bribed by Goldman Sachs banker, had asked MACC to check which 1MDB and govt officials were

Najib claimed the millions of ringgit that entered his personal bank account were donations from King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. — Reuters pic

05 Dec 2024

Najib: RM90m in 2012 was Saudi king’s ‘political donation’ to me too

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is seen at the Court Complex in Kuala Lumpur for his 1MDB trial on December 5, 2024. — Bernama pic

05 Dec 2024

Najib: If I had wanted to cheat or steal, ‘insanely stupid’ for me to bring 1MDB money back to Malaysia

Najib said he trusted Jho Low who projected a compelling image of being a “highly capable and well-connected individual” with ties to Malaysian royalty and the royal families of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.

05 Dec 2024

Najib: I never made any meals for Jho Low when he visited my house; but here’s why I trusted this ‘slightly pudgy young man’

Jailed former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak returns to court to testify in his own defence for the 1MDB trial on December 4, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

05 Dec 2024

Najib: Illogical that two Saudi princes would join Jho Low's criminal conspiracy to give me RM60m; donation was not 1MDB money

04 Dec 2024

Najib: ‘Deeply painful’ to hear once-trusted ex-minister Husni’s 1MDB court testimony; you get blamed for everything when at the top

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Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad outlined the ministry’s approach, which includes measures like salary adjustments, flexible work schedules, and locum practices to enhance work-life balance in the short term. — Bernama pic

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Health Ministry to add staff at Perak’s Seri Manjung Hospital in retention push, acknowledges over 6,000 doctor resignations in past five years

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said that the National Registration Department (JPN) is conducting nationwide outreach programmes to combat the possession of fake MyKad among the public. — Picture by Farhan Najib

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Home Ministry cracks down on fake MyKad syndicate, mulls digital transition for future

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51 m ago

Johor cops probe food receipts from fast food eatery allegedly containing insults to Islam