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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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Former police commando Azilah Hadri is escorted out after his death sentence was commuted at the Federal Court in Putrajaya on October 10, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
2d ago

A look back at the landmark court decisions that shook and shaped Malaysia in 2024

Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor is seen at the Kuala Lumpur High Court December 19, 2024. — Bernama pic
2d ago

‘This is what I call justice,’ Rosmah says after High Court acquits her of money laundering and tax evasion charges

File photo of people walk along Nanjing Pedestrian Road, a main shopping area, ahead of the National Day holiday, in Shanghai, China September 26, 2023. A Merdeka Center survey highlighted that Malaysians’ overall perception of China has improved significantly, with public opinion becoming more optimistic about China’s development. — Reuters pic
2d ago

Survey: Almost two-thirds of Malaysians hold favourable views of China, Malay perception improves significantly

A general view of the Chagee Eco Grandeur outlet in Shah Alam, November 21, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
14 Dec 2024

From Mixue to Chagee, how Chinese milk tea chains are now outpacing Taiwanese and local brands

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Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (fifth from left) leaves the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya on December 12, 2024. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
12 Dec 2024

AG drops appeal against DPM Zahid’s foreign visa acquittal

Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (centre) speaks at a press conference after the party's annual general meeting at Ideal Convention Centre in Shah Alam December 1, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
01 Dec 2024

Muhyiddin: Bersatu exploring ways to sue MACC for freezing accounts since Feb 2023

In October 2018, Najib and Irwan Serigar pled not guilty to six charges of CBT amounting to RM6.6 billion in government funds, involving payments to International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) that were also said to be linked to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
27 Nov 2024

Najib and Irwan Serigar granted DNAA in RM6.6b IPIC CBT case after trial stalled since 2018

Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was seen at the court compound for IPIC case here at Kuala Lumpur Court Complex. — Picture by Sayuti Zanudin
25 Nov 2024

High Court dismisses Najib’s bid for permanent stay of RM6.6b IPIC trial, allows submissions on DNAA

The 300-ft (91.5m) vessel is now named ‘Draak’, Dutch for ‘dragon’. — Picture courtesy of Oceanco
21 Nov 2024

Enter the dragon: Jho Low’s superyacht has a new billionaire owner and a new name

Picture this. You have just received vacant possession of your new home and suddenly your phone buzzes with a call or message from a property agent. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
19 Nov 2024

Getting unsolicited calls or messages after buying a new home? There’s a reason for that

Being on the receiving end of unsolicited calls and messages from real estate negotiators, telemarketers to persons unknown, it has gotten to a point where people start wondering whether spamming is against the law. — Picture by Hari Anggara
19 Nov 2024

Is spamming calls and messages to sell products illegal in Malaysia? Here’s what the law says

The most common and easiest self-managed response is to avoid answering or ignore suspicious calls from unknown numbers engaged in unsolicited marketing. — Picture by Hari Anggara
19 Nov 2024

Getting bombarded with unsolicited calls or messages in Malaysia? Here’s what to do, from complaints to legal avenues

Outgoing DAPSY national chief Dr Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen (standing) speaks during the wing’s national congress at Centro Mall in Klang on November 17, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
17 Nov 2024

Outgoing DAP Youth chief warns party it could lose support in ‘blink of an eye’

The body of a foreigner, believed to have fallen from an unknown floor, being extricated from atop the foyer of Pavilion Suites Kuala Lumpur this morning. — Picture via Fire and Rescue Department
11 Nov 2024

KL Fire Dept: Body of foreigner found atop Pavilion Suites, believed to have fallen from unknown height

People play computer games at an internet cafe in Beijing on September 10, 2021. Unlike the rest of the world, where platforms like Google and Facebook dominate, China has developed its own internet ecosystem, largely insulated from Western influence. — AFP pic
11 Nov 2024

From Xiaohongshu to Weibo: A beginner’s guide to navigating China’s internet ecosystem and its top platforms

FashionValet used to be a promising homegrown e-commerce fashion platform with more than 400 brands and 15,000 products on its platform. — Picture from Facebook/FashionValet
07 Nov 2024

What we know so far: Khazanah, PNB’s Fashion Valet investment losses

When ‘TCG Card Shop Simulator’, a new simulation video game, launched to impressive commercial success in September, few realised it was the work of a solo developer from Malaysia. — Picture via Steam/TCG Card Shop Simulator
06 Nov 2024

Meet the solo Malaysian developer behind ‘TCG Card Shop Simulator’, the ‘Buatan Malaysia’ video game that’s a hit with fans worldwide (VIDEO)

Malaysia represents! Malaysian Ringgit seen here as a currency in the game’s cash register. — Picture by Kenneth Tee
06 Nov 2024

Ringgit in a video game? Run your own geeky shop in this Malaysia-made simulation taking the world by storm (VIDEO)

Nur Syaireen Natasya Azaharin won first place in the smartphone category of Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year.
30 Oct 2024

Malaysian photographer’s breathtaking East Java volcanoes shot among top entries for top weather photo awards

Earlier this year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim did away with blanket diesel subsidies and, after several hints, has now given a timeline to do the same with RON95 petrol that is used by the majority of Malaysians. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
28 Oct 2024

From fuel to food: What remains covered as Malaysia shifts from blanket to targeted subsidies amid fiscal reforms?

Beginning next year, Malaysia will join Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Canada that have opted for compulsory coverage of employment-based pension savings schemes for legal foreign workers residing in the country. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
24 Oct 2024

Mandatory pension contributions for foreign workers in Malaysia? A look at other countries that have implemented similar schemes

Employers will have to make salary adjustments for their minimum wage staff starting February 1, 2025 but those with fewer than five workers get to defer it until August 1, 2025. — Picture by KE Ooi
18 Oct 2024

Own a business? Here’s how Budget 2025 affects you in terms of minimum wage, sales tax, and manpower and development incentives

Datuk Seri Najib Razak is being sued by SRC International for its losses as he was its Emeritus Adviser from May 1, 2012 until March 4, 2019. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
18 Oct 2024

In SRC’s US$1.18b civil suit against him, Najib admits harbouring ‘certain regrets’ but disavows responsibility for all that has happened

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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

 
Johor police chief Datuk M Kumar said the receipts, dated December 19 and 20, involved food purchases at fast-food restaurants in Kluang, Batu Pahat, and Muar, believed to have been made by the same individual. — Bernama pic
51 m ago

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