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Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is seen at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex December 3, 2024. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

‘House arrest’ addendum? Pardons Board says no add-on docs in Najib’s file, nor any official order from Palace

University of Malaya Medical Centre has announced an increase in consultation, admission, and service charges effective January 1. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

UMMC recently hiked its patient fees — what makes teaching hospitals different from other public health facilities?

The Employees’ Provident Fund has developed the Retirement Income Adequacy (RIA) Framework to guide Malaysians in ensuring a comfortable retirement. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Should Malaysia mandate EPF contributions for self-employed and gig workers? Here’s why it’s necessary to ensure retirement security

Lawyer Ng Kian Nam showing a document related to the incident at a press conference on the letter of demands. His clients, Yang Xue Li with her son, Liu Yu Hui, (top left) and Wang Geng Feng (top right) are present via an online video call. — Picture by Opalyn Mok
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Family of Chinese tourists killed by fallen tree at Penang museum last year demands RM1.7m compensation

When deputy public prosecutor Kamal Baharin Omar suggested that Datuk Seri Najib Razak had actually been to 1MDB’s office in the past, the former prime minister said ‘I don’t remember’. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Najib verifies photos of himself at launch of 1MDB office in 2010, despite previous claims of never setting foot there

Transport Minister Anthony Loke addresses a media briefing on the KTM Komuter Port Klang-KL Sentral-Port Klang schedule changes in Kuala Lumpur January 10, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Loke: KTM Komuter Port Klang-KL Sentral service to boost frequency by 30 minutes during peak hours

Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Lai have stormed into the Malaysia Open semi-finals. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 6 h ago

Soon Huat-Shevon make history, first Malaysian pair in Malaysia Open semis since 2019

Nilai District Police Chief, Superintendent Abdul Malik Hasim, confirmed that all victims were injured in the assault and were subsequently transported to Tuanku Jaafar Hospital (HTJ) in Seremban for medical attention. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Masked assailants hack four men in machete attack at Nilai restaurant

Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, confirmed that the investigation papers were submitted to the Deputy Public Prosecutor’s (DPP) office on January 6 for further action under the law, according to a report in national daily Utusan Malaysia today. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

IGP: Probe into minister’s son’s criminal intimidation case completed, papers sent to DPP

The judge noted that while the doctors were highly experienced in obstetrics, they failed to address common complications associated with childbirth, such as eclampsia and placenta-related issues that can lead to postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). — Picture from Pexels.com
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Court awards RM6m to family after woman bleeds to death while Klang maternity doctors took break to ‘have a drink’

Wang Xing, 22, was reported missing in northern Thailand’s Tak province bordering Myanmar, an area known for large-scale criminal enterprises and human trafficking by organised gangs.
World  / 13 h ago

Chinese tourists recoil from Thai holidays after actor Wang Xing’s disappearance

What are some of the hidden costs of car ownership in Malaysia? — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Dreaming of your first car? Here are all the hidden costs every first-time buyer should know

The senior executive being escorted by police at TVS headquarters in Kuching. – Screengrab by The Borneo Post
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

TV Sarawak top exec arrested, office searched

United States Vice President Kamala Harris will make a working visit to Singapore on January 15 where she is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and visit the Changi Naval Base. — Reuters pic
Singapore  / 14 h ago

ICA warns of delays as Singapore boosts security at checkpoints Jan 9 to 22 ahead of US veep Harris’ visit

Trump will not face prison even though the 34 counts of falsifying business records on which he was convicted in May 2024 carry potential prison time. — AFP
World  / 9 h ago

US President-elect Trump to be sentenced for hush money conviction

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Lawyers said the Sarawak-born Briton would not be sent straight to jail as some might think, as she could appeal her conviction and sentence to a higher court, which would evaluate if the magistrate made the correct decision in the defamation case that was held in absentia. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Malaysia / 19 Feb 2024

Lawyers weigh in on what’s next for Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown, sentenced to jail in Malaysia for defaming Terengganu Sultanah

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil speaks to the media at the Lembah Pantai parliamentary constituency’s Chinese New Year Open House programme in Kuala Lumpur, February 18, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 19 Feb 2024

Fahmi: Mechanisms can be considered to improve protection of artistes, media practitioners

Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg said the nagging problem of air connectivity to Sarawak will be minimised when the state government takes over MASWings from Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), hopefully by the third quarter of this year. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 18 Feb 2024

Premier sees Sarawak becoming Malaysia’s tourism hotspot by 2030

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamid with Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir toss Yee Sang at the Chinese New Year celebration event with the Malaysian community in Japan held at a hotel in Tokyo, February 18, 2024. — Bernama pic  
Malaysia / 18 Feb 2024

DPM Zahid meets Malaysian community in Japan

Foreigners who were arrested to be taken to the Immigration Detention Depot after failing to show identification documents during a joint operation by the Police, the Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) of Negeri Sembilan and the Seremban City Council (MBS) in Seremban, February 18, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 18 Feb 2024

Police: Over 800 foreigners checked in Seremban city centre during integrated operation

Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg and Deputy Premier Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian who is also SUPP president toss Yee Sang at the SUPP’s Chinese New Year 2024 Celebration cum party’s 65th anniversary dinner in Sibu, February 18, 2024. With them is Sarawak Deputy Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Datuk Michael Tiang (2nd, left). — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 18 Feb 2024

Abang Johari: No room for divisive politics in Sarawak

PDP president Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, also the Bintulu MP, said PDP pledged its full support for the premier’s leadership to maintain political stability and cooperation. — Borneo Post pic 
Malaysia / 18 Feb 2024

PDP will not backstab, party president assures GPS chairman

Deputy Premier Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian (seated, centre) and Datuk Vincent Lau, on his left, join other VIPs and guests in a photo-call at the ‘New Year Tea Party for the Year of the Dragon’ in Wisma Huawen Du Zhong, Sibu, February 18, 2024. — Borneo Post pic 
Malaysia / 18 Feb 2024

Dr Sim: Sarawak’s autonomy in health, education still being discussed with Putrajaya

Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg (centre), flanked by Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (on his right) and Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom, joins other distinguished guests to toss the ‘Yee Sang’, February 18, 2024. — Borneo Post pic
Malaysia / 18 Feb 2024

Sarawak premier: State govt to build wave breakers along Kemena river estuary

Upko president Datuk Ewon Benedick said at the grassroots level, many aspects related to this collaboration need to be realised, especially in terms of political appointments and maintaining balance in public administration. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 18 Feb 2024

Upko president: Translate GRS-Pakatan cooperation at grassroots level ahead of Sabah polls

It is understood that before the incident, the driver and passenger saw smoke emitting from the car. The driver then stopped the car along the roadside and both of them ran before the car completely caught fire, said Guar Chempedak Fire and Rescue Station chief Assistant Fire Supt Mohd Fauzi Razali. — Screengrab from social media
Malaysia / 18 Feb 2024

Fire and Rescue Dept: Two escape unscathed after luxury car catches fire on North-South Expressway near Gurun

Penang Agrotechnology, Food Security and Cooperative Development Committee chairman Fahmi Zainol said the directive was issued by the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) after the farm was found to be operating without a valid licence. — AFP pic
Malaysia / 18 Feb 2024

Penang exco: For operating without licence, pig farm causing pollution in Sg Kulim, Sg Air Merah ordered to shut down

During a visit to Kuantan recently, Fahmi Fadzil presented a personal donation in the form of an oxygen concentrator and several boxes of special formula milk for Raja Maharani Raja Jaafar, the widow of the late Man Kadir Samsi. — Picture from X/Fahmi Fadzil
Malaysia / 18 Feb 2024

Fahmi: Government improving protection scheme for artistes 

In an interview with Sinar Harian, the Pagoh MP emphasised Bersatu’s significant growth despite its youth, boasting a stable of 60 lawmakers, when asked to comment if there were indeed party members who are no longer confident in him. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 18 Feb 2024

Amid rumours of waning confidence, Muhyiddin insists Bersatu stronger than ever under his leadership

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi addressing the Deputy Prime Minister’s Lunch with Malaysian Students in Japan, February 18, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 18 Feb 2024

DPM Zahid: Govt to send more students abroad for TVET programmes 

KADA chairman Muhammad Husin, said these pumps would be deployed according to farmers’ current needs, covering 26,000 hectares of padi fields across six KADA padi planting districts. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 18 Feb 2024

El Nino: Additional 150 pumps to address water supply issues in Kelantan, says Kemubu Agricultural Development Authority