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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  / 9 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  / 10 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  / 5 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  / 10 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  / 12 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  / 12 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  / 4 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  / 13 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  / 8 h ago

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

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PAC chairman Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin said this would ensure that the integrity of farmers’ data and allow the rice subsidy payments to be made more transparently, efficiently and in an organised manner. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 26 Mar 2024

PAC pushes for immediate development of Smart Padi system

Tasek Gelugor MP Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan appeared in the Sessions Court today on the second day of the trial of a corruption and money laundering case amounting to RM6.9 million related to the Jana Wibawa project, Kuala Lumpur, March 26, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 26 Mar 2024

Firm allegedly helped by Wan Saiful obtained four-star rating from CIDB, court told

File picture of traffic around the Gombak Toll Plaza heading east in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidiladha, June 28, 2023. Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi today said some of the steps to ease traffic jams on the highways included stopping maintenance works and the activation of the Smart Lanes, including the provision of the MyPLUS-TTA digital application by the concessionaires. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia / 26 Mar 2024

Minister: Works Ministry, Malaysian Highway Authority take steps to tackle traffic congestion on highways ahead of Aidilfitri

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said 50 per cent of non-tax revenue was from investment income including dividends from Petronas, Bank Negara Malaysia and Khazanah Nasional Bhd. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 26 Mar 2024

PM Anwar: GLC, GLIC transformation to boost domestic investments, increase non-tax revenue 

Perak police chief CP Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the store’s closed-circuit television (CCTV) showed that the man stopped his vehicle along the store at around 5.35am today and threw a glass bottle suspected of containing kerosene oil inside the shop before fleeing the area. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 26 Mar 2024

Perak police: Suspect in failed Bidor KK Mart firebombing rode a Lalamove car

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak at the Kuala Lumpur High Court, March 25, 2024. In his witness statement, former director of SRC International Sdn Bhd Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi said he was powerless in making decisions for the company as Najib had absolute power to make all decisions pertaining to the directions, business, administration and operations of SRC International. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Malaysia / 26 Mar 2024

In SRC’s US$1.1b suit against Najib, former director says legally ‘obliged’ to comply with Najib’s instructions

MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said he will examine claims that his agency was targeting Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad via probes into two of his sons. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia / 26 Mar 2024

MACC chief says will probe claims agency targeting Dr Mahathir through sons

North Klang district police chief ACP S. Vijaya Rao said during the 7.30pm incident, the child was with the mother and aunty who were using the escalator in the supermarket when two assailants came from behind to try and grab the child from the mother. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia / 26 Mar 2024

Police: Two foreigners detained for trying to kidnap toddler in Klang

Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said event organisers would generally apply for the necessary work period for foreign artistes or crews according to the categories outlined by the Central Agency for Application of Filming and Performance by Foreign Artistes (Puspal). — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 26 Mar 2024

Ministry denies claims of prohibiting foreign artistes from staying in Malaysia before show

The Supply (Reallocation of Appropriated Expenditure) Bill 2024 was approved after the third reading by Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying after the committee considered the motion proposed without amendment. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 26 Mar 2024

Dewan Rakyat passes Supply (Reallocation Of Appropriated Expenditure) Bill 2024

People walk using umbrellas to take shelter from the scorching heat around the city centre, March 23, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 26 Mar 2024

Health Ministry: 28 heat-related illnesses, one death recorded as of March 25 

Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) Liew Chin Tong noted that many companies have selected Malaysia as a new location for their production facilities and the country has an advantage over other nations with a mature semiconductor industry ecosystem since the 1970s, especially the E&E cluster in Penang and Kulim, Kedah. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 26 Mar 2024

Miti: Govt committed to develop semiconductor industry as strategic income source 

Zainudin Abdul Majid (left), 53, was charged with two counts of giving statements that were inconsistent with the statements he gave to Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) senior assistant superintendent Shamsudin Md Noh on November 4, 2022, during the corruption trial of Mohd Azhar Che Mat Dali. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 26 Mar 2024

Two key witnesses in graft case of Mat Sabu’s ex-aide fined for giving contradicting statements during trial

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Senator Zulkifli Hasan said that at the same time, several engagement sessions with state governments have also been conducted to obtain feedback on the proposed amendments. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 26 Mar 2024

Syariah Courts (Amendment) Bill: Govt conducts comprehensive engagement sessions, Dewan Negara told

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim launches the books ‘Tafsir Maudhu'iy’ and ‘Hikayat Hang Tuah’ at the launch of the National Seminar on the Publication of Malay Books at Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP). Also present were Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek and chairman of the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Management Board Datuk Mohd Anuar Rethwan (2nd right) along with the author of ‘Hikayat Hang Tuah,’ Muhammad Salleh (3rd right). — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 26 Mar 2024

PM Anwar: Need for broader freedom to think, to create 

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil speaks to the media the opening of BlackBerry’s Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence in Cyberjaya, March 26, 2024. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Malaysia / 26 Mar 2024

Fahmi: Ministries to meet on second 5G network within week