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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  / 5 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  / 14 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  / 14 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  / 8 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  / 7 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  / 9 h ago

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

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  / 8 h ago

Masked assailants hack four men in machete attack at Nilai restaurant

Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Lai have stormed into the Malaysia Open semi-finals. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 3 h ago

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

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  / 10 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  / 12 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  / 11 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  / 14 h ago

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

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  / 6 h ago

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

The senior executive being escorted by police at TVS headquarters in Kuching. – Screengrab by The Borneo Post
Malaysia  / 3 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  / 12 h ago

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

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A green sea turtle, estimated to weigh 80 kilograms, was found dead at Pantai Penunjuk in Kijal yesterday. — Picture via X/Bernama
Malaysia / 01 Jan 2025

Green sea turtle found dead at Pantai Penunjuk in Terengganu, injuries suggest net entanglement

A total of 261 people from 42 families were made homeless after fire swept through the Kampung Muslim refugee settlement on this island today. — Picture via X/Bernama
Malaysia / 01 Jan 2025

Kampung Muslim fire in Labuan leaves 261 homeless, destroys 39 houses at refugee settlement

The police have arrested eight individuals, including a woman, over suspicions of breaking into an office in Ampang, Selangor on December 14, leading to losses totalling RM150,000. — Picture By Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 01 Jan 2025

Cops arrest eight, including woman, over RM150,000 office break-in in Ampang

Fireworks illuminate the night sky during the new year’s countdown on January 01, 2025 in Putrajaya. A Muslim businessman in Melaka, detained for “cohabitation” with a woman who wasn’t his wife at a hotel, said her was too tired to go home as the reason he was with a Thai masseuse in a hotel room. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 01 Jan 2025

Married man claims NYE fireworks left him ‘too tired’ to go home, so spent night at Melaka hotel with Thai masseuse

A file photograph shows a person walking with an umbrella in Ipoh, Perak, on Oct 6, 2022. — Picture by Farhan Najib
Malaysia / 01 Jan 2025

Severe rain alert for Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Johor

An illustrative photo shows a person restrained with handcuffs. — Reuters pic
Malaysia / 01 Jan 2025

Bad date night? Cops seize RM2.4m in drugs from romantic couple in JB

Terengganu Road Transport Department officers conduct inspections at the Sultan Mahmud Bridge in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, on Jan 1, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 01 Jan 2025

Agencies screen over 12,000 vehicles in joint NYE ops across Malaysia

Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar and AKPS Director-General Datuk Seri Hazani Ghazali (left) view Sungai Golok in Pasir Mas, Kelantan, on Jan 1, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 01 Jan 2025

Chief Secretary: Unified border force will curb smuggling, cut redundancies

An undated illustrative photo shows people restrained with handcuffs. —Picture By Raymond Manuel
Malaysia / 01 Jan 2025

Two foreigners arrested over suspected murder of woman in Puchong hotel

Lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla said he has been a heavy smoker since 1986 when he was 21, adding that he goes through three packs of cigarettes a day. — File picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia / 01 Jan 2025

Self-confessed hardcore smoker lawyer sues govt for right to puff away inside his law firm

Universiti Malaya students protest against sexual harassment in its Kuala Lumpur campus on December 20, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia / 01 Jan 2025

UM denies suspended don at centre of sexting scandal is still visiting campus as claimed

Silhouettes of mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of YouTube logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. — Reuters pic
Malaysia / 01 Jan 2025

MCMC: WeChat and TikTok now licensed, Google and X yet to apply

Performers thrill the crowd as they dance under the heavy rain at the Kuching Waterfront in Sarawak on December 31, 2024. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia / 01 Jan 2025

Ring in the new year: Countdown to 2025 at Kuching Waterfront draws thousands despite heavy rain

Tun Musa Aman (left) receives the Instrument of Appointment as the 11th Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sabah from the King of Malaysia Sultan Ibrahim at Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur on December 17, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 01 Jan 2025

Musa Aman sworn in as Sabah governor

Penang state exco Jason H’ng Mooi Lye (centre) with the 10 new councillors to be sworn in this year. — Picture by Opalyn Mok
Malaysia / 01 Jan 2025

Penang to swear in 48 local councillors on Jan 3; five of them fresh, another five returning

An undated file photograph shows Johor police chief Datuk M Kumar at a press conference in Johor Baru. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 01 Jan 2025

Singaporean and Malaysian who hit JB policemen arrested after 70km car chase