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Umno secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki speaks at the 2024 Umno General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur on August 14, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Umno cancels Najib rally following Istana, IGP’s remarks

In a statement this evening, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said those seeking pardons must submit their applications to the Pardons Board, in accordance with the law, rather than through public assemblies or other unlawful means. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

IGP: Respect legal channels for pardons, avoid unlawful gatherings

Rohingya refugees waiting to be rescued as their vessel approaches Aceh last year. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Malaysia ramps up patrols after Myanmar migrant boat landings on Langkawi

Putrajaya will pilot a QR code system for immigration clearance at KLIA Terminals 1 and 2 from this month to reduce congestion. — Picture by Muhammad Yusry
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

KLIA immigration clearance in just five seconds? Here’s what you need to know about the QR code lanes

File picture of Immigration officers processing entry documents for tourists entering Malaysia. The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) has confirmed receiving a complaint against the Immigration Department for approving a Check Out Memo (COM) application without the knowledge or presence of any of the directors of the company involved. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

EAIC: Immigration officer failed to verify documents before approving foreign workers’ exit papers

Bentong District police chief Supt Zaiham Mohd Kahar said the incident took place around 6.30pm, when a 27-year-old female victim and a 26-year-old male victim were walking in Pekan Gohtong Jaya and were approached by four unknown men who forced them into a BMW luxury car. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Manhunt for four suspects in abduction, robbery of Chinese tourists in Bentong

The collision at around 6pm saw both vehicles crashing into a small ditch on the left side of the road, and the 57-year-old victim dying at the scene. — Screengrab from social media
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Bukit Aman senior officer in Jeram crash that killed motorcyclist may have had ‘micro sleep’, says Selangor top cop

On November 11 last year, the High Court dismissed the Malaysian Bar’s application for leave to initiate a judicial review of the Pardons Board’s decision. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Malaysian Bar appeals High Court’s rejection of challenge to Najib’s pardon

PAS secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan clarified that the upcoming solidarity assembly for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak at Putrajaya’s Palace of Justice on Monday is peaceful. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

PAS says the rally must go on, reaffirms respect for Agong’s prerogative

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos has removed Vice President Sara Duterte from the National Security Council, according to an executive order released Friday, a month after she allegedly plotted to kill him. — Reuters pic
World  / 19 h ago

Marcos removes VP Duterte from Philippines security council amid alleged assassination plot

Akmal said today that while he respects the party’s stance and the royal decree, his personal commitment to Najib remains unchanged. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Umno Youth chief says he will attend Jan 6 Najib solidarity rally in personal capacity despite party’s withdrawal

Some of the seized drugs were displayed during a press conference at the Selangor Police Contingent Headquarters, January 3, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

New Year’s Eve drug bust: Five nabbed, narcotics worth RM1.08m seized and mini lab uncovered in Selangor raids

About a dozen nuns performed hand chops and high kicks, some of them wielding swords, as they showed off their martial art skills to hundreds of cheering well-wishers at the long-awaited reopening of their nunnery in Nepal. — Reuters pic
Life  / 16 h ago

Nuns with ninja skills: Nepal’s kung fu nuns flex strength, spirit, and mindfulness

Widely circulated images of guests at the event in question.
Malaysia  / 1 h ago

Police warn guests in military-like ceremonial uniforms at Selangor event of legal consequences

Last December 28, a 23-second video went viral, showing a group of individuals performing zikir in a loud and unusual manner at a cemetery in Danau Kota, Setapak, raising concerns, especially among the Muslim community. — A screenshot of the viral video
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Jawi wraps up probe into zikir performance at Setapak cemetery, seeks FT mufti’s guidance

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Protesters shoot fireforks towards the Parliament building as thousands took part in a fourth day of stormy nationwide protests against a government decision to shelve EU membership talks, as the prime minister rebuffed calls for new elections, in Tbilisi on December 1, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 02 Dec 2024

Tens of thousands rally in Georgia, PM rebuffs calls for new vote

Videos circulating on social media, which AFP was unable to immediately verify, showed scenes of chaos in the street outside the match and numerous bodies lying on the ground. — Picture via social media
World / 02 Dec 2024

Dozens killed in clashes at Guinea football match: doctors

US President Joe Biden is seen with his son Hunter Biden in this August 19,2024 picture. — AFP pic
World / 02 Dec 2024

In statement, Biden justifies pardoning son Hunter ahead of sentencing

In this photograph taken on November 26, 2024, a farmer burns straw stubble after harvesting a paddy field on the outskirts of Jind in India’s Haryana state. Burning strips the fertility of the fields, has a ruinous impact on India’s economy and sends plumes of acrid smoke packed with dangerous cancer-causing particles drifting over a densely-populated belt of northern India, including the 30 million people in the capital New Delhi. — AFP pic
World / 02 Dec 2024

‘We have no choice’: Why India’s farmers still turn to crop fires despite warnings, feeding toxic Delhi smog

People observe waves amid heavy winds and rainfall at Marina Beach in Chennai on November 30, 2024, ahead of the landfall of cyclone Fengal in Tamil Nadu, India. — AFP pic
World / 01 Dec 2024

Cyclone Fengal lands in India at 70-80kph, kills at least three

People carry banners during a demonstration to protest the regional government’s response and call for the resignation of Valencia regional president Carlos Mazon, a month after devastating floods in Valencia, eastern Spain, on November 30, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 01 Dec 2024

Spanish demonstrators chant ‘murderers’ after deadly floods as Valencian leader rules out resigning

Kash Patel is Trump’s pick to head the FBI. — AFP pic
World / 01 Dec 2024

Trump names loyalist lawyer to head FBI, replacing past pick who investigated him for illegal secret papers

French drug convict and death row prisoner Serge Atlaoui (left) is escorted by Indonesian police upon his arrival at Tangerang court, outside Jakarta on April 1, 2015. — AFP file pic
World / 01 Dec 2024

After Philippines and Australia, France asks Indonesia to return 60-year-old welder sentenced to death for 2005 drug crimes

​​Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (centre) says he is willing to with X boss Elon Musk who has been criticising Australia’s new ban on minors below age 16 from using socia media. — AFP pic
World / 01 Dec 2024

Albanese accuses Musk of pushing X agenda in criticising Australia’s under-16 social media ban

Hamas is open to discussing all ideas and proposals on a possible ceasefire in Gaza, a senior official of the Palestinian group said. — AFP pic
World / 01 Dec 2024

Hamas open to all ceasefire proposals in Cairo, but Israel must withdraw and aid must flow

President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose a 100 per cent tariff on the Brics group nations if they undercut the US dollar. — AFP pic
World / 01 Dec 2024

‘Find another sucker!’: Trump threatens Brics countries with 100pc tariff if they challenge ‘mighty US Dollar’

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday nominated Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner, as the US ambassador to France, in the latest of several controversial picks. — AFP pic
World / 01 Dec 2024

Trump’s latest pick: Charles Kushner, felon and father of son-in-law Jared, as US ambassador to France

Demonstrators lift placards during an anti-government protest demanding action for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Tel Aviv on November 30, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 01 Dec 2024

Hamas releases emotional video of Israeli hostage, intensifying calls for Israeli action

A man waves a Thai flag in Bangkok. Thai police rescued a 10-year-old child captive who was sexually assaulted for a month from a boat off the coast of Rayong province and arrested a 23-year-old man aboard found with violent child pornographic on his mobile phone. — Reuters pic
World / 01 Dec 2024

Using clues from online sexual assault video, Thai cops rescue 10-year-old victim from month-long captivity on boat