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The accused Muhammad Firdaus Abdullah being escorted by traffic policemen out of the Johor Baru Magistrate's Court today. — Picture by Ben Tan
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Man fined for deliberate crash, reckless driving in viral Johor Hilux incident

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Deputy Chief Commissioner (Operations) Datuk Seri Ahmad Khusairi Yahaya said the investigation also led to the seizure and freezing of assets amounting to RM61.3 million involving 79 individual accounts and 16 company accounts. — Picture by Choo Choy May .
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

State Works Dept director to be charged with bribery over govt maintenance projects, RM61m in assets seized or frozen

A file photograph shows the Royal Malaysian Customs Department headquarters in Putrajaya December 6, 2018. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Banks assure public of exemptions for current, savings accounts as service tax begins on financial services from July 1

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the list will be released from time to time as a stern warning to keep bus and logistic operators in line. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Transport Ministry names and shames bus and logistics firms with most traffic summonses in crackdown

New York mayoral candidate and State Representative Zohran Mamdani (D-NY) speaks to supporters during an election night gathering at The Greats of Craft LIC in Long Island City, Queens, after winning the Democratic nomination for mayor, June 24, 2025. — AFP pic
World  / 19 h ago

Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani beats Cuomo in New York mayor race upset

Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa (right) presents a scale model of the 102-acre Kota Madani project to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. — Picture via Facebook/Dr Zaliha Mustafa
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Dr Zaliha: RM4b Madani City to be fully transferred to government after 25 years, no public funds involved

MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the 60-storey building is among the latest assets subject to forfeiture proceedings involving the late Tun Daim Zainuddin, his widow Toh Puan Na’imah Abdul Khalid and several of their local proxies. -Shafwan Zaidon摄-
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

MACC moves to forfeit Ilham Tower, RM700m UK assets linked to Daim and proxies

A BYD Dolphin Surf electric vehicle is displayed on stage during a presentation by BYD carmaker in Berlin, Germany May 21, 2025. Chinese electric vehicle champion BYD has slowed its production and expansion pace in recent months by reducing shifts at some factories in China and delaying plans to add new production lines, said two people with knowledge of the matter. — Reuters pic
Money  / 17 h ago

China’s BYD hits the brakes: EV giant cuts shifts, delays factory expansion amid rising inventory

The Judiciary, as the third branch of government, is equal in status to the other two — Parliament and the Executive. Equal must mean equal, regardless of expediencies. — Pexels pic
What You Think  / 18 h ago

Justice for judges —  Past presidents of Malaysian Bar

General view of the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 23, 2025. Iran’s parliament approved a bill on Wednesday to suspend cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, state-affiliated news outlet Nournews reported. — Reuters pic
World  / 17 h ago

Iran moves to cut UN nuclear watchdog ties, vows faster enrichment after Israeli, US strikes

The MACC logo is shown in this undated file photograph. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

MACC remands NGO chief over alleged money laundering, misuse of charity funds

Punnathat Phutthisawong, a staff member at a cannabis shop called ‘Green House Thailand’ arranges cannabis inside his shop on Khaosan Road, one of the favourite tourist spots in Bangkok, Thailand, June 25, 2025. — Reuters pic
World  / 14 h ago

Politics over pot: Thailand moves to recriminalise cannabis, rattling US$1b industry

Sepang police chief ACP Norhizam Bahaman said a police team went to the scene after receiving a report regarding the discovery at 10.28 am.— Bernama
Malaysia  / 56 m ago

Local university student found murdered in Cyberjaya condo

Truong My Lan, 68, was convicted last year of swindling money from Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) — which prosecutors said she controlled — and sentenced to death for fraud with damages totalling US$27 billion — equivalent to around six percent of the country’s GDP. — AFP pic
World  / 18 h ago

Vietnam tycoon spared death penalty in record US$27b fraud case after law change

Rostam reportedly pleaded guilty to a lesser charge under Section 25(1) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act, after the Attorney-General’s Chambers accepted a representation he submitted last month. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Prolintas COO fined RM100,000 for failing to report RM90,000 bribe

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Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang said the Food Security Sandbox offers access to test sites in Pendang, Kedah and Chuping, Perlis with 100-hectare of land and additional funding for startups to accelerate their innovations to commercialisation to enhance the agricultural field for better yield or practices. — Bernama pic  
Malaysia / 20 Nov 2023

Mosti launches food security sandbox for startups in agricultural sector, says minister

Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said they opened 4,435 investigation papers on non-existent investment cases involving losses amounting to RM364,537,421 during that period. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 20 Nov 2023

Bukit Aman: From January to October this year, cops probe an average of 15 non-existent investment cases daily involving losses of close to RM365m 

Cloudy weather accompanied by non-stop drizzle and rough sea conditions around Kemaman, Terengganu at Kuala Kemasik Beach, November 19, 2023. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 20 Nov 2023

MetMalaysia: Continuous heavy rain of severe level in Terengganu, Kelantan until Wednesday

On March 3, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the plaintiff filed a defamation suit against Pendang MP Datuk Awang Solahuddin Hashim (defendant) over allegedly defamatory remarks made in the Parliament lobby when attending the Dewan Rakyat sitting on February 21. — Bernama pic  
Malaysia / 20 Nov 2023

Trial for PM Anwar’s defamation suit against Pendang MP rescheduled to January 2025

Women, Family, and Community Development Minister, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, said that children play a crucial role as the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) 2023 second quarter statistics had indicated that they constitute nearly 30 per cent of the country’s population. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 20 Nov 2023

Nancy Shukri: Country’s progress meaningless if issues affecting children not addressed 

Shah Alam district police chief ACP Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said a local woman, 39, lodged a police report about the matter at 12.31pm, November 17 and based on her recorded statement, the victim learnt of an investment opportunity through Facebook, after which she clicked the link provided and gave her phone number. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia / 20 Nov 2023

Shah Alam police: Company director loses over RM2.3m in investment scam

Selangor Housing and Heritage Committee chairman Borhan Aman Shah said the committee retained the same mechanism in determining the Bumiputera quota percentage based on the Selangor State Housing blueprint for any development project. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 20 Nov 2023

Bumiputera quota requirements: Selangor govt to blacklist errant developers, says state exco 

Bukit Aman Commercial CID director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the suspects aged between 23 and 41 were picked up after receiving a report from the Japanese Embassy in Malaysia on the same day. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 20 Nov 2023

Bukit Aman: In KL, cops arrest seven in Japanese version of phone scam

Mercer Malaysia market leader Koay Gim Soon said that despite the moderate economic growth experienced in 2023 compared to the previous year, Malaysia’s labour market continues to show a positive outlook, reflected in the uptrend in salaries. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia / 20 Nov 2023

Mercer survey: Average salary in Malaysia to increase 5.1pc in 2024 

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said a number of his friends informed him of receiving messages from an individual with the mobile number 6011-14045313 in a WhatsApp group. — Picture from X/Fadillah Yusof
Malaysia / 20 Nov 2023

DPM Fadillah says his profile used in fake WhatsApp, Telegram and FB accounts

Deputy Premier Datuk Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the Bill epitomises Sarawak’s strategic direction outlined by the Post-Covid-19 Development Strategy towards the attainment of a high-income economy by 2030. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 20 Nov 2023

Deputy premier: Establishing Sarawak Ombudsman will help state govt maintain integrity in public service

Former prime minister Tun Mahathir Mohamad and PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang before the start of the Aid4Palestine fund presentation ceremony in Cyberjaya, November 20, 2023. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia / 20 Nov 2023

At Palestinian aid event, Dr Mahathir and Hadi won’t endorse call to let Muslim refugees work or go to school

Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi at the opening of Section 6 of WCE, at the Bandar Bukit Raja Utara elevated junction to the Assam Java elevated junction in Kuala Selangor, November 20, 2023. — Bernama pic  
Malaysia / 20 Nov 2023

Works minister: West Coast Expressway section 6 opens at midnight today, no toll until January 2, 2024

Think City managing director Hamdan Abdul Majeed (2nd left) receiving the UN-Habitat Special Citation Award from United Nations under-secretary-general and UN-Habitat executive director Datuk Seri Paduka Maimunah Mohd Sharif. Flanking them are Datuk Seri Anwar Fazal, chairman of Think City’s board, and Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. — Picture by Opalyn Mok 
Malaysia / 20 Nov 2023

Think City’s Hamdan Abdul Majeed awarded UN-Habitat Special Citation 

Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow said they had received the allocation and it will be used to implement programmes for the preservation and management of the Unesco world heritage site. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia / 20 Nov 2023

Penang CM: State govt plans to focus on heritage initiatives after receiving RM25m allocation

MAG said it has an order book of 25 737-8 aircraft through its operating lease with Air Lease Corporation (ALC), which will be delivered progressively to 2026. — Picture from X/Bernama
Malaysia / 20 Nov 2023

Malaysia Aviation Group’s new Boeing 737-8 to make first commercial flight to Kota Kinabalu today