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Participants of the Palestine Solidarity picket in Kuala Lumpur December 30, 2023. ― Picture via Facebook/Bernama

Palestinian solidarity picket: Rainy weather in KL fails to dampen participants' spirits

The name of Malaysia’s tallest flagpole will be announced at midnight during the 2024 New Year’s Eve Celebration at Kuching Waterfront. ― Picture by Chimon Upon via Borneo Post

Name of Malaysia’s tallest flagpole to be revealed on New Year’s Eve, says Sarawak minister

Abdul Karim speaks to reporters at the 2024 New Year’s celebration in Kuching December 29, 2023. — Picture by Chimon Upon via Borneo Post

Abdul Karim: Proposed PSB-PDP merger needs to be brought to GPS chairman first

MetMalaysia said that the earthquake with a depth of 19 kilometres  occurred at a distance of 323 km west of Simeulue, Indonesia.  — Reuters pic

MetMalaysia: Strong quake strikes off coast of Sumatra

Mapim president Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid stated that the programme, known as the ‘Million People Rally for Palestine’, aims to express support for the Palestinian people’s struggle and to call for an immediate cessation of the war in Gaza. —  AFP pic

Mapim targets one million Malaysians to join KL rally for Palestine in February

Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah (front, second left) responds to a reporter’s question during the inspection on preparedness for floods at the community hall of Kampung Sungai Lumut. — Picture by Chimon Upon via Borneo Post

Sarawak floods: State all set for ‘Gear 3’ level of preparedness, assures minister

The third wave of floods that started on December 24 had affected 32 schools, especially in the districts of Hulu Terengganu, Dungun and Setiu. ― Bernama pic

Terengganu Education Dept: Students affected by floods allowed to wear normal clothes to school

Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said among them is that PBAPP needs to monitor the Sungai Perai underground pipeline, which is being repaired daily until a permanent solution can be implemented. — File picture by Opalyn Mok

Kon Yeow: Penang water authority ordered to take five immediate actions in connection with Sg Perai incident

MACC says it has never raised or issued any official statement accusing former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin of having committed any wrongdoing. — Picture by Choo Choy May

MACC says Daim probe according to law, never accused him of wrongdoing

According to the Malaysian Oncology Society, Malaysia needs more cancer specialists or oncologists following an increase of more than 50 per cent in patients and the death rate due to the disease in the last 10 years from 2012 to 2022. ― Unsplash pic

Report: Malaysia faces shortage of oncologists amid over 50pc rise in cancer cases

According to the latest report issued by the National Disaster Management Agency's National Disaster Command Centre, Kelantan still had the highest number of evacuees at 15,190 at 42 relief centres in four districts. ― Bernama pic

Nadma: 16,205 evacuees at 71 relief centres in four states as of this morning

Kuala Lumpur Immigration director Syamsul Badrin Mohshin said the three-hour operation, which began at 1.15am was carried out after a week of intelligence gathering in response to complaints from residents about the influx of foreigners in the area. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Immigration Dept detains 567 foreigners in operation at Bangsar apartment

Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying says the collection of service tax for traditional Chinese medicine services is not a sudden decision by the current government, but has been applicable since 2018. ― Bernama pic

Deputy minister: Service tax on traditional Chinese medicine not sudden decision; policy existed since 2018

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad says his ministry’s Pharmacy Division will act immediately following claims on social media that an antibiotic, azithromycin, was being openly sold at a grocery store in Johor. ― Bernama pic

Health Ministry to act over alleged sale of antibiotics without prescription at Johor grocery store

Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah reminded the people, especially the non-Muslims, to respect and not to interfere in matters related to Islam in the country. ― Picture via Facebook/Selangor Royal Office

PM Anwar supports Selangor Sultan's decree on Islamic affairs

BDS in a statement said that it had recently received a writ of summons from McDonald’s Malaysia for allegedly defaming the company. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

McDonald’s Malaysia sues local chapter of boycott movement BDS for defamation