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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim greets congregants before performing Friday prayers at Surau Ar-Rahim in Putrajaya on July 11, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 Jul 2025

Anwar backs Malaysian Bar’s right to march for judicial independence, but urges respect for constitution

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks to members of the media after performing Friday prayers at Surau Ar-Rahim in Putrajaya, July 11, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 Jul 2025

Anwar: House arrest document for Najib now a matter for the courts

File picture of a clouded leopard in Tanjung Malim. The Court of Appeal today reinstated the four-year imprisonment sentence originally imposed by the Sessions Court on a Vietnamese man for keeping 54 parts of a protected leopard species without a special permit. — Bernama file pic

Malaysia / 11 Jul 2025

Leopard parts case: Appellate court ups jail term to four years for Vietnamese offender

A general shot of Ilham tower at Jalan Binjai in Kuala Lumpur on December 22, 2023. On January 23, 2024, Toh Puan Na’imah Abdul Khalid was charged in the Sessions Court for failure to comply with a notice to declare her assets, which included Menara Ilham and several other properties in Kuala Lumpur and Penang. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 11 Jul 2025

High Court to decide Aug 12 on Na’imah’s bid to raise legal questions in MACC asset case

According to the charge sheet, the couple entered Malaysia without valid travel documents on June 23 at about 9.50pm near Jalan Teku-Pasai Siong near Sibu, Sarawak. Separately, the man faces a murder charge at the Magistrates’ Court for allegedly killing a fellow Indonesian, Andi, on June 22 at 7pm at a plantation hut on Jalan Rantau Panjang. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 11 Jul 2025

Indonesian couple jailed for illegal entry into Malaysia, man also accused of murder in Sibu

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said statistics released by the National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK), the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID), and the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) clearly show that the problem has yet to be effectively addressed in the state. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 Jul 2025

Kelantan still leads in drug abuse cases, says Zahid

Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said preparations for the Sabah state election had already begun last year as part of the party’s readiness efforts. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 Jul 2025

Zahid: Discussions on Sabah state polls ongoing, no final decision yet

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim holds a bilateral meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong at the Prime Minister’s Office in conjunction with the 58th Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), July 11, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 Jul 2025

Anwar holds bilateral talks with leaders from China, Australia and five other countries

Yesterday, the media reported that Nurshahila Amir Amzah, better known as Shila Amzah, claimed she was openly assaulted by a popular singer during a rehearsal session for a concert. — Picture via Instagram/Shila Amzah.

Malaysia / 11 Jul 2025

Police investigating Shila Amzah’s claim of assault by fellow singer

Muhamad Iqbal Muhamad Nor, 22, known as ‘CEO Batu’, pleaded not guilty at the Selayang Magistrates’ Court on the charge that he allegedly committed at 11.39am on May 22 at the office of the Investigating Officer from the Criminal Investigation Department of the Gombak District Police Headquarters. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 Jul 2025

Influencer ‘CEO Batu’ charged again, this time with pornographic content possession

Jeon Eunjin, 55, entered the plea after the charge was read in English before Magistrate Nadratun Naim Mohd Saidi. The sentence is effective from his arrest on June 30. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 Jul 2025

South Korean man gets three months’ jail for overstaying in Malaysia

David Renz Galletes Balisong reportedly entered Malaysia last month and has remained missing since. — Picture from X/Bernama Radio

Malaysia / 11 Jul 2025

Police hopeful in tracing missing UK teen last seen heading to KL Sentral

A photograph shows a construction lorry obstructing the Bangsar resident’s house along Lorong Maarof on May 30, 2025. — Picture courtesy of Mandy

Malaysia / 11 Jul 2025

A Bangsar resident fights back as construction trucks block her home — here’s what the developer says

Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan takes part in a press briefing during the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur on July 11, 2025. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 11 Jul 2025

Foreign minister: Asean consensus on Myanmar polls requires all-party participation

Merdeka babies are pictured at the Putrajaya Hospital August 31, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 11 Jul 2025

DOSM sees Malaysia population peaking at 42 million in 2059, Chinese community shrinking under 15pc, gender imbalance worsening

In a statement today, Chief Secretary to the Government and Cabinet Secretary Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar said Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani will assume the duties and functions of the natural resources and environmental sustainability minister, effective immediately. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 Jul 2025

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Sabotage fears amid massive KLIA, JB checkpoint jams from autogate glitch this weekend

Three new durian varieties set to debut in next two years… all thanks to Mardi

Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani charge into Japan Open final again, set for showdown with Korea’s world No. 3 pair

PM Anwar says won’t step down unless proven guilty of graft, hits back at ‘forgotten’ politicians

‘Why should we avoid it?’: Jet Li reflects on death after daughter’s mental health struggle

As haze season begins, public reminded open burning is an offence

Want to change govt? Table a no-confidence motion not incite unrest, PM tells Opposition ahead of protest

AKPS confirms autogate glitch affecting KLIA, JB checkpoints, blames ‘data integration disruption’

Indonesia says 46 hectares of forest burning across north, west Sumatra

Jho Low in Shanghai under alias? Anwar says he’s read the news, will check with Home Ministry

Sex, lies and saffron robes: US$12m blackmail scandal shakes Thai Buddhism

What Opposition meeting? PAS Youth says unaware of Muhyiddin call, but suggests talks lack weight without Islamist party

It’s haze season again: Unhealthy air readings recorded in Port Dickson, Johan Setia

What migrant worker deaths reveal about Malaysia’s fragile Socso system

No schools, no approval: Anwar says new housing projects must include basic facilities for families

Anwar backs Malaysian Bar’s right to march for judicial independence, but urges respect for constitution

Anwar: House arrest document for Najib now a matter for the courts

Leopard parts case: Appellate court ups jail term to four years for Vietnamese offender

High Court to decide Aug 12 on Na’imah’s bid to raise legal questions in MACC asset case

Indonesian couple jailed for illegal entry into Malaysia, man also accused of murder in Sibu

Kelantan still leads in drug abuse cases, says Zahid

Zahid: Discussions on Sabah state polls ongoing, no final decision yet

Anwar holds bilateral talks with leaders from China, Australia and five other countries

Police investigating Shila Amzah’s claim of assault by fellow singer

Influencer ‘CEO Batu’ charged again, this time with pornographic content possession

South Korean man gets three months’ jail for overstaying in Malaysia

Police hopeful in tracing missing UK teen last seen heading to KL Sentral

A Bangsar resident fights back as construction trucks block her home — here’s what the developer says

Foreign minister: Asean consensus on Myanmar polls requires all-party participation

DOSM sees Malaysia population peaking at 42 million in 2059, Chinese community shrinking under 15pc, gender imbalance worsening

Johari Ghani to assume duties of natural resources minister after Nik Nazmi’s exit, says chief secretary to govt