KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Local entertainer Caprice has filed a RM10 million defamation suit against former economy minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli after the latter allegedly failed to apologise or remove social media posts which he claims contained false allegations. In a statement yesterday, Caprice said his lawyer Mohd Rezan

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 27 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will begin preliminary investigations next week into governance issues and financial irregularities involving Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), as highlighted in the Auditor-General’s Report 2026. MACC said the investigation aimed to determine whether there were weaknesses in governance or elements of corruption, abuse

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 26 — The National Poison Centre (NPC) has detected a worrying rise in poisoning cases involving unregistered rat poison products between 2023 and 2025, with young children being the most vulnerable group. NPC’s Drug and Poison Information Service UF14 pharmacist Asdariah Misnan said more than 40 per cent

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — Suspects linked to the shooting at the Bukit Kayu Hitam border entry have been arrested, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said today. He added that police are currently interrogating the suspects. “The incident that occurred yesterday at Bukit Kayu Hitam is very unfortunate, but we

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — Malaysia plans to establish Education Malaysia (EM) in Saudi Arabia to coordinate bilateral educational cooperation, including academic programmes, scholarships and student welfare between the two countries. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir said the proposal was conveyed during a courtesy call by Saudi Arabia’s

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — The Sessions Court here today allowed the money laundering case involving Tan Sri Abu Sahid Mohamed’s wife to be heard together with the corruption cases against the Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd director.  Judge Suzana Hussin granted deputy public prosecutor Datuk Ahmad Akram Gharib’s application to try

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — The family of murdered Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu is taking their legal battle to Malaysia’s highest court in a final bid to hold the government liable for her 2006 death. The family’s lawyer, Sangeet Kaur Deo, said that they have also filed a separate application for

JOHOR BAHRU, Feb 24 — Authorities have detected and shut down 12 unauthorised TikTok accounts and associated websites that used artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate a Johor state executive councillor in a bid to harvest personal data from the public. Johor police chief Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad said the AI-driven scam

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The government today tabled a new constitutional amendment Bill in Parliament aimed at limiting the tenure of the prime minister. If passed, the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2026 will introduce a maximum term for the country’s top office for the first time in history. Here’s a breakdown of

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2026, which seeks to limit the Prime Minister’s tenure to 10 years, was tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today. According to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform), Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, the second reading