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

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 22 — PAS spiritual leader Datuk Hashim Jasin is currently at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Penang Hospital (hpp) following a stent implantation procedure yesterday. His youngest daughter, Husna Hashim, said her father was transferred to HPP four days ago from Tuanku Fauziah Hospital (HTF) in Perlis

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — A nine-year-old boy was found alone and drenched on the Kampung Parit Bugis bridge in Pontian this morning, moments before he told passersby that his father had fallen into the river. According to Utusan Malaysia, Pontian district police chief Superintendent Hadzrat Hussien Mion Hussain said the

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The Communications Ministry has reiterated its commitment to combat online fraud tactics that are increasingly prevalent on social media platforms through the Online Safety Act (Onsa) which came into effect on January 1. Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said a regulatory sandbox approach or regulatory testing

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Several individuals will be called to give statements to assist in the investigation into the alleged share ownership involving Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki, which was reported by international media, Bloomberg. Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said an

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 20 — Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Steven Sim Chee Keong has been admitted to the hospital after experiencing extreme fatigue due to a hectic work schedule over the past few weeks. Sim posted on Facebook that, after weeks of being busy with work, he ended up

TUMPAT, Feb 20 — The General Operations Force (GOF), through the National Security Council (MKN), will apply for additional allocation from the government to install high-security wire, also known as Concertina wire, at the remaining 69 illegal jetties that have been demolished along the Malaysia-Thailand border. GOF Southeast Brigade Commander SAC