KUALA LUMPUR - The police and Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) have been urged to conduct an immediate and thorough investigation into a performance video containing elements deemed insulting to the institution of the Malay Rulers, Malaysia and the Rukun Negara.National Unity Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang said appropriate action should be taken in the event of any violation of the law, with the investigation taking into consideration all relevant and applicable legal ..

KUALA LUMPUR - Police have crippled an illegal electronic waste (e-waste) collection and storage operation in Senawang, Negeri Sembilan, seizing items valued at an estimated RM7.78 million during a raid yesterday.Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the 10.30 am raid was carried out by the Wildlife Crime Bureau/Special Investigation Intelligence (WCB/PSK).He said the integrated operation, codenamed Op Taring E-Waste, also ..

IPOH - Police have busted an online scam call centre in Ipoh that allegedly impersonated friends to deceive victims in Japan, with seven suspects arrested in a raid at a house in Taman Merdeka on Wednesday.Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said those arrested were six Japanese men and a local man aged between 22 and 58.He said the raid was conducted at about 3.30 pm by a team from the Perak police contingent Criminal Investigation Department's D7 unit together with the Ipoh ..

SHAH ALAM The conditional pardon granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was not a decision made by the Prime Minister or Pakatan Harapan (PH).Wanita Keadilan chief Datuk Seri Fadhlina Sidek said the power to grant pardons rests with the Yang di- Pertuan Agong, as provided for under the Federal Constitution.Wanita Keadilan respects the decision and upholds the institution of constitutional monarchy.The decision concerning Datuk Seri ..

SHAH ALAM - The Najib Razak Solidarity Fund raised more than RM634,000 within the first three hours of its launch on Friday.This was shared by Umno secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki in a Facebook post.He said the amount raised during that period reached RM634,562.02, with members of the public contributing according to their means."MasyaAllah! The first three hours since the Najib Razak Solidarity Fund was launched have already reached RM634,562.02."Many have contributed as little ..

KUALA LUMPUR - The Pakatan Harapan (PH) Presidential Council today stressed that no individual is above the law in the country.In a statement today, the council also expressed support for the stance taken by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, as well as the advice given by the Attorney General and the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) to the Federal Territories Pardons Board."The Presidential Council also stresses that no one is above the law. Anyone ..

SHAH ALAM Pas is confident that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak can still contribute ideas, views and experience for the good of the country, following his conditional pardon which sees him serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until Aug 23, 2028.Pas secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said the party would also continue to pray for Najib's good health while he serves the remainder of his sentence at home."We are grateful to Allah SWT and humbly convey ..

KUALA PILAH Daulat Tuanku, tangkap penderhaka chants echoed at the Tuanku Munawir Royal Mosque here as Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir departed after Friday prayers.Tuanku Muhriz was accompanied by his two sons, Tunku Besar Seri Menanti Tunku Ali Redhauddin and Tunku Panglima Besar Negeri Sembilan Tunku Zain Al-Abidin.Before departing, Tuanku Muhriz received a memorandum pledging loyalty and support from Professor Dr Mohd Aluwi Sari, head of the Secretariat ..

KUCHING - Police seized various types of drugs worth an estimated RM17.2 million in two separate operations in Kuching and Limbang on Sept 11 and 14, arresting two men.Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) Management director Datuk Mohamad Zainal Abdullah, who is also the Sarawak Police Commissioner, said the operations were conducted jointly by the Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) and the Sarawak NCID.He said in the first operation on Sept 11, police arrested a 39-year-old ..

JOHOR BAHRU Every Umno member has been proposed to contribute RM50 each to help raise the RM50 million fund needed to pay the fine imposed on former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.Former Umno Supreme Council (MKT) member Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi said the RM50 million target could be achieved if one million of Umno's more than three million members contributed RM50 each.He said the proposal was in line with Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's call for the party to hold a ..

KUALA PILAH Negeri Sembilan police have stepped up security measures across the state following the latest developments in the ongoing royal institution crisis.Negeri Sembilan Police Chief Datuk Alzafny Ahmad urged all parties to remain patient and allow the relevant authorities to resolve the matter through the legal process.Police are responsible for maintaining public order. Given the current situation, we are paying closer attention to security across all areas.We are monitoring the ..

KUALA PILAH - Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir today received a memorandum expressing loyalty and support for him after performing Friday prayers at the Tuanku Munawir Royal Mosque here.Tuanku Muhriz was accompanied by his sons, Tunku Besar of Seri Menanti Tunku Ali Redhauddin and Tunku Panglima Besar Tunku Zain Al-Abidin.Also present were Undang of Sungei Ujong Datuk Klana Petra Muhammad Faris Johari and Undang of Rembau Datuk Sedia Raja Hassan Ab Hamid, who ..

SHAH ALAM - The High Court today dismissed a RM1 million civil suit brought by a teenage girl with cerebral palsy and her parents against six defendants over a 2023 incident in which she fell after another pupil allegedly pulled a chair out from under her at a school here.The court also ordered the plaintiffs to pay RM10,000 in costs.In her oral judgment, Judicial Commissioner Datuk Anita Harun ruled that the plaintiffs had failed to prove negligence and the necessary causal link between the ..

KUALA LUMPUR The legal team representing former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is awaiting further instructions before commenting on the conditional pardon granted to him by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, today.His lawyer, Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee said the legal team had decided against making an early statement to avoid providing inaccurate information.I am waiting for instructions regarding this development.I do not want to provide any incorrect information, he said when contacted ..

SHAH ALAM Umno has launched a donation drive to help former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak settle the RM50 million fine required under his conditional pardon, Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says.He said the party hoped its leadership, members and supporters, as well as others who wished to offer support, would contribute voluntarily.Zahid said the initiative would be carried out transparently and in an orderly manner while complying with all applicable regulations and ..

SINGAPORE - Two Malaysians were arrested at Singapores Tuas Checkpoint for attempting to smuggle more than 10 kilogrammes of cannabis worth over S$203,000 (S$1=RM3.20) into the republic by hiding the drugs in their motorcycle.The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in a statement on Friday said the 36-year-old man and 35-year-old woman were stopped upon arriving at the checkpoint on Sept 15 on a Malaysia-registered motorcycle following information received from the ICAs Integrated ..

JAKARTA Umno members are urged to observe decorum in their statements and respect the process and decision granting former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak a conditional pardon to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until Aug 23, 2028.Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said this at a press conference on Friday.He said that on behalf of the entire Umno leadership and its members, he expressed his deepest gratitude to His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of ..

PUTRAJAYA Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has received a conditional pardon from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim, with the remainder of his prison sentence to be served under house arrest until Aug 23, 2028.The decision was made at the 64th meeting of the Pardons Board for the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya, held on Friday.According to the Legal Affairs Division (BHEUU) of the Prime Minister's Department, the conditional pardon is subject to ..

IPOH Traffic flow on the North-South Expressway (PLUS) northbound from Ipoh to Kuala Kangsar has been severely disrupted following an accident at Kilometre 257.2, after the Menora Tunnel on Friday.Plus Trafik posted on X stating that as of 10.27am, all northbound lanes remain blocked, causing gridlocked traffic stretching roughly seven kilometres.According to the update, northbound traffic is being diverted off at the Ipoh (South) Toll Plaza, whilst a contra- flow lane has been activated from ..

SHAH ALAM - Governments proposal to carry out the redelineation of parliamentary constituencies in Sabah and Sarawak is expected to face a difficult path as it requires the support of two-thirds of MPs in the Dewan Rakyat.Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) political analyst Associate Professor Dr Syahruddin Awang Ahmad said the expectation took into account current political developments in the country.According to him, the Federal leadership needs to build strong bipartisan consensus to approve ..

KUALA LUMPUR - Reporters and photographers gathered outside the residence of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at Langgak Duta here following speculation that he had been granted house arrest.Sinar Harian observed local and international media personnel arriving at the residence at around 11am to follow the latest developments on the matter.However, no movement in or out of the residence had been observed so far.The situation comes as Federal Territories Minister in the Prime ..

SHAH ALAM A brief social media post by Umno secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki has fuelled speculation online, coming hours after the Federal Territories Pardons Board met to consider former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's pardon application.Asyraf posted the single word "Alhamdulillah" on his social media account on Thursday morning without any accompanying explanation.The post drew attention because it appeared shortly after a morning of heightened interest surrounding the ..

SHAH ALAM The recent reports surrounding the physical condition of Kelat, one of the three Malaysian elephants transferred to Tennoji Zoo in Osaka, Japan, earlier this year, have sparked urgent calls for an independent health assessment.Expressing deep concern over allegations of significant weight loss, Malaysian Chinese Associations (MCA) Youth information chief Neow Choo Seong urged the Taiping Municipal Council (MPT) and the The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry ..

KUALA LUMPUR A vehicle carrying the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories), Hannah Yeoh and former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain was seen leaving Istana Negara at around 9.40am today.Both were earlier seen entering the grounds of Istana Negara to attend the Federal Territories Pardons Board meeting held this morning.The vehicle carrying Hannah arrived at around 7.48am, while Razarudin was also seen entering the grounds of Istana Negara before ..

PUTRAJAYA Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh has denied signing a house arrest order involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak that has been circulating on social media.She stressed that the Pardons Board had yet to convene and urged the public not to circulate the document, which she claimed was fake, in a social media post, today.I have never signed a house arrest order such as the one currently circulating on social media.The Pardons Board has yet to convene. Please do not ..

SHAH ALAM The fire tragedy at Pusat Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah on Sept 14, 2017 left a deep impact on one of the former students who survived, even though almost 10 years have passed since the heartbreaking incident.Muhammad Syamim Naim Mohd Saani said the incident, which claimed the lives of 21 students and two teachers at the tahfiz centre, remains a difficult event to forget, especially when he remembers his friends who perished.The 24-year-old, who now works as a factory operator in ..

SEREMBAN -A secretariat representing the Undang Yang Empat and Tunku Besar Tampin wants the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) and the state secretary to review their decisions that an enquiry process to remove Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir as the state ruler was not carried out in accordance with the Laws of the Constitution of Negeri Sembilan 1959.In a statement, the secretariat said it also believed the AGC had no right to interfere in Negeri Sembilan's internal affairs and should not act as a ..

SHAH ALAM - Bentong Member of Parliament (MP) Young Syefura Othman called for the proposed redrawing of parliamentary constituencies to be extended to Peninsular Malaysia without delaying the ongoing process in Sabah and Sarawak.She said the disparity in voter numbers between constituencies warranted consideration, citing Bangi, which has more than 300,000 voters, compared with rural constituencies such as Lenggong and Putrajaya.This disparity needs to be considered. Government allocations for ..

KUALA LUMPUR A vehicle believed to be carrying the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories), Hannah Yeoh, was seen entering the grounds of Istana Negara at 7.48am today.Shortly after, a vehicle believed to be carrying attorney-general Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar was also seen entering the grounds of Istana Negara.Their arrival comes ahead of the Federal Territories Pardons Board meeting scheduled for this morning.Hannah and Mohd Dusuki are among the members of the ..

SEPANG The fighting spirit of Datuk Siamang Gagap, who defended Yamtuan Antah in the past, has inspired his great-grandson to stand up and declare his commitment to defending the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, amidst the ongoing crisis.The Negeri Sembilan Otai Reformasi Organisation (Profans) president Muhamad Kamel Yassin said that he, alongside the people of Negeri Sembilan, pledged to defend the institution of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar, as well as the ..

KUALA LUMPUR - The April 19 proclamation concerning the position of Yang Dipertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir is invalid as it did not comply with the mandatory requirements under Article 10 of the Laws of the Constitution of Negeri Sembilan 1959 (UUTKNS 1959), according to the Attorney-Generals Chambers (AGC).In a statement last night, the AGC said there was no evidence that any of the disqualification grounds specified under Article 10(1) of the UUTKNS applied to ..

KUALA LUMPUR - The new-generation MyKad, which started being issued today, no longer comes with the Touch n Go facility.In a social media post, the National Registration Department (JPN) said users can still access the service through the Touch n Go eWallet or a separate Touch n Go card."For users who wish to continue using Touch n Go services, the facility can be accessed through the Touch n Go eWallet or a separate Touch n Go card," it said.According to JPN, the new-generation MyKad focuses ..

SEPANG - Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir expressed his appreciation for the support shown by over 200 members of non- governmental organisations (NGOs) who gathered at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 here on Thursday night to welcome his arrival.Tuanku Muhriz said this to reporters shortly after exiting the VIP lounge at 10.40 pm together with Tunku Ampuan Besar Tuanku Aishah Rohani Tengku Besar Mahmud."I will return to the palace ..

PUTRAJAYA - The Madani Government has expanded electricity bill protection for domestic users from 600 kilowatt-hours (kWh) to 800 kWh a month, effective for electricity consumption from September to Dec 31, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.The Prime Minister, who is also Finance Minister, said the enhanced electricity bill subsidy was an immediate measure to ease the cost- of-living pressures faced by the people."Under this measure, domestic users consuming up to 800 kWh a month ..

SEREMBAN - The Negeri Sembilan government will not take any action to gazette or enforce the April 19, 2026 proclamation regarding the position of the Yang Dipertuan Besar, the Negeri Sembilan State Secretary's (SUK) office said in a statement, last night.It said the decision aligned with the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) ruling that the proclamation was invalid, rendering any gazettement unconstitutional.It said the state government abided by the AGC's view that members of the Negeri ..

GEORGE TOWN - Police detained a Chinese national on suspicion of attempting to steal a passengers wallet during a flight from Jakarta, Indonesia, to Penang on Thursday.Southwest district police chief ACP Anuwal Ab Wahab said police arrested the 55-year-old man at Penang International Airport after receiving a report from a 36-year-old Indonesian man about the incident."During the flight, the Indonesian man saw the suspect remove his bag from the overhead compartment, open it and take his ..

PUTRAJAYA - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today hinted at "good news following a special meeting to discuss concerns over recent increases in electricity bills affecting some households."TNB (Tenaga Nasional Bhd) has settled it and will issue a statement soon. (Its) good news, he told reporters after the meeting, which lasted about an hour at the Finance Ministry here.Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, did not elaborate on the measures agreed to address the issue, saying TNB would ..

PUTRAJAYA The Department of Fisheries (DOF) said today there is no evidence of an established or breeding piranha population in the Klau Dam, Raub, following the capture of a fish suspected to be a piranha on Aug 26.Fisheries director- general Datuk Adnan Hussain said only one fish suspected to be a piranha had so far been reported caught in the area, while investigations and field monitoring by the Pahang Fisheries Department up to Sept 15 found no further catches or related safety ..

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- A total of 30 areas nationwide recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 5pm today.According to the Malaysia Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) portal, Tasek Ipoh in Perak recorded the highest reading at 188, while three other areas in the state also had unhealthy API readings, namely Seri Manjung (179), Pegoh Ipoh (158) and Taiping (155).In Sarawak, three areas recorded unhealthy readings: Kuching (172), Serian IPD (172) and ..

KOTA BHARU Two Health Ministry civil servants were detained for alleged khalwat after they were reportedly seen repeatedly entering an office pantry together over the past three months.Their frequent visits to the pantry had also reportedly caught the attention of other staff members.The man and woman were detained at about 4pm last Thursday after they were believed to have been alone in a pantry at a department in the Wisma Kerajaan building in Gua Musang.A source said the pair could face ..