Nation

Three charged with assault over 'side eye' claim at Kepong eatery

KUALA LUMPUR: Three men have claimed trial to a charge of causing grievous hurt to a man at a restaurant in Kepong after they claimed he gave them the "side eye".

Nation

Man to be charged with murder over fatal Jalan Ampang crash

KUALA LUMPUR: The man alleged to have caused a fatal crash that killed two people along Jalan Ampang will be charged with murder.

Sabah & Sarawak

Six S'wak media groups get RM317,800 under state incentive scheme

KUCHING: Six media associations in Sarawak have received funding totalling RM317,800 under a special incentive scheme from the state government.

Sabah & Sarawak

Warisan rep proposes 'progressive, shared-power' alternative to AKPS in Sabah

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government's decision to defer the implementation of the Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) Act 2024 in the state is the right move but it should also put forward progressive alternatives, says a Parti Warisan representative.

Nation

Motorcyclist killed after crashing into fallen tree on Pasir Gudang Highway

PASIR GUDANG: A motorcyclist died on the spot after crashing into a fallen tree near Taman Megah Ria on the Pasir Gudang Highway early Thursday (May 14) morning.

Sabah & Sarawak

AKPS threatens Sabah’s agriculture, veterinary autonomy, says Kitingan

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah STAR president Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said that the Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency Act 2024 (Act 860) undermines Sabah's immigration autonomy and dilutes the state's powers under agriculture and veterinary services.

Nation

Single-use plastic bags ban to be enforced at selected premises, says Penang exco member

GEORGE TOWN: Enforcement of the No Single-Use Plastic (NSUP) initiative, which will take effect on Sept 1, will only apply to selected categories of premises under a phased implementation of "GP Plastic Bag Only", said Datuk Seri S. Sundarajoo.

Nation

State govts part of Data Centre Task Force, says Gobind

PETALING JAYA: State governments will be included in Putrajaya's Data Centre Task Force (DCTF) to ensure cohesive planning and address growing concerns over energy and water consumption, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo says.

Nation

Ex-student’s death sentence for murdering pregnant girlfriend commuted to 40 years

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has commuted the death sentence of a former college student who pleaded guilty to murdering his pregnant girlfriend and setting her body on fire to 40 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane.

Nation

Accountant cheated of over RM150,000 in non-existent investment scheme

KULAI: An accountant claimed to have lost RM155,182.97 after being hoodwinked by a syndicate offering multi-profits within 24 hours in a non-existent investment scheme.

Nation

Records of an earlier MACC probe 'indicated there was insufficient evidence' against Lim, court told

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court hearing former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng's corruption trial over the Penang undersea tunnel project was told that earlier Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission investigation records indicated there was insufficient evidence against Lim before further investigations were carried out in 2020.

Nation

Cleaner charged with murder of 85-year-old

MANJUNG: A cleaner was charged in the Magistrate's Court on Thursday (May 14) with the murder of an 85-year-old man during a robbery at the victim's house last week.

Nation

Rafizi leaves MACC HQ after submitting additional evidence, says no deliberate delay

PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli says he did did not purposely wait for the new Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner to report for work before handing over additional evidence in the ongoing probe related to the RM1.1bil investment with United Kingdom-based Arm Holdings.

Nation

Muar factory raids lead to 43 illegal workers nabbed

MUAR: Raids on furniture factories here have led to 43 undocumented foreign workers being detained for various offences, says the Johor Immigration Department.

Nation

Penang Opposition leader rushed to hospital after suffering blood pressure spike at state assembly

GEORGE TOWN: State opposition leader Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff was rushed to hospital after he suffered a sudden spike in blood pressure while attending the State Legislative Assembly sitting on Thursday (May 12)

Nation

Community service order to be implemented in stages, coordinated across all local authorities, says Penang exco member

GEORGE TOWN: The implementation of the Community Service Order (PKM) in Penang will be carried out in stages and in a coordinated manner to ensure effectiveness and smooth execution across all local authority jurisdictions.

Nation

Public sector reforms saved over RM2.7bil in regulatory costs since 2024, says Chief Sec

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's ongoing public sector reforms under the Public Service Reforms Agenda (Arpa) have generated more than RM2.72bil in regulatory cost savings since 2024, says Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar

Nation

Govt planning overhaul of polytechnic system to ensure relevancy, says Zambry

PONTIAN: The government is planning a major overhaul of the country's polytechnic system to ensure it remains relevant to future industry needs, says Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir.

Nation

Defence Ministry assessing legal action, compensation over cancelled missile contract

KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Ministry has established a special committee to assess legal action and the amount of compensation to be claimed following the cancellation of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) procurement contract.

Nation

Malaysia's population reaches 34.4 million amid slower growth rate, says DOSM

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia's total population was estimated at 34.4 million in the first quarter of this year (1Q26) compared with the 34.2 million recorded in the same period last year, with a slower growth of 0.5%, according to the Demographic Statistics for 1Q 2026 released by the Statistics Department of Malaysia (DOSM) Thursday (May 14).