(FMT) - Dr Ganja is a bespectacled green cuddly teddy whose job is to educate Thailand about the benefits of medical marijuana. The squishy toy is the latest illustration of the nation’s…

(FMT) - The US Army will expand efforts to counter China by deploying a specialised task force to the Pacific capable of conducting information, electronic, cyber and missile operations against…

(FMT) - The Prime Minister’s Office today said the Cabinet has agreed to appoint Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the acting education minister pending a replacement for Maszlee Malik, who resigned last…

China has been seizing control of the South China Sea for years – but its latest aggressive move has backfired. (News Corp Australia) - Indonesia has reacted with anger after Chinese fishing…

(NST) - Datuk Seri Najib Razak wants the audio recording, which includes what has become one of the most talked about conversation between a husband and his wife, that was made public by the…

(FMT) - A nasi kandar restaurant popular with out-of-towners was sealed off by health inspectors after they found cockroaches as well as rat droppings and urine on the premises. A cockroach…

(NST) - Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak believes that former Santubong PKR Youth chief Haziq Abdullah Abdul Aziz must be wondering who he was with that "memorable" night in Sandakan…

(NST) - Pope Francis, who last month angrily slapped the hand of a woman who yanked him toward her, gave a light-hearted reaction more typical of his papacy when a nun asked him for a kiss. He…

(NST) - An Indonesian activist who reported a ban on Christmas celebrations in a conservative Muslim province has been charged under a widely-criticised online hate-speech law, his lawyer said.…

While saying that it is not for the government to dictate how MACC goes about its affairs as it is an independent agency, Ramkarpal argued that the rule of law must be observed and also claimed that…

(FMT) - India imposed restrictions on imports of refined palm oil and palm olein on Wednesday, a move sources said was retaliation against top supplier Malaysia after its criticism of India’s…

(MMO) - In an unexpected turn of events, the High Court today acquitted Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s former special officer Datuk Rizal Mansor from all corruption charges involving a solar hybrid…

Latheefa Koya did not confirm who did the wiretapping and how the MACC managed to get its hands on it (NST) - Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he was shocked by the release of a voice recording…

(Express UK) - WORLD WAR 3 fears are rising after US President Donald Trump approved a US-led drone assassination which killed Iran’s top general Qasem Soleimani. A digital propaganda expert has…

(Reuters) - Indonesia’s air force deployed four fighter jets to the South China Sea on Tuesday in a stand-off with Beijing after Jakarta protested over a Chinese violation of its exclusive…

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) played for the media today recorded conversations between former chief commissioner Tan Sri Dzulkifli Ahmad and former prime minister Datuk Seri…

Iran fired “more than a dozen” ballistic missiles Tuesday against two airbases in Iraq where US and coalition forces are based, the Pentagon said. (FMT) - “At approximately 5.30pm on Jan 7,…

(The Edge) - Former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was offered alternative charges by the prosecution for 33 of his 40 charges of bribery involving the overseas visa (VLN)…

(FMT) - The Movement for Change, Sarawak (MoCS) has described the negotiation on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) involving Putrajaya, the Sabah and Sarawak governments as a “waste of time”.…

(Bernama) - Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today that he will decide on the appointment of the new education minister because it is his prerogative. “It will be decided by me…

(FMT) - The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has cleared Sabah Chief Minister Shafie Apdal of any wrongdoing after a photograph of him distributing money to the public went viral on…

(FMT) - The lawyer for Muhammed Yusoff Rawther, the man at the centre of sexual assault allegations against PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim, has urged Attorney-General Tommy Thomas to recuse himself from…

(FMT) - The prime minister today denied that an attempt to reopen the King Salman Centre for International Peace (KSCIP) was one of the reasons behind Maszlee Malik’s resignation as education…

A political analyst says Malay voters are not confident that Anwar Ibrahim can champion their rights, and that the PKR president is perceived as weak compared to Prime Minister Dr Mahathir…

(FMT) - Dr Mahathir Mohamad was taken to task by MCA president Wee Ka Siong today for allegedly blaming the poor for not being productive. Wee questioned Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) contribution to…

(Bloomberg) - 2019 will be remembered as a year of protests. Unrest erupted in Hong Kong, India, Chile, Iran, Spain, and many other countries around the globe. But at least one country has…

(MMO) - Wall Street Journal journalist and co-author of Billion Dollar Whale Tom Wright called fugitive financier Low Taek Jho’s interview with The Straits Times “pointless.” Wright said Low…

(FMT) - Veteran newsman A Kadir Jasin quips that former education minister Maszlee Malik has a “bright future” under Anwar Ibrahim after a glowing review from the PKR president. Kadir’s remarks…

(MMO) - The police confirmed today that the foreign forensic analysis into a sex video implicating Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali has been done. The police said they and…

(MMO) - The High Court today dismissed an application by the prosecution to impeach Datuk Seri Najib Razak for allegedly giving conflicting statements to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission…