(Jakarta Globe) - Switzerland-based pollution mapping service AirVisual revealed that Jakarta had the world's third-worst air quality on Wednesday, when it was categorized as "very unhealthy,"…

(FMT) - More than two dozen countries formally called on today for a United Nations (UN) investigation into thousands of killings in the Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs,…

(The Star) - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's invitation to Umno members to join Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia is a strategy for it to become the largest party in Pakatan Harapan so that they can retain…

(FMT) - DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today hoped PPBM will not admit former Umno members who are involved in corruption scandals, especially those connected to the 1MDB issue. He was…

The total cost over ten years is expected to be RM15 billion, not RM6.2 billion, with the interest and operational cost included (FMT) - Tony Pua, the political secretary to Finance Minister Lim…

The back door deals within the coalition that helped the premier transition from military chief to civilian leader have erupted into internal squabbling. Prayuth has apologised to the public for a…

(FMT) - China raised the security level for its vessels heading through the Strait of Malacca, according to a notice this week posted on the website of the Chinese transport ministry. The…

(The Edge Markets) - The Ministry of Education rejected YTL Communications Sdn Bhd’s offer for free internet service to schools nationwide for an interim six month period prior to the call of an…

(The Borneo Post) - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has told Parliament that action will only be taken under the Sedition Act against those who call for Sarawak’s secession from Malaysia if they…

(Bernama) - Riza Shahriz Abdul Aziz, the stepson of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to five charges of involvement in money…

(Bernama) - Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Information Chief Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin has described the party’s decision to sack Santubong PKR Youth chief Haziq Abdullah Abdul Aziz as…

(Bloomberg) - British special forces seized a supertanker off Gibraltar carrying Iranian oil to Syria in violation of European and US sanctions against the war-torn country. Iran responded by…

CAP warned that Putrajaya would only push up the government’s debts. “It has to raise RM6.2 billion through issuing bonds and pay RM220 million per annum as interest,” said Mohideen. (FMT) - The…

The PTMP will be pursued by SRS Consortium Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between Gamuda Bhd and Penang real estate development firms Loh Phoy Yen Holdings Sdn Bhd and Ideal Property Development Sdn Bhd.…

(FMT) - Najib Razak today said he had always paid his taxes. “I’ve never run away from paying taxes,” the former prime minister said in a post on Facebook. His comments come hours after…

(FMT) - Veteran journalist A Kadir Jasin has called on Education Minister Maszlee Malik to explain if the government is being “played” by the “deep state”. This comes in the wake of a claim by…

(FMT) - Hollywood film producer Riza Aziz is believed to have been arrested at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here this afternoon. Sources said Riza, the son of…

(Bloomberg) - U.S. President Donald Trump, who seems obsessed with undoing his predecessor’s legacy, is in danger of repeating Barack Obama’s fundamental mistake on Iran: Making the confrontation…

(CNA) - China bluntly told Britain on Wednesday (Jul 3) to "refrain from further interference" and London summoned Beijing's ambassador for a dressing down in a rapidly-escalating diplomatic feud…

(The Edge) - The Government, through the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), is seeking RM1.69 billion in additional tax assessments from former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in 2011-2017, court…

(FMT) - The education ministry has come under fire for its investigation into an international school following a viral video clip showing students speaking against the palm oil industry at a…

(FMT) - Four individuals and entities named by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as recipients of 1MDB funds have objected to the forfeiture suits against them. Sarawakian…

(FMT) - The hotel at the centre of a sex video scandal linked to Economic Affairs Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali says it is aware of a clip, purportedly of CCTV footage taken on the day of the alleged…

(MMO) - Datuk Suboh Md Yassin became the second former director of SRC International Sdn Bhd to drop his jaw in shock when shown details of a bank account registered in the company name at the…

(MMO) - Communications company YTL Communications expressed “complete surprise” over its exclusion from the award for interim Internet connectivity services at Malaysian schools that went to three…

(FMT) - Umno has sold its 11.09% stake in Media Prima to tycoon Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary, The Edge reports quoting sources. It said the move makes Syed Mokhtar as the third largest shareholder…

(FMT) - Lim Kit Siang says he still believes the royal commission of inquiry (RCI) into Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) foreign currency dealings was politically motivated, as he hit out at Gua…

(nthqibord) - Datuk Suboh Yassin has testified at Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s trial that he never knew about SRC International Sdn Bhd’s subsidiary Gandingan Mentari Sdn Bhd’s purported investment…

(The Guardian) - Indonesian police say they have arrested the leader of Al Qaeda-linked extremist network Jemaah Islamiah (JI), which carried out the 2002 Bali bombings that killed more than 200…

(LA Times) - Gambling is illegal in China, but that didn’t prevent Fan Zheng from betting tens of thousands of dollars online. The 30-year-old store clerk from the island province of Hainan…