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Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s latest application for a royal pardon has been deferred. KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s latest application for a royal pardon has been deferred, leaving his bid for further clemency unresolved. The decision was made on Friday during the 63rd meeting of the Federal Territories […]

Creative brand celebrates colours, sights, sounds of country with modern illustrations As Malaysia Day approaches, we fly the Jalur Gemilang, hum familiar patriotic tunes and celebrate the rich tapestry of cultures that define our land. Yet, beyond the grand parades and national speeches, a quieter cultural movement has been brewing — one captured in the

TEHRAN, Sept 10 — Oil prices hovered above US$100 (RM407) a barrel on Thursday, a day after Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran tightened its grip on the vital oil and gas shipping route on Wednesday, expanding a no-go zone outside the waterway

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 10 — Malaysia’s draft Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Bill has been completed and will be submitted to the Cabinet, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said today. He said the government was now setting up the structure needed to enforce the proposed law. “We are hoping to table it this quarter or in

Former Tabung Haji chairman Abdul Azeez pleads not guilty to using his position to secure a RM193.5 million investment in Putrajaya Perdana Berhad. KUALA LUMPUR: Former Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim was charged at the Sessions Court today with using his position to secure the chairmanship of a company

Pakatan Harapan fully supports the Madani Government’s anti-corruption efforts and the Agong’s decree that all cases be investigated without compromise. KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Harapan (PH) has expressed full support for the MADANI Government’s efforts to combat corruption, leakages and abuse of power. In a statement, the PH Secretariat Council said that the coalition also fully

NATS apologised after a technical fault grounded 1,055 UK flights, affecting British Airways, Ryanair and tens of thousands of passengers. LONDON: Almost 1,100 flights to and from UK airports were cancelled Tuesday due to what the country’s air traffic control service called a technical issue, in the latest glitch to spark travel chaos. A total

Wildfires and choking haze plague Indonesian Borneo, disrupting education, health services, and daily life as communities pray for rain. PONTIANAK: Wildfires ravaging the Indonesian part of Borneo island are choking communities as far away as Malaysia with putrid haze, testing the resources and resolve of those having to endure them. Blamed partly on one of

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 8 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said there was room to improve the existing Asean mechanism for tackling transboundary haze.  He stressed that the issue required more serious attention given its impact on public health. “There is room for improvement.  “I think the Asean ministers must seriously look at it