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Thailand and Cambodia agree to ‘immediate’ ceasefire
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (156+ words) The neighbours" long-standing border conflict reignited this month, shattering an earlier truce and killing at least 47 people, according to official counts. Around a million people have also been displaced. Both sides agree to freeze all troop movements and allow civilians…...
From forest to global stage, Mak Intan helps Orang Asli crafts find new life
5+ hour, 59+ min ago (473+ words) Now 54, the Jakun-Jahut artisan is the driving force behind Asli Mak Intan Enterprise, which brings together and markets traditional Orang Asli crafts from across peninsular Malaysia. The initiative not only preserves ancestral skills but also helps communities generate sustainable income....
UN force in Lebanon says peacekeeper wounded by Israeli fire
6+ hour, 59+ min ago (325+ words) It is the latest incident reported by the peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, where UNIFIL acts as a buffer between Israel and Lebanon and has been working with Lebanon's army to support a year-old truce between Israel and militant group Hezbollah....
US stocks edge lower from records as precious metals surge
7+ hour, 34+ min ago (258+ words) Silver topped US$75 an ounce for the first time, while gold also pushed to a fresh record price, with geopolitical risk elevated as US military and economic pressure on Venezuela persists. Precious metals have surged in 2025 as uncertainty about US…...
Corruption, compliance and the integrity crisis in law enforcement
10+ hour, 50+ min ago (892+ words) The recent revelation by the director-general of the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) that directives issued "long ago" continue to be openly ignored within enforcement agencies is not merely an administrative failure. From a criminological standpoint, it is…...
Najib gets 15 years’ jail, fined RM11.38bil in 1MDB case
17+ hour, 8+ min ago (96+ words) Najib gets 15 years" jail, fined RM11.38bil in 1MDB case - High Court orders the ex-prime minister to serve his sentence after completing his SRC International jail term in 2028. Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah ordered Najib"s jail term to begin in 2028, after he completes…...
Najib took ‘drastic’ action after 1MDB scandal broke out, says judge
23+ hour, 17+ min ago (454+ words) Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah, reading out his verdict, noted, however, that no reports were filed either with the police or the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission against Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, a key figure in the 1MDB saga. Neither were reports…...
Prosecution seeks 20 years’ jail, RM11bil fine for Najib in 1MDB case
23+ hour, 54+ min ago (588+ words) Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib also sought for the custodial sentence to begin after Najib completes his current sentence in the RM42 million SRC International case. In the SRC International case, the Federal Territories Pardon Board halved Najib's 12-year jail…...
US in ‘pursuit’ of third oil tanker in Caribbean
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (367+ words) The "active pursuit" in the Caribbean Sea was happening a day after the Coast Guard seized its second vessel off Venezuela in two weeks. US President Donald Trump announced on Dec 16 a blockade of "sanctioned oil vessels" sailing to and…...
Teen charged in school stabbing case still under medical evaluation
1+ week, 1+ day ago (143+ words) Kitson Foong told reporters this after mention of the teenager's case at the magistrates' court today. He said the doctors at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta in Perak were still monitoring the boy's condition and interviewing the family. He said the…...