Malaysia is seeking to decriminalise suicide attempts, its law minister said on Tuesday (April 4), the latest in a recent slew of legal reforms pursued by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's government. The announcement comes a day after Malaysia's parliament on Monday voted to remove the mandatory death penalty, trim the number of offences punishable by death,...
Malaysia's top court on Friday (March 31) dismissed a bid by jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to review his corruption conviction over the multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, ending Najib's judicial efforts to challenge the guilty verdict. Najib was jailed last year after Malaysia's Federal Court upheld a guilty verdict and 12-year prison...
An elderly woman in Johor died after eating puffer fish, while her husband remains hospitalised in the intensive care unit. The 83-year-old and her husband, 84, had ordered the fish from a fishmonger through Facebook, reported Sin Chew Daily, and they received their order last Saturday (March 25). “They cleaned and cooked the fish for lunch at around...
During the holy month of Ramadan, our Muslim friends take the time to self-reflect, repent and purify their souls. All well and able-bodied Muslims will be required to fast during this period, which takes place from March 23 to April 21 this year for those in Malaysia and Singapore. And despite it being illegal in Malaysia to sell food to non-fasting Muslims during this...
A woman took to TikTok to express her sorrow after her daughter cried about not being able to make friends at school. In a video posted on Tuesday (March 21), the woman, who goes by Farahani on TikTok, shows an image of her daughter in school uniform. The caption says the girl was happy and enthusiastic to be starting...
It was an alleged prank gone very wrong – and now a young child's life has changed for the worse. Malaysian child star Puteri Rafasya, 12, fell victim to a prank at a filming location on Feb 22, leaving her unable to walk. According to Malaysian media mStar, Puteri's chair was pulled from under her, causing the actress to fall and hit her...
"BLACKPINK in your area!" BLACKPINK was in the area, and Malaysian fans made sure to make their presence felt! Last Saturday, 4 March, tens of thousands of BLACKPINK fans, called BLINKs, witnessed their favourite K-pop group perform live at National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur It was estimated that some 60,000 fans attended the four-member group's Born Pink World Tour, which...
Lionised as a student leader, elevated to the forefront of Malaysian politics, then jailed and sidelined under a vengeful mentor, Anwar Ibrahim is finally leading his country after some 30 years of trying. The prime minister's office had appeared beyond the grasp of Anwar, Malaysia's perennial nearly man who looked well set for the role in 2020 only...
Malaysia's king on Thursday (Nov 24) appointed reformist icon Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister, a decision that ended a protracted post-election impasse and capped one of the most remarkable turnarounds for a politician in modern Southeast Asian history. Over three decades, Anwar had gone from the country's number two leader to a protest leader, a prisoner convicted...
Malaysia's new prime minister, 75-year-old Anwar Ibrahim, was sworn in on Thursday (Nov 24), bringing to a close his three-decade quest for the job that had eluded him time and again and led to him spending nearly a decade in jail. How did he rise to the top? As opposition leader, Anwar led tens of thousands of Malaysians in...
