Malaysian police have uncovered a network of Bangladeshi nationals linked to the Islamic State (IS), using social media and messaging apps to spread extremist ideology and recruit from Malaysia’s migrant worker community. According to Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail, the group targeted Bangladeshi laborers in factories, construction sites, and petrol stations. The [...]

A peaceful, student-led anti-corruption rally took place in Kota Kinabalu, organized by Suara Mahasiswa and attended by over 100 people, mainly students from University Malaysia Sabah. The protest, named Gempur Rasuah Sabah 2.0, demanded clean governance, action on corruption, and solutions to ongoing water shortages affecting the university. The rally was approved by police, who [...]

Malaysia reported its first Covid-19 death of 2025 in the 24th week of the year. The person who died had serious health problems and had not taken a second booster shot. So far, the country has seen 21,738 Covid-19 cases this year. Last week, cases rose by 14%, reaching 3,379, but the Health Ministry says [...]

The High Court ruled in favor of Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh in a defamation case against Dr. Kamarul Zaman Yusoff, a lecturer from University Utara Malaysia. The court ordered him to pay RM400,000 for two Facebook posts from 2017 that falsely accused Hannah of trying to spread Christianity and turn Malaysia into a Christian nation. [...]

A new study by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) found that over the past six years, at least 1,457 people have died in accidents involving lorries and trailers. Most of these deadly crashes happened on highways. On average, one person dies every 36 hours in such accidents. The study showed that speeding, [...]