Considered Malaysian news, analysis and opinion.
Kuala Lumpur police arrested a foreign homeless man accused of vandalising a police car with a brick outside Hotel Kingston on Jalan Hang Lekiu. The incident occurred Wednesday evening.
A 62-year-old wireman has been charged at George Town Magistrate's Court with injuring his elder brother using a parang during an altercation in Paya Terubong last week.
Malaysian police have intensified enforcement against unlicensed gambling operations, arresting 1,156 individuals and conducting 868 raids throughout Kuala Lumpur in connection with the FIFA World Cup 2026.
A woman is in custody following an alleged stabbing of her husband during a heated domestic dispute at their residence in Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, on Monday.
Thirteen men arrested in connection with an April brawl outside a Kepong nightclub will appear in court to face charges today, marking the conclusion of the police investigation into the incident.
Japanese authorities have arrested a high-ranking member of Prince Holding Group, a Cambodia-based criminal syndicate sanctioned by the US and UK, along with two accomplices over a fraudulent residency registration scheme in Tokyo.
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Authorities in Kota Bharu have arrested five young men aged between their teens and 20s in connection with the disappearance of two teenage cousins. The detentions come after an urgent search operation was launched in the area.
A domestic violence incident in Vietnam's Bac Ninh Province has resulted in four deaths and one injury. A 36-year-old man fatally attacked his partner and her two children before ending his own life following a relationship dispute.
Authorities have remanded a woman for 14 days following her arrest in connection with a false kidnapping report. Police say preliminary investigations revealed significant discrepancies in her version of events.
Police have remanded a woman and her accomplice for 14 days in connection with an alleged scheme to stage a kidnapping and extort RM18,000 in ransom money.
Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering a health insurance CEO in Manhattan, has withdrawn his plans to use a mental health crisis defence at trial, a significant tactical shift revealed in recent court filings.
A 19-year-old foreign national has been charged in Sandakan's Sessions Court with the rape of a 61-year-old woman. The alleged incident occurred on March 21. The case raises concerns about security and foreign visitor conduct in the East Malaysian city.
Police in the Kajang district have arrested a 37-year-old delivery rider suspected of stealing RM10,000 in cash from a wallet discovered at a supermarket in Semenyih.
A 30-year-old man has been charged in magistrates' court with murdering his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend in a killing that occurred in Batu Gajah two weeks prior.
Police in Johor Baru have reclassified the death of a four-year-old child as murder, culminating in the victim's stepmother being charged in court with the fatal offence.
A Butterworth Magistrate's Court has penalised three security guards RM5,000 each for unlawfully demanding money from a UNHCR cardholder in what represents a troubling breach of duty by those hired to maintain order.
Authorities have arrested a private higher education student attempting to transport 14.63kg of cannabis buds valued at RM1.17 million across the Bukit Kayu Hitam border checkpoint in Kedah.
Three individuals from Pekan have been arrested for operating a scheme to produce and distribute counterfeit medical certificates falsely bearing the credentials of a government medical officer.
Kuala Lumpur police have arrested a man and seized narcotics worth more than RM1.7 million following a targeted raid on a residential property in the Segambut area, marking another significant victory in ongoing efforts against organised drug trafficking.
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Authorities in Pekan have detained three individuals suspected of operating a scheme to sell and forge medical leave certificates. The trio, aged around 30, are believed to have served as middlemen distributing falsified documents sourced from a government clinic.