SNAPSHOT | AirAsia sells off 6 new aircraft; Zamri 'welcomes' AGC decision not to review charge

Malaysia Kini - Sep 18, 2026

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Malaysia’s Najib Razak allowed to serve rest of jail term under house arrest

Sep 18, 2026

Malaysia’s Najib Razak allowed to serve rest of jail term under house arrest

Malaysia’s Pardons Board on Friday agreed to allow disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak to serve out the remainder of his jail term under house arrest. King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar granted Najib a “conditional pardon”, where the former leader is required to settle his 50 million ringgit (US$12.3 million) fine before he can be transferred to his home to complete his sentence, due to end on August 23, 2028. “He must abide by these conditions, and should he fail to fulfil any of these...

LIVE | PAS welcomes Najib's house arrest, reminds Nga of quit pledge

Sep 18, 2026

LIVE | PAS welcomes Najib's house arrest, reminds Nga of quit pledge

UPDATED 3.52PM | Takiyuddin says the pardon is meaningful to Malaysians.

Bail out or downsize? Malaysia’s stark choice as AirAsia losses mount

Sep 18, 2026

Bail out or downsize? Malaysia’s stark choice as AirAsia losses mount

Malaysia could struggle to preserve some domestic air links if low-cost carrier AirAsia is forced to scale back operations, analysts have warned, as rival airlines would have little commercial incentive to take over unprofitable routes. That reality could leave the government facing a stark choice: allow domestic flight services to shrink or step in with subsidies for essential routes, rather than assuming competitors will automatically fill any void left by the country’s largest budget...

3 dead, 16,000 homes flooded as heavy rain batters northern Vietnam

Sep 18, 2026

3 dead, 16,000 homes flooded as heavy rain batters northern Vietnam

Heavy rain, floods and landslides have killed three people and inundated more than 16,000 homes in northern and central Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Yeoh, AG depart palace after Pardons Board meet, Umno sec-gen posts ‘Alhamdulillah’

Sep 18, 2026

Yeoh, AG depart palace after Pardons Board meet, Umno sec-gen posts ‘Alhamdulillah’

UPDATED 11.50AM | Meeting this morning was expected to consider ex-PM's pardon application.

Royal crisis: AGC is no judge, N Sembilan chieftains say, call for state sec's resignation

Sep 18, 2026

Royal crisis: AGC is no judge, N Sembilan chieftains say, call for state sec's resignation

'AGC has no right to interfere in the affairs of Negeri Sembilan.'

US firm Waymo to launch robotaxi service in Singapore in 2028

Sep 18, 2026

US firm Waymo to launch robotaxi service in Singapore in 2028

Waymo plans to launch its robotaxi service in Singapore in 2028, giving the US company its first foothold in Southeast Asia. Fully electric Jaguar I-Pace vehicles were due to arrive in the city state in the coming months, ahead of preparations for a commercial launch, the company said on Friday. From 2027, trained autonomous specialists will manually drive the vehicles to help Waymo adapt its technology to Singapore’s road layouts, monsoon conditions and other local features. The service is...

Filipino fishers count the cost of South China Sea dispute

Sep 18, 2026

Filipino fishers count the cost of South China Sea dispute

For fishermen like Joey Marabe in the Philippine province of Zambales, the geopolitical contest playing out in the South China Sea can be measured in dwindling catches and shrinking incomes, as the presence of Chinese vessels around a contested shoal increasingly limits where they can work. “It’s a huge drop. Before, a lot of us who could go out to Scarborough Shoal used to bring home around 15,000 pesos (US$238) a week, a comfortable amount for our families,” said Marabe, a resident of Masinloc...

SNAPSHOT | Cops wrap up probe of Umno leader over 'joke'; PKR Youth backs Anwar on Rohingya

Sep 18, 2026

SNAPSHOT | Cops wrap up probe of Umno leader over 'joke'; PKR Youth backs Anwar on Rohingya

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N Sembilan state sec office rejects move to gazette removal, succession proclamations

Sep 18, 2026

N Sembilan state sec office rejects move to gazette removal, succession proclamations

Zafir says his office accepts AGC advice that proclamation was invalid.

Poland eyes deeper Philippines defence ties following Black Hawk deal

Sep 18, 2026

Poland eyes deeper Philippines defence ties following Black Hawk deal

Poland’s delivery of Black Hawk helicopters to the Philippines has given Warsaw a foothold in Manila’s defence market as it seeks to expand exports from its growing defence industry, with analysts saying drones, air defence and potentially co-production could pave the way for a broader partnership. Polish deputy foreign minister Wladyslaw Bartoszewski said on Tuesday that Warsaw was keen to pursue further defence partnerships with the Philippines, as Poland has poured US$50 billion into...

Yeoh denies signing Najib's house arrest order, calls document fake

Sep 17, 2026

Yeoh denies signing Najib's house arrest order, calls document fake

Document circulating on social media also bore a 'royal seal'.

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