Police said the 50-year-old had threatened to set his wife on fire previously. She died of her injuries on Sunday, 16 hours after being doused in petrol and set alight.

Raghad Kurdi has refuted allegations that she forcibly removed the state’s longest-serving chief minister from a hospital ICU against his doctor’s orders.

A police report alleges that Taib Mahmud’s wife, Ragad Kurdi Taib, had forcibly removed him from a hospital in Sarawak over the weekend.

The decision to halve Najib’s sentence and cut his fine for corruption linked to the plunder of the 1MDB state fund enraged the public and reopened wounds on all sides of Malaysia’s festering political divide.

Najib will be freed in August 2028 after his 12-year jail term was halved by Pardons Board led by King Sultan Abdullah, in one of his final acts in office.

Both Sultan Ibrahim and his predecessor have called for Anwar Ibrahim’s administration to be allowed to see through its full term after years of political turmoil and a revolving door of prime ministers.

Mahathir Mohamad and Daim Zainuddin are among the old adversaries to be swept up in a wide-ranging anti-graft probe. Anwar denies he’s had a hand in it. Still, at least one observer says it’s a ‘smart move’.

Najib was jailed in 2022 after being convicted of corruption linked to the plunder of state fund 1MDB. The decision means he could now be eligible for release as early as next year.

An official said 131 people escaped from the Bidor immigration detention depot in Perak state.

Hailing from the US$5.7 billion Johor royal family, the sultan has a collection of 300 luxury cars, his own private army – and family ties to Hitler?

Singapore visitor arrivals were up 115 per cent to 13.6 million in 2023, and the tourism board expects the recovery to continue in 2024, partly due to the implementation of 30-day visa-free travel with China.

Mystery surrounds the fate of the disgraced former leader, who was jailed in 2022 for 12 years for corruption linked to the 1MDB scandal.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said thorough vetting was done by all the agencies involved in granting permission for the event.

The expansion is driven by consumption, services and investment.

Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor began his five-year term at the head of Malaysia’s unique rotating monarchy on Wednesday, at a time of mounting political intrigue.

Chris and Marianne Fisher, who post videos of their globe-trotting adventures on social media, filmed a Malaysian policeman allegedly accepting cash to settle a traffic ticket he had just issued.

The outspoken Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar takes the throne at a time the monarch faces heightened public expectations to broker political stability.

Instability driven by domestic politicians is undermining Malaysia’s fifth prime minister since 2018, says Sarawak premier Abang Johari Tun Openg, who threw the support of his state’s ruling coalition behind Anwar after the 2022 elections.

The 86-year-old former finance minister and key ally of ex-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was charged on Monday with failing to comply with a notice to declare his assets under the country’s anti-corruption laws.

Despite a strong Singapore dollar and weak Malaysian ringgit, Singaporeans are not eyeing large properties in JB and are prioritising connectivity instead.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission sends asset declaration notice to businessman Mokhzani Mahathir.

‘Complex’ negotiations have come down to ironing out the finer points of a deal that would bring fresh Malaysian durians into the world’s biggest market for the ‘king of fruits’, consul general says.

An inquiry panel will look into then-PM Mahathir Mohamad’s decision to withdraw from a review of ICJ’s ruling on the island of Pedra Branca.

From China and Singapore agreeing to a visa-free travel deal from Lunar New Year to a pet lion cub in a luxury car, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

John Lee says at reception to mark anniversary of Malaysian chamber of commerce in Hong Kong there is ‘much to look forward to in the coming years’.

Malaysia’s ex-minister Daim Zainuddin, the former aide of Mahathir Mohamad, faces questions over his wealth as PM Anwar Ibrahim cracks down on endemic corruption.