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The High Court in Kota Kinabalu ruled that the federal government must pay what it owes to Sabah for the ‘Lost Years’ covering 48 years from 1974 to 2021, and said the money could have funded development in the state that is still poor despite rich resources. — Bernama pic

What are Sabah’s ‘Lost Years’? And why is it entitled to get back 40pc from the Malaysian govt annually, according to the High Court judgment

Presma president Datuk Mohamed Mohsin Abdul Razak addressing members at a Johor chapter meeting at Avenue M Hotel in Johor Baru today. — Picture by Ben Tan

Presma: AI, Digitalisation key for mamak restaurants to cut dependence on foreign labour

The Attorney-General’s Chambers said that the decision followed a special Cabinet meeting convened earlier to discuss the Oct 17 ruling, which stemmed from the Sabah Law Society’s judicial review against the federal government. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Govt won’t appeal High Court ruling on Sabah’s 40pc revenue entitlement

Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said that Petronas’s profit is far lower than 10 per cent once operating costs, exploration capital, and production capital, as well as sales tax, are taken into account.— Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

MOF denies claim Petronas takes 95pc of Sabah, Sarawak petroleum revenue

Kuantan district police chief ACP Ashari Abu Samah said the 57-year-old woman was upstairs at about 8.30 am when she was startled by the screams of her 28-year-old son on the ground floor. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Domestic helper attacks mother and son with knife in Kuantan, both hospitalised

Selangor JPJ director Azrin Borhan said the operation also found that 1,745 individuals did not have driving licences, while another 1,867 did not possess Motor Vehicle Licences (LKM). — Bernama pic

Selangor JPJ takes action against 1,926 drivers without proper licences under heavy vehicle operation

Strong waves crash against the sea wall in Yilan in Taiwan on November 11, 2025, as Typhoon Fung-Wong approaches. — AFP pic

MetMalaysia warns Sabah, coastal areas of strong winds, rough seas as tropical storm Fung-Wong nears South China Sea

Sabah caretaker Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor delivers a speech at the 2025 Sabah Civil Service Convention at the Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC) in Kota Kinabalu, November 11, 2025. — Bernama pic  

Sabah records RM84.3b GDP in 2024, highest since Covid-19, says Hajiji

Kelantan Deputy Menteri Besar Datuk Mohamed Fadzli Hassan said the state government will ensure that areas designated for gold panning are not within prohibited zones and do not pose safety risks to miners. — Unsplash pic

Kelantan eyes regulated gold panning in Tanah Merah, Jeli under conditional licensing scheme

Military vehicles are parked near the Thailand-Cambodia border in Surin Province, Thailand on November 3, 2025. — Anadolu pic via Reuters

Malaysia stands firm on Thailand-Cambodia peace efforts despite border blast, says defence force chief

Policemen place the bodies of 11 deceased victims from a boat carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya community, which sank in waters near the Thailand–Malaysia border, as the bodies are prepared to be transported to a mortuary, at Langkawi, Malaysia, November 11, 2025. — Reuters pic

Capsized boat tragedy in Malaysia-Thailand border waters: Four more bodies found, bringing toll to 16

An undated photograph shows Tan Sri Tiong Hiew King. — Rimbunan Hijau pic

Sarawak timber magnate Tiong Hiew King dies at 91

Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee, who is Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s (PPBM) Sabah chief, will return to contest the Sugut seat for the first time since 1990, this time under the PN banner. — Picture by KE Ooi

Ronald Kiandee to lead Perikatan’s 41 candidates in Sabah state election

A banner displays the National Scam Response Centre’s 997 hotline in Kuala Lumpur July 24, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Love scammers caught red-handed duping Japanese victims from Kajang house

Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) vehicles are seen at the site of a fire on June 21, 2025. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Bomba sounds alarm over surge in prank emergency calls, cites risk to real rescue missions

Rapper Namewee is pictured in Sarawak. — namewee/Instagram pic

Namewee had ‘special relationship’ with dead Taiwanese influencer, KL police confirm