Azril Annuar

2 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | Vanessa Paige Chelvan |Azril Annuar |Jonathan Pearlman

SINGAPORE: It has been six months since giving birth to her second child in November 2024, but Saw Rong still cannot carry the baby girl. She fractured her back a year ago when extreme air turbulence hit a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight she and her husband were taking from London to Singapore. Saw, who is in her 30s, was two months pregnant then.

2 months ago | straitstimes.com | Azril Annuar

KUALA LUMPUR – To an outsider’s eyes, the Cantik Apartments in Kuala Lumpur could do with a makeover, with its exterior and common areas looking worse for wear and in dire need of upgrading. But for some residents of the 40-year old four-storey block in Cheras, the prospect of redevelopment has given them sleepless nights instead.

Mar 3, 2025 | straitstimes.com | Azril Annuar

PUTRAJAYA – Former Malaysian prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been named as a suspect in a graft case involving RM700 million (S$212 million) spent on government publicity during his 14-month tenure. Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Azam Baki announced at a press conference on March 3 that his investigators will call in Datuk Seri Ismail for questioning on March 5.

Feb 21, 2025 | straitstimes.com | Azril Annuar

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s plan to review a controversial law that allows for suspects to be detained for up to 28 days without trial has been welcomed by civil society groups, but some say the law should be repealed entirely. The Security Offences (Special Measures) Act, commonly referred to as Sosma, was enacted in 2012 to tackle serious threats to national security and public order, but it has also long been criticised as “draconian” with periodic calls for its repeal.

Feb 14, 2025 | straitstimes.com | Azril Annuar

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia is set to ease rules covering peaceful rallies in the country, after the government drew flak for investigating protesters at a recent anti-graft rally in Kuala Lumpur . Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told Parliament on Feb 13 that the government will table an amendment to the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 and remove Section 11, which stipulates that rally organisers must obtain permission from premise owners before any rallies can take place at the owners’ venues.