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Mohamad Sabu has called for legislation allowing all convicts to serve half their prison sentences under house arrest, following Najib Razak's return home under house arrest. "Undang-undang mesti adil kepada semua. Malaysia tidak boleh mengamalkan sistem keadilan dua darjat," the Kota Raja MP said. 🧵1

Activist Peter Tan has urged the IGP to take action against two patrol officers accused of extorting RM6,590 from a 60-year-old deaf and mute man in Ampang. An officer allegedly checked the victim's mobile phone, found inappropriate content and demanded money to prevent his arrest. 🧵1

Taiwan has confirmed that it suspended investment talks with Malaysia last month following Anwar Ibrahim's remarks describing the island as part of China. During an interview, the Prime Minister reaffirmed Malaysia's One China policy and compared Beijing's potential use of force against Taiwan to a Malaysian state attempting to secede. 🧵1

DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke has challenged BN ministers to resign from the Cabinet if they disagree with Anwar Ibrahim's leadership. "Parti kamu hentam Perdana Menteri siang malam, kata ini tak betul, itu tak betul, tapi masih duduk dalam kerajaan. "Mereka nak jawatan dalam kerajaan kerana mereka tahu kalau hilang jawatan, pengaruh mereka akan hilang," he said. 🧵1

Gardenia Bakeries KL said independent laboratory tests found its products met food safety standards following claims that two children became ill after eating its bread and cakes. However, the company did not confirm whether the products tested were from the batches in question. 🧵1

The world's glaciers lost more than 400 billion tonnes of ice in 2025, equivalent to five Olympic-sized swimming pools every second, said the World Meteorological Organisation. Global sea levels reached a record high, while sea surface temperatures also set monthly records in 2026. 🧵1

The ROS has asserted that it had never approved the registration of any Rohingya organisation as an NGO in Malaysia. This follows online concerns over the legitimacy of Rohingya Society Malaysia and the Home Ministry’s response to police reports lodged against it in 2020. 🧵1

The Malaysian Pharmacists Society urged Putrajaya to release a clear timeline for a nationwide vape ban after missing its mid-year target for the first phase. This comes amid rising teen vaping rates and around 429 cases involving vape liquids suspected of containing synthetic drugs recorded since January. 🧵1

FT Minister Hannah Yeoh said she considered resigning over the High Court’s house arrest ruling for ex-PM Najib Razak, but DAP sec-gen Anthony Loke urged party members in Cabinet to honour their commitments and complete their work. Yeoh said Loke ultimately paid the price himself, resigning as Transport Minister.

Gardenia Singapore has clarified that its manufacturing and operations are separate from its Malaysian arm, following complaints of alleged food poisoning involving its products in Kuala Lumpur. The company said its Singapore operations have independent management, production and quality control systems, despite shifting bakery production to Johor Bahru earlier this year.

Malaysia ranked 72nd out of 158 countries and sixth among 10 Asean economies for its ability to combat illicit trade, according to a Tracit report. The country scored 50.7 out of 100 on the 2025 index, slightly above the Asean average of 49.7 and the global average of 49.9. 🧵1

Petronas could supply gas for dedicated power generation to meet the growing electricity demand from data centres, said MITI Minister Johari Ghani. This would allow the national oil and gas company to secure longer-term customers at market prices, instead of supplying subsidised energy. 🧵1

Anthony Loke has resigned as Transport Minister with immediate effect, following the High Court's latest order allowing Najib Razak to serve the rest of his prison sentence at home. "Keputusan ini berpegang pada prinsip dan pendirian yang telah saya jelaskan sebelum ini," the DAP leader said.

🚨JUST IN: Najib Razak will serve the remainder of his jail term for his first corruption conviction under house arrest after the High Court issued a new warrant of release. The Court Registrar was directed to issue the new order this afternoon, replacing the previous order issued last week.

Malaysia's healthcare inflation accelerated to 3.0% in 2025, up from 1.3% in 2024, driven partly by rising health insurance costs. Health-related insurance expenditure surged 9.1%, contributing to medical services inflation rising to 4.4% from 0.9%, according to DOSM. 🧵1

WWF-Malaysia has warned that Malayan tigers could become locally extinct in certain habitats as small, isolated populations struggle to breed and maintain genetic diversity. It told Berita Harian that poaching, habitat fragmentation and declining prey populations remain major threats despite recent conservation gains. bharian.com.my/amp/berita/na… 🧵1

The Election Commission is working with MCMC and other relevant agencies to strengthen its website security, following reports of a suspected cyberattack during the Melaka election. The commission had already engaged with the agencies to prevent similar incidents from recurring.

Court clarification is needed to determine whether the Prisons Department has the authority to implement house arrest for Najib Razak, said Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. There was a discrepancy between the Conditional Pardon Order, which specifies house arrest, and the High Court's Order of Discharge, which directs Najib's release. 🧵1

Nvidia had reportedly intervened in a US investigation into the suspected smuggling of its AI chips to China by Megaspeed International, reports Bloomberg. In 2025, the company's general counsel, Tim Teter, contacted Commerce Under Secretary Jeffrey Kessler to ask whether the Bureau of Industry and Security was involved in Singapore's detention of Megaspeed executive Alice Huang. 🧵1