Deepavali shines a light on Melaka Chetti community’s fight to preserve its identity

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Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex on December 22, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Isa

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Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar yesterday raised questions over the accuracy and scrutiny applied in preparing an official court document used as the basis for implementing Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s house arrest order. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

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Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar speaks to reporters after the Opening of the Legal Year 2026 at Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre in Kuala Lumpur January 12, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

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Campaigning for the November 14 Melaka state election has entered its second week, with 79 candidates vying for 28 seats amid shifting political alliances and competing promises on development, stability and reform. — Bernama pic

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Joint Management Bodies have the authority to regulate pet ownership in condominiums and apartments, but this power should not be interpreted as an absolute right to arbitrarily impose a ban on owners keeping animals in their private residential units. — Picture by Choo Choy May

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Police have arrested four men after a video showing fireworks being set off on a road near a traffic light junction in Skudai. — Screengrab via video on social media

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Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Senator Dr Zulkifli Hasan has said that firm action will be taken if The Weeknd’s concert in Bukit Jalil is found to have breached religious sensitivities. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

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Project head Mohamed Zakaria Awang, 66, collects unsold coconuts following an influx of supply from Indonesia since early this year, which has affected their income, during a site visit in Kampung Dendang, Dungun November 9, 2026. — Bernama pic

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In a message to company employees released yesterday, Huang acknowledged having an affair and apologised to both his family and company staff. — AFP pic

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A Malaysian man arrested by Brunei authorities with more than 100 kilogrammes (kg) of suspected syabu at the Sungai Tujoh Control Post along the Brunei-Miri border on Oct 31 has two previous criminal records. — Bernama pic/PDRM

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Two police officers were injured after the patrol car they were in skidded and overturned while trying to avoid a group of monkeys at Kilometre 4, Jalan Simpang Bukit Kepah-Tapah, Hulu Terengganu. — Bernama pic/PDRM

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