Final reminder: Stricter littering law starts in 2026 - Nga

 

Rubbish being thrown indiscriminately at an area near a housing area. (Pic for illustration purposes only)

KUALA LUMPUR: Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming has issued a final reminder that the community service order for littering offences will come into force on Jan 1, 2026, as part of stricter enforcement against littering in public places.

He said enforcement officers have been instructed to uphold the new law, which aims to strengthen public cleanliness and civic responsibility.

"Anyone, including foreigners, who throws rubbish in public places will be fined RM2,000 and sentenced to 12 hours of public cleansing work," he said in a statement on his Facebook page.

Nga had previously stressed that urban cleanliness was a shared responsibility and not solely the duty of the government or local authorities. He also expressed disappointment that littering continued to occur, particularly in city centres and public areas.

"Malaysia is progressing towards developed nation status and will be hosting Visit Malaysia 2026, but irresponsible attitudes such as this tarnish the image of our cities and the country's reputation, including among tourists," he said.

Nga said his ministry, through the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation (SWCorp) and local authorities, remains committed to carrying out cleaning operations and continuous enforcement, but stressed that success depends on public awareness and cooperation.

He urged all parties to respect public spaces during festivities or activities by disposing of waste properly and complying with the law to ensure clean, comfortable and orderly cities.

"Clean cities reflect a cultured society. Let us support the efforts of SWCorp and local authorities in ensuring our cities are cleaner, sustainable and liveable for the next generation," he said.

– Bernama

1MDB: 'Sometimes one has to pay for lapse of intelligence,' says Apandi

 

Former attorney-general Apandi Ali, who cleared Najib Abdul Razak of any wrongdoing in the 1MDB scandal back in 2016, has responded to yesterday's High Court verdict in a cryptic message.

When contacted by Malaysiakini on the former prime minister being found guilty on all 25 corruption-related charges, he said: 

"Sometimes one has to pay for a lapse of intelligence."

Apandi, however, declined to elaborate when asked what he meant with the single-line comment. 

Yesterday, presiding judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah delivered the Kuala Lumpur court's ruling, where it found Najib guilty on all four counts of abuse of power and all 21 money laundering charges linked to the 1MDB scandal.

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The former Umno president was handed 15 years’ imprisonment and ordered to pay a total fine of RM11.38 billion for the four abuse of power offences.

At the height of authorities' investigations into the 1MDB and SRC International scandals in 2015, Najib had dispensed a special task force headed by then attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail. 

Gani was then replaced by Apandi, who later held a press conference on Jan 26, 2016 clearing the then prime minister from any wrongdoing. 

According to Apandi, no charges would be brought against Najib based on the investigations carried out by MACC.

"Based on the facts and evidence as a whole, I, as the public prosecutor, am satisfied that no criminal offence has been committed by the prime minister in relation to the three investigation papers.

"I will return the relevant investigation papers to MACC today, with the instruction to close the three investigation papers," he reportedly told a press conference in Putrajaya. - Mkini

Two names submitted for Perlis MB post

 

PETALING JAYA: The names of two candidates – one each from PAS and Bersatu – are being considered for the position of the next Perlis Mentri Besar.

PAS's Santan state assemblyman Azmir Azizan is said to have received the endorsement of the PAS Central Committee, while Kuala Perlis state assemblyman Abu Bakar Hamzah is believed to be the name submitted by Bersatu.

When contacted, Azmir said he found out through the media that he was being considered.

"I am at a kenduri now. I only know of this from media reports. I have no comments (on the matter at this moment)," he said.

However, sources from PAS have also confirmed that Azmir was the PAS state assemblyman endorsed by the party’s top leadership for the post.

Meanwhile, Perikatan Nasional chairman and Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin confirmed that a Bersatu state assemblyman's name has been submitted to Istana Perlis to be considered for the position.

Perlis Mentri Besar Mohd Shukri resigned on Thursday (Dec 25), citing health reasons.

His resignation came after eight state assemblymen – three from PAS and five from Bersatu – allegedly signed statutory declarations retracting their support for him. - Star

No letters to EC from Perlis Speaker on vacancies yet, claims source

 

PETALING JAYA: Perlis Speaker Rus'sele Eizan has yet to notify the Election Commission (EC) about the vacancy of the three seats in the Perlis state legislative assembly, claims a source.

The source said that this was despite an announcement by Rus'ele on Thursday (Dec 25) that he would inform the EC of the vacancies soon.

The Perlis state government has been in limbo after eight assemblymen – three from PAS and five from Bersatu – signed statutory declarations to oust the then-Mentri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli.

Mohd Shukri later resigned on Dec 25, citing health reasons.

On Thursday, Rus'ele informed the media that he was satisfied that the seats were vacant after PAS announced that Chuping assemblyman Saad Seman, Bintong assemblyman Fakhrul Anwar Ismail and Guar Sanji assemblyman Mohd Ridzuan Hashim had their memberships terminated for failing to comply with party directives as elected representatives.

He then said that it would be up to the EC to decide whether to call for elections. - Star

Pemuda Umno Selangor bawa isu komen Yeo dalam mesyuarat parti

Ketuanya, Mohd Imran Tamrin berkata sayap itu akan kemuka usul rasmi dalam mesyuarat badan perhubungan negeri supaya kerjasama dengan DAP dikaji semula.

Ketua Pemuda Umno Selangor, Mohd Imran Tamrin berkata kegagalan Setiausaha Publisiti DAP Yeo Bee Yin memohon maaf menunjukkan DAP tidak menghormati semangat kerjasama.

PETALING JAYA:

 Pemuda Umno Selangor akan membawa isu kegagalan Setiausaha Publisiti DAP Yeo Bee Yin memohon maaf di atas hantaran ‘meraikan’ keputusan rayuan tahanan rumah Najib Razak untuk dibincangkan dalam mesyuarat badan perhubungan negeri.

Ketua Pemudanya, Mohd Imran Tamrin berkata dalam mesyuarat itu Pemuda Umno Selangor akan mengemukakan usul rasmi supaya kerjasama Umno dan DAP di negeri itu dikaji dan diperhalusi semula.

“Mesyuarat badan perhubungan negeri akan diadakan dalam masa terdekat sebelum perhimpunan agung Umno yang dijangka bermula 14 Jan ini.

“Isu ini akan dibawa secara rasmi kepada Umno Selangor,” katanya kepada FMT.

Katanya, Pemuda Umno Selangor juga akan membawa isu berkenaan kepada pengerusi Pakatan Harapan (PH) Selangor yang juga menteri besar Amirudin Shari, bagi menggesa tindakan sewajarnya diambil terhadap Yeo.

“Keengganan memohon maaf menunjukkan DAP tidak menghormati semangat kerjasama,” katanya.

Terdahulu, Umno Puchong memutuskan kerjasama dengan PH susulan kegagalan Yeo memohon maaf di atas hantaran tersebut.

Setiausahanya Mohamad Yusof Mohamed Yassin berkata berkuat kuasa serta merta tiada lagi kerjasama di peringkat Parlimen diwakili Yeo selain DUN Seri Serdang dan Seri Kembangan.

Setiausaha Agung Umno Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, turut mengecam kenyataan Yeo itu yang dilabelnya sebagai ‘amat kurang ajar, melampau dan langsung tidak berperikemanusian’.

Asyraf juga berkata, mungkin sudah tiba masanya Umno menilai kembali jalinan kerjasama ‘jika masih ada pihak yang tidak mahu menghargai sumbangan dan perjuangan Umno selama ini’. - FMT

Taiwan rattled by 7.0 magnitude quake

While tremors were felt in the capital, Taipei's city government said there was no major damage reported in the immediate aftermath.

The earthquake struck some 32km off Taiwan’s northeastern coastal city of Yilan, where more than 3,000 homes briefly lost power. (EPA Images pic)

TAIPEI:

 A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck some 32km off Taiwan’s northeastern coastal city of Yilan on Saturday, the island’s weather administration said, with no immediate report of major damage.

The quake with a depth of 73km was felt across north Taiwan and shook buildings in the capital Taipei, the administration added, attributing it an intensity four category meaning there could be minor damages.

Taipei city’s government said there was no major damage reported in the immediate aftermath.More than 3,000 homes in Yilan briefly lost power, Taiwan Power Company said.

Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes.

More than 100 people were killed in a quake in southern Taiwan in 2016, while a 7.3 magnitude quake killed more than 2,000 people in 1999. - FMT

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LOCAL UNIVERSITY IMPLICATED IN CELEBRITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOLAR'S PHD CONTROVERSY

 

Ok I am not playing the YouTube video here in my blog nor am I reproducing any material from the whistle blower website. 

First there is a You Tube video here  which cracks open this story. 

The YouTube site provides a link to a web page which provides more background material to this story.

This story was known some years ago - as early as 2020. But that YouTube video was just uploaded yesterday on Dec 26, 2025.  

The story is about this fellow who is a celebrity Online Islamic preacher. A young fellow who visited Malaysia early this year. He obtained his PhD in an Islamic field of research at a Malaysian university.  

The views expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of MMKtT.

RUSSIANS START CUTTING OFF ODESSA

 In the first half of 2025 when the Russians put forward their ceasefire proposals again (their proposals date earlier than that) they occupied about TEN PERCENT of Ukrainian territory. Now at end 2025 (four days from 2026) the Russians are occupying close to 20% of Ukrainian territory. But as I have said many times before, the British are unrelenting. They want this war to keep going - even if the last Ukrainian soldier is sacrificed. This is Britain's war against Russia and Germany. 

The past few weeks the Russians have begun to move more aggressively towards the Odessa Oblast in south western Ukraine.

Here is the CIA's pro-Ukraine mapping of the Odessa area in late December 2025. I have circled Odessa in red. Those red stripes (mine) indicate Russian strikes and troop movements into Odessa as well as the Russian naval blockade of the Odessa coastline.  

Here is pro-Russian hawk Ruslan Belov's podcast of the latest situation in Odessa. When (not if) Odessa falls, Ukraine will be completely cut off and isolated from the sea (Black Sea).  Not only will Ukraine lose the war, but by then Russia will have captured even more Ukrainian territory. When Ukraine loses the war NATO will break up. Even the EU might break up. Leading the exit from NATO and the EU could be Germany. 

This is really European stupidity. To provoke the Russian bear. Napoleon got his butt kicked by the Russians. The German Nazis got massacred by the Russians.  Do they honestly think they can defeat Russia? The quick answer is NO they do not think they can defeat Russia. They know they cannot defeat Russia. 

So why keep fighting a lost war?  Because it is the Ukrainians who are being sacrificed. But the orders are being issued by the British.

 

 The views expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of MMKtT.

SATURDAY CARTOON

 

Video jenayah tular cetus ketakutan masyarakat, kata penganalisis

Penganalisis jenayah, Kamal Affandi Hashim kata kadar jenayah masih terkawal tetapi penggunaan telefon pintar punca banyak kejadian dirakam dan ditularkan.

Penganalisis jenayah, Kamal Affandi Hashim berkata perkongsian rakaman tanpa konteks dan data sebenar boleh membentuk persepsi bahawa jenayah semakin tidak terkawal, sedangkan ia tidak mencerminkan realiti sebenar. (Gambar Facebook MBIP)

PETALING JAYA:

 Penularan video jenayah di media sosial mencetuskan ketakutan dalam kalangan masyarakat, walaupun kadar jenayah sebenar dilaporkan kekal relatif stabil sejak beberapa dekad lalu, kata penganalisis jenayah, Kamal Affandi Hashim.

Kamal berkata landskap jenayah negara tidak banyak berubah sejak era 80-an, namun peningkatan pemilikan telefon pintar menyebabkan lebih banyak kejadian dirakam dan ditularkan.

“Yang berubah bukan jenayah, tetapi cara ia dipaparkan. Hari ini hampir semua orang boleh merakam dan menyebarkan sesuatu dalam masa singkat,” katanya kepada FMT.

“Perkongsian rakaman tanpa konteks dan data sebenar boleh membentuk persepsi bahawa jenayah semakin tidak terkawal, sedangkan ia tidak mencerminkan realiti sebenar,” katanya kepada FMT.

Katanya, penularan video jenayah juga boleh mengganggu siasatan apabila rakaman disebarkan terlebih dahulu berbanding disalurkan kepada pihak berkuasa.

“Dalam banyak kes, pelaku menjadi lebih dikenali berbanding mangsa. Ini secara tidak langsung memberi publisiti kepada penjenayah,” katanya.

Pensyarah Kanan Fakulti Pengajian dan Pengurusan Pertahanan, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM), Liley Afzani Saidi berkata media sosial kini menjadi pembentuk utama persepsi keselamatan awam.

Liley Afzani Saidi.

“Pendedahan berulang kepada video jenayah boleh mencipta ilusi bahawa kejadian tersebut kerap berlaku walaupun kadar sebenar tidak meningkat secara signifikan.

“Apabila video ditularkan tanpa kronologi dan pengesahan, masyarakat cenderung membuat kesimpulan berdasarkan emosi,” katanya.

Menurutnya, fenomena itu disifatkan sebagai ancaman keselamatan bukan tradisional kerana ia memberi kesan kepada psikologi dan rasa selamat masyarakat.

Katanya, kandungan sensasi di media sosial lebih mudah menarik perhatian orang ramai berbanding penjelasan rasmi yang dikeluarkan oleh pihak berkuasa mengenai kejadian itu.

Menurutnya, keadaan itu sekali gus mempengaruhi cara masyarakat menilai tahap keselamatan dengan hanya berpandukan kepada kejadian di media sosial.

Bagi mengekang isu itu, beliau menegaskan perlunya keseimbangan antara kebebasan berkongsi maklumat dan tanggungjawab sosial dalam penggunaan media sosial. - FMT