Azalina: Pardon power is part of the law, not above it

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The Pakatan Harapan Presidential Council says it is determined to continue efforts to eradicate corruption, promote the reform agenda, and cleanse the country of elements of corruption and abuse, following the issuance of a conditional royal pardon for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

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A former gold shop supervisor was sentenced to 16 months’ jail and three strokes of the cane for pawning three gold bars to buy cryptocurrency at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on September 18, 2026. — Bernama pic

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A view of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s residence following the announcement that he would serve the remainder of his SRC International sentence under house arrest in Kuala Lumpur on September 18, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

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Umno started a Najib Razak Solidarity Fund on September 18, 2026 to help the former prime minister pay the RM50 million fine required as part of his conditional royal pardon that would enable him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence at home, just hours after the government made the announcement. — Picture from Facebook/DR ASYRAF WAJDI DUSUKI

Malaysia
 / 18 h ago

Plainclothes personnel are seen near the residence of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak at Jalan Langgak Duta in Kuala Lumpur on September 19, 2026, following the arrival of vehicles bearing the Prison Department logo. — Picture by Milda Hassandarvish

Malaysia
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Nikmatullah Seri, spokesman for the Barisan Revolusi Nasional peace negotiation delegation, gestures during an interview with AFP in Kuala Lumpur on September 14, 2026. The BRN says it remains committed to its goal of political power in southern Thailand as Malaysia-mediated peace talks with Bangkok remain stalled. — AFP pic

World
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Datuk Seri Fadhlina Sidek says Najib’s conditional royal pardon should not be seen as political decision. — Bernama pic

Malaysia
 / 3 h ago

Screengrab of an Instagram Reel by ‘The Fever Kinetic Theatre’ showing a theatrical performance that allegedly insults the royal institution, Malaysia and Rukun Negara has gone viral, sparking calls for a police investigation and legal action.

Malaysia
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Plaintiff’s lawyer Sofian Azmir (left) speaks to reporters after the High Court dismissed his client’s RM1 million suit in Shah Alam on September 18, 2026. The suit was filed by a girl with cerebral palsy and her parents over an incident in which she fell after a fellow student allegedly pulled away a chair as she was about to sit on it at a school in Shah Alam on October 12, 2023 when she was 12. — Bernama pic

Malaysia
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Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) is working towards opening the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) to the public as early as mid-December. — Bernama pic

Money
 / 18 h ago

A 49-year-old businessman was sentenced to 14 months’ jail and one stroke of the cane for cheating a 35-year-old director out of RM361,150 to secure a supply of automated external defibrillators. — Pexels pic

Malaysia
 / 17 h ago

Supporters of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak pose for pictures outside his home in Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur on September 18, 2026, following news of his conditional royal pardon and expected release from Kajang Prison. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia
 / 19 h ago

Supporters of Datuk Seri Najib Razak pose outside the Kuala Lumpur home of the former prime minister on September 18, 2026. The 73-year-old has been granted a conditional royal pardon allowing him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest, subject to payment of the RM50 million fine and compliance with conditions that have not been publicly disclosed. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

What You Think
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Edison Chen (right) with Anthony Wong at the lensing ceremony for Chinese New Year comedy ‘Temple of Wishes’ in Penang, marking Chen’s return to the big screen after nearly a decade away. — Picture via Facebook/ypentertainment1

Showbiz
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Fly FM says it has removed Ed Sheeran from its playlist while voicing support for Palestine and artists who speak up for the cause. — Picture from Facebook/Fly FM

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