Lawyer and opposition politician Lim Tean has been arrested in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, days after failing to surrender in Singapore to begin serving his jail sentence. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said Lim was arrested by the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) on 6 August 2026. His arrest came after he failed to report to the State Courts on 3 August to begin serving a jail term of three months and one week for practising law without a valid practising certificate. SPF said Lim is the subject of...

The Straits Times (ST) has issued a clarification following criticism over its wording in a court report involving a man convicted of statutory rape. In a letter published by the newspaper's editor, ST acknowledged that some readers felt phrases such as "had sex with", "relationship" and "couple" did not accurately reflect the severity of the offence. The publication explained that these terms were taken from the Statement of Facts (SOF) submitted by prosecutors, which did not use the word...

A string of drug smuggling cases involving Malaysian nationals across Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore over the past few days has placed renewed scrutiny on Malaysia's border security, with many questioning how the suspects were able to leave the country undetected. The latest case involved a Malaysian pilot arrested at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport after Indonesian authorities allegedly found more than 70,000 ecstasy pills and methamphetamine in his luggage. Days later,...