No place like home for Kg Sungai Baru residents anymore
Police officers and enforcement personnel descend on the Malay enclave on Sept 11, 2025 – eviction day – forcing residents from their homes.
Reflections on 'Fractures Beneath The Crown'
A soul-searching tour of Rahmi Bujang's exhibition on power and the place of the people.
'Turun Anwar' rally as it happened
In what is the largest protest against a prime minister since the anti-government demonstrations during the Najib Razak era, more than 100,000 people took part in the Turun Anwar rally, gathering at several locations in Kuala Lumpur before marching to Dataran Merdeka.
Black flags in the face of eviction
Residents of Kampung Sungai Baru in the heart of Kuala Lumpur march to the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) office to submit a memorandum in protest of their July 16 eviction.
In pictures: A tale of fire and loss
Over 500 residents from Putra Heights in Subang Jaya and the surrounding area were forced to move to temporary relief centres due to the huge blast which left many homeless.
First Raya without dad for Rohingya family in Ampang
The only means they have of celebrating the occasion are the groceries given to them by a charitable foundation.
Kampung Sungai Baru residents left homeless ahead of Hari Raya
The flats in the area are torn down one by one despite an interim order allowing the residents to remain there until the court reaches a decision.
A tale of Ramadan dates
Dates have always played an important role in the month of Ramadan, when Muslims around the world abstain from food and drink from dawn until dusk, traditionally breaking their fast with ripe dates.
A CNY marked by poverty
While wealth and prosperity are a common theme in Chinese New Year greetings, many still celebrate the occasion with very little or nothing at all.
A rally against corruption
Around 300 protesters, mostly students, gathered in Kuala Lumpur to take a stand against corruption after the Anwar Ibrahim government made a series of decisions that critics say exonerate scandal-hit individuals in the hope of holding the fragile coalition together.
A quick tour of Malaysia's dazzling mosques
Mosques are not only Muslim houses of worship; in many parts of the Muslim world, they are also stunning tourist attractions thanks to their architecture and history. MalaysiaNow stops by some of the most beautiful mosques in the Klang Valley.
A family's water problems
Chua Theam Kok and his family are forced to collect water in buckets but scramble to cope whenever the rain comes pouring through the leaks in their old wooden house.
