Top News of 2019

24

Flight of fancy

Flying 'car' projects draws intense public scrutiny

Scored 8,874 pts

23

Sexual harassment

Lawyers' 'gatal' list, sugar daddies, stalled investigations

Scored 10,114 pts

22

Media in trouble

Utusan Malaysia shuts down, Media Prima layoffs

Scored 10,426 pts

21

Red scare

Chin Peng's ashes, Hat Yai accord anniversary, and Hew Kuan Yau's China comic.

Scored 10,711 pts

20

Muafakat Nasional

Umno and PAS join forces for GE15

Scored 10,971 pts

19

Haze is back

Schools closed, Malaysian palm oil companies under spotlight

Scored 11,283 pts

18

Rise of the Malay right

Dignity Congress, Buy Muslim First campaign.

Scored 11,291 pts

17

Royal showdown

Dr M feuds with Johor palace, menteri besar replaced

Scored 11,314 pts

16

The Orang Asli

Mystery deaths in Gua Musang, 'forced' contraceptives, first parliamentarian

Scored 11,335 pts

15

The Abdication

Sultan Muhammad V resigns as Agong

Scored 11,710 pts

14

Rome Statute

Another UN convention torpedoed after Malay backlash

Scored 11,844 pts

13

Women Power

First woman CJ, COA president, MACC chief

Scored 12,070 pts

12

Undi18

Parliament joins forces to lower voting age to 18

Scored 12,604 pts

11

Death of a firefighter

Inquest on Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim

Scored 12,661 pts

10

LTTE arrests

Police crackdown, deep state allegations

Scored 12,930 pts

9

Pasir Gudang in trouble

Pollution triggers health and ecological crisis

Scored 13,045 pts

8

Zakir Naik

Furore as Chinese, Indian communities offended by political remarks

Scored 13,620 pts

7

Corrupt Judiciary

Judge Hamid Sultan Abu Backer drops bombshell affidavit

Scored 13,898 pts

6

Losing streak

Pakatan Harapan defeated in four out of five by-elections

Scored 14,066 pts

5

PKR infighting

Feud between Anwar Ibrahim and Azmin Ali, and sex allegations

Scored 14,833 pts

4

The Transition

When will Dr M hand over power to Anwar

Scored 15,120 pts

3

Race and education

The jawi/khat debate, children growing up in separate bubbles.

Scored 15,254 pts

2

Altantuya murder

Azilah Hadri's SD implicating Najib Abdul Razak, and Abdul Razak Baginda

Scored 16,942 pts

1

The winner is...

Najib in the dock

SRC, 1MDB trials shed light on world's biggest financial scandal

Scored 17,640 pts