Oct 7 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim bows in greeting to members of the press before departing the Khazanah Megatrends Forum 2024 in Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur. Anwar has now completed two years at the top post, which makes him the longest-serving PM in the last seven years. By Zahid Izzani

Aug 27 — A collapsed drain near Kampung Kerinchi the size of a car revived fears of sinkhole incidents in the Klang Valley. Several sinkholes appeared over the course of days during that month in Jalan Masjid India, prompting a halt in new construction approvals in Kuala Lumpur at the time. By Low Yen Yeing

March 14 — This unusually empty Starbucks at IPC Shopping Mall reflects the intensity of the 2024 boycott related to the Gaza conflict. The boycott resulted in earnings losses for numerous brands worldwide. By Sam Fong

Oct 10 — Former Special Actions Unit officer Azilah Hadri, who was convicted of murdering Altantuya Shaariibuu, being escorted by prison officers after his death sentence was changed to jail and caning following the abolition of mandatory capital punishment. This was a year after his convicted accomplice, Sirul Azhar Umar, was released from immigration detention in Australia, where he had been held after his asylum claim was rejected in 2019. He was freed when the court ruled that indefinite immigration detention was unlawful. By Shahrin Yahya

Oct 1 — The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah (left), and the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (right), in conversation. The two sultans jointly launched The Edge: Behind the Stories, a book celebrating 30 years of The Edge Malaysia. By Sam Fong

Dec 23 — A birds-eye view of the 263.27-acre plot near Jalan Duta, which the High Court ruled the federal government should return to the liquidator of Semantan Estate Sdn Bhd following a legal dispute. The site, acquired by the government in 1956, houses buildings such as the Tun Razak hockey stadium, the Kuala Lumpur Shariah Court, the Inland Revenue Board building, and possibly portions of the Federal Territories mosque. By Shahril Basri

Jan 29 — The late Tun Daim Zainuddin speaking to reporters at the Kuala Lumpur High Court after being charged with allegedly failing to declare his assets. This was the two-time finance minister’s last press conference before his death on Nov 13; he was posthumously acquitted. by Low Yen Yeing

Nov 13 — (From left) Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu, and Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali paying their last respects to the late Tun Daim Zainuddin during the funeral prayer at the Federal Territories mosque. They had worked together to win the 14th General Election, when Bersatu joined the Pakatan Harapan coalition. Daim was then appointed chairman of the Council of Eminent Persons, a group advising the federal government in 2018-2020. By Suhaimi Mohd Yusuf

June 12 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad arriving at the Legal Affairs Building in Putrajaya to attend the Royal Commission of Inquiry proceeding on Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge. The former prime minister was back in the spotlight after the RCI recommended a criminal probe be initiated against him concerning Malaysia’s move to not take action on the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) ruling that Pulau Batu Puteh belongs to Singapore. Two of the seven-member RCI panel, however, objected to the recommendation. By Shahrin Yahya

Dec 19 — Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor with her lawyers (back row, left to right) Datuk Firoz Hussein Ahmad Jamaluddin, Reza Rahim, Rajivan Nambiar, and Amer Hamzah Arshad, after she was acquitted in her RM7.1 million money-laundering and tax evasion case. In February, her husband Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 12-year jail term for the misappropriation of SRC International funds was halved by the Pardons Board, while his RM250 million fine was reduced to RM50 million. By Low Yen Yeing

Nov 8 — Lim Guan Eng addressing reporters at the Kuala Lumpur High Court after winning a defamation suit against Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who alleged tax breaks were given to Yayasan Albukhary by Lim when he was finance minister. Separately, Lim lost his appeal involving a suit against The Star Media Group, and MCA vice president Tan Teik Cheng, over an opinion piece on an RM4 million allocation to a Chinese vernacular school in Johor during the 2022 Johor state polls. By Suhaimi Mohd Yusuf

Aug 31 — “Tiga satu bulan lapan lima puluh tujuh” — part of the lyrics to Sudirman’s song “Merdeka” played up during the celebration of Malaysia’s 67th Independence Day. By Patrick Goh

Sept 6 — Datuk Captain Izham Ismail, group managing director of Malaysia Aviation Group, telling reporters that the national carrier’s network reduction was to “ensure safe and reliable” travels after several of its flights experienced technical issues. The aviation industry globally, Malaysia Airlines included, was unable to fully capture the rebound in tourism as it faced the brunt of pandemic-induced supply chain issues with late and faulty parts affecting capacity. By Shahril Basri

Jan 11 — The signing of the memorandum of understanding for the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone between Minister of Economy Mohd Rafizi Ramli (second from right) and Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong (third from right), witnessed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (right) and Singapore’s then-Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (left). It would eventually take one year to firm up the highly anticipated collaboration, with official signing moved to January 2025, from December 2024. By Zahid Izzani

Sept 23 — A cargo ship sails along the Penang Strait towards the North Butterworth Container Terminal, with the Penang Bridge standing in the background. The port is expecting to see a RM2.2 billion expansion to boost capacity amid growing industrial activities in the northern region. By Zahid Izzani