Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali (left) and his former protégé Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari in Gombak, during the 2023 state election nomination day on July 29. Both are Selangor Menteri Besar candidates for Perikatan Nasional and the unity government respectively. On the Aug 12 polling day, Azmin won the Hulu Kelang state seat, while Amirudin won in Sungai Tua. Photo by Sam Fong

Bersatu secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin wearing a headband donning the hashtag #AbahTabah (persevere) at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex on March 10, the day Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was brought to court for allegedly receiving RM232.5 million in bribes when he was PM. The High Court struck out the charges in August, but Muhyiddin still faces three other charges of money laundering. Photo by Suhaimi Mohd Yusuf

Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman embraced by his mother Sharifah Mahani Syed Abdul Aziz at the High Court on November 8, after the Muar MP was found guilty of money laundering, abetting in breach of trust, and misappropriation of his former party Bersatu’s funds. He is appealing against the decision, where he was sentenced to seven years in jail, one stroke of the rotan, and a RM10 million fine. Photo by Zahid Izzani

Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor struck a familiar pose on nomination day on July 29. Sanusi later went behind the police tape to taunt supporters of Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan, and met with jeers from the crowd. He went on to retain the Jeneri seat and lead Kedah as its Menteri Besar for a second term. Photo by Zahid Izzani

Supporters of Datuk Seri Najib Razak picketing outside the Kuala Lumpur High Court during the hearing of the 1MDB-Tanore trial in October. The former PM, currently doing jail time for misappropriating SRC International Sdn Bhd funds, faces four counts of abuse of power and 21 counts of money laundering involving RM2.3 billion belonging to 1MDB. Photo by Shahrin Yahya

Amirudin leads PH’s celebration in Shah Alam after officially retaining the Selangor state. While the Aug 12 state polls saw no change in any state governments, opposition PN managed to secure more percentage of votes compared with in GE15. In Selangor, PH and BN lost its two-thirds majority and retained just 34 seats, from 51 seats won by PH alone previously, out of the 56 in total. Photo by Patrick Goh

A PAS supporter and her child at the PN’s Terengganu state election candidate announcement ceremony in Rusila, hometown of PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang, last July. PAS would make a clean sweep in the east coast state, winning all 32 seats in the state polls in August. Photo by Shahrin Yahya

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim flanked by his deputy prime ministers Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof of GPS (left) and Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi of Umno-BN (right), on the eve of polling day in Taman Keramat, Selangor. By year end, Anwar’s government has retained its seven state governments, as well as its two-third majority in Dewan Rakyat; Fadillah’s Cabinet portfolio was expanded to include the Ministry of Energy Transition and Public Utilites; and Sabah and Sarawak matters; while Ahmad Zahid was awarded a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) on all 47 of his charges of criminal breach of trust, money laundering and corruption in relation to Yayasan Akalbudi funds. Photo by Sam Fong

A mass rapid transit (MRT) train approaches the Tun Razak Exchange station on the MRT Putrajaya line (MRT2) launched in March. In the background is PNB’s Merdeka 118 – the world’s second tallest building at 678.9 metres tall – which is expected to be opened in 2024. Photo by Low Yen Yeing

Home-grown artists with top-notch performance at Dama Asia Productions’ musical “In Perfect Harmony, Too” which ran in the Merdeka month of August. The musical pays tribute to the popular music and songs from all races that have tugged on Malaysians’ heart strings since Independence. Photo by Shahrill Basri

PASTAK, the Immigration Department’s elite enforcement team, marches along in a parade held in Putrajaya to celebrate Malaysia’s 66th independence day. Photo by Shahrill Basri

The Tun Razak Exchange, which boasts Southeast Asia’s third tallest building the Exchange 106, was officially opened in November. Photo by Sam Fong

Two homeless individuals taking shelter and sleeping rough in a bus stop in Kuala Lumpur. PM Anwar has made ambitious plans to end hard-core poverty, including through special monthly cash assistance for those unable to earn due to age and health factors. Photo by Patrick Goh

Airline passengers passing by the unmanned MYAirline counter in KLIA. Due to a cash crunch, the airline collapsed in October, just 10 months after its inaugural flight in December 2022, affecting 125,000 passengers holding RM20 million worth of flight tickets. A suit brought against MYAirline’s co-founder Datuk Allan Goh is now set to go for full trial, after a failed attempt by Goh to strike out the legal action. Photo by Low Yen Yeing

Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz in a media briefing in his capacity as Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry. The former finance minister and Umno Supreme Council member surprised observers when he did not contest in the August state elections. Zafrul is now in his second term as Dewan Negara senator, which continues up until Dec 2, 2025. Photo by Suhaimi Mohd Yusuf