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A view of the Sabah boarding school for girls, SMKA Tun Datu Muspha Limauan, in Papar, where13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir was found unconscious and bleeding on the ground floor in the early morning hours of July 16, 2025.

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Zara Qairina inquest: Coroner told of secret ‘Mesyuarat Agung’ sessions at Papar boarding school where seniors disciplined juniors

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa addresses a press conference in Putrajaya September 12, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Dr Zaliha: ‘Outsiders’ behind ‘very disruptive’ Kampung Sungai Baru eviction clash, most residents back project

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa points to slide during a press conference in Putrajaya September 12, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Majority support allows Kampung Sungai Baru redevelopment to proceed, compensation disputes can go to court, Dr Zaliha says

This handout satellite image taken on December 14, 2022 and received on May 30, 2024 from Planet Labs PBC shows an overhead view of the effects of mining activity on a territory inhabited by the O’Hongana Manyawa indigenous group in Central Halmahera Regency on Indonesia’s Halmahera Island. Indonesian authorities have seized a small section of the world’s largest nickel mine for encroaching on forest areas without permission, authorities said Friday. The Weda Bay Nickel concession spans 45,000 hectares on Halmahera island. — Planet Labs PBC handout pic via AFP

World / 18 h ago

Indonesia seizes part of world’s largest nickel mine over forest violations

Lawyers Azhier Farhan (centre), Datuk Ram Singh (left) and Joan Goh (right) representing four out of five students at SMKA Tun Datu Mustapha in Papar who have been charged with bullying Zara Qairina, speak to reporters after the inquest at the Coroner’s Court in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah on September 12, 2025.

Malaysia / 17 h ago

Coroner’s Court hears 13-year-old Zara Qairina blamed for best friend’s lost wallet before death

At 6pm, the local note breached the 4.20 level against the US dollar, bouncing to 4.1975/2080 from Thursday’s close of 4.2185/2240. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Money / 18 h ago

Ringgit breaches 4.20 level against greenback ahead of widely expected US interest rate cut

The route will eventually link Lawas to Limbang and further to Mulu, creating a continuous and secure travel corridor deep within the Bornean interior. — The Borneo Post pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Sarawak–Sabah Link Road explained: How the RM8.6b project will connect East Malaysia’s interiors

P. Darmalinggam, who played for Harimau Malaya in the 1980s, died at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang, Selangor on September 12, 2025. — Picture from X/Selangor FC

Sports / 18 h ago

Ex-national footballer P. Darmalinggam dies at 64

Police stand guard outside the Kota Kinabalu Court Complex during the inquest into the death of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Zara Qairina inquest: What we know so far

Graffiti is seen on the wall of the Singha Durbar, the main administrative building for the Nepal government, after it was set ablaze by protesters, in Kathmandu on September 11, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 16 h ago

Rage against inequality: Why Nepal’s symbols of power were burnt, and its young keep leaving for jobs in Malaysia

A police mugshot shows Tyler Robinson, the suspect in the fatal shooting of US conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, in this photo released by the Utah Department of Public Safety on September 12, 2025. — Utah Department of Public Safety/Handout via Reuters

World / 4 h ago

Who Is Tyler Robinson? Utah’s ‘average kid’ now accused of killing conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk

The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has urged all taxpayers to voluntarily disclose any non-compliance or errors in their tax information to benefit from lower penalty rates compared to those imposed via audits or investigations. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Malaysia / 4 h ago

IRB detects RM17b in unpaid taxes, urges voluntary disclosures to avoid higher penalties

The minimum age for early retirement in the civil sector is 40, but PSD Pension Division deputy director Anom Akmar Mohd Omar advised those thinking about it to consider their finances, family support and alternative income sources before opting out. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Want to retire at 40? Make sure you’ve got income lined up, JPA Pension unit tells civil servants

Deputy Minister Fuziah Salleh placing a Menu Rahmah sign at a food stall during the ‘Jom Cari Menu Rahmah’ programme in Tanjung Gosong, Pekan, Pahang on September 12, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Menu Rahmah still going strong two years on: Where to find the RM5 meals at 3,000 stalls nationwide

A TV monitor displays a picture of Tyler Robinson, the suspected of killing Charlie Kirk, in Orem, Utah, on September 12, 2025. — AFP pic

World / 4 h ago

Family tip leads to arrest of US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer

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Dalat drug crisis: Sarawak minister sounds alarm as 97pc of arrests test positive, way above 76pc state average

Sarawak minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said 96.77 per cent, or 30 of the 31 drug-related arrests in Dalat between January and June 2025, tested positive, outpacing the state average of 76.46 per cent. — Picture from Facebook/Dalat Waterfront - A Place For You

DALAT, Sept 13 — Dalat has emerged as one of Sarawak’s hotspots in the fight against substance abuse, with nearly all drug-related arrests this year having tested positive.State Minister of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah said of the 31 arrests made here between January and...

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Md Sapri Abdul Rahim, 29, pled guilty to insulting the dignity of a 32-year-old woman by using his handphone to film her without her knowledge inside the women’s toilet at an undisclosed airport on August 17, 2025. — File picture by Hari Anggara

Malaysia / 1 h ago

Airport toilet peeper in Sabah gets one-month jail, RM2,500 fine for filming woman on handphone

Cabin crew detected the smell of smoke in the aircraft cabin and traced it to 30-year-old Mohd Yasir Dullah, who was seated at 31C. — Bernama file pic

Malaysia / 1 h ago

Vaping in mid-air from KL-KK lands 30-year-old medic in court, RM5,000 fine, and a four-month jail term

The National Archives pays tribute to Malaysia’s fifth prime minister, the late Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, in a programme in Bertam, Kepala Batas, Penang on September 16, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 1 h ago

PM Anwar to launch Malaysia Day celebration honouring Pak Lah on Sept 16 in Butterworth

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Police are investigating a 41-year-old man for alleged sedition, intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of the peace, and improper use of network facilities or services after a video was posted from the TikTok account @muhammad.bin.abdu969 on September 12, 2025. — Reuters pic

1 h ago

TikTok post insulting royals gets 41-year-old in trouble with police

The minimum age for early retirement in the civil sector is 40, but PSD Pension Division deputy director Anom Akmar Mohd Omar advised those thinking about it to consider their finances, family support and alternative income sources before opting out. — Bernama pic

2 h ago

Want to retire at 40? Make sure you’ve got income lined up, JPA Pension unit tells civil servants

The government has exempted soybeans used in animal feed from sales tax to help stabilise the prices of chicken, eggs and meat. — File pic by Miera Zulyana

2 h ago

Cheaper chicken and eggs? Soybeans for animal feed now tax-free

UM vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Seri Dr Noor Azuan Abu Osman said that the national matriculation programme has been key in providing access to higher education for students from diverse backgrounds. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

2 h ago

Matriculation stays, UM VC says after student group’s scrap call

The package containing human remains was found lodged against a tree trunk by a riverbank close to the Orang Asli cemetery in Kampung Kerawat, Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands on September 12, 2025. — Bernama pic

3 h ago

Body in a bag: Ipoh police investigating shocking discovery near Kampung Kerawat Orang Asli cemetery

Tensions flared in Kampung Sungai Baru, Kuala Lumpur during a court-ordered eviction exercise on September 11, 2025. — Picture via Facebook

3 h ago

Kampung Sg Baru eviction row: Police nab seven men, hunt on for more troublemakers, seek videos

Police stand guard outside the Kota Kinabalu Court Complex during the inquest into the death of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir. — Bernama pic

3 h ago

Zara Qairina inquest: What we know so far

The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has urged all taxpayers to voluntarily disclose any non-compliance or errors in their tax information to benefit from lower penalty rates compared to those imposed via audits or investigations. — Picture by Hari Anggara

4 h ago

IRB detects RM17b in unpaid taxes, urges voluntary disclosures to avoid higher penalties

Deputy Minister Fuziah Salleh placing a Menu Rahmah sign at a food stall during the ‘Jom Cari Menu Rahmah’ programme in Tanjung Gosong, Pekan, Pahang on September 12, 2025. — Bernama pic

16 h ago

Menu Rahmah still going strong two years on: Where to find the RM5 meals at 3,000 stalls nationwide

Bachok police reminded parents to closely monitor their children and report suspicious behaviour after a six-year-old girl was allegedly assaulted at a playground in Pantai Irama, Bachok, Kelantan on September 11, 2025. — Unsplash pic

16 h ago

Kelantan police nab man in cartoon costume suspected of sexually assaulting six-year-old at Pantai Irama playground

Anwar speaks at the launch of the X-FAB Sarawak’s RM3 billion expansion at Sama Jaya High Tech Park near Kuching on September 12, 2025. — The Borneo Post pic

17 h ago

Sarawak’s stability is powering Malaysia’s hi-tech ambitions, says Anwar

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim chairs the MA63 meeting in Kuching, Sarawak on September 12, 2-25 while (from left) Hajiji, Abang Johari and Fadillah look on. — Sarawak Information Department pic via The Borneo Post

17 h ago

MA63 talks: Putrajaya agrees in principle to more Sabah, Sarawak seats, but two-thirds support needed

Lawyers Azhier Farhan (centre), Datuk Ram Singh (left) and Joan Goh (right) representing four out of five students at SMKA Tun Datu Mustapha in Papar who have been charged with bullying Zara Qairina, speak to reporters after the inquest at the Coroner’s Court in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah on September 12, 2025.

17 h ago

Coroner’s Court hears 13-year-old Zara Qairina blamed for best friend’s lost wallet before death

A view of the Sabah boarding school for girls, SMKA Tun Datu Muspha Limauan, in Papar, where13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir was found unconscious and bleeding on the ground floor in the early morning hours of July 16, 2025.

18 h ago

Zara Qairina inquest: Coroner told of secret ‘Mesyuarat Agung’ sessions at Papar boarding school where seniors disciplined juniors

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa addresses a press conference in Putrajaya September 12, 2025. — Bernama pic

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Dr Zaliha: ‘Outsiders’ behind ‘very disruptive’ Kampung Sungai Baru eviction clash, most residents back project

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