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A file photograph showing a car smashed against a guardrail. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said it was worrying that one in 13 drivers tested positive for drugs while behind the wheel during a recent operation starting August 1, 2024. — Picture from Facebook/Info Kemalangan Jalan Raya (IKJR)

Transport minister looks to tighten laws to charge drivers under influence of drugs even if there’s no collision

(From left) Pharmacy Enforcement Division director Mohd Zawawi Abdullah, Penang health department director Datuk Dr Fazilah Shaik Allaudin and state deputy director (pharmacy) Noraini Ab Kadir with the seized illegal products in George Town, August 6, 2024. — Picture by Opalyn Mok

Health Ministry seizes RM4.4m worth of illegal medicines, sex stimulants in joint op covering Penang, Kedah and Johor 

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has acknowledged Meta's apology. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Fahmi: PM Anwar accepts Meta’s apology over removed posts on slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh

Malay news outlet Berita Harian reported today that the 14, comprising 11 men and three women aged between 30 and 70, were separately charged under Section 9 and Section 13(1)(b) of the Syariah Criminal Procedure Enactment (Johor) 2003. — Reuters pic

In JB, cleric and teacher among 14 suspected followers of deviant sect Millah Abraham charged in Shariah court

Selangor Information Technology and Digital Economy Corporation (Sidec) chief executive officer Yong Kai Ping said Cyberview has been identified as the next location for the expansion of the Malaysia Semiconductor IC Design Park. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Sidec CEO: Cyberjaya identified as the next location for IC design park

File picture of people at Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, April 11, 2024. he population of Kuala Lumpur is now estimated to be over 8.8 million people, with an annual increase of 2.25 per cent compared to last year, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories), Dr Zaliha Mustafa. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

As Greater KL’s population hits 8.8 million and counting, minister flags challenges, says pressure now on DBKL for proactive city planning

Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari during the launch of the Malaysia Semiconductor IC Design Park at PFCC in Puchong earlier today. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Selangor MB: New IC design park not competing with Penang, will diversify economy

Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor launches the ‘MTDC Road to Growth (R2G) 2024-Sabah’ in Kota Kinabalu, August 6, 2024. — Picture courtesy of the Chief Minister’s Department 

Hajiji: Sabah set to become technology hub as it targets tech-driven economy

Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli (4th right) and Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari cut a ribbon during the launch of the Malaysia Semiconductor IC Design Park in Puchong, Selangor on August 6, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

‘Made by Malaysia’ next, says Rafizi at launch of South-east Asia’s largest microchips hub

File picture of a durian tree. Sik district police chief DSP Abdull Razak Osman said the victim, Muhammad Assif Md Zahid, 17, was reportedly riding his motorcycle alone to Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Batu Lapan when the incident occurred, according to a report by national news agency Bernama today. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Form Five student crushed to death by durian tree in Kedah while on way to school  

The accused, represented by lawyer Azi Azlin Zulkifli, is also ordered to surrender his passport to the court and to report himself at the nearest police station once a month. — Reuters pic

In KL, babysitter’s son charged with physical sexual assault on 10-month-old girl, faces 20 years’ jail if found guilty 

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor with the recipients of the 35th Series of Sabah State Excellence Scholarship Award at SICC on Tuesday.— Picture from Chief Minister's Departmen

Sabah will ‘live and die with Malaysia’, Hajiji vows amid renewed challenge on sovereignty

Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, said Malaysians should refer to official statements by the police. — Picture By Raymond Manuel

Don’t cite unofficial sources over country’s security forces, IGP warns after report claiming major reshuffle in Bukit Aman

Restaurant owner Luqman Khan clears debris from the street in front of his restaurant in Middlesbrough, north-east England on August 5, 2024, following rioting and looting the day before. — AFP pic

Staying in the UK? Here’s how you can register with the Malaysian High Commission in London to stay safe amid riots

Johor police chief M. Kumar said police rearrested the suspect following the discovery of child pornographic material. — Bernama pic

Johor cops say will establish motive behind Albertine Leo’s abduction soon, probe to focus on sex toys and child porn found in suspect’s home

Malaysian Marine Department director-general Captain Mohamad Halim Ahmed was charged in the Sessions Court with cheating. — Bernama pic

Transport minister: Marine Dept D-G on gardening leave while on trial for cheating