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An undated photograph of Zara Qairina Mahathir shared on social media.

Was it bullying? Was it worse? The Zara Qairina mystery gripping Malaysia

Win-Li Toh with the 70-year-old medal given to the president of the Actuaries Institute of Australia. — Picture by Sayuti Zanudin.

Laksa-loving Ipoh native Win-Li Toh now heads Australia’s Actuaries Institute

Police personnel guard the Tanjung Ubi Kampung Masapol Muslim Cemetery in Sipitang on August 9, 2025, where the grave of 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir is set to be exhumed this afternoon. — Bernama pic

Police exhume Zara Qairina’s body in Sipitang for post-mortem

National Unity Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang said that the Jalur Gemilang is a symbol of the country’s sovereignty, unity, and dignity that belongs to all Malaysians regardless of race, religion, or background. — File pic via Bernama

Unity Minister urges firm action over upside-down Jalur Gemilang incident

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim meets actor and comedian Amir Raja Lawak after the MADANI Rakyat (PMR) 2025 Kelantan programme at the compound of Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, today. Also present were Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi (third, right), Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Mohammad Yusof Apdal (second, right) and Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Mohd Nassuruddin Daud (fourth, right). — Bernama pic

PM Anwar visits comedian Amir Raja Lawak, offers support for ailing father

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 'Sihat Milik Semua' Carnival, which was officiated by the Raja Muda of Perlis Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail, in Kangar on August 9, 2025. — Bernama

Health minister says no more ‘ifs’ about vape ban

A screen grab of a viral video shows two men attacking two others using a parang and iron bar.

Cops launch manhunt after two men attacked with parang, iron rod outside Brickfields nightclub (VIDEO)

Indonesian Consul-General in Johor Baru Sigit S. Widiyanto says hiring Indonesian nurses would benefit Malaysia, noting that 70 per cent of its foreign patients are from Indonesia. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

No official talks with Jakarta to hire Indonesian nurses for Malaysian public hospitals, says health minister

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad speaks at a press conference after the launch of the ‘Karnival Sihat Milik Semua’ by the Raja Muda of Perlis Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail at Dewan 2020 in Kangar today. — Bernama pic

Malaysia’s youngest recorded heart attack patient only 19, says Dzulkefly

Egyptian university student Marwan Mohamed Magdi Osman Ahmed was arrested on August 5, 2025 for allegedly vandalising the walls of his country’s embassy in Kuala Lumpur while participating in a peaceful pro-Gaza demonstration. — Pexels pic

Suhakam questions arrest of Egyptian student over peaceful pro-Gaza protest in KL

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (right) with Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Mohd Nassuruddin Daud (left) at the closing ceremony of the 2025 Kelantan MADANI Rakyat Programme at the Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium grounds in Kota Baru August 9, 2025. — Bernama pic

Anwar credits Asean teamwork for swift Thailand-Cambodia border ceasefire

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks at the closing ceremony of the MADANI Rakyat Programme (PMR) 2025 in Kelantan at the compound of Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium today. — Bernama pic

Anwar: SST on imported fruit aimed at curbing smuggling, promoting local produce

Bomba personnel holding the crocodile hatchling after its capture in a drain in Kuching, Sarawak on August 9, 2025. — The Borneo Post pic

Shop, drop… and croc? Hatchling found lurking in Kuching drain near mall

Sabah Finance Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun operates an excavator during the Kunak New Township groundbreaking ceremony on August 9, 2025. — Daily Express pic

Boom times for Kunak as Sabah govt plans 15-year transformation for east coast 

The exhumation of Zara Qairina Mahathir’s grave at the Tanjung Hubi Cemetery in Mesapol, Sipitang, will be witnessed by her mother Noraidah Lamat, among others. — The Borneo Post pic

Magistrate’s Court grants exhumation order for 13-year-old Zara Qairina’s grave in Sipitang

Passers-by rush to aid a Malaysian tourist identified only as Ong who was set on fire outside a shopping mall on Ratchadamri Road, Bangkok on August 7, 2025. — Picture from X/CHHUN ឈុន

Malaysian duo burnt in Bangkok street attack get embassy aid, families en route