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The victim, Mohamad Ashiq Fazal Ahmad, 56, was reportedly thrown out of the vehicle and suffered severe injuries. — Picture by Devan Manuel

Man dies after car plunges 80m into ravine in Genting Sempah-Gombak

Prominent Islamic scholar, Royal Professor Tan Sri Dr Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas, died at 6.47pm yesterday. — Bernama pic

Nation mourns Royal Professor Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas, a defining voice in Islamic scholarship

Royal Professor and contemporary Islamic civilisation thinker Tan Sri Prof Dr Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas passed away at 6.47pm on March 8, 2026. — Bernama pic

Renowned Islamic scholar Royal Professor Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas dies at 94

Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri hints at special programme to ease women’s lives, open opportunities on March 8, 2026. — Bernama pic

Nancy Shukri: PM might have a surprise for women this International Women’s Day

Wisma Putra said Saudi Arabia continues to serve as the primary regional staging hub for evacuation coordination, with Malaysians from locations with restricted airspace travelling overland to Riyadh and Jeddah, where they connect to onward commercial flights to Kuala Lumpur. — Bernama pic

Stranded Malaysians in the Middle East down to 641 as evacuations continue

The Kelantan Health Department is investigating the March 7, 2026 sudden death of a 29-year-old doctor who was undergoing practical training at the Hospital Sultan Ismail Petra in Kuala Krai. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Health Dept reviewing possible stress factors in trainee doctor’s death in Kuala Krai hospital hostel

The legal status of Hindu temple lands sparked widespread debate following the relocation of the Dewi Sri Pathrakaliamman Temple at Jalan Munshi Abdullah in Masjid India, Kuala Lumpur in 2025. —  Picture by Choo Choy May

Hindu Sangam forms legal team, working towards peaceful end to temple disputes

Court documents showed the accused wore a vest bearing the police logo and brandished handcuffs during the incidents. — Reuters pic

Ex-bodyguard gets six years’ jail, caning for robbing motorcyclist while posing as cop in Sungai Petani

Authorities said the missing teenager was last seen stopping at a petrol station in Besut to refuel his Yamaha R15 motorcycle. — Picture via Facebook

Terengganu family appeals for help to find teen who vanished on road trip to Cameron Highlands 

Deputy Communications Minister and DAP national vice-chairman Teo Nie Ching (3rd right) with lawyers attending the launch of a free legal advisory programme at the DAP headquarters in Kuala Lumpur March 8, 2026. Also present was DAP national publicity secretary Yeo Bee Yin (4th left). — Bernama pic

Victims of online sexual harassment can seek justice through tribunal, says Teo Nie Ching

Communications Minister and Lembah Pantai MP Datuk Fahmi Fadzil mingles with participants after the Lembah Pantai parliamentary Tadarus and Khatam Al-Quran event at Ar Rahah Mosque in Bangsar South March 8, 2026. — Bernama pic

New health clinic and primary school planned for Lembah Pantai, says Fahmi

General Operations Force (PGA) personnel patrol along the Malaysia–Thailand border at Sungai Golok near the barbed-wire fence construction site in Pasir Mas. — Bernama pic

Thai police to install barbed wire along Sungai Golok illegal crossing points

Dozens of homes were damaged after a storm hit several areas in northern Seberang Perai. — Picture via Facebook

Storm topples 30m petai tree onto house as winds damage 34 homes in Seberang Perai Utara

Sixteen Myanmar nationals were detained during the early morning operation in Kelantan. — Picture via Facebook/maritimmalaysia

MMEA foils attempt to smuggle 16 Myanmar migrants via river route in Kota Bharu

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin faces multiple corruption and money laundering charges linked to the Jana Wibawa project. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Muhyiddin’s Jana Wibawa trial over RM232.5m bribery allegations to begin tomorrow

A four-wheel-drive vehicle believed to have been used by cable theft suspects crashed into a house in Kampung Parit Panjang, Baling, Kedah, early today after a police chase that began in Perak. — Picture via Facebook

Cable theft suspects fleeing police crash into Kedah home after cross-state chase