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The body of Mohammad Thaqif Rayyan Rumainoor, the second victim feared drowned, is found at 1.53 pm during a search and rescue operation for three other teenagers near Tanjung Lompat Beach in Kota Tinggi on September 3, 2026. — Bernama pic

Search continues for two more after second teen confirmed drowned in Kota Tinggi

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said is interviewed by reporters after the Launch of the Public Opinion Survey on the Drafting of the Coroners Bill at the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) in Kuala Lumpur on September 3, 2026. — Bernama pic

Law minister: Coroners Bill to be tabled next year

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said performs a launch gimmick at the Launch of the Public Opinion Survey on the Drafting of the Coroners Bill at the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) in Kuala Lumpur on September 3, 2026. — Bernama pic

Azalina: PM term limit and AG/PP separation Bills ready for Parliament

Lembaga Tabung Haji Chairman Tan Sri Rashid Hussin (right) speaks during the Ummah Dialogue Session themed Achievements and Future Strategies at Tenera Hotel & Suites in Bangi on September 3, 2026, alongside Lembaga Tabung Haji Chief Executive Officer Mustakim Mohamad (left). — Bernama pic

Tabung Haji Act amendments in final stages before parliamentary tabling, says TH CEO

Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri speaks to reporters after launching the National Special Education Seminar 2023 in Kuching on November 18, 2023. — Bernama pic

Senior Citizens Bill delayed to early 2027, says Nancy Shukri

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail speaks at a press conference after launching the 6th International Cyber Resilience Conference 2026 (CRC 2026) in Bangi on September 2, 2026. — Bernama pic

Saifuddin Nasution: Tech advances require modern laws to combat crime

Dead fish are seen along a riverbank in Kampung Sitiawan, Manjung, following alleged pollution in the area. — Picture courtesy of Kuasa

DOE samples factory discharge after dead fish and crabs found in Sungai Sitiawan

The Hungry Ghost Festival has been gazetted as a state intangible cultural heritage item in Penang. — Pictures courtesy of state exco Wong Hon Wai’s office

Penang gazettes Hungry Ghost Festival as state heritage, six sites also set for official recognition

The panel comprising Justices Datuk Azhahari Kamal Ramli, Datuk Ahmad Kamal Shahid and Datuk Ong Chee Kwan delivered its decision in two consolidated appeals arising from the High Court’s judgment dated January 22, 2024. — Unsplash pic

Court of Appeal sets aside fraud, conspiracy findings in RM52.2m Johor land dispute

A Fire and Rescue Department officer coordinating the joint agency search and rescue (SAR) operation at the command centre tent at Tanjung Lompat beach in Tanjung Balau, Kota Tinggi, today. — Picture by Ben Tan

SAR area expanded to two nautical miles in search for three missing teenagers in Tanjung Lompat

Umno secretary-general Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said his priority was to safeguard Mara, which he described as an institution entrusted with the interests of Malays and Bumiputeras and established under Umno’s leadership. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Asyraf Wajdi says only Zahid can decide whether he should step down as Mara chairman

Umno secretary-general Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said political cooperation, particularly within the framework of the unity government, and the Rumah Bangsa agenda proposed at the previous Umno General Assembly were the two most popular issues raised by the divisions. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Umno’s future direction, unity govt ties among key issues at upcoming general assembly, says Asyraf Wajdi

Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow attributed the outlook partly to the artificial intelligence (AI) supercycle, which he said had benefited Penang and other South-east Asian economies. — Picture by Opalyn Mok

Penang eyes record manufacturing investments after RM17.3b secured in first half

His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, poses with Singaporean Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at Istana Pasir Pelangi. — Istana Negara pic

Sultan Ibrahim meets Singapore FM at Istana Pasir Pelangi in Johor Bahru

Penang DAP vice-chairman Zairil Khir Johari said Hadi’s alleged description of the issue as an “attack on Islamic identity” was an attempt to deflect scrutiny from the institution’s management. — Bernama pic

Zairil accuses Hadi of using religious sentiment to deflect Tabung Haji scrutiny

A doctor attends to a patient during a consultation at a clinic in Shah Alam, Selangor, on Nov 2, 2020. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

‘Malaysia, Jom Check!’: Free health screenings for STR recipients aged 40 and up