MALAYSIA
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MALAYSIA
14-year-old boy allegedly confined, sodomised in Shah Alam
Police say the suspect approached the victim by offering a mobile phone internet package before allegedly luring him to an apartment.
Malaysia
MALAYSIA
Man found in Klang drain died of heart disease, say cops
MALAYSIA
Missing sisters found drowned in Terengganu
Dr Chua Soi Lek says Malaysia needs a health commission as burnout, specialist shortages, low pay and rising lifestyle diseases push the healthcare system towards crisis.
Deputy finance minister says BUDI95 allows the government to use fuel consumption data to calibrate subsidy rationalisation while protecting vulnerable groups.
Its information chief says the party’s disciplinary board acted ‘professionally, independently and fairly’.
The Court of Appeal says the High Court and sessions court committed no appealable error warranting intervention.
Borneo+
BORNEO+
Autonomy can help Sarawak turn stability into growth, says business leader
BORNEO+
Masidi made GRS deputy chairman, Armizan is new sec-gen
Electoral reform group says the EC must be free from political influence in carrying out its responsibility of conducting elections.
The 23-year-old man allegedly raped the teenager in a homestay room on Feb 8.
The state government has proposed Kota Belud Industrial Park as a potential site for the assembly plant.
Abang Johari Openg says the ruling state coalition has not reached a stage where a decision needs to be made.
Southeast Asia
SOUTH EAST ASIA
Cambodia extends conscription term after Thailand clashes
SOUTH EAST ASIA
Thai police arrest 9 in largest ivory seizure in decade
The impeachment complaint was backed by 255 of 317 lawmakers, surpassing the one‑third threshold required.
SOUTH EAST ASIA
Myanmar complains over pariah treatment in Asean bloc
The military junta government claims ‘discriminatory measures’ continue after its post-coup leaders were blacklisted.
The driver reportedly lost control when a tyre burst, sending the vehicle into an embankment before it rolled over several times.
Analysts believe the 76-year-old is too old for a political comeback and will leave the Pheu Thai party to his family’s younger generation.
World
WORLD
Singaporean, Indian firms face criminal charges over Maryland bridge crash
WORLD
Pentagon says US cost of Iran war nearing US$29bil
The president says Cuba, which has struggled under a US fuel blockade, has been ‘asking for help’.
The probe centres on claims that funds from a multi-million-dollar aircraft deal were channelled to senior Sri Lankan officials, including Mahinda Rajapaksa.
A military hospital in Madrid is quarantining 14 Spaniards who were removed from a cruise ship struck by a deadly outbreak of the illness on Sunday.
More than 120 passengers and crew were flown out from Spain, and countries have adopted different health measures for their returning evacuees.