MALAYSIA
News: East & West Malaysia
MALAYSIA
Unemployed man claims trial to attempting to murder wife
Yusof Mat Yatim is accused of trying to smother his wife with a pillow at their home last week.
Malaysia
MALAYSIA
A year on from Putra Heights explosion, NGOs renew RCI push
MALAYSIA
Driver in fatal Klang crash charged with murder
Nor Nadia Abdul Majid demands justice for her late husband, Amirul Hafiz Omar.
Kampar police chief Nazri Daud says the crash was likely caused by an out-of-control car which entered the opposite lane.
Shahrim Tamrin proposes amending the Road Transport Act 1987 to auction seized vehicles and use the proceeds to support victims and road safety initiatives.
Rapid KL has activated shuttle services as repair work continues near Taman Paramount.
Borneo+
BORNEO+
Man kills brother, shot dead by police in Tenom
BORNEO+
Chief justice, IGP to get Sabah’s highest honour
Senior state minister Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah says the state government is now exploring closer engagement with Eastern nations.
The 30-year-old says he feared for his life after several men on motorcycles gave chase and damaged his vehicle.
Board says this is likely due to localised open burning and transboundary haze.
Sabah tourism, culture and environment minister Jafry Ariffin says the state government is awaiting further direction and intervention by the federal government.
Southeast Asia
BUSINESS
Singapore gets robotaxis as Grab, WeRide launch driverless cars
BUSINESS
Asia barters for scarce energy as Iran crisis throttles supplies
The government estimates the measures will save between US$7.1 billion and US$7.6 billion.
SOUTH EAST ASIA
Singapore set for higher electricity, gas tariffs
Singapore’s energy regulator advises consumers and businesses to brace for higher and more volatile energy costs amid uncertainty over the Middle East war.
Steven Lyons of Scotland was wanted by Interpol for alleged transnational drug trafficking and money laundering.
SOUTH EAST ASIA
Myanmar junta chief elected vice-president
Three vice-presidents are expected to be chosen this week, one of whom will be elected president in a parliament-wide vote.
World
WORLD
Trump to watch Supreme Court weigh challenge to birthright citizenship
WORLD
Nepal raises aviation fuel prices, citing Middle East conflict
The race for alternatives has hotted up as China imposed fuel export bans, while nations such as South Korea and Thailand try to exploit the lifting of US sanctions on Russian energy as a stopgap move.
The US secretary of state signals a ‘direct meeting’ soon while separately stressing the need to reexamine the Nato alliance.
Israel’s military said it struck a ‘senior Hezbollah commander’ and another member of the group in two separate strikes ‘in the Beirut area’.
Congressional approval would be needed as the US leader serves as a ‘steward’ of the presidential residence, not its owner.