KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today stressed that ASEAN must continuously earn, reinforce, and safeguard its unity, cohesion, and centrality to face intensifying geopolitical rivalries and evolving regional challenges.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 24 — The Court of Appeal today upheld the conviction of a 75-year-old former lawyer for criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving RM477,000 in house sale proceeds but reduced his prison term from five years to two.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — The government has assured that the targeted fuel subsidy under the Budi Madani RON95 (Budi95) programme, which begins on September 27, will not disrupt fuel supply or transactions at petrol stations, even with higher demand expected.

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 23 — A crocodile was sighted on the beach near a hotel in Teluk Bahang around 4pm today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — Malaysia’s inflation rose 1.3 per cent in August 2025, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) at 134.9 points compared with 133.2 a year earlier, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

PARIT, Sept 22 — The Magistrate’s Court here today fined an Indonesian woman RM2,000 after she pleaded guilty to negligence that led to the death of her two-month-old son last Thursday.