LAUSANNE, June 3 — Switzerland forward Breel Embolo was prevented from travelling to the United States with his teammates for the World Cup due to a visa issue, the Swiss football federation (ASF) said on Monday.

SYDNEY, June 3 — A Frenchman was still eating a McDonald’s meal when police detained him after he allegedly crashed a car into a fountain in Sydney, authorities said.

MEXICO CITY, June 3 — Protesting teachers pulled down several towering football player statues along Mexico City’s main boulevard on Monday, warning of escalating demonstrations ahead of the World Cup if the government fails to address their labour demands.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — A former restaurant waitress, a Chinese national, pleaded not guilty in the High Court here today to the murder of her female compatriot at a restaurant in a Cheras shopping mall two years ago.

KUANTAN, June 3 — A man who was believed to have been swept away by strong currents while attempting to cross Sungai Pahang at Kampung Peragap, Temerloh, yesterday has been found drowned.

NIBONG TEBAL, June 3 — Police are searching for a man who allegedly attacked a 27-year-old victim with a machete during an armed robbery at a convenience store in Taman Bistari here on Sunday night.

SINGAPORE, May 27 — Malaysia’s top women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah progressed to the second round of the Singapore Open 2026 today, marking a strong return to competition after a recent injury layoff.

JAKARTA, May 27 — Indonesia is set to require all accommodation providers listed on online travel agent (OTA) platforms to have valid business licences by June 2027, as part of a new digital verification system aimed at strengthening oversight of the tourism sector.

BEIJING, May 27 — China has warned against countries “forming cliques” and provoking confrontation, after foreign ministers from the United States, India, Japan and Australia voiced concerns over tensions in the East and South China Seas.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — An armed forces retiree was killed in a collision involving a motorcycle and a BMW along Jalan Kampung Pandan here on Monday.

KUALA KRAI, May 27 — A woman was killed and five others, including two boys, were injured in a collision involving an MPV and a car near a Caltex petrol station in Laloh here this morning.

BANGKOK, May 27 — A Malaysian man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand for allegedly trying to smuggle over 250 live wild animals to India, as authorities continue efforts to combat international wildlife trafficking.