September 14, 2025
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Johor accounts clerk loses over RM527,000 to investment scam

JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 14 — An accounts clerk has lost RM527,681.17 after being duped by a fake investment scheme.

September 14, 2025
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Local
Heavy rains displace 400 in Sabah, authorities caution on impassable roads

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 14 — The number of flood victims in Sabah rose to 400 people from 125 families as of 9am today, up from 391 people from 126 families yesterday.

September 14, 2025
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Dr Zaliha: Budget 2026 to prioritise tourism development in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan ahead of VMY2026

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 14 — Budget 2026, to be tabled next month, is set to place strong emphasis on boosting the tourism sector in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan, in preparation for Visit Malaysia Year 2026 (VMY2026).

September 13, 2025
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World
Nepal’s new prime minister yields to Gen Z protests, pledges to ‘eradicate corruption’

KATHMANDU, Sept 14 — Nepal’s new interim prime minister has pledged to heed the demands of Gen Z-led protests to “end corruption” as she assumed office, following the ouster of her predecessor by youth-driven demonstrations.

September 13, 2025
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World
Bezzecchi secures San Marino MotoGP pole, denying Marquez brothers a front spot

MISANO ADRIATICO (Italy), Sept 13 — Marco Bezzecchi snatched pole position for the San Marino MotoGP today, denying the Marquez brothers a front-row lockout in the dying moments of qualifying.

September 13, 2025
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World
Trump’s warning to NATO: Halt Russian oil purchases, impose tariffs on China

WASHINGTON, Sept 13 — US President Donald Trump has called on NATO allies to halt purchases of Russian oil and join the US in imposing sweeping sanctions on Moscow to help end the war in Ukraine.

September 13, 2025
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World
Nepal schedules March elections following appointment of interim prime minister

KATHMANDU, Sept 13 — Nepal’s President Ramchandra Paudel has dissolved parliament and set fresh elections for March 5, his office announced yesterday, following a week of deadly unrest that led to the appointment of the country’s first female interim prime minister.

September 13, 2025
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“We made a promise, and we will deliver”: Anwar reaffirms RM1.99 RON95 to take effect this month

JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 13 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reaffirmed his commitment to reduce the price of RON95 petrol to RM1.99 per litre by the end of this month, fulfilling the Madani Government’s promise to ease the people’s burden.

September 13, 2025
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Dr Sivanaesan appointed as new president of Malaysian Medical Association

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 — Police have arrested a 24-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of murdering his 62-year-old father, whose body was discovered in the living room of an apartment in Bandar Sri Permaisuri, Cheras, early this morning.

September 13, 2025
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Cheras apartment dispute over property leads to man’s arrest for allegedly murdering father

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 — Police have arrested a 24-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of murdering his 62-year-old father, whose body was discovered in the living room of an apartment in Bandar Sri Permaisuri, Cheras, early this morning.

September 12, 2025
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World
Donnarumma promises to excel at Man City following RM171m move from PSG

LONDON, Sept 12 — Gianluigi Donnarumma says he is eager to prove himself in the “best league in the world” after completing his move from Paris Saint-Germain to Manchester City.

September 12, 2025
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World
Sinking land, rising seas: Filipinos on Pugad Island struggle to hold on

BULACAN (Philippines), Sept 12 — On Pugad Island, street food vendor Maria Tamayo begins her mornings long before her grandchildren wake, scooping seawater out of her flooded home with a plastic dustpan — a daily struggle ever since the rising tides of Manila Bay began engulfing the island.