PARIS, April 4 — A French- and a Japanese-owned vessel were among a few ships to cross the war-hit Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, maritime tracking data showed, marking the first transit since the conflict began.

COLOMBO, April 4 — Sri Lankan police arrested 152 foreigners, mostly Chinese, for allegedly running a hotel-based cyberscam in Chilaw, 80 km north of Colombo.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — Selangor PAS Youth has called on the government to tighten regulations on alcohol sales, warning that relying on fines alone is insufficient to tackle the growing problem of drunk driving.

KOTA BHARU, April 4 — A fire last night at Kampung Chabang Tiga, Kedai Buloh, destroyed four wooden houses, a motorcycle, and a Toyota Hilux.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook has urged all public transport users to remain vigilant and follow safety guidelines to prevent accidents. The reminder came after a passenger fell onto the Kelana Jaya LRT tracks at Abdullah Hukum Station yesterday evening.

LONDON, April 3 — Liverpool manager Arne Slot praised Mohamed Salah’s remarkable nine-year tenure at the club and expressed hope that the Egyptian forward could add two more trophies before his departure.

BANGKOK, April 3 — Thai authorities have launched a nationwide probe into suspected fuel hoarding after a 57-million-litre discrepancy was discovered in shipments to Surat Thani.

SEOUL, April 3 — South Korea and France have pledged to strengthen cooperation on maritime safety in the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing tensions in West Asia.

IPOH, April 3 — A high-speed chase in Bercham ended with a crash and the arrest of two men early this morning, after police found suspected drugs and cable theft tools in their BMW.

JOHOR BAHRU, April 3 — Two teenagers were killed and another seriously injured after a Perodua Ativa lost control and crashed into a concrete embankment at KM14 of the Iskandar Sultan Highway early this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — Around 9.2 million electricity users in Peninsular Malaysia have saved a total of RM2.8 billion under the Energy Efficiency Incentive, introduced to ease costs amid the global energy crisis.

MANILA, April 2 — Manny Pacquiao clarified today that his September rematch with Floyd Mayweather is a sanctioned professional bout, contradicting Mayweather’s recent claims that the fight would be a non-competitive exhibition.