August 3, 2025
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‘I am an American’: U.S. court criticizes ICE for unlawfully detaining Los Angeles man

LOS ANGELES, Aug 3 — A US appeals court has upheld a ruling blocking immigration agents from conducting patrols in California that led to arbitrary detentions without reasonable suspicion of undocumented status.‍

August 3, 2025
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World
"A right, not a request": Victoria to legislate work-from-home entitlements, potentially saving Australians A$110 weekly

SYDNEY, Aug 3 — Victoria’s Premier has unveiled plans to make working from home a legal right, declaring it should be “a right, not a request.”‍

August 3, 2025
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Agriculture Ministry announces RM160 per hectare ploughing incentive for padi farmers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 — The government has approved an increase in the Ploughing Incentive for Padi Farmers (IPKP) from RM100 to RM160 per hectare per season, starting this year.

August 3, 2025
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Local
Dashcam footage captures a bus transporting kindergarten children crashing in Serdang.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 — A teacher and three kindergarten children were injured after the bus they were travelling in lost control and crashed into a tree along Jalan Persiaran Universiti 1 in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Selangor.‍

August 2, 2025
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World
Yu Zidi, 12, becomes youngest-ever medalist at World Aquatics Championships

SINGAPORE, Aug 1 — China’s Yu Zidi became the youngest-ever medallist at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships at just 12 years old.‍

August 2, 2025
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World
Florida jury orders Tesla to pay US$243 million over fatal crash involving Autopilot system

NEW YORK, Aug 2 — A Florida jury has ordered Tesla to pay US$243 million (RM1.04 billion) in damages over a fatal 2019 crash involving a Model S using Autopilot, marking a rare legal setback for the electric vehicle maker.

August 2, 2025
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World
Technical problems plagued US Army helicopter in fatal Washington crash

NEW YORK, Aug 2 — A US Army helicopter involved in a mid-air collision that killed 67 people in Washington was found to have discrepancies in its altitude readings, according to an NTSB investigative hearing.‍

August 2, 2025
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Local
Tawau fire razes 26 homes but firefighters save 1,300 in Kampung Kurnia Jaya

TAWAU, Aug 2 — Swift action by the fire brigade saved 1,300 houses in Kampung Kurnia Jaya from being destroyed, though 26 homes were razed in a blaze yesterday morning.

August 2, 2025
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Local
Four-year-old boy dies after falling from eighth-floor apartment in Port Klang.

SHAH ALAM, Aug 2 — A four-year-old boy died after reportedly falling from the eighth floor of a flat in Port Klang yesterday.‍

August 2, 2025
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Local
Vape groups say Malaysia's total ban will push users to black market, fail to reduce demand

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — The Health Ministry’s proposal to impose a total ban on vape sales and use in Malaysia has sparked concern among industry players, who warn the move could worsen the situation rather than resolve it.

August 1, 2025
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World
La Liga rejects Real Madrid’s Club World Cup excuse, keeps Osasuna opener as scheduled

MADRID, Aug 1 — Real Madrid will start their La Liga season with a home match against Osasuna on August 19, as scheduled, after Spain’s football federation (RFEF) dismissed the club’s appeal to delay the fixture, local media reported.

August 1, 2025
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World
Florida executes ex-US airman for brutally killing wife and children after divorce threat in 1994.

STOCKHOLM, Aug 1 — A Swedish court on Thursday sentenced jihadist Osama Krayem to life imprisonment for his role in the 2015 murder of Jordanian pilot Maaz al-Kassasbeh, who was burned alive by the Islamic State (IS) in Syria—a crime that sparked global outrage.