KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — A motorcyclist sustained a neck injury after becoming entangled in a kite string while riding along Jalan Lingkaran Tengah 2 (MRR2) towards Sri Damansara, near the Kepong Metropolitan Lake Garden, yesterday.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — The Dewan Rakyat yesterday passed the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management (Amendment) Bill 2025, giving courts the authority to impose community service orders on individuals found guilty of littering in public spaces.
CANBERRA, July 22 — Australian authorities have confirmed that their investigators assess all allegations involving the misuse of Australian passports, following reports that fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, is allegedly using a fake one.
BEIJING, July 21 — After a period of silence following some concerning Instagram posts, national badminton star Lee Zii Jia has resurfaced — this time in China.
BANGKOK, July 21 — Tensions have escalated between Thailand and Cambodia after a landmine blast injured three Thai soldiers, prompting Bangkok to accuse Phnom Penh of laying new mines in a disputed border zone. Cambodia, however, denies the charge, saying the soldiers strayed into an area still contaminated with old mines left from decades of conflict.
TOKYO, July 21 — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s political future hangs in the balance after his ruling coalition suffered a significant setback in upper house elections, losing its majority amid a surge in support for a right-wing populist party.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — As of 3pm today, nine areas across Peninsular Malaysia have recorded unhealthy air quality levels, according to the Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) by the Environment Department (DOE).
JOHOR BAHRU, July 21 — Thousands of Malaysian commuters heading to Singapore were left stranded this morning after around 100 cross-border shuttle bus drivers went on strike at 5am.
GEORGE TOWN, July 21 — A 60-year-old man collapsed and died while hiking along the Moongate Trail at the Penang Botanical Gardens near Pulau Tikus earlier this morning.
TOKYO, July 20 — China’s former world number one Shi Yuqi claimed the Japan Open title on Sunday, defeating defending champion Alex Lanier of France 21-17, 21-15 in the men’s singles final.
JAKARTA, July 20 — At least three people were killed and around 150 others rescued after a passenger ship caught fire off the coast of Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province on Sunday, according to Veri Ariyanto, a senior official with the provincial Search and Rescue Office.
ISTANBUL, July 20 — Türkiye has successfully repatriated an ancient statue believed to represent Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius from the United States, as part of its ongoing efforts to recover antiquities illegally taken from the country, the government announced on Saturday.