PUTRAJAYA, July 20 — Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar has urged civil servants not to participate in the rally planned for July 26 in Kuala Lumpur.

JOHOR BAHRU, July 20 — An e-hailing driver and his Singaporean passenger were killed after their car crashed into a lorry at Kilometre 9 of Jalan Johor Bahru–Air Hitam, heading towards Skudai, earlier this morning.‍

PETALING JAYA, July 19 — Malaysia’s top men’s doubles pair, Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin Rumsani, have booked their place in the Japan Open final for the second year in a row.‍

YANGON, July 19 — Myanmar's junta leader yesterday took part in annual commemorations for the country’s slain independence hero, General Aung San, marking his first appearance at the event since seizing power over four years ago.‍

GILGIT, July 19 — Pakistan will impose a five-year ban on the construction of new hotels around the scenic lakes of its northern region to prevent further environmental damage, a government agency announced.‍

JOHOR BAHRU, July 19 — Constable RG Devendran, one of the victims of the recent police helicopter crash, has been transferred from the intensive care unit (ICU) to the general ward at Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) after being placed in a medically induced coma.‍

KUALA KANGSAR, July 19 — The Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi) is preparing to unveil three new durian varieties over the next two years.

BATU KAWAN, July 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today urged Malaysians not to be swayed by racial hatred or divisive rhetoric that could jeopardise national harmony.‍

BRNO (Czech Republic), July 18 — Spain’s Jorge Martin is set to make his highly anticipated return at the Czech MotoGP this weekend, as the Brno circuit hosts its first grand prix since 2020.

GAZA CITY, July 18 — A suspected Israeli airstrike hit Gaza’s only Catholic church on Thursday, killing two people and injuring several others, according to a statement by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.‍

MUMBAI, July 18 — Air India has confirmed that inspections of the locking mechanisms on the fuel control switches of its Boeing 787 aircraft revealed no faults, according to an internal memo shared within the airline.‍

KUANTAN, July 18 — A young man has been arrested for allegedly concealing the birth and death of a baby boy in a hilly area near Kampung Melayu Desa Kayangan, Brinchang, Cameron Highlands.‍