
News: East & West Malaysia

TI-M warns against ‘pay-to-settle’ culture in corruption cases
The anti-graft group says that asset recovery without charges weakens deterrence, citing a recent tax penalty of RM900 million by MACC.
Malaysia

2026 sports events ‘the ultimate testing grounds’, says OCM chief

MACC to continue taking statement from senior armed forces officer
MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki says the book will serve as a public document to give all parties a better understanding of the case.
With PAS in pole position to take charge of PN, the coalition’s component parties are believed to be worried about the effect on non-Muslim voters.
Education activist Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim said school-based year-end tests were not consistent across the country.
They said that the education ministry is accountable for policy, funding, and oversight, while school managements are responsible for day-to-day maintenance.
Borneo+

Floods keep 26 Sarawak schools closed as new term begins

Missing student and boyfriend found dead in car
Proposals on an interim solution would be presented to the state Cabinet, says the Sabah deputy chief minister.
The new deputy youth and sports minister says his appointment is proof that Dayak leaders in the party can be given a prominent post.
Sarawak DAP organising secretary Violet Yong also takes a swipe at the now-defunct Parti Sarawak Bersatu for joining GPS despite being in the opposition previously.
The worst-hit areas are those in the Kuching, Sibu and Bintulu divisions.
Southeast Asia

Curfew imposed in Narathiwat after bomb attacks

Hopes wane for survivors in Philippine garbage site collapse

Russian woman dies in ship collision near Phi Phi Islands
The death of the 18-year-old Russian citizen was confirmed by Russian Consul General Egor Ivanov.

Bomb attacks on Thailand petrol stations injure 4
The Thai army reported that multiple bombs exploded over 40 minutes after midnight, igniting 11 petrol stations in Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala.

Polls open in second phase of Myanmar junta-run election
Polling opened at 6 am on Saturday in Aung San Suu Kyi’s former constituency of Kawhmu, about 25 kilometres south of Yangon, AFP reported.
The move comes after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia condemned and opened inquiries into sexualised content on the app.
World

Trump says he will talk to Musk about restoring internet in Iran

Trump says Iran ‘want to negotiate’ after reports of hundreds killed in protests
Paul Thomas Anderson’s screwball thriller “One Battle,” which centers on an aging revolutionary (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his teenage daughter (Chase Infiniti), entered the night with nine nominations.
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says the administration served grand jury subpoenas over his Congressional testimony on a renovation project.
Reza Pahlavi said state employees and security forces must choose between standing with the people or being complicit in killing civilians.
The largest blaze, burning since Monday near the Andean town of Epuyén, has scorched about 11,980 hectares, the Chubut provincial fire service said.















