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Kajang police chief ACP Naazron Abdul Yusof said police are tracking the driver and passenger of a Perodua Alza after a viral video showed the passenger sticking part of their body out of the rear window on the Kajang-Seremban Expressway — Picture via social media

Malaysia
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Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state’s two local councils have been ordered to immediately suspend the ANPR system for issuing compounds pending a review. — Bernama pic

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The author argues that Malaysian lecturers increasingly shoulder administrative, emotional and caregiving burdens far beyond teaching, making their often-invisible support essential to students. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

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Three people were rescued after a tree fell on their Perodua Ativa along Jalan Macalister in George Town this morning. — Picture via Facebook/Pusat Gerakan Operasi JBPM Pulau Pinang

Malaysia
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Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming said 120 squatter families in Sungkai and Kuala Bikam received land grants, resolving a settlement issue that had lasted more than 40 years. — Bernama pic

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday praised AKPS for seizing a container suspected of carrying strategic goods bound for Israel at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Johor. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

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 / 13 h ago

Blackpink members celebrate the group’s 10th anniversary together, forming heart gestures during a Weverse livestream after apologising to fans who were disappointed by the limited anniversary celebrations. — Social media screengrab

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The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has denied a viral social media post falsely linked to the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, stressing that the content was fabricated and misleading. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia
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Kota Kinabalu police chief ACP Shahrudin Mat Husain reportedly said a 66-year-old woman yesterday forgot to put her SUV in parking gear before it rolled forward and crashed into the glass doors of KKIA’s departure hall. — Social media pic via The Borneo Post

Malaysia
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Lee Chee Cheng carving a signboard at his shop in Carnavon Street. — Picture by Opalyn Mok

Malaysia
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The author argues that the delayed Tabung Haji RCI report must now drive institutional reform, independent investigations and stronger safeguards against political interference. — Picture by Hari Anggara

What You Think
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Khairul Aming’s latest Sambal Nyet release draws attention to the fishermen behind one of Malaysia’s most familiar ingredients. — Social media screengrab

Life
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National DAP organising secretary Datuk Chan Foong Hin said concerns over the lack of progress on institutional reforms, partly due to insufficient parliamentary support, will be addressed at the party’s national congress on August 16. — The Borneo Post pic

Malaysia
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Fifa president Gianni Infantino is under more allegations, the latest as reported by The Telegraph claims he paid off a lover who was also staff while at European governing body Uefa. — AFP pic

Sports
 / 11 h ago

Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the department is investigating the unauthorised use of its logo on a vehicle reportedly driven by a foreign national. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

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