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Police have opened an investigation paper regarding a Facebook post that allegedly contained defamatory statements against police officers at a petrol station in Batu 14, Puchong, Selangor yesterday. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

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Better known as Axian, Jason Yeoh has spent two decades filming Malaysia’s food culture as it changes around him. He’s made peace with the fact that it always will. — Picture by Choo Choy May

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His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, has expressed hope that tomorrow’s National Day celebrations will run smoothly. — Picture via Facebook/Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar

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The Foreign Ministry says 91 Malaysians, including 55 in Nepal and 36 in China, remain uncontactable as of 8pm on Saturday following the floods that struck on Aug 26, the Foreign Ministry said. — AFP pic

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Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the syndicate’s modus operandi involved collecting passports belonging to foreign nationals without requiring the document owners’ physical presence at the country’s entry points. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia
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A woman points at damaged houses across the Trishuli river in the aftermath of flash floods at Devighat in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 29, 2026. Nearly 3,000 people were still missing on August 29 and 633 confirmed dead after flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-Tibet border. — AFP pic

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According to the government in Ottawa, the tariffs will range from 25 per cent to 50 per cent on toilet rolls and paper products used to make toilet rolls, as well as kitchenware, packing materials, cosmetics, shampoos and many other items. — Getty Images via AFP

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Three Malaysians are among 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries identified as unaccounted for following a mudslide that struck Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border. — AFP pic

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CKJ Racing rider Farres Putra Mohd Fadhill. — Picture via Facebook

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The Sarawak State Assembly building seen shrouded in haze. — Bernama pic

Malaysia
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Singapore Airlines is being sued by a British widow for her injuries suffered during turbulence on Flight SQ321 on May 21, 2024 that killed her husband and injured 78 other passengers. — AFP pic

Singapore
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Police are investigating a video clip that has gone viral depicting the sale of headscarves, allegedly featuring incomplete Jalur Gemilang patterns, at a supermarket in Subang Jaya, Selangor. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia
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Influencer and left-wing political commentator Hasan Piker is introduced during a campaign rally for Wisconsin Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong on August 2, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With the approach of US midterm elections in November and facing the possibility of losing control in both houses of Congress, Republicans are training their fire on a left-wing influencer who has emerged as a liability for Democratic candidates.

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