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Explainer: How school grievances, social media and politics fuel France’s student protests

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A 16-year-old boy, suspected of involvement in the death of a 16-year-old female student in Yong Peng, lies on the back seat of a police patrol car on October 4, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia
/ 10 h ago

Speaking in an interview with The Straits Times, the transport minister said DAP remained optimistic despite a series of disappointing election results and growing dissatisfaction among parts of its traditional support base. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia
/ 12 h ago

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim offers condolences to the family of Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairoul Faisal, a Form Four student who was found dead in a Yong Peng, Johor school on October 3, 2026 and suspected to have been murdered. — Picture from Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysia
/ 8 h ago

Sepang International Circuit CEO Azhan Shafriman Hanif (in white shirt) hands out bottles of water to F1 fans in the long lines waiting for shuttle buses on Day 2 of the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix hosted by Sepang on October 3, 2026. — Picture by Threads user @fatinsurayaa via Bernama

Malaysia
/ 11 h ago

According to Berita Harian, the operators were found advertising their services through various social media platforms, offering rides from several locations to the circuit grounds and between SIC and nearby parking areas. — AFP pic

Malaysia
/ 5 h ago

Police have taped off the hall at a school in Yong Peng, Johor where a 16-year-old female student was found unconscious and covered in blood on October 3, 2026, and later died. — Bernama pic

Malaysia
/ 10 h ago

Malaysia’s biggest cinema chain operator GSC has pivoted to offering more exciting shared experiences to movie goers as the cinema landscape shifts. — Picture courtesy of GSC

Showbiz
/ 14 h ago

Pole-sitter Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton face a rain delay before the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang. — AFP pic

Sports
/ 6 h ago

A mixed rice meal at Asian Rice Pot Restaurant, which has fed the community around it in Kelana Jaya for 20 years. — Picture by Ethan Lau

Eat-drink
/ 7 h ago

A billboard in support of Portugal’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo reading ‘Thank you Cristiano Ronaldo for all that you did for Portugal. You will be always our captain’ mixed with an adjacent message critical against Portugal’s coach Jorge Jesus reading ‘Jorge Jesus was not up to the job’ and ‘lack of sensitivity in managing the CR7 asset’, the fact that he ‘mishandled a captain’ is pictured near Luz stadium in Lisbon October 2, 2026. — AFP pic

Sports
/ 9 h ago

The lawsuit is seeking special damages totalling RM120,602 for Shing Xuen’s funeral expenses from the named defendants jointly and separately. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia
/ 12 h ago

Jeyenderan, the chief executive officer of Maritime Network Sdn Bhd, lodged the report at the Ampang Jaya District Police Headquarters on Sept 3 last year over the alleged disclosure of an official document by social media personality Caprice, whose real name is Ariz Ramli. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia
/ 13 h ago

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (2nd left) looks on as he visits an observation post during the ‘Center-2026’ strategic command-and-staff exercise at the Chebarkulsky training ground in Chelyabinsk Region on October 2, 2026. — Alexander Kazakov/Pool/AFP pic

World
/ 11 h ago

Sultan of Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (second right) and his son as well as Brunei Foreign Minister Prince Abdul Mateen Bolkiah (third right) arrive at the Royal Malaysian Air Force Subang Air Base on October 3, 2026 for the F1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit, accompanied by Tunku Temenggong Johor Tunku Idris Iskandar Al-Haj Sultan Ibrahim (right). — Bernama pic

Malaysia
/ 2 h ago

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang October 4, 2026. — AFP pic

Sports
/ 2 h ago

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