
News: East & West Malaysia

Cops looking for housemate who molested woman in her sleep
Police say the suspect fled after hotel manager woke up and screamed.
Malaysia

6 held over riot at Bukit Sentosa, Rawang

Mydin MD among 5 new HRD Corp board members
The men’s singles shuttler will join the national team after reaching an agreement with the Badminton Association of Malaysia.
The department says those who recruit workers without the required permits will face sterner action.
Former Sabah chief minister Salleh Said Keruak says Sarawak is ultimately aiming for fairness in its dispute with Petronas.
The electoral reform group says the law will prevent political instability as seen after the Sheraton Move in 2020.
Borneo+

Sarawak not being confrontational, says Salleh over legal challenge

Sarawak challenges 3 federal petroleum laws in court
The previous strongest earthquake in Malaysia occurred on June 5, 2015, in Ranau, Sabah, and claimed 18 lives.
This is a sharp rise from the number of evacuees recorded last night.
Tremors were felt across Sabah, as well as in parts of Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia.
Sabah and Sarawak affairs minister Mustapha Sakmud says no decision has been made yet although the prime minister has supported the idea.
Southeast Asia

Philippines’ Duterte authorised murders, ICC told as hearings open

ICC to begin pre-trial hearing for Philippines’ Duterte

Boat collision in Vietnam kills 6
A passenger boat collided with a vessel on Thac Ba lake, and 17 of the 23 people on board were rescued after it capsized.
The UN condemned the alleged heinous crimes committed as a tactic of war, political repression, and to punish and terrorise citizens.
Senator Risa Hontiveros called for deepening defence relationships and continuous pushback against China’s claims in the South China Sea.
US President Donald Trump will impose a new 10% duty on imports from all countries starting Tuesday, initially for 150 days.
World

BBC apologises for ‘involuntary’ Tourette’s racial slur during Bafta awards

Jetten sworn in as youngest-ever Dutch PM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese backed calls to remove Andrew from the royal line of succession amid investigations into his ties with Jeffrey Epstein.
US President Donald Trump renewed his condemnation of the US Supreme Court after it ruled against his sweeping tariff programme.
The International Criminal Court says former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte personally authorised murders and hand-picked some of the victims in his ‘war on drugs’.
Violence flared near Guadalajara following a military operation that killed cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, ‘El Mencho’.

















