
News: East & West Malaysia

Over 140,000 notices issued in 2025 for smoking offences
Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says nearly 63,000 of the notices involved smoking at food premises.
Malaysia

Citing unfinished business, PDP veep eyes 5th term in Engkilili

Enemy? Most PN MPs back Hamzah, says Wan Fayhsal
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim also pays tribute to Sharifah Zuriah Syed Jan Al-Jeffri, who was also an artist.
The group saw a 4% increase in operational beds through capacity expansion measures, and an 11% rise in surgical cases.
The High Court allows Marcus Chan to challenge administrators managing his late mother’s RM1.6 billion inheritance.
GK Balachandran calls for stronger value-based education after varsity student arrested for allegedly stepping on the Quran.
Borneo+

Citing unfinished business, PDP veep eyes 5th term in Engkilili

Sabah floods worsen, evacuees double to nearly 4,500
The Warisan president says no foreign legislation or map can override the will of the people.
Salleh Said Keruak says narratives centred on race and religion risk disrupting Sabah’s plural foundations and social balance.
Beaufort has the most evacuees, at 945 compared to just 395 last night.
The total number of evacuees in the state stands at 1,564 as of 8.30pm, excluding those being evacuated in Tenom.
Southeast Asia

No proven link between Duterte’s speeches and drug deaths, says lawyer

Indonesian court jails two British nationals over drug offences in Bali
An explosion of AI interest has brought a surge of data centres to Malaysia, and increasingly Indonesia.
The nations’ decades-long border dispute erupted into several rounds of clashes last year, killing dozens of people and displacing more than a million in July and December.
Party sources say Khin Yi, chief of the USDP, is set to become house speaker and oversee a presidential election in which junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is expected to win.
Authorities have rejected international aid offers despite rebuilding costs rising beyond an estimated US$3.1 billion.
World

No proven link between Duterte’s speeches and drug deaths, says lawyer

First UN flight lands in Sudan’s capital since war began
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi also spoke about future cooperation between Israel and India across a range of fields, including technology and energy.
The world’s largest aircraft carrier, sent to the Mediterranean this week in a military build-up to put pressure on Iran, left a naval base in Crete today.
CR7 Sports Investments says the 25% investment in UD Almeria reflects Cristiano Ronaldo’s long-term commitment to professional football ownership.
Borge Brende announced his decision following disclosures from the US justice department showing that the Norwegian had three business dinners with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.


















