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JERTIH, July 3 — The skipper of a boat which capsized off Pulau Perhentian on Saturday (June 29), killing three of the passengers, pleaded guilty at the Besut Magistrate's Court today to drug abuse.

SHAH ALAM, July 3 — An accountant pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to charges of leaving his two biological children, one with visual impairment and the other with mild autism, without reasonable supervision.

LUMUT, July 3 — The Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin officiated at the launching and naming ceremony of the second Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) owned by the Royal Malaysian Navy at the Navy Base today.

ROME, July 3 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will wrap up his three-day working visit to Italy with a bilateral meeting with his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, at Palazzo Chigi here today.

By Teoh Yee Shen KUALA LANGAT, July 3 — The Kuala Langat Municipal Council (MPKL) will build a special shelter for stray dogs, to be completed next year with an allocation of RM1.9 million, following an increase in their population in the district. MPKL member Ang Lee Yong said residents have...

By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar SEPANG, July 3 — Five projects have been identified as core to the transformation of Sepang over the next 10 years, through the Sepang Municipal Council (MPSepang) Local Plan Draft (Replacement) 2035. Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said the project...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will deploy 5,121 personnel ahead of the 58th Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Related Meetings, to be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from July 8 to 11.

JAKARTA, July 3 — Four people died, 38 were missing and 23 survived after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near Bali, Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said today.

JAKARTA, July 3 — Four people died, 38 were missing and 23 survived after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near Bali, Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said today.

WASHINGTON/HANOI, July 3 — The United States will place a lower-than-promised 20 per cent tariff on many Vietnamese exports, Donald Trump said yesterday, cooling tensions with its 10th-biggest trading partner days before the US president could raise levies on most imports.

By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar SHAH ALAM, July 3 — The state’s free health screening programme, Selangor Saring, will be held in the Subang Jaya state constituency on July 13. Subang Jaya assemblyman Michelle Ng Mei Sze said the 9am-3pm event will be held at the Subang Jaya City Council...

WASHINGTON, July 3 — A federal judge yesterday blocked United States President Donald Trump’s asylum ban at the US-Mexico border, saying Trump exceeded his authority when he issued a proclamation declaring illegal immigration an emergency and setting aside existing legal processes.

LONDON, July 3 — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will launch a 10-year strategy today to save a National Health Service (NHS) he said was in crisis, as he aims to alleviate the burden on overstrained hospitals and provide care closer to people’s homes.

PARIS, July 3 — Europe’s Airbus is close to winning an order from Malaysia Aviation Group for more A330neo long-haul jets, industry sources said yesterday.

CAIRO, July 3 — DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing evidence of the ties between two great cultures of the period, with a fifth of his genetic ancestry traced to Mesopotamia.

LONDON, July 3 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) is pushing countries to raise the prices of sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50 per cent over the next 10 years through taxation, its strongest backing yet for taxes to help tackle chronic public health problems.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 — Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Hasnah Mohammed Hashim will assume the powers and responsibilities of the chief justice, including functions under the constitution, until the post is filled.

BANGKOK, July 3 — Malaysia has reinforced its role in Asean parliamentary diplomacy as Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) 2025 president and Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul, paid a courtesy call on Thai Parliament Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha here yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 — The ringgit opened higher against the United States dollar today, rebounding from a weaker close the day before, as traders turned cautious and pared greenback holdings ahead of the July 9 expiry of the US’ 90-day tariff pause, an analyst said.

ROME, July 2 — Malaysia remains committed to the principles of free and open trade as the core to inclusive, sustainable, and resilient economic growth.