MELAKA: The Melaka High Court jailed an unemployed man for 15 years after he pleaded guilty to an alternative charge of killing his friend in Pulau Sebang, Alor Gajah, six years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR: Cairo-based J Yasshmita is among three Malaysian players to qualify for the main draw of the Egyptian Open in Giza.

BALIK PULAU: Twenty-nine Chinese and Cambodian citizens linked to an online scratch-and-win syndicate pleaded guilty at the magistrate's court here today to overstaying and entering the country without valid travel documents.

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is set to table the 2026 Budget in the Dewan Rakyat today.

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim left the Finance Ministry at 2.55pm to table the 2027 Budget in Parliament.

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was still receiving last- minute feedback and suggestions from the public for the 2027 Budget before leaving for Parliament today.

KOTA KINABALU: An 18-year-old youth died after he was suspected of suffering an electric shock while fleeing a police inspection at a business premise in the Nounton Industrial area, Inanam, early today.

ABIDJAN: When Benin and Burkina Faso flew to Buenos Aires for friendlies against Argentina including superstar Lionel Messis swansong it would have seemed like dreamland for players who rarely if ever rub shoulders with the aristocrats of the Beautiful Game.

KUALA LUMPUR: Orkim Bhds wholly owned subsidiary, Orkim Ambition Sdn Bhd, has completed the Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance for Orkim Opal, bringing the groups fleet to 20 vessels and increasing its total carrying capacity by approximately 5.5 per cent.

LONDON: A standoff between central banks and their cash-strapped governments may well be looming as an intensifying bond market crunch reopens questions about the political independence of the banks well beyond their interest-rate policy.

KUALA LUMPUR: Football analyst Datuk Richard Scully has defended the inclusion of heritage and naturalised players in Harimau Malaya.

SUBANG JAYA: Eco World Development Group Bhd (EcoWorld Malaysia) has surpassed its annual sales target for the first time, recording RM5.06 billion in sales for the 11 months ended Sept 30, exceeding its RM4 billion target for the financial year ending Oct 31, 2026 (FY26).

KUALA LUMPUR: Johor Darul Tazim (JDT) owner Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim has hailed rising winger Daniesh Amirruddin as the clubs future after the 20-year- old scored twice in their 6-0 victory over Cambodian champions PKR Svay Rieng in the Asean Club Championship (ACC) on Thursday.

GEORGE TOWN: Thousands of motorists were left stranded in a traffic jam lasting more than two hours following an accident on the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway.

KOTA KINABALU: Zara Qairina Mahathirs mother told the Coroners Court that she opened a bank account after members of the public expressed their intention to donate money to her.

KUALA LUMPUR: I stabbed him, a man told his employer after stabbing a colleague, before asking whether the victim was still alive.

BERA: Police will question a TikTok account holder over a viral claim that an Orang Asli had stabbed an enforcement officer at the Tasek Bera Conservation Forest Reserve.

MANCHESTER: Erling Haaland said Manchester City must stick together in uncertain times after being found guilty of over 100 charges of breaking Premier League financial rules.

BATU PAHAT: An 18-year-old scrap metal collector was arrested for assaulting his grandmother with a belt and threatening her with a parang at Batu 1 1/2, Jalan Yong Peng here recently.

KUALA LUMPUR: Twice denied the women's team bowling gold by the United States last year, Malaysia will turn to a refreshed line-up in their bid to go one better at next week's World Cup in Munich, Germany.

SUNGAI PETANI: Fourteen suspects, including two teenagers, have been arrested in Gurun to assist investigations into the murder of a man found beside bushes along Jalan Harvard yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR: A company director was charged at the Sessions Court here today with criminal breach of trust involving RM101,679.98 in company funds in 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysias data centre market is shifting towards higher-value, artificial intelligence (AI)-focused deployments, with Johor remaining the countrys dominant hub despite growing power constraints.

KUALA LUMPUR: Investors aged 35 and below accounted for about 60 per cent of more than 450,000 new Central Depository System (CDS) accounts opened in the first nine months of 2026, reflecting growing participation among younger Malaysians in the stock market.

PARIS/BEIJING: Chinas tax crackdown on wealthy individuals has become the latest headache for luxury brands, already grappling with the fallout from the Iran war and signs of slowing consumer spending in the United States.

KOTA KINABALU: Young people may be concealing emotional struggles behind the seemingly perfect lives portrayed on social media, says Sabah State Psychiatry head Dr Chua Sze Hung.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysias unemployment rate declined to 2.9 per cent in August, with the number of unemployed persons falling by 1.7 per cent to 511,600 from 520,300 in July, according to the Statistics Department.

HONG KONG/SYDNEY: Asia-focused investment firm PAG is in exclusive talks to acquire a majority stake in the property services unit of debt-laden developer China Evergrande Group, said two people close to the transaction.

LETTERS: The worsening haze situation is a serious public health concern that demands urgent, coordinated and decisive action.

KUALA LUMPUR: The national hockey players are tired after playing in three consecutive international tournaments, ending with the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Immigration Department detained 20 people aged between 23 and 47 during a special operation in Taman Datuk Ahmad Razali yesterday over suspected involvement in a syndicate abusing foreign worker quotas.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysias wholesale and retail trade sales rose 10.5 per cent year-on-year to RM173 billion in August, led by stronger wholesale trade activity, particularly petroleum-related products.

KOTA KINABALU: The late Zara Qairina Mahathirs mother, Noraidah Lamat, told the Coroners Court today that she did not believe her daughter had died by suicide.

BALIK PULAU: A lorry driver and two Indian men working as cooks were fined RM7,000 each by the magistrates court here today after pleading guilty to stealing 30,000 integrated circuit chips worth RM2 million from a factory in Bayan Lepas last month.

SINGAPORE: Singapore is expected to tighten monetary policy at a scheduled review on Wednesday as robust growth and inflation risks bolster the case for another move.

IPOH: All Education Ministry schools and educational institutions in Kinta Utara, Kinta Selatan and Kuala Kangsar have been ordered to close immediately due to worsening haze.

KUALA LUMPUR: Mens doubles shuttler Tee Kai Wun is hoping to steer his partnership with Man Wei Chong back into the worlds top 10, although he admits time is running out this season.

JOHOR BARU: Revenge over rejected love is believed to be a possible motive behind the murder of 16-year-old Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairool Faisal.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Corruption Watch (MCW) has urged the Malaysian Anti- Corruption Commission (MACC) to establish a special investigation team or independent committee over claims that a senior officer received RM350,000 in bribes.

KUANTAN: Police have recorded statements from eight people in connection with the murder of a 19-year-old Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Polytechnic student in Jalan Air Putih here on Oct 6.