MELAKA: A former car rental operator was sentenced to 33 years imprisonment by the High Court today after being found guilty of murdering a woman who had rented a vehicle from him seven years ago. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

SEREMBAN: A hostel warden was sentenced to six years in prison and four strokes of the cane by the sessions court today on 12 charges of physical sexual assault and sodomy involving seven students. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

KANGAR: Seasonal weather patterns, global climate change, urbanisation, and human activities are among the main contributors to the rising temperatures in Malaysia, says an academician. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is currently conducting a comparative review of the judicial appointments mechanisms in the United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia, and India, alongside Malaysias mechanism. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

KUALA LUMPUR: The Penang Islamic Religious Affairs Department (JHEAIPP) has crippled a fake village wedding syndicate and detained two men caught conducting an unauthorised solemnisation ceremony at a house in Kubang Semang. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

MELAKA: A scheduled waste recovery factory, Malacha Sdn Bhd, was fined RM30,000 by the Sessions Court here yesterday after it pleaded guilty to failing to comply with its licence conditions issued by the Department of Environment (DoE) Melaka. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

KUALA LUMPUR: Lieutenant General Datuk Johnny Lim Eng Seng, who made history as the first ethnic Chinese officer to be promoted to that rank in the Armed Forces (MAF), retired today. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

KUALA LUMPUR: Graftbustershave raided 28 companies allegedly involved in a scrap metal and e-waste smuggling syndicate operating across five states, which is believed to have cost the government over RM950 million in lost export tax revenue to date. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

KUALA LUMPUR: The Special Committee studying the competence of state legislative assemblies to enact Syariah laws has completed its report. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

KUALA LUMPUR: What began as an impromptu stop turned into a heartwarming reminder of Malaysian warmth and unity, when two brothers were welcomed as guests at a strangers wedding. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

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JOHOR BARU: The decades-old flying passport racket at the Johor-Singapore land checkpoints continues to thrive not due to a lack of technology or protocols - but because rogue officers caught red-handed are quietly transferred instead of sacked. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

KUALA LUMPUR: British teenager David Renz Balisong who has been missing since June 6 may look mature and book-smart, but when it comes to street smarts, he does not make the cut, this was the lament of his mother Minerva Balisong. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

KUCHING: A Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) meeting will be convened within the next two days to address the ongoing water shortage and drought in the state, said Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

GEORGE TOWN: The long-delayed Mutiara Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) project is set to become one of Malaysias most cost-efficient and financially sustainable urban rail systems, despite earlier cost escalations and years of delay. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

KUALA LUMPUR: Commercial vehicles not equipped with a Speed Limitation Device (SLD) will not be allowed on the roads as they will fail vehicle inspections once the phased enforcement of the system begins on Oct 1. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

BERA: A 65-year-old man was killed after he was crushed by a fallen tree branch while riding his motorcycle at KM34 of Jalan Kuala BeraChenor, near Kampung Batu Papan, yesterday. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

BERA: A school headmaster was killed when the car he was driving skidded off the road and caught fire on Jalan Guai, near Kampung Guai, yesterday. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

SERI ALAM: A runaway tyre off a lorry travelling in the opposite direction of traffic struck a car on the Pasir Gudang Highway, in a freak incident that caused vehicle damage but no injuries. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

KUALA LUMPUR: A 14-year-old student has been arrested for allegedly punching and threatening a teacher at a secondary school in Kajang. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

LENGGONG: The army believes the use of equipment past its operational lifespan was a contributing factor in the death of a commando during an exercise in Kuantan recently. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

LENGGONG: The Malaysian Army has called for stronger procurement oversight and contract enforcement mechanisms. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

JEMPOL: An autopsy on the childs body found buried near the main Bahau-Rompin road yesterday, is expected to be conducted at Rembau Hospital today, said Jempol police chie, Superintendent Norhisham Mustapar. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

KUALA LUMPUR: Australia has welcomed the agreement between Cambodia and Thailand to implement an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

SEPANG: A 36-year-old Malaysian woman was arrested at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) for attempting to smuggle several protected exotic animals out of the country. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

LENGGONG: The Malaysian Army is grappling with the challenges of maintaining ageing assets but remains operationally ready through a meticulous maintenance regime. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

KUALA LUMPUR: The federal governments debt rose to RM1.3 trillion as of the end of June this year, up from RM1.25 trillion at the end of last year. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

KUALA LUMPUR: The use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology by perpetrators, including the manipulation of child images and videos through deepfakes, poses significant challenges for authorities in verifying the authenticity and integrity of evidence in court. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

JEMPOL: Police have seized a hoe believed to have been used by a man to bury the body of his 6-year-old son near a railway track in Rompin. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today awarded RM1.1 million in damages to the mother of the late Dutch model Ivana Esther Robert Smit, after ruling that the police had been negligent in handling the investigation into her daughters death in 2017. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

KUALA LUMPUR: The vape industry has urged the government to regulate, not ban, vape products, saying prohibition will only push users to the black market and punish legitimate businesses that comply with the law. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

KOTA BARU: The flying passport ruse persists in Kelantan, but on a smaller scale, an Immigration source said. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia-Cambodia Business Association (MCBA) has commended Malaysia for its role in brokering an immediate ceasefire deal between Cambodia and Thailand, a move it said was critical to restoring peace and regional stability. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

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ISKANDAR PUTERI: Apart from murder, the father of the six-year-old boy whose body was found in Negri Sembilan yesterday will also be investigated for child neglect and lodging a false report. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

JOHOR BARU: Two men on a motorcycle were injured when a trailers cargo became dislodged after it struck the underpass beam of the Perling flyover along Jalan Johor Baru-Air Hitam near Skudai yesterday. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

JOHOR BARU: The construction of the Johor BahruSingapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link project reached a major milestone today with the structural completion of the Immigration, Customs and Quarantine Complex (ICQC) at Bukit Chagar, here. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

KUCHING: The cunning tactic of a drug trafficking syndicate by using cars as mobile stores to deliver supplies to buyers was successfully foiled by the police in a special operation conducted in Kota Sentosa on July 19. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

SEGAMAT: A 73-year-old woman was burnt to death after a fire gutted her home and four other houses in Bukit Siput here on Friday, in what police believe involved elements of foul play. New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd