KANGAR: Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim has lodged a police report on Thursday over a comment posted on the Facebook page of a news portal concerning the death of his son, which happened 16 years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines has launched its three-day flash deals campaign, offering up to 35% savings on economy class flights to selected routes.

PETALING JAYA: The Jalur Gemilang will take centrestage in the hearts and minds of Malaysians with the launch of the Raise The Flag campaign.

PETALING JAYA: The 10m platform is not Cheong Jun Hoongs usual event, which is the 3m springboard, and she was not even ranked.

IPOH: In her familys eyes, Cheong Jun Hoong is a true fighter who fought through the pain of a back injury to become Malaysias first ever world diving champion.

PETALING JAYA: Cheong Jun Hoong suffered back muscle spasms during the Diving World Series campaign in April, and was only cleared to compete in Budapest a few days before the start of the world meet.

IPOH: A trailer attendant was killed when his vehicle rear-ended a latex tanker at the 266th kilometre of the North-South Expressway near the Menora Tunnel.

KUCHING: The Sarawak Veterinary Services Department is carrying out a free rabies vaccination campaign for dogs at Mile 10, Padawan, to curb a potential outbreak of the disease.

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak congratulated national diver Cheong Jun Hoong who created history by becoming the first Malaysian athlete to win a gold medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Wednesday.

PUTRAJAYA: The 2017 Merdeka Day celebration on Aug 31 will see a re-enactment of the independence declaration.

MIRI: Some 32 illegal gambling joints in 11 districts in Sarawak were busted in a swoop on Wednesday.

IPOH: Two policemen have been arrested for attempting to smuggle illegal items into the central police lock-up here.

PETALING JAYA: National diver Cheong Jun Hoong claimed a truly stunning win in the women's 10m platform individual final at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

KUALA LUMPUR: The DAP is disputing the Registrar of Societies' (RoS) contention that qualified delegates were denied the right to vote during the central executive committee (CEC) re-election in 2013.

SEREMBAN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is saddened over the sudden passing of Lenggeng assemblyman Datuk Ishak Ismail, whom he had known for four decades.

KOTA KINABALU: Four shark and two ray species are to be protected as endangered under federal fisheries regulations.

KUALA LUMPUR: Two things were racing through Khairul Hafiz Jantans mind when he got into position at the starting block of the mens 200m final in the Malaysian Open Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

PETALING JAYA: The Kelantan governments move to impose public caning for syariah offences runs contrary to the international human rights treaties of which Malaysia is a party to.

KUALA LUMPUR: Sixteen men aged between 24 and 48 were charged in the High Court here with being members of an organised crime group, Gang 360 Devan.

BUTTERWORTH: Penang Tithes Management Centre (PUZ) chief executive officer Datuk Azman Abdul Samat has claimed trial to three counts of bribery involving RM3,500.

SHAH ALAM: The #AnakAnakMalaysia campaign is back bigger and better to unite citizens in celebrating National Day and Malaysia Day.

KUCHING: One more person has contracted rabies in Sarawak, and authorities are intensifying efforts to vaccinate more dog bite victims.

KUALA LUMPUR: A video on the plight of leatherback turtles has set young Ahmad Iszuddin Ahmad Izham on a mission to raise money for their conservation, turning him into a budding Instagram star in the process.

KOTA BARU: The state government will gazette places for public caning, but the Syariah courts would ultimately decide whether to impose the punishment inside or outside prison walls, said Kelantan Deputy Mentri Besar Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah.

KLANG: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency nabbed 10 illegal immigrants attempting to sneak into the country in an early morning operation in Selangor waters.

KOTA KINABALU: Floods receded in Tuaran and Kota Belud as rains eased on Wednesday.

PETALING JAYA: Police can now start investigating cases of sexual grooming and child pornography.

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says he will cooperate fully with the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) set up to investigate Bank Negara's foreign exchange (forex) losses in the 1990s.

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 16 men have claimed trial to being members of Gang 360 Devan, an organised crime group.

PETALING JAYA: A Non-Governmental Organisation known as Pertubuhan Minda dan Sosial Prihatin Malaysia (PMSP) is calling for police to investigate former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad and former deputy prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for allegedly conspiring to topple the Government led by Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

KOTA BARU: A security guard was sentenced to 24 years imprisonment and 15 counts of whipping for raping his 11-year-old step-daughter four years ago.

PUTRAJAYA: The National Security Policy will be reviewed every three years, the government announced.

BUTTERWORTH: A chief executive officer (CEO) of the Penang Tithes Management Centre (PUZ) has been charged with three counts of bribery in a Sessions Court here.

PUTRAJAYA: The Government has reminded employers that they must regard Sept 9, the official birthday of Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhamad V as a paid public holiday for their workers.

SETIA ALAM: In celebration of the upcoming National and Malaysia Day celebrations, Malaysia's leading English daily Star Media Group together with property developer Eco World Development Group Berhad (EcoWorld) have launched the third annual #AnakAnakMalaysia campaign.

BANGKOK: The Criminal Court on Wednesday will rule on a major human-trafficking case involving as many as 103 defendants, including a senior military officer, Manas Kongpan.

KUCHING: A new rabies case involving a 52-year-old man has been confirmed in Sarawak through a lab test on Tuesday.

PETALING JAYA: A rift has formed in the Otai Reformis group of hardcore supporters of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, over Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamads leadership of Pakatan Harapan.

A 27-YEAR-OLD drug addict allegedly brought his two-year-old daughter to get his fix in an estate in Baling district, Kedah, Guang Ming Daily reported.

THOSE in South-East Asia who are in the habit of peering at crystal balls may ponder whether the Indian armys recent action in Bhutan when it went to the aid of the Royal Bhutanese Army to block Chinese soldiers from building a service road in territory claimed by Thimphu is worth extrapolating in a future context involving the region.