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Altantuya murder

Controversial Abdul Razak Baginda talk at IIUM cancelled following backlash

Following intense backlash from students and faculty, IIUM has pulled the plug on an August 18 leadership lecture by controversial figure Abdul Razak Baginda

Govt, Razak Baginda ordered to pay RM9 million to Altantuya’s family

Funds to be deposited into account of family’s legal firm pending outcome of defendants’ appeal

If there was Altantuya ‘kill order’, it ended with Razak Baginda, insists Shafee

Any orders to kill Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaariibuu would have ended with former political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda, alleged lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.

Sirul free from Aussie detention, but not out of the woods yet

Sent to the gallows for murder by the Malaysian Federal Court almost a decade ago after exhausting all avenues of appeal, former police corporal Sirul Azhar Umar now walks freely in Australia based on a legal technicality.

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Worrying number of youth spending 18 hours on social media daily: MCMC 

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has drawn attention to the substantial number of young individuals who spend extended periods online, expressing concerns about harmful aspects of specific social media platforms. 

Penang’s shores in peril: a deadly mix of climate change and coastal development”

Rising sea levels, erratic weather, and unchecked development are driving coastal erosion to alarming new heights in Penang, threatening both nature and livelihoods.

Short-lived La Niña expected in early 2026, but stable weather to follow

MetMalaysia forecasts cool conditions and brief shifts in rainfall patterns before returning to normal