HONG KONG, June 18 — Hong Kong’s Observatory raised its highest-level black rainstorm warning at 12.55pm local time (0455 GMT/12.55pm Malaysian time) today, ordering schools to close and some businesses to suspend operations as heavy rain threatened severe flooding.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — Malaysia has climbed eight places to rank 15th out of 70 economies in the 2026 International Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Ranking, marking its strongest performance in recent years.

CHUKAI, June 17 — The search and rescue operation for two fishermen feared missing after their boat sank in Kemaman waters on June 10 has entered its seventh day, with no new leads reported.

PENAMPANG, June 17 — A man was discovered dead in a forest at Kampung Togudon here on Monday.

NEW YORK, June 16 — Jérémy Doku has said he hopes to be present for the birth of his first child next month, raising a potential scheduling issue for Belgium’s World Cup campaign.

PUTRAJAYA, June 16 — The Education Ministry (MOE) aims to achieve over 95% secondary school enrolment as the Education (Amendment) Act 2025 is set to take effect soon.

NEW DELHI, May 1 — India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has launched an investigation into reports that over 100 children fell ill after consuming a school lunch from which a dead snake had reportedly been removed before serving.‍