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Manila: University of the East demolished reigning champion National University Nazareth School, 89-64, to keep its immaculate record in the UAAP Season 87 junior basketball at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Saturday. Jolo Pascual scored 21 points, including three triples, to go with five rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block as the Junior Warriors rolled to their fifth straight win. Mav Mesina chipped in 13 points, 10 assists, two rebounds and two steals, while Neil Garcia had 12 points, four rebounds and three steals for UE. The Warriors led by as much as 68-36 in

The police are on a manhunt for three local men wanted for a house burglary in the Telok Panglima Garang residential area here on Sept 20. Kuala Langat District police chief Supt Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor stated that during attempts to stop them, the suspects fled after colliding with an officer on a motorcycle. The officer did not sustain any injuries. He explained that the police had received an emergency call from a local man around 2.40 pm, about unknown individuals entering his neighbour’s house. “When a team of officers arrived at the scene, the suspects, who were in a

The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower today. Spot month September 2024 fell 12.0 points to 1,658.5, October 2024 declined 10.5 points to 1,663.5, December 2024 edged down 9.0 points to 1,670.0 and March 2025 slipped 10.0 points to 1,655.5. Turnover dropped to 34,934 lots from 84,196 lots on Thursday, while open interest reduced to 90,858 contracts from 139,450 contracts previously. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 11.23 points, or 0.67 per cent, to settle at 1,660.09 from Thursday’s close of 1,671.32. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

The police are seeking public assistance to find a mother and her two children who were reported missing form their home in Tanjung Rambutan here since Sept 13. Ipoh district police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said in a statement that husband of the Indonesian woman, Ernawati Rajagukguk, 36, realised she was missing at about 8.30 pm. Also missing are their two children, daughter Farisha Jan Mohamed Faiz, nine, and son Firaz Khan, six, he added. Abang Zainal Abidin urged those with information to contact investigating officer, Sub Insp Ferdaus Jahya at 019-7130163 or any nearby police station.

Sarawak’s Chong Cheng Tat always believed that “if you never try, you’ll never know’. It’s this inquisitive quality of his that led him to clinch gold for Sarawak in the men’s discus throw 1-kilogramme (kg) F34 (physical impairment) category in his maiden Malaysia Para Games (Para SUKMA) appearance here in Sarawak today. Cheng Tat, who only took up the sport to find an alternative income after suffering a stroke which left him partially paralysed, found that he was quite adept at discus throw and decided to represent his home state in the biennial Games. The former salesman, who sprang a