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KUALA LUMPUR, The International Young Future Leaders Summit 2024 (iFUTURE 2024) represents a space for university students to strengthen and show their leadership talent, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said. He added that the first ever iFUTURE 2024, organised by his ministry, would allow local and foreign university students to interact in line with the government’s objective to shape well-rounded high-quality graduates. ‘Over 1,000 local and international university leaders from 46 countries have directly benefited from sharing sessions and discussions with leaders from the higher education sector, youth leaders and several ministers, all focused on developing

KUALA SELANGOR, The remains of singer and influencer Muhammad Nidza Afham Mokhtar were laid to rest at the Puncak Alam Islamic Cemetery at 6.45 pm today. Earlier, his body was brought to Masjid Puncak Alam for funeral prayers before being transported in a hearse to the cemetery, arriving at 6.15 pm. The burial of Muhammad Nidza Afham, 23, took place in good weather and was attended by family members and friends. His elder brother, Muhammad Nidza Irfan, 33, said that the family hopes the authorities will conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of his younger sibling.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg was honoured today with the prestigious Great ASEAN Distinguished Leadership Excellence Award by the KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific and the ASEAN Economic Club. KSI Strategic Institute chairman Tan Sri Majid Khan and president Tan Sri Michael Yeoh presented the award to Abang Johari at the Great ASEAN Entrepreneur Awards 2024 dinner tonight. Its deputy chairman, Datuk Seri Mohamed Iqbal Rawther when annoucing the award, stated that Abang Johari is a dedicated and persistent leader who has elevated Sarawak to the forefront of Malaysian states through a series of

PUTRAJAYA, The Federal Court today commuted the death sentence of former lorry driver Jaafar Ngamil to 34 years in prison for strangling his girlfriend’s husband to death. The victim’s body was found in a ditch in Kampung Banting, Sabak Bernam, Selangor in 2014. A three-judge panel, led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, granted Jaafar’s review application to commute the death penalty imposed on him to imprisonment under Revision of Sentence of Death and Imprisonment for Natural Life (Temporary Jurisdiction of the Federal Court) Act 2023 “The court has substituted the death sentence with a 34-year prison term

JOHOR BAHRU, A bus driver was killed while 12 others were injured in an accident involving three vehicles at Kilometre 49.4 of the North-South Expressway (southbound) here this morning. Kulai district police chief Supt Tan Seng Lee said the accident occured at about 2.30 am, and involved a Scania bus and two lorries (Scania and Nissan models). ‘Preliminary investigations found that the accident occurred when the bus, travelling from Kuala Lumpur heading to Johor Bahru, is believed to have been unable to break in time and hit the back of the Nissan lorry,’ he said in a statement today. ‘As