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Sarawak para bowlers bag six golds at Para SUKMA Selangor
Sarawak's para tenpin bowling squad won six gold medals at Para SUKMA Selangor 2026, beating its pre-Games target of five. The haul at Sunway Mega Lanes included singles titles for Rosserrine Issawell Manong Raymond and Mohamad Yakup Winei, plus a doubles contribution from Farthin Zafirah Zaidi and Nurfariesyah Adriana Fairul. Head coach Myron Khoo Hock Ming said the next focus is the World Para Championships and getting Sarawak athletes into the national squad.
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Nik Muhammad Hashraff Muazzam wins SU5 gold at Para SUKMA Selangor 2026
Nik Muhammad Hashraff Muazzam Mohd Hilmi won the men's singles SU5 (physical disability) gold at the Selangor 2026 Para Malaysia Games at the Selangor State Youth and Sports Complex in Shah Alam. The 19-year-old beat Sabah's Gerald H. Simbaku VII 21-23, 21-10, 21-10 after receiving tips from Paralympic champion Cheah Liek Hou. The win made up for disappointments in the previous two editions.
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Three more charged with murder of 23-year-old at illegal gathering in Taman Alam Megah
Three more alleged gang members were charged in the Magistrate's Court in Shah Alam today with murdering a 23-year-old man during an illegal gathering last month. The charges bring the total number of people charged in the case to 11, after eight men were charged with the same offence last week. The offence was allegedly committed at 1.59pm on Aug 25 at Jalan Mandolin 33/5 in Taman Alam Megah, and the court fixed Nov 24 for mention.
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Selangor Sultan: Self-reflection key to turning over a new leaf, launches 'PhD Dari Penjara' book
Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah launched the book 'PhD Dari Penjara' by Dr Malik Yatam at Pustaka Raja Tun Uda in Shah Alam. He said self-reflection, knowledge and determination can help anyone who has taken a wrong turn in life, and advised Malik not to be easily swayed by offers that could divert his focus.
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MSU holds two-day SDG-ESG symposium in Shah Alam
Management and Science University (MSU) held the SDG-ESG Synergy Symposium with Times Higher Education on 3 and 4 September at the Performing Arts Theatre on its main campus in Shah Alam. The symposium brought together leaders from higher education, government and industry to discuss the UN Sustainable Development Goals and ESG principles. MSU also shared 950 SDG-related initiatives documented between 2022 and 2025 and its placing in the Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Rankings 2026.
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Property entrepreneur wins Facebook defamation suit at Shah Alam High Court
The Shah Alam High Court ruled that property entrepreneur Datuk Mohamad Azlan Abdullah @ Ali succeeded in his defamation suit against Shahruldi Mahafiz Ramli over two Facebook posts. The court ordered the defendant to pay RM30,000 in costs, with damages to be assessed in separate proceedings.
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Businessman says he only learnt shoplots were Bumiputera lots 16 years after buying
A 61-year-old businessman says he bought two four-storey shoplots at Kota Damansara Signature Park in 2010 without being told they were Bumiputera lots, and found out only when he tried to sell one. He has lodged a police report against the developer and says he must now pay the Selangor government to convert the property to non-Bumiputera status.
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Paramount Corp opens 11th Co-labs Coworking outlet at Sunway Square
Paramount Corp Bhd has opened its eleventh Co-labs Coworking outlet at Sunway Square Corporate Tower 1 in Petaling Jaya. The 19,000 sq ft space on Level 9 offers 268 seats and is currently 30% occupied, with two more multinational companies expected to bring it to 50% by month-end. Two more outlets are planned next year in Johor Bahru and the Klang Valley.
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Former general manager remanded two days over abuse of position in property firm
A former general manager of a property investment holding company has been remanded for two days by the MACC over allegations of abusing his position to approve promotions, salary adjustments and bonuses without following standard operating procedures. The remand order was issued by Magistrate Wan Noora Nisa Ngadirin in Shah Alam today. The suspect was detained while giving a statement at the Selangor MACC office.
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SMJK Ken Hwa jump rope team finishes fourth at national meet
The jump rope team from SMJK Ken Hwa in Keningau, Sabah finished fourth in the Figure 8 event at the 2026 National Jump Rope Competition. The competition was held at Sunsuria Forum in Setia Alam, Shah Alam, Selangor from Aug 20 to 22, with 59 schools taking part. The team of eight Form One and Form Two students also competed in the 4 x 30s Speed Relay.
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JCPAC opens The Studio with four local theatre productions
The Jeffrey Cheah Performing Arts Centre (JCPAC) in Sunway City Kuala Lumpur has opened a new black-box space, The Studio, seating 150. Four productions will run from this weekend through November, including FORK IT, Eurydice, The Failed Romances and Thrown. Tickets are available via CloudJoi.
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SJMC launches AI-assisted digital pathology for HER2 breast cancer testing
Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC), with AstraZeneca, has introduced Malaysia's first computational pathology solution using AI-assisted imaging to support digital tissue sample review in HER2 breast cancer testing. The initiative aims to improve consistency and reliability of pathology reports, with final interpretation remaining under the supervision of qualified pathologists.
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Ungu rocks Idea Live Arena in Damansara Intan
Ungu's 3 Dasawarsa: Special Night in Kuala Lumpur concert was held at Idea Live Arena, Damansara Intan, with more than 20 songs over two hours. Pasha and the Indonesian band called Malaysia a second home after 19 years of performing here.
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Selangor edge Sabah 2-1 to book FA Cup quarter-final spot
Selangor defeated Sabah 2-1 in the second leg of their FA Cup round of 16 tie at the MBPJ Stadium, advancing 3-2 on aggregate. Eduardo Sosa and Chigor Moraes scored for Selangor, while Park Jung Bin replied for Sabah. Elsewhere, Kuala Lumpur City, Penang, and Terengganu also progressed in the competition.
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EI Power buys Shah Alam factory for RM17.2mil using IPO funds
EI Power Bhd's subsidiary is acquiring a freehold factory in Shah Alam for RM17.2 million. The purchase will be funded mainly by proceeds from its IPO, with the deal expected to complete within three months.
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Chin Hin Property enters industrial segment with RM449m Kota Damansara hub
Chin Hin Group Property Bhd has entered the industrial property development segment with The NeX, an integrated industrial-commercial hub in Kota Damansara with an estimated GDV of RM449.4 million. The project follows shareholders' approval of the group's RM66 million acquisition of a 16,222 square metre leasehold industrial site. The development is expected to be completed by 2029.
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LFE Corp wins RM23.87mil contracts for Ara Damansara commercial project
LFE Corp Bhd has secured three contracts worth RM23.87 million for electrical, mechanical and plumbing works at a commercial development in Ara Damansara, Selangor. The contracts, awarded to its subsidiary LFE Engineering Sdn Bhd, will run for 27 months starting December 2025.
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Abd Halim breaks two national para swimming records at Para SUKMA
Sabah's para swimmer Abd Halim Mohammad broke two national records in the S9 100m and 50m freestyle events at the Para SUKMA Selangor 2026 in Shah Alam. He sees this as valuable preparation for the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Para Asian Games in Japan.
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Immigration raids net 1,155 undocumented workers across Malaysia
Malaysia's Immigration Department arrested 1,155 undocumented foreign workers in a nationwide operation called Ops Sasar, which targeted 40 locations. The raids, which also checked 2,254 people including locals, focused on industrial and commercial areas. In Shah Alam, 117 people were detained, and 35 were arrested in Telok Panglima Garang.
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LFE Engineering wins RM13.3m electrical subcontract for Ara Damansara project
LFE Corporation's subsidiary, LFE Engineering, has accepted a RM13.3 million subcontract for electrical and extra-low voltage works at a commercial redevelopment project in Ara Damansara, Selangor. The 27-month contract, awarded by Pembinaan Bina Bumi, is scheduled to run from December 2025 to March 2028.
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Para SUKMA: Kelantan powerlifter Wan Nur Azri breaks national record four times, wins gold
At the Para SUKMA 2026 in Shah Alam, Kelantan's Wan Nur Azri Wan Azman won the men's over-107kg powerlifting gold, breaking the national record four times with a best lift of 200kg. He competed despite a right wrist injury sustained during training about a month ago.
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Vox Choir Festival returns to DPAC with four nights of choral performances
The 5th Vox Choir Festival will be held at the Damansara Performing Arts Centre (DPAC) from 18th to 20th September. The festival features performances from various community, church, and children's choirs, as well as a tribute to Stephen Sondheim. Tickets are priced at RM40.
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Police link July i-City kidnap 'victim' to drug boss slain in Seremban
Police believe a man rescued from a kidnapping in i-City, Shah Alam in July is linked to the head of a drug syndicate who was shot dead in Seremban. The rescued man is being detained for 60 days under the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985 as investigations continue.
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Overpricing may hurt developers' financing approval, bank warns
At the Rehda Institute conference at Wisma Rehda, Kelana Jaya on Sept 8-9, OCBC Bank Malaysia warned that setting selling prices too high can lower a developer's chances of getting project financing approved. The bank also weighs rising construction costs, breakeven sales above 85% and the developer's track record before lending.