The day's essential Malaysian news, briefed.
A 66-year-old wheelchair user in Singapore has been sentenced to 12 years and 11 months imprisonment for systematically sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy between 2020 and 2023, exploiting the child with small payments and cigarettes.
Muar Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq has been acquitted of all charges by the Federal Court after a six-year legal ordeal. The 33-year-old performed a prostration in gratitude and says the experience reinforced his belief in Malaysia's justice system.
Sri Lankan anti-graft authorities have arrested Rakitha Rajapakshe, son of a former justice minister, on suspicion of negotiating a substantial bribe to secure the release of an extradited drug kingpin.
The Philippine Department of Justice is investigating potential charges against government officials following a shooting at the Senate building and the subsequent escape of Senator Ronald dela Rosa from protective custody.
An elderly man has been incarcerated after defaulting on a RM1,000 fine imposed for assaulting a police lance corporal. The incident occurred when he resisted producing his identity card.