News@9: Today's top headlines – Oct 31, 2025 [WATCH]

By NST in October 31, 2025 – Reading time 1 minute

Here are today’s biggest stories.

Media groups have criticised Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming for allegedly intimidating a journalist.

Neglect sentence

Ismanira Abdul Manaf, the mother of six-year-old autistic boy Zayn Rayyan, has been sentenced to five years in jail for neglect causing harm.

China backs CoC

China has voiced its support for the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said after meeting his Chinese counterpart.

Overloaded lorry crash

A probe into the FRU truck crash in Teluk Intan found it was caused by an overloaded gravel lorry.

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