BANTING: Police have seized six types of pills believed to be from Japan to assist in the investigation into the death of the wife of entrepreneur and social media influencer Abd Ridzuan Abdul Mutalib, better known as Ridz Okumura.

GEORGE TOWN: “He is such a humble, respected and loving person. This nation, and particularly Penang, lost such a talented person.”

INDIAN WELLS: Naomi Osaka was bundled out of the first round at Indian Wells on Wednesday, falling 6-4, 6-4 to Camila Osorio in the Japanese star’s first tournament since injury forced her out of the Australian Open.

KUALA LUMPUR: Taiwan’s Mandopop King Jay Chou's love for tennis has rubbed off on his son Romeo, seven.

PARIT BUNTAR: Baharudin Ahmad and his wife, who were killed in a road crash on Jalan Pantai, Batu 9, Batu Piandang, yesterday, had planned to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri in Kuala Lumpur, a family member shared.

INDIAN WELLS, United States: Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, on the comeback trail seven months after giving birth to a son, was ousted in the first round at Indian Wells on Wednesday by France’s 70th-ranked Varvara Gracheva.

JUST months before becoming chancellor of Austria on Monday, Christian Stocker was a party functionary with no ministerial experience, fast approaching retirement age and barely known outside the political bubble.

KUALA LUMPUR: A 60-year-old father has decided to publicly sever ties with his daughter after claiming that her gambling habit had put him in trouble with the law, as well as deep debts with loan sharks.

KUALA LUMPUR: Entrepreneur and social media influencer Abd Ridzuan Abdul Mutalib, better known as Ridzuan Ridzokumura, has opened up about the recent death of his wife, Akiko Okumura.

IPOH: A married couple was killed in a road crash involving two vehicles on Jalan Pantai, Batu 9, Batu Piandang near Kuala Kurau this morning.

KOTA KINABALU: A mother, who had just finished her pre-dawn meal (sahur), tragically perished when a devastating landslide engulfed her home in Kampung Lok Bonu, Sepanggar, in the early hours of this morning.

JOHOR BARU: Three members of the ‘Adik Mamat’ gang, including the son of a Datuk, were charged in the Johor Sessions and magistrates’ courts for various offences last month, including gang robbery, firearms possession, and possession of an imitation firearm.

KUALA LUMPUR: Actress and singer, Bella Astillah, 30, does not know if her son, Ayden Adrean Aliff, 8, called Muar Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman 'dad' recently.

KUALA LUMPUR: The former chief executive officer (CEO) of Syarikat Kenaf Trading Global Sdn Bhd, his wife and son were charged at two Sessions Courts here today, with 12 charges involving money laundering of more than RM150 million.

SHAH ALAM: Police today confirmed that the Japanese woman found dead after falling from the fourth floor of a condominium in SS16, Subang Jaya, was the wife of entrepreneur and influencer known as Ridz Okumura.

KUALA LUMPUR: The only son of entrepreneur and social media influencer Abd Ridzuan Abdul Mutalib, or Ridzuan Ridzokumura, misses his late mother dearly and has been crying every day.

KUALA LUMPUR: Former national sprinter Harun Rasheed Othman who later became a top coach, died today in his house in Kajang. He was 72.

ALOR STAR: The elderly woman who was killed and set on fire by her mentally ill son on Sunday died from blunt force trauma.

KUALA LUMPUR: A company linked to 'kenaf' investment and its top two officers each claimed trial at the Sessions Court today to two charges of advertising an illegal scheme not registered under the Interest Schemes Act.

LANGKAWI: The owner of the dogs that severely mauled a child in Kampung Dede, Sungai Menghulu, last Saturday faces a fine by the Tourism City of Langkawi Municipal Council.