More than 122,000 people were on Saturday forced to evacuate their homes as severe flooding, caused by relentless rains, continues to devastate Malaysia’s northern states. Officials from the National Disaster Management Agency reported that the number of displaced individuals has surpassed the 2014 flooding crisis, with fears that it may rise further due to ongoing downpours. The death toll remains …

The second suspect detained over Sunday’s acid-splashing attack on Malaysian national footballer, Faisal Halim, has been remanded for five days. Faisal, 26, a winger at the Selangor Football Club suffered second-degree burns after he was splashed with acid in an attack at a shopping mall, a sports official has said. Faisal Halim was burned on the neck, shoulder, hands and …