KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The last few calls made and received by Nouvelle Visages beauty products founder Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya, 47, and three others, who went missing, would shed light on their disappearance.

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Court of Appeal upheld a decision of a Kuala Lumpur High Court in giving the green light to MIC's educational arm, Maju Institute of Educational Development (MIED), to sue its chairman and eight trustees for alleged mismanagement.

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The National Registration Department (NRD) will be closed from Sept 10-12 in conjunction with the Aidilfitri.

KUALA LUMPUR: The meddling of third parties without the knowledge of the police chiefs can bring disastrous consequences to the force, said outgoing Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan.

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has allowed developer Gasing Meridian Sdn Bhd to proceed with building 70 units of bungalows in Bukit Gasing.

PETALING JAYA: Suspended RMAF sergeant N. Tharmendran failed to obtain prosecution documents for his jet engine theft case.

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Sessions Court set Oct 18 for mention of a case involving Tourism Malaysia director-general Datuk Mirza Mohammad Taiyab and former Pembangunan Pelancongan Malaysia Berhad (Pempena) chief operating officer Mohammad Rosly Md Selamat who are charged with criminal breach of trust involving RM888,000.

SEPANG: The Sessions Court on Monday sentenced businessman Anson Wong to six months jail and RM190,000 fine for illegally exporting 95 boa constrictor snakes.

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): UEM (Group) Bhd has won its appeal to set aside a court decision ordering the government-linked company to buy out all 49% shares of its joint-venture company with its Singapore partner involving RM81mil.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Civil Defence Department has launched "Ops Bantu" to provide emergency assistance to motorists encountering problems during their journey to their respective hometowns during this festive period, its Director-General Datuk Abdul Halim Abdul Hamid said.

MIRI: Works to upgrade the Beluru-Lapok Road, which drew the attention of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak recently, officially commenced Monday and is expected to be completed by Sept 5, 2013.

Malaysians in New Zealand share their personal experiences of the earthquake in Christchurch.

BATU GAJAH: A businessman was shot dead by one of two men on a motorcycle at Taman Mewah here early Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR: The DAP’s newsletter, The Rocket, is back after the Home Ministry renewed its publishing permit.

CHRISTCHURCH: Army troops took control of the center of the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Monday, two days after a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake smashed buildings and homes, wrecked roads and rail lines - but caused no loss of life.

Top striker Wayne Rooney had sex with a £1,000-a-night (RM 4,813) prostitute while his wife Coleen was pregnant with their son, UK's Sunday Mirror revealed in an exclusive story.

JOHOR BARU: All 11 Malaysian students studying at Lincoln University in Christchurch are safe in the wake of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hitting the city.

JAKARTA: In support of a peaceful settlement to the spat between Indonesia and Malaysia, 220 students from a high school in Central Java have written letters of friendship to Malaysian students.

KUALA LUMPUR: The founder of Nouvelle Visages cosmetic line, Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya, 47, has been reported missing by her family members after she left her house in Gombak to go to Banting one week ago.

PUTRAJAYA: Being mindful of one’s words and actions and not questioning issues agreed upon by the nation’s founding fathers and spelled out in the Constitution are critical matters in race relations, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.