https://www.scmp.com/rss/522468/feed The latest news and top stories on Hamid Ismail. As a legal counsel, Hamid Ismail represents Zara Qairina Mahathir’s family, advocating for a thorough investigation into her death, which he deems incomplete. He is actively seeking exhumation for a post-mortem to determine the true cause and identify any criminal elements. His responsibilities include challenging the police’s investigation, highlighting their failure to collect forensic evidence like Zara’s clothing and bringing forward new... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press Egypt on Sunday revealed the revamp of two colossal statues of a prominent pharaoh in the southern city of Luxor, the latest in the government’s archaeological events that aim at drawing more tourists to the country. The giant alabaster statues, known as the Colossi of Memnon, were reassembled in a renovation project that lasted about two decades. They represent Amenhotep III, who ruled ancient Egypt about 3,400 years ago. “Today we are celebrating, actually, the finishing and the erecting of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3336410/egypt-reveals-restored-colossal-statues-pharaoh-luxor-bid-boost-tourism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3336410/egypt-reveals-restored-colossal-statues-pharaoh-luxor-bid-boost-tourism?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Dec 2025 18:16:43 +0000 Iman Muttaqin Yusof Iman Muttaqin Yusof Malaysia’s human rights commission on Tuesday urged the country’s police chief to immediately enforce a long-standing court order to locate the missing daughter of Ipoh resident M. Indira Gandhi, in a custody row linked to religious conversion that has stretched on for 16 years. The renewed pressure comes after Indira’s 1.8km (1.1 miles) march to the federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman on Saturday, where she sought to hand over her missing daughter’s old teddy bear to Inspector-General of... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3334078/anger-mounts-over-missing-malaysian-girl-linked-religious-conversion?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3334078/anger-mounts-over-missing-malaysian-girl-linked-religious-conversion?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:44:36 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A limestone pharaonic painting has gone missing from Egypt’s famed Saqqara necropolis, becoming the latest artefact to disappear in a country known for its rich and lengthy history. The painting was in the tomb of Khentika in the Saqqara necropolis outside Cairo, Mohamed Ismail, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said on Sunday. The mastaba tomb was found in the 1950s and has not been opened since 2019. Ismail’s statement said prosecutors were investigating the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3327940/ancient-pharaonic-painting-vanishes-saqqara-necropolis-egyptian-officials-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3327940/ancient-pharaonic-painting-vanishes-saqqara-necropolis-egyptian-officials-say?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Oct 2025 21:45:25 +0000 Resty Woro Yuniar Resty Woro Yuniar A proposal to restrict Indonesians to just one account per social media platform has drawn strong criticism from digital rights advocates, who warn the move could stifle dissent, endanger privacy and undermine civil liberties in the world’s third-largest democracy. Analysts say the plan reflects a growing appetite within Indonesia’s political elite for greater control over the digital sphere, especially ahead of a changing political guard and rising online activism among youth. The idea first... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3327538/indonesias-bid-social-media-control-raises-alarm-about-future-digital-freedom?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3327538/indonesias-bid-social-media-control-raises-alarm-about-future-digital-freedom?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:17 +0000 Joseph Sipalan Joseph Sipalan Five teenagers were charged on Wednesday with bullying Malaysian schoolgirl Zara Qairina Mahathir, whose death has seen an outpouring of grief across the nation and triggered a movement against a pernicious bullying culture in the education system. Zara, 13, died in hospital on July 17, a day after she was found unconscious on the ground outside her dormitory at an Islamic boarding school in Papar, a district in the Malaysian Borneo state of Sabah. The suspects were charged with “making... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3322485/5-malaysian-teenagers-accused-bullying-zara-plead-not-guilty?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3322485/5-malaysian-teenagers-accused-bullying-zara-plead-not-guilty?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Aug 2025 07:09:38 +0000 Hadi Azmi Hadi Azmi Malaysians call for prosecutors to press charges over the case of 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir, after police said they found evidence of bullying in the reopened investigation into her death. Zara died on July 17 after she fell from the third floor of her Islamic school dormitory in the Papar district in the east Malaysian state of Sabah. Her death sparked an uproar, with rumours of foul play and cover ups fanning existing anger at a perceived culture of impunity and a justice system bent... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3321815/malaysians-call-zaras-bullies-be-charged-after-new-evidence-uncovered?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3321815/malaysians-call-zaras-bullies-be-charged-after-new-evidence-uncovered?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Aug 2025 05:27:05 +0000 Hadi Azmi Hadi Azmi Malaysia’s attorney general has ordered police to reopen the investigation into the death of 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir, as lawyers for her family call for a full postmortem and inquest. Zara was pronounced dead on July 17, a day after she was found unconscious outside a dormitory building of her Islamic school in Sabah’s Papar district. Preliminary police findings suggested she fell from the third floor of her school building. But her family members are unconvinced, believing she may... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3321050/justice-zara-malaysia-reopens-probe-students-fatal-fall?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3321050/justice-zara-malaysia-reopens-probe-students-fatal-fall?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Aug 2025 06:11:53 +0000