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WHEN toxic waste is dumped and the polluter vanishes, who pays to clean it up? In the US a multibillion-dollar Superfund exists for precisely that scenario. In Malaysia, there is no equivalent safety net — only enforcement orders, court processes and in some cases, silence. Photo for illustrative purposes only - Canva

The tragedy took place on Aug 23, 2024, when Vijayalakshmi, 48, originally from Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India, fell eight metres into the ground after the walkway collapsed. - BERNAMA FILE PIX

The victim then clicked on the included link before being added to a WhatsApp group run by an unknown individual. - Photo illustrated by Sinar Daily

US citizen Antonio Rosales Jr. shows a map of his property where the US government plans to build a border wall, in Laredo, Texas, on Feb 20, 2026. - (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)

YouTube vice president of Engineering Cristos Goodrow (L) arrives to Los Angeles Superior Court for the social media trial tasked to determine whether social media giants deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive to children, in Los Angeles, on Feb 23, 2026. - (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP)

A farmer in southwestern China caused a 10-hour power outage in his village after using a drone to transport pigs, only for one of the animals to become suspended mid-air when the drone’s rope snagged a power line. Photo: X

A total of 17 family members of victims of the Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah Tahfiz Centre fire in Datuk Keramat nine years ago, along with 14 former students, have been awarded RM1.43 million in damages in a civil suit against the centre’s owner and MAIWP.

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Rescue workers search amid the debris after a massive fire at a shopping mall in Karachi. Photo by Asif Hassan/AFP