Appointment of Malaysia’s new South peace talks facilitator opposed

14 Sept 03:12 Key points summarised by AI

Prominent politician Nurul Izzah Anwar strongly opposes the appointment of former police chief Abdul Rahim Mohd Noor as Malaysia’s new facilitator for peace talks in southern Thailand.
Her opposition is rooted in Abdul Rahim's 1998 conviction for assaulting her father, Anwar Ibrahim, while he was in police custody, an incident she described as a "brutal assaulter of an innocent man."
Abdul Rahim dismisses the past incident as "irrelevant," stating that his appointment is based on his successful facilitation of the 1989 Hat Yai Treaty peace deal with the Communist Party of Malaya.

Suspected drug couriers killed in Phetchaburi; half a tonne of Ice seized

Yesterday 16:06 Key points summarised by AI

Two suspected drug couriers were killed in a shootout with narcotics officers in Phetchaburi province.
Authorities seized approximately half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine, also known as Ice, during the operation.
The incident occurred on Tuesday night after officers tracked a network suspected of transporting large quantities of drugs to southern Thailand.
The suspects, identified as Chattharin and Rungarun, both 27, opened fire when confronted by officers, who returned fire, resulting in their deaths.