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IN case you missed it, here is a list of news handpicked by our editor for the week beginning September 19 to 25, 2016.

US swimmer Ryan Lochte has been hit with a 10-month suspension following his bogus gunpoint robbery story during a drunken night out at the Olympics

The independent speaker should stop talking about sports since he knows nothing about it, the Youth and Sports Minister says.

Tan Wee Kiong has received a RM100,000 incentive from the Sabah government and private agencies for his silver medal win at the Rio Olympics.

Sports training in the country needs to focus on mental strength to boost national athletes' capability to be more successful at the top level, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

The Brazilian authorities have charged US swimming star Ryan Lochte with making a false statement about being robbed at gunpoint during the Olympics, police said.

A ban on Russia's Paralympic team competing in Rio next month is cynical and immoral, President Vladimir Putin said.

Feigen said he failed to tell police that the swimmers had urinated behind a building or that teammate Ryan Lochte had torn a metal-framed advertising poster from a wall.

Malaysian Olympic heroes received a heroes' welcome at the Bunga Raya Complex following their best games medal haul.

Datuk Lee Chong Wei says the success of the national contingent at the Rio Olympics proved all athletes were capable of winning medals.

The incentive is on top of the RM300,000 and RM100,000 announced by the government before the Rio Games for silver and bronze winners respectively.

Their arrival is certainly much anticipated, together with the four silver medals and one bronze medal that will be accompanying them.

The prime minister says Malaysia's four silvers and one bronze medal feat and the determination shown by the athletes must be emulated by the people in their daily endeavours.

Both sides met on a positive note last night and discussed various matters in sports development for the good of the state and its athletes.

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Malaysia's men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia has withdrawn from next week's Swiss Open due to a recurring right ankle injury.

A 47-year-old Malaysian man is being investigated for allegedly uploading fake content that touches on the 3R (religion, race and royalty) on social media.

The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) has urged the public to be the eyes and ears of the ministry and report shortages of bottled cooking oil in their areas.

The International Court of Justice will hold hearings next month on Israel's obligations towards Palestinians, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Sapura Energy Bhd's (SEB) former major shareholders are no longer involved in the company's management as part of its restructuring efforts.

Intel Corporation (INTC.O) has appointed semiconductor Malaysian-born industry veteran and former board member Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO.

Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob was at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here today to give his statement

Datuk Nitin Nadkarni, Consultant at Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill, discusses the need for stronger legal recourse alongside increased enforcement in Malaysia’s legal framework. How can reforms balance regulation and fairness?

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Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte could face up to 30 years or life imprisonment if convicted of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC)