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1. 5 months’ jail for helper convicted of molesting employer’s 12-year-old daughter South China Morning Post · 6 Nov 2026

   A Hong Kong court has sentenced a domestic helper to five months in jail for molesting her former employer’s daughter in the family home. Lady Jay Santos Flores, 45, did not submit any mitigation to Kowloon City Court on Friday before she was sentenced on three counts of indecent assault. She sobbed…

2. 2027 UTME: JAMB threatens substandard CBT centres, sets tough accreditation conditions Vanguard · 6 Nov 2026

   By Joseph Erunke Abuja -The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has moved to tighten its grip on the conduct of the 2027 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, warning that computer-based test (CBT) centres that fail to meet its prescribed standards will be denied…

3. Malaysia’s Najib closer to house arrest as Umno pays US$12.3 million fine South China Morning Post · 6 Nov 2026

   Malaysia’s Umno said on Friday it had settled the court payment needed to move disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak to house arrest, after a public fundraising campaign reached its target to cover his 50 million ringgit (US$12.3 million) fine. The penalty was a condition of a royal pardon…

4. From Swans to the AFL’s ugly ducklings: Sydney’s shame is no one-off Nine · 6 Nov 2026

   Papley’s roadside drug test failure – the outcome of which is yet to be verified by a secondary sample – can be a positive for the Swans, so to speak, if it forces them to confront the root causes of the Pullman fiasco.

5. Former Malaysia PM Najib Razak's US$12.3 million fine paid by UMNO, paving way for house arrest CNA · 6 Nov 2026

   The "solidarity fund" set up for former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak had reached the target amount, UMNO said.

6. Sindh's wider market: Thar coal gets pricing overhaul Express Tribune · 6 Nov 2026

   Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has approved a revised pricing mechanism for Thar coal sales to buyers other than independent power producers (IPPs), in a major push to expand the market for the indigenous fuel, while endorsing Rs9.66 billion in verified financial claims related to duties…

7. Hina's family seeks copies of probe records Express Tribune · 6 Nov 2026

   Before the completion of the challan in the Hina Javed murder case, the victim's family has sought complete details of the evidence and investigation reports included in the police report. Fahad Javed, the victim's brother and complainant in the case, has written to the Punjab Ombudsman, demanding…

8. K-P Area Development Council holds meeting Express Tribune · 6 Nov 2026

   The first meeting of the Area Development Council (ADC) established for the development of 12 designated districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa was held at the Landi Kotal Jirga Hall. More than 100 members of the council, Deputy Commissioner Khyber Shahid Ali, District Police Officer Waqar Ahmad and other…

9. Light snowfall brings winter chill to Kaghan Valley Express Tribune · 6 Nov 2026

   The weather has turned cold again in the mountainous areas of the upper Kaghan Valley following light snowfall, intensifying the winter chill across the region. The snowfall has covered mountain peaks with a white blanket, further enhancing the beauty of the natural landscape. Temperatures have…

10. Kundi backs student scooter financing Express Tribune · 6 Nov 2026

    Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Thursday directed the Bank of Khyber (BoK) to introduce an easy-instalment scooter financing scheme for students and to upgrade its mobile banking application so that digital banking services become faster, simpler and more widely available across…