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No Foul Play In KL Uni Blast

Jan 14, 2026

Initial police investigations have found no elements of foul play in the recent explosion at a private university in KL.  

Meanwhile, according to Brickfields police, the Fire and Rescue Dept has also wrapped up its investigation, and access to the affected building has since been handed back to the uni.  

Earlier reports said an external contractor died after an air conditioning compressor exploded during maintenance works.  

9 other people were injured.  

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The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry will step up its monitoring of petrol stations along border areas to prevent the misuse and smuggling of subsidised petrol.  

This, after a Singapore Permanent Resident was fined RM9,000 fine for altering his car's license plate while filling up with RON95 petrol in Kulai, Johor.  

He covered up parts of his Singapore plate to make it look like a Malaysian-registered vehicle.  

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MCMC plans to meet with X next week, over its AI tool Grok being used to generate deepfakes of women and minors.  

Grok's access in Malaysia has already been temporarily restricted, while MCMC is also considering taking X to court.   

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The FBM KLCI has closed at its highest level since February 2019, amid a stronger ringgit and positive regional cues.  

The benchmark Index ended today's session at 1,710.91, up 2.71 points.  

Meanwhile, the ringgit is at RM4.05 against the US dollar 

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In other news: 

A married couple in their 40s has been found dead at their home in Sri Aman, Sarawak and cops are treating the case as murder.  

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The family of an elderly woman who died in a hit-and-run in Sentul, KL have asked for the public's help to identify the suspect and bring them to justice.  

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The former Army Chief who was detained over alleged corruption involving procurement tenders has been released from custody after his remand expired.  

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A babysitter in KL is under police investigation for alleged neglect after a 3-month-old baby reportedly suffered a fractured leg.  

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A convenience store in Kemaman, Terengganu has been hit with a RM30,000 fine for selling cigarettes near a school area.