1ST BUS JAPAN SERVICE WITH LIE-FLAT SEATS BEGINS - KOSHI JAPAN

1ST BUS JAPAN SERVICE WITH LIE-FLAT SEATS BEGINS - KOSHI JAPAN  

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KOCHI

Japan's first overnight bus service with lie-flat seats began Saturday in western Japan, allowing passengers to relax during the roughly 10-hour trip to and from Tokyo as the operator aims to make the service a "new form of mobility."

Bus operator Kochi Ekimae Kanko, based in Kochi Prefecture, decided to launch the service in the hope of catering to the needs of bus travelers who complain that overnight bus rides are physically exhausting.

The seats can be converted into two tiers of beds. The bus departs from Kochi on Saturday night, and leaves Tokyo on Sunday night, with one stop in the city of Naruto in Tokushima Prefecture, which neighbors Kochi.

Fares depend on the availability of seats, with a lower bed seat costing around 10,000 yen one way, while an upper bed seat costs 12,000 or more.

Each flatbed is about 180 centimeters in length and 50 cm in width, and they are equipped with a smartphone charger, privacy curtains, and safety rails. From January, the service will be expanded to three to four buses a week in each direction.

The company has conducted trial runs and made improvements since March, including the installation of the chargers. It also plans to sell the bed seats starting next spring, enabling other bus operators to offer a similar service.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has created safety guidelines for busses with lie-flat seats and expects demand will increase if autonomous driving becomes more widespread in the future.

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CHINESE JETS DIRECTED FIRE-CONTROL RADAR AT JAPANESE AIRCRAFT - JAPAN SAYS

CHINESE JETS DIRECTED FIRE-CONTROL RADAR AT JAPANESE AIRCRAFT - JAPAN SAYS   

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TOKYO

Japan said on Sunday that Chinese fighter jets had directed fire-control radar at Japanese military aircraft in two "dangerous" incidents near the Okinawan islands, an account Beijing denied.

"These radar illuminations went beyond what is necessary for the safe flight of aircraft," Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi posted on X, adding that Japan had lodged a protest with China over Saturday's "regrettable" incident.

Meeting with Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles in Tokyo, Koizumi said Japan would respond "resolutely and calmly" to China's conduct to maintain regional peace and stability.

A Chinese navy spokesperson, Colonel Wang Xuemeng, said Japanese aircraft had repeatedly approached and disrupted the Chinese navy as it was conducting previously announced carrier-based flight training east of the Miyako Strait.

The encounters near islands claimed by both Japan and China are the most serious run-ins between the two militaries in years and are likely to further escalate tension between the two East Asian powers.

Relations have soured in the past month since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned that Japan could respond to any Chinese military action against Taiwan if it also threatened Japan's security.

Directing fire-control radar at another aircraft is a threatening step because it signals a potential attack and may force the targeted plane to take evasive action. Japan did not say whether the Chinese had locked on their planes or how Japan's aircraft responded.

Wang, in a statement on official social media channels, countered that Japan's statement was erroneous and its actions had seriously endangered flight safety.

"We solemnly demand that the Japanese side immediately stop slandering and smearing and strictly restrain front-line actions," Wang said. "The Chinese Navy will take necessary measures in accordance with the law to resolutely safeguard its own security and legitimate rights and interests."

Australia's Marles, at a press conference with Koizumi after discussions on deepening defense cooperation, said, "We are deeply concerned by the actions of China in the last 24 hours. We will continue to work with Japan and stand with Japan in upholding that rules-based order."

As China-Japan tensions over Taiwan have mounted, Beijing advised its citizens not to travel to Japan and paused plans to restart seafood imports suspended after Japan released treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.

China claims democratically governed Taiwan and has ramped up military and political pressure against the island, whose government rejects Beijing's territorial claims. Taiwan lies just 110 km (70 miles) from Japan's westernmost island, Yonaguni.

Japan hosts the biggest overseas concentration of U.S. military power, including warships, aircraft and thousands of U.S. Marines in Okinawa.

The U.S. State Department and the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Japan's claims about China's use of its fire-control radar.

TRUMP SILENT, CHINA STEPS UP MILITARY ACTIVITY

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass has publicly expressed support for Japan in several social media posts since the diplomatic dispute began, but President Donald Trump and other senior U.S. officials have remained silent.

Trump, who plans to visit Beijing next year for trade talks, telephoned Takaichi last month, urging her not to escalate the dispute, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

That call followed a conversation between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, who told Trump that Taiwan's return to China was central to Beijing's vision for the world order, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

Japan said the Chinese J-15 jets involved in the two incidents were launched from China's Liaoning aircraft carrier, which was maneuvering south of the Okinawan islands with three missile destroyers. Japan said it scrambled F-15 fighters in response to flight operations from the Chinese carrier.

In 2013, Japan said a Chinese warship locked fire-control radar on one of its destroyers in the East China Sea. Three years later, Beijing accused Japanese jets of directing fire-control radar at Chinese fighters. In June, Japan said Chinese jets flew dangerously close to one of its patrol aircraft near Okinawa.

On Thursday, China had more than 100 naval and coast guard vessels deployed across East Asian waters at one point, Reuters reported, citing sources and intelligence reports.

Taiwan's government described that build-up as posing a threat to the Indo-Pacific region. Japan said it was monitoring Chinese activity closely.

On Sunday, Taiwan's coast guard said it was monitoring drills by three Chinese maritime safety ships on the western side of the Taiwan Strait's median line but that the situation in the waters surrounding Taiwan was "normal".

Chinese state media said the search-and-rescue drills were in the central waters of the strait, patrolling "high-traffic areas, and areas with frequent accidents".

Taiwan's coast guard said China was using "misleading and false wording" about what it was doing, with the aim of harassing Taiwan and carrying out psychological warfare.

China says it alone exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction over the strait, a major trade route for about half of global container ships. The United States and Taiwan say the strait is an international waterway.

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EF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY INDEX RANK DROPS FOR 11TH STRAIGHT YEAR - JAPAN

EF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY INDEX RANK DROPS FOR 11TH STRAIGHT YEAR - JAPAN 

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TOKYO

Every year EF Education First, a Switzerland-based company that provides language learning services and assistance in countries around the world, prepares its English Proficiency Index (or EF EPI) report, based on scores from its EF Standard English Test. In the newest edition of the report, released late last month, Japan has fallen to its lowest ranking ever since the EF EPI was introduced in 2011.

The index was calculated using the results from 2.2 million test takers aged 18 and up who took the test in 2024, representing 123 countries in which English isn’t the primary language (countries had to have at least 400 test takers to be included in the rankings). Japan finished in a tie with Afghanistan at 96th in the overall rankings, down four places from the previous year and its 11th year in a row to slide down the list. Japan didn’t score well regionally, either, finishing 18th out of the 25 Asian nations included in the report, behind mainland China and South Korea (86th and 48th overall, respectively).

Japan didn’t just slip in relative terms, either, as the country’s average proficiency index score, 446, was eight points less than the year prior and 42 below the latest report’s global average of 488. Looking at Japan’s numerical score since the first iteration of the index in 2011, the country has only had a few modest upticks, and its score has never risen for two years in a row.

When the data is broken down by skill set, the scores show a wide gap in Japanese English learners’ ability to understand the language versus being capable of expressing themselves in it, along with much greater comfort in written communication than in verbal.

Average scores by skill set for Japanese test takers

● Reading: 454

● Listening: 437

● Writing: 394

● Speaking: 393

This fits rather neatly with the long-established narrative about the problems of English education in Japan, that lessons and teaching methods are too focused on rote memorization and adherence to strict, narrow grammatical formats, with insufficient efforts to teach practical, flexible communication strategies, real-world usage styles, and cultivate confidence in self-expression. To be sure, those are all valid criticisms that not just teachers in the classroom, but also administrators who’re in positions to set institutional education policies, should be trying to address.

▼ “Yes, I know that is a pen. Can we learn something new now?”

At the same time, we also have to consider the question of whether Japan’s declining scores are in part a result of depleted motivation. An important thing to remember is that the EF English Proficiency Index is calculated from scores of test-takers 18 and older, so while there are some teens in their last year of high school who are part of the examined demographic, the vast majority of the scores are coming from people who are either working adults or in non-compulsory stages of higher education. They’re not being forced to study English, and in recent years multiple factors have almost certainly put a damper on the enthusiasm of English learners in Japan.

Japan is currently grappling with its highest inflation rate in generations, with most workers seeing little to no increase in their wages as prices for everything, including necessities like groceries and utilities, continue to rise. The yen is also at the lowest value, versus foreign currencies, that it has been for several decades.

Many Japanese people are finding themselves with less and less money left over after paying their bills, and what money they do have left over isn’t going to go nearly as far outside Japan. As a result, traveling abroad, let alone relocating overseas to go to school or look for work, has become a bigger financial challenge, one outside the budget of no small number of people.

Since Japanese people can get along just fine speaking only Japanese while they’re in Japan, removing the reward of using English to enrich their overseas experiences (since they can’t afford to go overseas) gives them less reason to push through personal problem areas they encounter when studying the language, and when that happens, lower test scores aren’t a shock.

One could perhaps argue that the other side of the weak yen-coin, the increased number of foreign tourists coming to Japan, is giving Japanese people more opportunities to use English without going abroad themselves, and so should be a substitute study-motivating factor. However, that’s dampened by the growing image of places in Japan that attract large numbers of foreign tourists have become too crowded and expensive for locals to enjoy, and so some have begun avoiding those areas.

Further highlighting the relationship between benefit potential, motivation, and acquired proficiency, Kanto, the region of east Japan that includes Tokyo, had the highest Education First English Proficiency Index score within Japan, at 478, while the western, and largely rural, Chugoku region of west Japan had the lowest, 436. By city, Tokyo had Japan’s third highest score, 480, with nearby Yokohama in second place with 483. Kawasaki, Tokyo’s immediate neighbor to the south, had Japan’s highest city score at 489, one point higher than the global average. With Tokyo and the surrounding area representing the country’s highest concentration of schools, companies, and other organizations with an international outlook, it does seem like proximity to chances to use English in meaningful ways plays a part in cultivating and attracting more proficient learners, so hopefully more such opportunities will become available once again.

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"WORST EVER BEEN TO" -SHOT PUT ATHLETE WILLIAM MORRISON LAMBASTS THAILAND SEA GAMES 2025

"WORST EVER BEEN TO" -SHOT PUT ATHLETE WILLIAM MORRISON LAMBASTS THAILAND SEA GAMES 2025

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Filipino shot putter William Morrison III did not hold back in expressing his frustration with the officiating and event management at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games following his bronze-medal finish in Bangkok, Thailand.

Competing at the Suphachalasai National Stadium, Morrison said his experience in the athletics competition was marred by what he believed were inconsistent rulings and disruptive procedures that affected athletes’ performances. He went as far as calling the meet the most problematic he has taken part in.

“Man, lots of issues, man. They’re saying that my shot put didn’t weigh in. This is the only place my shot put hasn’t weighed in. I’ve used that shot put at Asian Games, Asian Championship, in the States, in Canada, Japan, everywhere I’ve used it. It’s never been lightweight. And all of a sudden here, it’s lightweight,” Morrison said.

The veteran thrower also took issue with repeated stoppages during the event, stressing that interruptions—especially during an attempt—can break an athlete’s rhythm and concentration.

“And then I’m throwing, and they’re going to stop me in the middle of my throw? Like, why would they do that? Like, why would you stop me in the middle of my throw? Just to fix my bib,” he added.

“That’s not important. Would you stop one of the sprinters from running when they’re about to get in their blocks? And then the shot puts that they provided were dog sh*t. They were not balanced,” Morrison continued.

He further criticized the equipment supplied by the organizers, claiming the imbalance of the shot puts compromised fair competition.

“If you spin it on the ground, you can see the central… I don’t know. What do you call it? There’s no balance in it. It won’t even stay still when you balance it. And they’re brand new. Like, who’s going to throw with a brand new shot put? Just the fact that they’re talking to me between every single throw and stopping me in the middle of my throw is dog sh*t. Like, this is the worst SEA Games I’ve ever been to.”

Despite the setbacks, Morrison still secured the bronze medal with a best throw of 16.66 meters. The event also saw the fall of his previous SEA Games record of 18.14 meters, set during the 2021 edition in Vietnam, after Malaysia’s Jonah Chang Rigan unleashed a gold-winning throw of 18.78 meters.

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HOKKAIDO, SAPPORO - TREE KILLING DISEASE SPREADING RAPIDLY ACROSS HOKKAIDO JAPAN

HOKKAIDO, SAPPORO - TREE KILLING DISEASE SPREADING RAPIDLY ACROSS HOKKAIDO JAPAN 

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HAKODATE

Oak wilt, a lethal tree disease in which species such as Mizunara and Kashiwa oaks are attacked by insects and eventually die, is advancing north and spreading at an alarming pace across Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's main islands.

Experts warn that rising temperatures are allowing the insects that transmit the disease to survive the winter, accelerating an outbreak that threatens local wildlife, valuable timber resources and the forestry-related industries that depend on them.

As field workers struggle to keep up with the expanding damage, a new strategy is emerging: harvesting oak trees early before they become infected.

In mid-October, during the autumn foliage season, officials from the Hokkaido government set out on a field survey in mountainous areas of Hakodate, a city in the island's southwest.

Drone footage, captured from above the forest, revealed a colorless patch -- an area where the seasonal reds and golds had been replaced by a stark void.

"The leaves fall early at this time of year. Maybe it's dying," one official said as he examined the aerial images and identified a likely infected tree.

The team set out to locate it on foot. Hiking without a trail, they pushed up and down steep slopes for about 15 minutes, bear repellent spray strapped to their waists. Among the healthy foliage, they found what they were looking for: a single Mizunara oak stripped completely bare, its leaves long gone while others nearby retained their autumn color.

At the base of the tree lay "frass" -- a mix of wood chips and insect droppings that signals oak wilt infection. Tiny holes, just 1 millimeter wide, dotted the trunk where insects had bored their way inside. "We have to treat this tree before summer, when the insects begin to fly," one official said, underscoring the urgency of the response.

The oak ambrosia beetle, the insect species responsible for transmitting the pathogen, was first confirmed in southern Hokkaido in 2020.

Takuya Kobayashi, a senior researcher at the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute's Hokkaido branch, says warming temperatures are likely playing a key role in the sudden expansion.

"Global warming may have allowed the oak ambrosia beetle to survive the winter and grow into an adult," he explains.

A recent survey shows just how dramatically the situation has escalated. This year, officials confirmed 1,637 damaged trees across two cities and nine towns in southern Hokkaido.

In fiscal 2011, only 15 trees in two towns showed signs of damage. As recently as last year, the figure was 213 trees in three towns. The disease is now spreading too rapidly for current countermeasures to keep pace.

"It's difficult to stop it," Kobayashi says. "The more it spreads, the more budget and manpower we need, and we can't keep up with extermination and countermeasures."

Field crews must also operate in untouched forests where there is a risk of encountering brown bears, placing an additional burden on limited personnel.

Oaks native to Hokkaido make up about 7 percent of the region's forest tree population. Mizunara, one of the most sought-after species, is widely used in furniture manufacturing -- a major industry centered in Asahikawa.

But wood from trees weakened or discolored by oak wilt cannot be used. The ecological stakes are also significant. "There are many wildlife species that depend on oak, including brown bears that feed on acorns and insects that feed on leaves," Kobayashi says. "We are concerned about the impact on industry and the ecosystem."

Faced with the possibility that eradication efforts alone will not halt the spread, some communities are looking for ways to make early use of the timber.

The town of Mori, which confirmed oak wilt damage for the first time this year, entered into an agreement with a company in July to process the wood before widespread deterioration sets in. The town has already begun trial production of Western-style barrels using Mizunara and other oaks from town-owned forests.

A Mori official expressed cautious optimism. "Construction of whiskey distilleries is progressing throughout Hokkaido, and there is demand for Western-style barrels. We hope this will lead to business opportunities."

But the official also acknowledged the urgency of the situation. "We have heard that oak wilt spreads rapidly, so we cannot afford to take our time. We want to make use of our timber resources before they lose their value."

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THAILAND SEA GAMES 2025 CONTROVERSY : TOKYOGURL CHEATED - ESPORTS PLAYER DISQUALIFIED DURING LIVE MATCH

THAILAND SEA GAMES 2025 CONTROVERSY : TOKYOGURL CHEATED - ESPORTS PLAYER DISQUALIFIED DURING LIVE MATCH 

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In a shocking turn of events at the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), a Thailand women's esports player has been disqualified from the tournament after being caught cheating during a live match. Despite her team ultimately being blown out in the series, the act drew widespread attention from fans and the esports community, highlighting the importance of strict enforcement of rules in high-stakes tournaments like the SEA Games. Not only this, but Thailand also pulled out of the Arena of Valor tournament following the cheating controversy. Let's find out what actually happened.

, the incident took place during the 33rd SEA Games Arena of Valor competition on December 15. Thailand's women's team fell 0-3 to Vietnam in the upper bracket final.

Well, shortly after, the Thailand Esports Federation (TESF) confirmed that player Warasin Naraphat, known as Tokyogurl, had been disqualified for breaching the tournament's competition rules. Meanwhile, as per TESF, Naraphat breached the Esports Technical Manual that strictly restricts the usage of third-party or unauthorised software or modified competition tools during the matches.

Investigation reveals a technical violation leading to the player's disqualification

Soon the match started; online speculation spiked when viewers noticed an unusual behaviour of Tokyogurl during the live broadcast. As per Khaosod, the Thai media outlet, Naraphat was seen giving a middle-finger gesture on camera before being replaced mid-series in the match against Vietnam.

Noticing this, the officials of the SEA Games quickly launched an investigation, which determined that Naraphat, the team's marksman, had committed a major technical violation and was immediately handed the tournament's strictest penalty, which is 'disqualification'.

However, there is no confirmation on which exact software TESF used, but as per online rumours and investigations, it is being said that she used TeamViewer, a remote access program.

Tokyogurl denies cheating allegations

As per the report, despite being disqualified from the live match, Naraphat has denied the wrongdoing.

Taking to a social media post, she issued a statement saying that she panicked during the game, felt unwell, and was subsequently hospitalised. Regarding the on-camera gesture, she said it was intended as a joke toward a stressed teammate.

What is the TeamViewer tool?

TeamViewer is remote access and control software that allows users to stream games from a high-performance host PC to another device, like a laptop, tablet, or smartphone, located elsewhere. The software uses the host computer's processing power to run the game while transmitting audio and video to the remote device, which then sends users' inputs back to the host.

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'MAYBE' : TEACHER HINTS AT LINK BETWEEN WARDEN'S REMOVAL AND ZARA QAIRINA TRAGEDY - KOTA KINABALU SABAH MALAYSIA

'MAYBE' : TEACHER HINTS AT LINK BETWEEN WARDEN'S REMOVAL AND ZARA QAIRINA TRAGEDY - KOTA KINABALU SABAH MALAYSIA 

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KOTA KINABALU, December 02, 2025 — Nine wardens from Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama (SMKA) Tun Datu Mustapha have been removed by the State Education Department, the Coroner’s Court was told today.

English teacher Nor Asima Zaiton, who confirmed the matter, said she was among those removed.

When asked if the removal was related to the death of Form One Student Zara Qairina Mahathir last July, she said: “Maybe”.

The 49-year-old witness said this when questioned by lawyer Joan Goh, representing one of the children involved in Zara Qairina’s bullying case, during the inquest into Zara Qairina’s death before Coroner Amir Shah Amir Hassan.

“Initially, I wanted to resign long before the incident. When the time came, we were informed by the State Education Department that we would no longer serve as wardens,” she said.

When asked about the six public phones available for students to contact their parents, which were shut down for two days following Zara Qairina’s death, Nor Asima said it was on the instructions of Chief Warden Azhari Abd Sagap and the measure was intended to minimise panic among parents.

“The students were not completely barred from calling their parents. I even allowed a Form One student who was unwell to use my mobile phone to contact her mother. Just imagine if the students had spread uncertain news, as they did not know what had happened at that time,” she said.

When questioned whether she had gone against Azhari’s instruction, Nor Asima said: “He didn’t mention mobile phones, his instruction was only about the public phones.”

When asked if the school had been negligent in connection with Zara Qairina’s death, Nor Asima opted not to answer.

The teacher, who did not deny that harsh words were sometimes used among students, also said that a child’s behaviour largely depends on parental upbringing and peer influence.

Zara Qairina, 13, was confirmed dead at Queen Elizabeth Hospital on July 17, a day after she was found unconscious in a drain near her school dormitory.

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ZARA QAIRINA SHED TEARS IN AMBULANCE ON THE WAY TO HOSPITAL, SAYS TEACHER - KOTA KINABALU SABAH, MALAYSIA

ZARA QAIRINA SHED TEARS IN AMBULANCE ON THE WAY TO HOSPITAL, SAYS TEACHER - KOTA KINABALU SABAH, MALAYSIA

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KOTA KINABALU, SABAH MALAYSIA : The Coroner’s Court here heard that Zara Qairina Mahathir shed tears twice when her name was called while she was being taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

English teacher Nor Asima Zaiton, 49, of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama (SMKA) Tun Datu Mustapha, said she rushed to the hostel after receiving a call from Head Warden Azhari Abd Sagap on the day Zara Qairina was found unconscious.

"I did not know Zara Qairina personally, as I did not teach her class. I only accompanied her to the hospital. During the journey, I helped the paramedics bandage her left hand, and when I called her name, I saw tears running down her cheeks.

"Her leg was still bleeding when she was in the ambulance. After arriving at the hospital, I contacted her mother to inform her of our arrival. I remained at the hospital until 1pm,” said Nor Asima, who is also the school's dormitory warden.

The 55th witness was testifying on Monday (Dec 1) when questioned by Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd Fairuz Johari, who is also the conducting officer, during the inquest into Zara Qairina’s death before Coroner Amir Shah Amir Hassan.

The witness added that she also handed over the clothes Zara Qairina had been wearing to her mother’s cousin while she was at the hospital.

Zara Qairina, 13, was confirmed dead at Queen Elizabeth Hospital on July 17, a day after she was found unconscious in a drain near her school dormitory.

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RAGING EXISTS : TEACHER IN ZARA QAIRINA INQUEST ADMITS TO CULTURE INVOLVING MALE STUDENTS, BUT NOT AMONG GIRLS - KOTA KINABALU SABAH MALAYSIA

RAGING EXISTS : TEACHER IN ZARA QAIRINA INQUEST ADMITS TO CULTURE INVOLVING MALE STUDENTS, BUT NOT AMONG GIRLS - KOTA KINABALU SABAH MALAYSIA

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KOTA KINABALU, December 03, 2025 — A discipline teacher today told the Coroner’s Court here that a ragging culture does exist among senior students at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama (SMKA) Tun Datu Mustapha.

The admission came from the school’s disciplinary unit secretary, Muliati Alihuddin, 42, who is the 56th witness, during questioning by Coroner Amir Shah Amir Hassan at the inquest into the death of Form One student, Zara Qairina Mahathir.

Coroner Amir Shah: In general, how would you describe the level of student discipline at the school since you became a discipline teacher?

Muliati: Normally, the reported cases involve mobile phones, as they are prohibited. We conduct surprise inspections in the dormitories. Other disciplinary issues include students skipping Subuh prayers, improper personal appearance, such as wearing short headscarves, and not wearing the school badge.

Coroner Amir Shah: What is the most serious case the school has ever encountered?

Muliati: The most serious is the Zara Qairina case. We have not faced any criminal cases before this.

Coroner Amir Shah: Are there any cases of ragging between senior and junior students?

Muliati: Yes. Ragging cases usually involve male students. We have never received reports of ragging among female students. It usually involves light tasks such as fetching water or ironing clothes.

Coroner Amir Shah: Earlier, you mentioned various programmes to discipline students. Is caning still implemented?

Muliati: Previously, yes, but no longer. Only the Senior Assistant for Student Affairs (PKHEM) is allowed to cane.

Coroner Amir Shah: In general, should caning be implemented?

Muliati: I think it is appropriate. There should be a devolution of power. Let us try implementing caning… the softer approach is not effective… it wasn’t like this in the past.

Zara Qairina was confirmed dead at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital here on July 17 this year, a day after she was found unconscious in a drain near her school dormitory.

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