‘We are not safe’: murder in Malaysian tech hub fuels student terror

The brutal murder of a 20-year-old university student in her dormitory has renewed scrutiny on safety lapses in Cyberjaya, a township hailed in the 1990s as Malaysia’s Silicon Valley but now notorious for crime.

Maniishapriet Kaur Akhara, a University of Cyberjaya undergraduate, was found dead on Tuesday due to blunt force trauma to the head, Sepang district police said on Thursday.

“Investigation at the scene found no signs of forced entry into the victim’s residence. Further examination of the...