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Nation
MB Onn Hafiz announces two-month salary incentive for Johor civil servants
ISKANDAR PUTERI: State and federal civil servants in Johor on the state’s payroll will receive a special excellence incentive amounting to two months' salary.
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Nation
Three Bills passed in state assembly as Sabah Budget 2025 sitting ends
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Budget 2025 sitting ended with a total of three Bills passed unanimously on Thursday.
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Markets
FBM KLCI falls for third day, weighed down by Tenaga, YTL stocks
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI tumbled for the third consecutive day on Thursday, weighed down by losses in Tenaga Nasional, YTL Power and YTL Corp, amid weaker regional markets.
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Nation
Lorry driver fined RM16,500 for reckless driving
ALOR GAJAH: A lorry driver was fined RM16,500 or jailed six months in default by the Magistrate’s Court here after he pleaded guilty to three counts of reckless and inconsiderate driving that led to a fatal accident involving a family five years ago.
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Cambodia
Cambodia's flagship canal in hot water as China funding dries up
PHNOM PENH: At a ceremony in August, Cambodia's leader Hun Manet knelt to receive blessings from saffron-robed monks as fireworks and balloons heralded the breaking of ground for a canal he hopes will transform his country's economic fortunes.
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World
Kenya investigating how Uganda opposition figure was 'abducted'
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Kenya's government has said it was investigating how a prominent Ugandan opposition leader was spirited out of Nairobi this week, amid growing criticism that it had failed to protect foreign dissidents on its soil.
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World
In Spain's Canaries, rescuers exhausted as new migrant routes open
VALVERDE, Spain (Reuters) - El Hierro, a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, is Europe's latest frontline in the struggle to cut irregular migration. Nearly twice as many migrants as residents have landed this year on the southernmost of Spain's Canary Islands.
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Nation
High Court dismisses RM20mil defamation suit against Rasah MP Cha Kee Chin
SEREMBAN: The High Court here has dismissed a RM20mil defamation suit filed by a company against Rasah MP Cha Kee Chin related to a plan to build an incinerator.
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Thailand
British tourist falls to his death down Phuket roadside pit
PHUKET: A British tourist fell to his death down a huge roadside hole in Phuket’s Patong area on Tuesday (Nov 19) night and his body was discovered by a passerby on Wednesday, police said.
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Operating systems
A Google PC running Android could be in the works
A new rumor points to the release of a high-end laptop running Google's Android operating system, coming in 2025. This could mean that the firm may one day offer smartphones, tablets and PCs all running the same operating system, making life easier for users.
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China
China goes on diplomatic offensive ahead of Trump 2.0
BEIJING: In Rio de Janeiro on Nov 18, world leaders who huddled for a Group of 20 summit group photo included Chinese President Xi Jinping and host Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, both of whom were in the front row.
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World
Russia is ready to consider any 'realistic' Ukraine peace initiative, says Foreign Ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is ready to consider any "realistic" peace initiative on the conflict in Ukraine which takes into account Russia's own interests and the situation on the ground, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.
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Nation
37 local companies appointed as hajj pilgrimage operators for 2025
PUTRAJAYA: Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) has appointed 37 local travel companies to act as hajj pilgrimage operators (PJH) for next year’s (2025/1446 hijrah) hajj season, which includes its subsidiary Tabung Haji Travel & Services Sdn Bhd (THTS).
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Nation
Tanjung Malim clinic will not resume 24-hour operations, says Health Minister
PARIT: The Health Ministry says confirmed that the Tanjung Malim Health Clinic will not resume 24-hour emergency operations as it goes against the clinic's intended role and policies.
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Philippines
Philippines to honour Indonesia’s conditions in Mary Jane Veloso’s return
MANILA: The Philippines is “bound to honour” the conditions set by Indonesia in allowing the transfer of Mary Jane Veloso back to the country, including the serving of her sentence, the national government said Thursday (Nov 21).
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Nation
A son's last call to his mother before crash that killed him and three others
KUALA SELANGOR: A phone call turned out to be a woman’s last conversation with her son, who was involved in a fatal accident near Putrajaya which also killed three others.
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Energy
Oil prices climb as geopolitical tensions outweigh US inventories
SINGAPORE: Oil prices climbed on Thursday as geopolitical concerns over escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine outweighed the impact of a bigger-than-expected increase in U.S. crude inventories.
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Technology
Factbox-US prosecutors demand Google divest Chrome to end search monopoly
(Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday argued to a judge that Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data, and search results with rivals, and take a range of other measures to end its monopoly on online search.
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World
Russia says new US base in Poland raises overall nuclear danger
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that a new U.S. ballistic missile defence base in northern Poland will lead to an increase in the overall level of nuclear danger and was on a Russian targeting list for potential destruction if necessary.
