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Sabah & Sarawak

Five nabbed in Tawau drug den raid

KOTA KINABALU: Five drug addicts, including two women, were caught red-handed during a raid at a house in Jalan Utara Baru, Tawau.

Tennis

Tennis-Sinner shuts out the noise in eventful year to emerge as the man to beat

BENGALURU (Reuters) - Jannik Sinner enjoyed an unforgettable season marked by his first two Grand Slam titles and ending the year as world number one but the Italian heads into 2025 with the cloud of a potential doping ban still hanging over his head.

Entertainment

Boy George regrets comments about Liam Payne days before death

English singer Boy George has revealed he regrets social media comments he made about Liam Payne just days before the former One Direction member died at age 31.

Philippines

Philippine peso weakness due to strong dollar, says its central bank

The weakness in the Philippine peso is caused by a strong dollar, the central bank said, a day after the local currency fell to a record low.

Technology

Bitcoin at record highs, sets sights on $100,000

LONDON (Reuters) -Bitcoin touched a fresh record high on Friday, with its sights set firmly on the $100,000 barrier, in a stellar rally for the cryptocurrency sparked by expectations of a more friendly regulatory environment under a Donald Trump administration.

Energy

Oil heads for weekly gains on anxiety over intensifying Ukraine war

Oil prices inched higher on Friday, on track for a weekly rise of more than 4%, as the Ukraine war intensified, with Russian President Vladimir Putin warning of a global conflict.

Video games

Ukraine urges gamers not to enter Chernobyl exclusion zone

Ukraine border guards on Thursday urged fans of a horror video game not to illegally enter the Chernobyl exclusion zone, saying dozens of people had been caught trespassing in the tightly controlled territory.

Family

Left unchecked, domestic violence can get worse and even lead to death

Domestic violence, when it's not stopped, can get worse and even lead to the death of the victim. What is worse, the perpetrator is usually a loved one, and someone you're supposed to trust.

Nation

Public caning is glorifying cruelty in the name of morality, says Sisters in Islam

KUALA LUMPUR: Sisters in Islam (SIS) has called for the Terengganu religious authorities to cease imposing public caning on a man found guilty of committing khalwat (close proximity).

Nation

Doctor pleads not guilty after charged with insulting woman’s modesty in Perak

IPOH: A doctor was charged with insulting the modesty of a woman at the Magistrate's Court here.

Vietnam

Vietnam takes ‘unprecedented’ disciplinary action over graft on former parliament chairman

Vietnam’s Politburo has issued a disciplinary "warning” to former parliament chairman Vuong Dinh Hue for violating anti-corruption regulations, underscoring the ruling Communist Party’s determination to continue its crack down on graft.

Nation

Myanmar national pleads guilty to gouging man’s left eye

BUTTERWORTH: A Myanmar national who gouged out the left eye of a man has pleaded guilty to causing severe injury and permanent disability to the victim at the Magistrate's Court here on Friday (Nov 22).

Myanmar

China claims 'wipe-out' of large telecom fraud centres in northern Myanmar

China and Myanmar's law enforcement agencies have "wiped out" all large-scale telecom fraud centres operating in northern Myanmar, Chinese state media reported on Thursday, after an operation at the weekend saw more than 700 arrested.

Cambodia

Cambodia needs to unlock full potential of transport corridors to enhance regional connectivity, says world bank

A new World Bank report released has showed that Cambodia needs to unlock the full potential of transport corridors to enhance its regional connectivity.

World

Greek police arrest man over arms cache in central Athens flat

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's anti-terrorism police have detained a 49-year old teacher over a cache of guns and explosives found in a flat in central Athens this week.

Football

Tickets for FIFA Intercontinental Cup Qatar go on sale

PETALING JAYA: Fans can look forward to catching the glimpse of their favourite team and reigning UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup in Oatar.

Nation

M'sian teen duo meet UK's Queen Camilla to receive top prizes in Commonwealth essay competition

PETALING JAYA: The winners and runners-up of the 2024 Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) in the Senior and Junior categories met Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom in Buckingham Palace on Thursday (Nov 21) to receive their certificates.

China

Asean defence ministers warn of security threats, call for collective action in Vientiane talks

Regional defence ministers called for cooperation to counter complex security challenges and traditional and non-traditional threats facing South-East Asian nations.

Nation

KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays

KUALA LUMPUR: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with Christmas celebrations and the third term school holidays in December.

Forex

Dollar climbs to 13-month peak, bitcoin eyes US$100,000

TOKYO: The U.S. dollar edged up to a fresh 13-month high on Friday, with little to stop the greenback's momentum as investors assessed the outlook for the Federal Reserve's interest rate path, while bitcoin hit a record high and neared the $100,000 level.