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Malaysia's top two squash player storm into S'pore Open semis

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s top two squash players stormed into the Singapore Open semi-finals in sensational style on Friday (Nov 22).

AseanPlus News

Thai court dismisses activist's suit against Israeli spyware producer over lack of evidence

A Thai court on Thursday threw out a lawsuit brought by a pro-democracy activist which alleged spyware produced by an Israeli tech firm had been used to hack his phone.

Cryptocurrency

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

LONDON: 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.

World

Factbox-What is Russia's 'Oreshnik' missile?

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said Russia had struck Ukraine with a new hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile in response to Kyiv's use of U.S. and British missiles against Russia.

Laos

Laotian police detain several people in investigation of tourist deaths in tainted alcohol incident

Laotian police have detained the manager and owner of a hostel where two teenage Australian tourists stayed who were poisoned by tainted alcohol, one fatally, in a case that appears to have claimed the lives of at least five people.

World

Explainer-How the US tracks ballistic missile launches

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States has layers of sensors that can spot, track and identify ballistic missile launches such as the Russian IRBM fired at Ukraine on Thursday - a Cold War system that has been refined over decades into an unblinking global network.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.