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New Zealand deputy PM defends claims colonisation good for Maori

WAITANGI, (New Zealand): New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour on Friday (Feb 6) brushed off criticism of his claims that colonisation had been positive for the country's indigenous population and labelled hecklers "muppets".

Entertainment

Korean actor Kim Seon-ho now faces tax avoidance allegations, issues an apology

Critics allege his one-person corporation was used as a shell company to avoid higher taxes.

Living

10 family-friendly spring cleaning tips

Advice from the experts on how to make spring cleaning more family friendly.

Sabah & Sarawak

Sabah cops nab suspected drug dealer, seize over RM14,000 worth of powdered ecstasy

KOTA KINABALU: A suspected drug dealer risks facing the death or life sentence after he was arrested from Penampang during a raid on Wednesday.

AI

AI tools fabricate Epstein images ‘in seconds’, study says

AI tools can easily fabricate convincing images of Jeffrey Epstein with world leaders, a study showed Feb 5, following a surge of manipulated photos falsely linking prominent politicians to the convicted sex offender.

Singapore

Former Singaporean actor Edmund Chen’s jail sentence stayed pending appeal outcome, bail increased to S$15,000

SINGAPORE: The courts have allowed former actor Edmund Chen's five-day jail sentence over his role in a traffic accident to be stayed pending the outcome of his appeal.

Nation

Cops: MPV with flashing siren used by a ministry

KUALA LUMPUR: A multipurpose vehicle (MPV) that was seen flashing a siren on the highway is attached to a ministry, police say.

China

Hong Kong to sentence media mogul Jimmy Lai on Monday (Feb 9)

HONG KONG: Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced on Monday (Feb 9) following his national security trial, a court website showed.

World

Indonesia signs security pact with Australia

JAKARTA, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Indonesia ‌and Australia signed a security treaty on Friday that ‌commits them to consult each other if either country ‌is threatened, President Prabowo Subianto said after a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Jakarta.

Other Sports

North Korea holds national winter games as it sits out Winter Olympics

SEOUL, Feb 6 (Reuters) - North Korea ‌has opened its national winter games, state media reported, as athletes from the ‌reclusive state sit out the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics after failing to ‌secure qualification spots. 

Nation

Suspect nabbed after returning to steal vehicle parts at Kluang Municipal Council depot

KLUANG: A 33-year-old man who allegedly stole vehicle components from the Kluang Municipal Council's (MPK) depot was arrested after he returned to the scene to steal again.

Nation

Pahang Sultan gives consent for UnIPSAS to be renamed as Universiti Al-Quran

KUANTAN: The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, has consented to rename Universiti Islam Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah (UnIPSAS) as Universiti Al-Quran, making it the first of its kind in the country.

Sabah & Sarawak

Dumped files near Putatan Beach still an open case

KOTA KINABALU: Local authorities have yet to identify who indiscriminately dumped piles of files in an open space near a beach in Putatan district.

Markets

Stocks tumble as AI rout deepens, cryptos rebound

SINGAPORE: Global equities extended losses into a third day on Friday as a selloff on Wall Street intensified, with precious metals and cryptocurrencies gripped by wrenching volatility.

Commodities

Gold, silver set for weekly losses on tech selloff and stronger dollar

GOLD and silver recouped early losses on Friday, but were headed for a second straight week of declines as a global rout in tech equities and a stronger U.S. dollar wiped out gains made by the metals during a brief rebound earlier this week.

Nation

Navy to receive anti-surface missiles from Norway next month

KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Navy is set to receive two types of surface-to-surface missiles (SSM) or anti-surface missiles, including the Naval Strike Missile (NSM), from Norway in March.

Nation

Federal Court restores ‘offensive’ and ‘annoy’ in CMA, says not unconstitutional

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has reinstated the words "offensive" and "annoy" in Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, ruling that the words are not unconstitutional.

Other Sports

Champions League silverware shines in San Francisco ahead of Super Bowl

Feb 5 (Reuters) - ‌European football's most prestigious prize found itself ‌rubbing shoulders with American sports royalty this week, as ‌the Champions League trophy made its first-ever appearance at Super Bowl festivities in San Francisco. 

Cambodia

Cambodian PM to ‘cut out rotten flesh’, remove criminal officials, expel ‘evil’ from nation

PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Manet has reiterated that he will conduct "surgery without exception" on officials involved in any crime, particularly online scams, while calling on citizens to join hand in "expelling all evil acts" from Cambodia.

Cybersecurity

Hackers hit sensitive targets in 37 nations in spying plot

An Asian cyber-espionage group has spent the past year breaking into computer systems belonging to governments and critical infrastructure organisations in more than 37 countries, according to the cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks, Inc.