World

In world's largest refugee camps, Rohingya mobilise to fight in Myanmar

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) -One day in July, Rafiq slipped out of the world's largest refugee settlement in southern Bangladesh and crossed the border into Myanmar on a small boat. His destination: a ruinous civil war in a nation that he had fled in 2017.

Thailand

Thai medical tycoon wanted for fraud has fled to China, police say

Thai hospital tycoon Boon Vanasin, who lured some 7.5 billion baht (US$217 million) of investments in fake medical projects, has fled to China, prompting the police to issue a warrant for his arrest.

AseanPlus News

In world's largest refugee camps, Rohingya mobilise to fight in Myanmar

ne day in July, Rafiq slipped out of the world's largest refugee settlement in southern Bangladesh and crossed the border into Myanmar on a small boat. His destination: a ruinous civil war in a nation that he had fled in 2017.

True Or Not

QuickCheck: Has JPJ been sending links related to driving licenses via SMS?

TECHNOLOGY is probably one of the greatest inventions in making our everyday lives easier and convenient, while it is a blessing, it could also potentially have negative effects.

Nation

Kluang motorcyclist killed after losing control of machine, crashing into streetlight

KLUANG: A mechanic lost his life when the motorcycle he was riding skidded and crashed into a streetlight at KM2.8 of the Kluang-Nyior Road last night.

AseanPlus News

Hong Kong Airlines flight to Japan diverted to Taipei after suspected fuel leak

Three hours into journey to Fukuoka, flight HX640 makes U-turn and lands at Taoyuan International Airport at around 1pm.

Rugby

Rugby-Australia's Schmidt clings to positives after Grand Slam dreams scotched

(Reuters) - Australia coach Joe Schmidt thinks the Wallabies are still on a positive trajectory despite their dreams of a first Grand Slam tour in 40 years being shattered by a 27-13 loss to Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday.

World

Nurses at Ramsay Health Care hospitals in New South Wales announce 24-hour strike

(Reuters) - Hundreds of nurses and midwives across Ramsay Health Care's 17 hospitals in Australia's New South Wales will go on a 24-hour strike on Tuesday, demanding a pay hike and better staffing, a union representing them said on Monday.

Nation

Anwar, Yoon hold talks on Malaysia-South Korea ties

SEOUL: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Monday met with South Korean President Yoon Suek Yeol at the Yongsan Presidential Office, here.

Metro News

DBKL's enforcement on signboards not influenced by anyone, says advisory board member

THE recent operation by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) on business signboards was not influenced by anyone, says a Kuala Lumpur advisory board member.

Commodities

Oil holds at 2-week high as Russia, Iran tensions support prices

SINGAPORE: Oil prices hovered near two-week highs on Monday following 6% gains last week, as geopolitical tensions heightened between western powers and major oil producers Russia and Iran, raising risks of supply disruption.

Technology

Trump pick Lutnick's firm in talks with Tether for $2 billion bitcoin lending project, Bloomberg reports

(Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, is in talks to deepen his financial ties with the company operating the world's largest stablecoin, Tether, by launching a $2 billion project to lend dollars to clients against bitcoin, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday.

True Or Not

QuickCheck: Was a man knocked out with a helmet for vandalising motorcycles in Penang?

CAUSING public mischief is not uncommon. We tend to hear too much of such news.

World

Russian forces capture British man fighting with Ukraine, RIA reports

(Reuters) - Russian forces captured a British mercenary fighting with the Ukrainian army in Russia's Kursk region, which is still partially controlled by Kyiv forces, a security source told Russia's RIA state news agency.

Social media

Growing social media app vows to shake up ‘toxic’ status quo

WeAre8, an emerging social media platform which pledges to give people control over their data, has been backed by a US billionaire as part of efforts to shake up the social network market.

Nation

UPSI lecturer wins prestigious GESS Award for VR teaching project

PETALING JAYA: A senior lecturer from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), Dr Chee Ken Nee, has been named a winner at the Global Educational Supplies and Solutions (GESS) Awards 2024 for his innovative project, the Virtual Reality Teaching Training (VIRTT).

Markets

Foreign funds record RM165.3mil weekly net sale of Malaysian equities

KUALA LUMPUR: The outflow of foreign funds from Bursa Malaysia continued for a fifth consecutive week with net selling of RM165.3mil.

Technology

US plans to reduce Intel's $8.5 billion federal chips grant below $8 billion - New York Times

(Reuters) - The U.S. government plans to reduce Intel Corp's preliminary $8.5 billion federal chips grant to less than $8 billion, the New York Times reported on Sunday citing unnamed sources.

World

New Zealand citizen poisoned by tainted alcohol in Laos returns home

(Reuters) -A New Zealand citizen poisoned after drinking contaminated alcohol in a popular tourist town in Laos has returned home, authorities said on Monday, as Laos pledged to prosecute those responsible for the incident which has killed six tourists.

Nation

Teacher feared drowned while fishing in Sungai Pahang

KUANTAN: A 53-year-old teacher is feared to have drowned while fishing in Sungai Pahang near the Chenor jetty in Maran, here, on Sunday evening.