World

China Focus: China's battle against diabetes: caution, prevention, and control

BEIJING, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Thursday marks this year's World Diabetes Day. While many people in China are now keeping a close eye on their blood sugar levels, experts say such rising vigilance against diabetes is necessary and helpful.

Nation

M'sians in HK gather to celebrate Dr Thein's Shaw Prize success

HONG KONG: Professor Dr Thein Swee Lay became the first Malaysian to win the Shaw Prize (Life Science and Medicine) in Hong Kong.

Tennis

Tennis-Sinner sees off Medvedev at ATP Finals, Fritz secures semi-final spot

TURIN (Reuters) -Italian world number one Jannik Sinner eased past Daniil Medvedev 6-3 6-4 in their final group match on Thursday, leaving Taylor Fritz to seal a place in the semi-finals of the season-ending ATP Finals after the American defeated Alex de Minaur 5-7 6-4 6-3.

Technology

US regulator looks to put Google under federal supervision, Washington Post says

(Reuters) - The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has taken steps to put Alphabet's Google under formal federal supervision, the Washington Post reported, potentially mounting yet another regulatory challenge for the Big Tech giant.

Rugby

Rugby-McDowall to skipper much changed Scotland side against Portugal

(Reuters) - Scotland made wholesale changes to their team for Saturday’s test against Portugal with Stafford McDowall to captain the side, which has two new caps, and fullback Tom Jordan the only player from last week’s starting lineup to keep his place.

Football

Penalties save the day for Malaysia

PETALING JAYA: Two penalty strikes from Stuart Wilkin and Sergio Aguero saved the blushes for Malaysia as they managed to overcome 187th ranked Laos 3-1 in an international friendly match in Bangkok tonight (Nov 14). 

Nation

Post-mortem continues for woman found in freezer, say cops

KUALA LUMPUR: The post-mortem process for the body of a woman found in a freezer at a house in Taman OUG, after allegedly being murdered by her son, is still ongoing at the Forensics Centre of Universiti Malaya Medical Centre on Thursday (Nov 14) night.

Nation

VIP escort and covert manoeuvre training in Taiping from Nov 15 to Dec 2

IPOH: The Special Warfare Training Centre at Sungai Udang Camp, Melaka, will conduct VIP escort and covert manoeuvre training in Taiping from Nov 15 to Dec 2.

Arts

British sculptor Gormley hopes art can be bridge to China despite curbs

Gormley cites the ancient city of Xi'an, Beijing's hutong alleyways, and traditional Chinese medicine among his influences for new collection

AseanPlus News

Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Thursday (Nov 14, 2024)

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Thursday (Nov 14, 2024)

Technology

Fibre optic cables should be considered 'critical infrastructure' in Africa, Google says

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - African governments should give fibre optic cables greater protection from attacks and harmonize policies around layouts to encourage the development of tech infrastructure, a Google executive said on Thursday.

World

'Samurai death' contest cancelled after criticism for bad taste

TOKYO (AFP): An outlandish contest daring participants to impersonate Japanese Samurai writhing in pain after "seppuku" - ritual suicide - has been called off after criticism that it was in poor taste.

AseanPlus News

Supply chain snags: Airlines in Malaysia, Thailand among those affected as travel demand rebounds

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters): Asia-Pacific travel demand has recovered from the pandemic, but earnings at the region's airlines are under pressure from supply chain problems disrupting operations and exposing them to strengthening consumer protection rules, industry executives say.

Football

Soccer-Ranieri comes out of retirement to take charge of struggling Roma

(Reuters) -Italian coach Claudio Ranieri has come out of retirement at the age of 73 to take charge of AS Roma until the end of the season, the Serie A club announced on Thursday, days after sacking Croatian Ivan Juric.

Cricket

Cricket-ICC in talks with boards over non-payment of T20 World Cup dues to players

(Reuters) - The governing International Cricket Council (ICC) is in talks with several boards which have yet to pay prize money from this year's Twenty20 World Cup to the players, sources told Reuters on Thursday.

World

King Charles turns 76 after year of little celebration

LONDON (AFP): Britain's head of state King Charles III turned 76 on Thursday (Nov 14), after a torrid year in which both he and his daughter-in-law Catherine, Princess of Wales, have battled cancer.

Football

Soccer-Footballers struggle with daily online hate, says Germany's Gosens

FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) - Professional footballers are having to deal with a daily barrage of online hate that threatens their mental health, Germany international Robin Gosens said on Thursday.

World

Romania's leftist PM and far-right leader ahead in presidential race, poll shows

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu and the head of an opposition far-right party are in the lead ahead of a presidential election this month and so would face each other in the runoff second round, an opinion poll showed on Thursday.

Nation

Dr Wee ready to face rights and privileges committee, slams Kampar MP for twisting facts

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (BN-Ayer Hitam) is ready to face the Rights and Privileges Committee if he is required to do so over his recent remarks on the government’s Central Database Hub (Padu).

Nation

Police revisit Taman OUG after discovery of woman’s remains in freezer

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have returned to a house in Taman OUG here, where the body of an elderly woman was kept in a freezer for three years.