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Cabinet briefed on monsoon readiness as flood victims drop below 3,200

PUTRAJAYA: Following warnings of continuous rain until next week, the government has stepped up its preparedness and vigilance in facing the northeast monsoon.

Football

Trump attends pageantry-filled World Cup final draw designed with him in mind

WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will preside over the soccer World Cup draw on Friday in a ceremony filled with pomp, pageantry and lavish performances fit for a showman.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Norris ahead of Verstappen in first Abu Dhabi practice

ABU DHABI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - McLaren's Formula One leader Lando Norris lapped fastest in first practice for the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday with closest rival Max Verstappen 0.008 of a second slower.

World

'We're not trash' Minnesota Somalis fearful but defiant after Trump insults

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Crowds usually press shoulder-to-shoulder at Karmel Mall, a sprawling Somali shopping center in Minneapolis, where people often greet each other by name, speak Somali more than English and gather to browse for new hijabs and shop from hundreds of vendors lining the narrow hallways.

Sabah & Sarawak

Coroner adjourns Zara Qairina inquest, warns public against commenting on proceedings

KOTA KINABALU: The Coroner's Court adjourned the inquest into the death of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir and cautioned the public against commenting on the 52-day-long proceedings.

Metro News

Dead tilapia in Puchong lake not linked to water quality

Poor water quality is not the reason for the deaths of tilapia at D' Island Lake in Putra Perdana, Puchong.

Cambodia

Chinese, Myanmar nationals arrested, Chinese kidnapping victims rescued in Svay Rieng, Cambodia

PHNOM PENH: Officers from the Criminal Police Department have raided a house in Bavet town, Svay Rieng Province, rescuing six kidnapping victims and arresting eight suspects.

World

Exclusive-US sets 2027 deadline for Europe-led NATO defense, officials say

WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The United States wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO's conventional defense capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials told diplomats in Washington this week, a tight deadline that struck some European officials as unrealistic.

Corporate News

Ancom Nylex inks RM76.8mil deal to dispose of 50% stake in new unit formed under restructuring

PETALING JAYA: Ancom Nylex Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary Nylex Holdings Sdn Bhd has entered into a non-binding term sheet deal with Topnext International Company Ltd to dispose of up to 50% equity interest in Maxlive Sdn Bhd.

World

Congo fighting flares within hours of Trump's peace deal ceremony

Dec 5 (Reuters) - Fighting raged in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Congolese and Rwandan leaders in Washington to sign new deals aimed at ending years of conflict in a region rich in minerals.

Nation

Ewon no longer in federal Cabinet following DCM III appointment, says Fahmi

PUTRAJAYA: United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (Upko) president Datuk Ewon Benedick is officially no longer a member of the federal Cabinet following his swearing-in as Sabah's Deputy Chief Minister III, says Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.

South Korea

South Korean actor Jo Jin-woong faces allegations of past crimes, hiding them identity change

SEOUL: South Korean actor Jo Jin-woong, whose real name is Jo Won-joon, is facing serious allegations reported by online media outlet Dispatch on Friday (Dec 5).

Fashion

Fur is wrong, shearling is fine: When did fashion’s ethics get so fuzzy?

Shearling's rise as fashion's so-called ethical alternative to fur reveals how the industry is still dressing up the same old animal skins in a new, more comfortable moral disguise.

Nation

School bus seized for ferrying tourists in Cameron Highlands

CAMERON HIGHLANDS: A school bus carrying foreign tourists illegally was among 16 commercial vehicles seized during a joint operation by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) on Friday (Dec 5).

Rugby

Rugby-Erasmus gets new contract to stay with South Africa until 2031

CAPE TOWN, Dec 5 (Reuters) - South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has been handed a four-year contract extension through to 2031, giving him two more Rugby World Cups to aim for, SA Rugby announced on Friday.

Football

Soccer-Turkey orders top-tier players, club chairmen detained in gambling probe

ANKARA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 46 people, including footballers from top-tier clubs, club presidents, commentators and others, as part of a widening investigation into insider betting in Turkey's professional leagues.

Nation

Blind woman crawls through jungle for two days after daughter dies in hut

PETALING JAYA: A blind woman crawled through the jungle for two day to seek help after her daughter died at their remote and isolated home in Kampung Tambey, Samarahan in Sarawak.

Motorsport

Motor racing-McLaren will use team orders if necessary to secure F1 title-Brown

ABU DHABI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - McLaren will impose team orders if necessary to secure the Formula One drivers' title and deny Red Bull's Max Verstappen a fifth in a row, chief executive Zak Brown said on Friday.

Japan

Sexual deepfakes face first crackdown; Nagoya teacher referred to prosecutors, Indicted

NAGOYA, (Japan): A male elementary school teacher in Nagoya has been referred to prosecutors for allegedly possessing obscene images of children created using generative artificial intelligence, it has been learned.

Nation

CONNECTING PEOPLE, POWERING SUSTAINABLE PROGRESS

TELEKOM Malaysia Bhd (TM) has long stood for connectivity, and today it is proving that this is only the beginning. As Malaysia moves toward an AI-driven, low-carbon future, TM is showing how innovation and nation-building can advance together, especially as digital access shapes participation in the modern economy.