Internet

Meta’s Zuckerberg plans deep cuts for metaverse efforts

Meta Platforms Inc's Mark Zuckerberg is expected to meaningfully cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an effort that he once framed as the future of the company and the reason for changing its name from Facebook Inc.

Sabah & Sarawak

Kiandee, Hamzah should be responsible for PN’s heavy losses at Sabah polls, say state Bersatu leaders

PETALING JAYA: Disappointed division chiefs are demanding Sabah Perikatan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee and Perikatan election director Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin to answer for the heavy defeat suffered during the Sabah state election last Saturday (Nov 29).

Entertainment

Actor Meerqeen gets serious about being funny in the new buddy movie 'Klepet'

'Klepet' is showing at cinemas since Nov 27.

Aviation

Capital A expect to exit PN17 status by year-end

KUALA LUMPUR: Capital A Bhd expects to complete the consolidation of its aviation business to AirAsia X Bhd and exit Practice Note 17 (PN17) status by the end of this month.

Nation

Pahang civil servants to receive special financial aid equal to two months' salary

KUANTAN: Pahang civil servants will receive special financial assistance of two months' salary in 2026, says Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail.

Cricket

Cricket-Weatherald gets maiden fifty as Australia race to 130-1

Dec 5 (Reuters) - Jake Weatherald scored his first half-century for Australia as the hosts charged to 130 for one at tea on day two of the second Ashes test on Friday in reply to England's first innings 334.

Nation

M-cyclists flock to free engine oil change, helmet exchange booths at Madani event

PUTRAJAYA: The exchange of old crash helmets for new ones and the free motorcycle engine oil change service received an overwhelming response on the first day of the "Rancakkan Madani" held at Dataran Putrajaya on Friday (Dec 5).

World

In Nigeria, anguish turns to anger for parents of kidnapped children

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Two weeks after one of Nigeria's worst school kidnappings, parents of the more than 250 missing children are desperate for news and dismayed at what they see as the slow response from authorities.

Living

36th Baba Nyonya convention draws 500-strong Peranakan crowd

The event honoured heritage through immersive theatre, engaging panel discussions, storytelling, and hands-on beadwork and cooking workshops.

Mobile apps

Tech tracking to tackle human-wildlife conflict in Zimbabwe

In the sun-scorched lands bordering Zimbabwe's largest wildlife sanctuary, Takesure Moyo pedals through his village each morning on a mission to help his community coexist with the elephants and predators that roam nearby.

Nation

Immigration raids in Kulai, Pontian nabs 37 foreigners for overstaying, violating passes

JOHOR BARU: The Johor Immigration Department detained 37 foreigners, including a minor, during a joint operation with local councils targeting businesses, public areas and worker settlements in Pontian and Kulai.

Commodities

Felda proposes establishing national taskforce to develop oil palm carbon framework

GENTING HIGHLANDS: The Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) has proposed the establishment a national task force led by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability to ensure that Malaysia develops a robust, transparent, and internationally recognised framework for oil palm-based carbon credits.

Football

Soccer-On eve of World Cup draw, MLS commissioner says US soccer is thriving

WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber said the arrival of elite players such as Lionel Messi has helped the sport cement its place in a crowded U.S. market, as anticipation builds across the country for Friday's World Cup draw in Washington.

Nation

Poignant moment as King launches Tunku Laksamana Johor Cancer Centre

JOHOR BARU: An emotional moment marked the opening of the Tunku Laksamana Johor Cancer Centre and Hospital in Larkin on Friday (Dec 5) when His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia was seen fighting back tears while watching a montage commemorating his son, the late Tunku Abdul Jalil Sultan Ibrahim.

World

Video shows final, confused moments of survivors of U.S. boat strike in Caribbean, say sources

WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - When the U.S. military carried out its first strike against a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean on September 2, the attack began with an airburst munition exploding above the 11-member crew like an umbrella of shrapnel.

Markets

Bursa Malaysia remains lower at midday, KLCI down 0.54%

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia remained lower at midday today, with the benchmark index down 0.54 per cent, due to persistent selling in selected heavyweights, led by the financial services, telecommunications, and media sectors.

Nation

NSE diversions to facilitate Yong Peng-Senai route construction, say PLUS

KUALA LUMPUR: PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) is implementing a series of traffic diversions along the Kulai-Sedenak stretch from next Monday (Dec 8) to Thursday to facilitate bridge beam installation works under the North-South Expressway Additional Lane Construction Project from Yong Peng to Senai (North).

Entertainment

'Mortal Kombat' actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa dies at 75

Tagawa died in Santa Barbara, California from complications due to a stroke, his manager, Margie Weiner, confirmed on Thursday

World

Deadly Sumatra flooding triggers memories of Indian Ocean tsunami

NORTH ACEH, Indonesia, Dec 5 (Reuters) - For fisherman Effendi Basyaruddin, the deadly floods and landslides in Indonesia's Aceh province over the past week have triggered traumatic memories of the day 21 years ago when he ran for his life as the ocean rose like a cliff face and smashed through his hometown.

Gadgets

Like fancy Japanese toilets? You’ll love the sound of this.

Devices that conceal unwanted noises are the next frontier in advanced toilet technology. Would you like some peaceful birdsong, or perhaps a burst of artillery fire?