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Sabah & Sarawak

Zara Qairina inquest: Discipline teacher denies she is protecting anyone

KOTA KINABALU: A discipline teacher at SMK Agama Tun Datu Mustapha has told the Coroner's Court here that she had no ill intentions and was not attempting to "protect" any party in relation to the death of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir.

Cambodia

Cambodian-Thai working groups plant 44 out of 277 temporary border posts between markers 42 and 43

PHNOM PENH: A Cambodia-Thailand working group planted 44 of 277 temporary border posts between border posts 42 and 43, a process that took place from November 28 to December 3, 2025.

Entertainment

Bad Bunny dethrones Taylor Swift as Spotify’s Global Top Artiste in 2025, Rose’s 'Apt.' is Apple Music’s biggest song

The 31-year-old, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, topped the list with 19.8 billion streams in 2025, according to Spotify Wrapped.

Laos

Laos-Vietnam Friendship Park inaugurated in Vientiane

VIENTIANE: The newly built Laos-Vietnam Friendship Park, located in Dongmakkhai village in Xaythany district, Vientiane, was officially opened on December 2, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Nation

Motion to suspend Takiyuddin from Parliament postponed

KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition chief whip Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan has been spared from a six-month suspension from Parliament for now, following an hour-long clash between both sides of the bench.

Energy

Oil gains after Ukraine hits Russian oil infrastructure, stalled peace talks

NEW DELHI: Oil prices firmed on Thursday after Ukrainian attacks on Russia's oil infrastructure signalled potential supply constraints, and stalled peace talks tempered expectations of a deal restoring Russian oil flows to global markets, though weak fundamentals kept gains limited.

Myanmar

I am capable: voices of persons with disabilities in Myanmar

YANGON: Disability does not mean inability. Across Myanmar, persons with disabilities are living full lives by learning, working, creating and inspiring others.

Cricket

Cricket-England's Wood a doubt for third Ashes test due to knee injury

Dec 4 (Reuters) - England fast bowler Mark Wood cast doubt on his ability to recover from a knee injury in time for the third Ashes test in Adelaide.

Nation

Raub durian farmers withdraw appeal in eviction case

PUTRAJAYA: Durian farmers in Raub have withdrawn their appeal in the legal battle with the Pahang government and several state agencies over eviction notices.

Forex

Asian currencies slump, Philippine peso down as dollar edges higher

ASIAN currencies weakened on Thursday as growing economic uncertainty pushed investors towards perceived safer havens, with the Philippine peso sliding to a more than two-week low, while South Korean shares led regional equities lower.

Indonesia

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia seek to boost security ties at 1st trilateral defence ministers' meeting

ISTANBUL: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia moved to strengthen security ties during their first-ever trilateral defence ministers' meeting, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

Nation

Centralised admissions system in the works for int'l students, Parliament told

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is introducing new measures to strengthen its position as a regional higher education hub, including a centralised admissions system for international students and a 10-year blueprint for the sector.

Thailand

Thai PM sets up panel to study and learn lessons from massive floods this year and in 2011

BANGKOK: Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has established a special committee with over 30 members to study and learn lessons from the massive floods in 2011 and this year, in order to prevent or minimize such disasters in the future.

Sabah & Sarawak

School should have informed Zara Qairina's mother, says witness

KOTA KINABALU: The Coroner's Court was on Thursday (Dec 4) told that the mother of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir should have been informed by the school about an incident that occurred the day before the girl was found unconscious.

Nation

'Give me a fair trial’, says Takiyuddin after motion to suspend him tabled

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan has called for a "fair trial" in response to a motion tabled by Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah to suspend him from the Dewan Rakyat for six months.

Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin miners hunted after stealing US$1bil of electricity from Malaysian grid

In Malaysia's illegal crypto mining hotspots, the hunt begins in the sky.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Toyota to become title sponsor of Haas F1 team

ABU DHABI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Toyota Gazoo Racing, the Japanese car maker's motorsport division, will become title sponsor of the Haas Formula One team next season in a deal that strengthens an existing technical partnership.

AseanPlus News

Timor Leste president says improved trust to drive long-stalled gas project

PERTH: Timor Leste's president is confident that what he described as a new era of goodwill between his country, Canberra and Australia's Woodside Energy will finally unlock the development of a major gas project after decades of delays.

Brunei

Brunei pushes ahead with national digital transformation

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei's ambitions to accelerate national digital transformation took centre stage Wednesday (Dec 3) as senior policymakers, industry leaders and regional stakeholders convened for the Brunei Digital Economy Forum 2025, local media reported.

World

Russia's Medvedev says EU seizure of frozen assets could be tantamount to justification for war

MOSCOW, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said on Thursday that if the European Union takes frozen Russian assets, then it may be considered by Moscow as tantamount to an act justifying war.