AseanPlus News

50 pilot whales stranded on New Zealand coast

WELLINGTON: About 50 pilot whales have become stranded along the rugged south coast of Wairarapa on New Zealand's North Island, with most believed to have died, local residents said Thursday.

Markets

Rosado inks underwriting agreement for proposed ACE Market IPO

KUALA LUMPUR: Rosado Bhd has inked an underwriting agreement with Malacca Securities Sdn Bhd and Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd, in conjunction with its initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd.

Nation

Focus to stay on Port Klang as vital shipment gateway, says Loke

KLANG: Port Klang will remain Malaysia's most important gateway as well as South-East Asia's most important transhipment hub, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

Technology

Microsoft will not expand Texas data center deal with UK's Nscale, source says

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Microsoft will not exercise an option to more than ⁠double the size of its existing agreement with AI cloud provider Nscale ‌to rent more computing power at a Texas data center, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Cybersecurity

MyCert flags fake 'BNM Mobile Security' Android app that relays bank card data via NFC

MyCert urged members of the public not to install BNM Mobile Security or any application at the request of someone who contacts them by phone.

Markets

Bursa Malaysia ends morning session higher, banking stocks lead gains

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia closed the morning session higher, in line with gains across most regional markets as buying interest in banking heavyweights supported the local bourse ahead of Bank Negara Malaysia's monetary policy decision later today.

World

Indonesian parties weigh parliamentary inquiry into vice president's education credentials

JAKARTA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Several ⁠Indonesian political parties are considering a parliamentary inquiry into the validity of Vice President ⁠Gibran Rakabuming Raka's diploma as a rift intensifies between President Prabowo Subianto and his predecessor ‌Joko Widodo, Gibran's father.

Corporate News

HI Mobility partners China' GSTIKC to drive technology development

KUALA LUMPUR: HI Mobility Bhd is exploring a collaboration with a unit of China's Ministry of Transport to accelerate the adoption of autonomous vehicles, robotics, automation and other smart mobility technologies in Malaysia and across Southeast Asia.

Sabah & Sarawak

Chinese national arrested for solicitation in Tawau

KOTA KINABALU: A Chinese national has been remanded after being arrested on suspicion of soliciting for the purpose of prostitution at a therapy centre in Tawau.

World

Largely peaceful marches take place across France as workers stage strike

PARIS/LYON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Nationwide ⁠demonstrations unfolded largely peacefully, despite some clashes with police in Paris and Lyon, on Thursday during a one-day strike by some public sector workers in a renewed challenge to ⁠President Emmanuel Macron.

Nation

213 M'sians nabbed abroad as suspected drug mules since 2024, Dewan Rakyat told

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 213 Malaysians were arrested overseas on suspicion of being drug mules from 2024 up to September amid growing efforts by syndicates to recruit young people, the Dewan Rakyat heard.

Economy

Malaysia records largest ranking gain in 2026 Global Financial Inclusion Index

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded the largest improvement in financial inclusion rankings globally, climbing six places to 15th in the 2026 Global Financial Inclusion Index by Principal Financial Group and the Centre for Economics and Business Research. 

Corporate News

Sunway Construction unit lands RM1.74bil hyperscale data centre construction job in Serendah

KUALA LUMPUR: Sunway Construction Group Bhd said its wholly-owned subsidiary Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd has inked an RM1.74bil agreement with an international hyperscaler to construct a hyperscale data centre in Serendah, Selangor.

Sabah & Sarawak

Use varsity facilities responsibly, UMS students urged

KOTA KINABALU: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) students, especially hostel residents, have been urged to take care of campus facilities to protect the institution's image.

AI

After reinventing mathematics, can AI eradicate computer bugs?

Using the same techniques that allowed AI technologies to crack a million-dollar math problem, researchers are building new systems that aim to solve the world's cybersecurity crisis.

Nation

Health Minister, deputy draw flak for missing question time in Dewan Rakyat

KUALA LUMPUR: A routine question and answer session in the Dewan Rakyat took an unexpected turn on Thursday (Nov 5) when opposition lawmakers raised a fuss over the absence of the Health Minister and his deputy.

Corporate News

SD Guthrie stays optimistic on FY26 performance

KUALA LUMPUR: SD Guthrie Bhd remains positive on its outlook for FY26 as crude palm oil prices remain resilient, with upside potential extending into 2027.

Nation

Tackling domestic violence a major focus of Women and Family Ministry's efforts, says Nancy

KUALA LUMPUR: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry remains committed to strengthening prevention, protection, early intervention and rehabilitation efforts pertaining to domestic violence through strategic collaborations, says its minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.

South Korea

Two 13th-century shipwrecks shed light on medieval Korea's maritime trade

TAEAN: Remains of two shipwrecks believed to date to the Goryeo Kingdom (918-1392) have been identified off the coast of Mado in Taean, South Chungcheong Province, offering new clues as to how goods were transported to the kingdom's capital.

Nation

Keep extreme religious labels out of politics, says Melaka PH chairman

MELAKA: Bringing extreme religious labels into politics risks splitting a multiracial, multireligious society, says Melaka Pakatan Harapan chairman Adly Zahari.