Animals

Katz Tales: Tuna triumph for the humans, who get one over the cats after years

We have an astonishing piece of news: in our constant battle for dominance, the humans may finally have scored a point. It's mostly due to Inkie, our incredibly greedy tuxie boy.

Arts

Galeri PETRONAS cranks up the dialogue between sight and sound

A new show at Galeri PETRONAS lets visitors experience how art lingers as sound, memory and emotion

Nation

There are laws, no need to be vigilantes, says Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR: The public has been urged not to react based on personal emotions or become vigilantes that could disrupt public order.

Nation

Fire breaks out at factory in Seapark

PETALING JAYA: A fire broke out at a factory in Seapark here on Sunday (Feb 8).

China

China women pay for ‘companions’ in role-playing games, spark love commercialisation debate

BEING: An orphan, trained as a cold-hearted assassin, learns what love truly means from a master thief. On a sunny Sunday afternoon, however, she kills her lover, granting him freedom as her final gift.

Thailand

Former Thai PM Paetongtarn casts ballot, to watch Pheu Thai results Sunday (Feb 8) evening

BANGKOK: Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a former prime minister, cast her vote at 10.30am on Sunday (Feb 8) at Polling Unit 15, inside a tent at Sports Ground 1 in the Kheha Thani Village 3 housing estate, Bangkok, accompanied by Khunying Potjaman Damapong and her elder sister, Pintongta Shinawatra Kunakornwong.

Nation

Health Ministry to focus more on prevention as costs for treating NCDs balloon

HULU LANGAT: With tens of billions of ringgit spent annually on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the Health Ministry is shifting its focus to prevention with healthcare programmes designed to prevent Malaysians from falling ill in the first place.

Singapore

Fatal accident in Singapore's Chinatown: Driver arrested after six-year-old girl died

SINGAPORE: A 38-year-old woman was arrested following the accident in Chinatown on Friday (Feb 6) that killed a six-year-old girl, said the police in an update on Sunday (Feb 8)

Nation

Knife-wielding man chases uni student at Melaka mall

 MELAKA: A 21-year-old female university student endured a terrifying ordeal after she was chased by a knife-wielding man at the parking bay of a shopping mall in Taman Lagenda here in what Melaka police have described as a random attack on a shopper.

Football

Soccer-Liverpool new signing Jacquet suffers 'serious' injury

Feb 8 (Reuters) - Liverpool's ‌new signing Jeremy Jacquet suffered a "serious" ‌shoulder injury while playing for Rennes ‌in their 3-1 Ligue 1 defeat at RC Lens on Saturday, casting doubt over the defender's availability ‍ahead of his summer move ‍to Anfield.

Nation

RM100 Sara aid starts tomorrow: This time we will be ready, says Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR: The MyKasih system has been improved by increasing its bandwidth to ease the use of the RM100 Sumbagan Asas Rahmah Contribution (Sara) assistance, which will start on Monday (Feb 9).

Sabah & Sarawak

OPTR offers 20% discount as Sabah electricity tariffs rise

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah businesses facing higher electricity costs following the Feb 1 tariff revision may find some relief through the Off Peak Tariff Rider (OPTR) scheme, which offers up to a 20% discount on electricity usage during off-peak hours.

Thailand

Lumpini Dog Park opens in Bangkok to mark Japanese chamber’s 70th anniversary

BANGKOK: Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt joined Otaka Masato, the Ambassador of Japan to Thailand, to officially open the "Lumpini Dog Park" on Saturday (Feb 7).

Football

Soccer-Pressure builds on Al-Ittihad as Asian Champions League resumes

Feb 8 (Reuters) - Saudi Pro League ‌champions Al-Ittihad will look to push their domestic difficulties and the exodus of key players to ‌one side to assert themselves in the Asian Champion League Elite when Sergio Conceicao's team ‌take on Qatar's Al-Gharafa on Tuesday.

AseanPlus News

Affin Group turns 50 and its universe brings lifestyle, shopping and live entertainment together under roof at Mitec

AFFIN Universe - a two-day lifestyle destination that transforms MITEC Kuala Lumpur into a vibrant showcase of entertainment, culture and discovery as the corporation turns 50 this year.

Myanmar

Myanmar holds 2025 film academy awards ceremony

YANGON: Myanmar held the 2025 Film Academy Awards presentation ceremony in its capital Nay Pyi Taw on Saturday evening, according to the state-owned Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) on Sunday (Feb 8).

Forex

Ringgit to trade in tight range between RM3.95 and RM3.96 next week

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit is expected to trade in a tight range, hovering around RM3.95 to RM3.96 next week as the market anticipates more catalysts, including the upcoming US economic data.

Nation

Thai van driver pleads not guilty to dangerous driving, causing motorcyclist's death

JITRA: A Thai van driver pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate's Court here to a charge of dangerous driving causing the death of a female motorcyclist last month.

Nation

It's all systems go as Education Ministry preps for Year One admission of six-year-olds

NIBONG TEBAL: The Education Ministry is making full preparations to handle the admission of six-year-olds into Year One from next year, in anticipation of the encouraging response from parents, says Fadhlina Sidek.

Nation

Schools can decide on activities, student attire during hot weather, says Fadhlina

NIBONG TEBAL: The Education Ministry is concerned about the welfare, health and safety of students, teachers and all school staff in dealing with the hot weather or any unexpected weather conditions, especially in the northern states, says Fadhlina Sidek.