World

Ukraine seeks to soften key condition for new IMF loan, Bloomberg News reports

Feb 6 (Reuters) - ‌Ukraine is seeking to ‌soften an unpopular tax ‌bill demanded by the International Monetary Fund as a condition to ‍unlock more than $8 billion ‍under a ‌financing programme, Bloomberg News reported ‍on Friday, ​citing people familiar with the ⁠matter.

Corporate News

Matang to expand durian plantations with RM18.2mil land purchase in Tangkak

KUALA LUMPUR: Matang Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary, Matang Agriculture and Plantation (Segamat) Sdn Bhd (Maps), is looking to increase its landbank for durian plantations via the purchase of 10 adjacent parcels of agricultural land in Tangkak, Johor, for about RM18.2mil cash.

Indonesia

Indonesia and Australia sign a treaty to boost cooperation and security ties

Indonesia and Australia on Friday signed a joint security treaty aimed at enhancing their strategic partnership in safeguarding their respective national security interests.

Nation

India PM Modi's visit will strengthen ties, boost cooperation, says Wisma Putra

KUALA LUMPUR: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake an official visit to Malaysia on Saturday (Feb 7) and Sunday (Feb 8), at the invitation of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

China

US’ Rubio says China profited from Venezuela’s collapse through cut-price oil

US secretary tells senators Beijing received discounted crude via opaque debt deals, saying Maduro's removal was key to curbing influence

Technology

AI is not a bubble, senior executive at Nvidia supplier Wistron says

(Refiles to clarify ‌the company's CEO Jeff Lin is speaking in ‌paragraph 5)

Nation

Cabinet agrees to toll discounts, price controls for CNY

PUTRAJAYA: The Cabinet has agreed to give toll discounts and implement price controls for essential items during the Chinese New Year period, says the government spokesperson Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.

Technology

Huawei-backed Aito teams up with UAE dealer to expand into Middle East

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Feb ‌6 (Reuters) - Chinese ‌automaker Seres said on ‌Friday that its electric vehicle brand Aito has ‍struck a strategic ‍deal with ‌Abu Dhabi-based dealer group ‍Performance ​Plus Motors to ⁠expand into the Middle East market.

Nation

Over 480,000 summonses issued to foreign drivers over last three years, says JPJ

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 482,742 summonses amounting to RM25.3mil were issued to foreign drivers for various traffic offences from 2023 to last year.

Nation

Jelutong MP wants authorities to expedite probe into teen's death in traffic accident

GEORGE TOWN: Jelutong MP RSN Rayer urges the authorities to expedite investigations into the death of 17-year-old Jason Lee Jia Chen, who was killed in a road accident in November last year, saying the prolonged delay had caused further distress to the victim's family.

Corporate News

Trade-in gold jewellery on uptrend, driving sales moving forward - Tomei

KUALA LUMPUR: Tomei Consolidated Bhd foresees that trade-in gold jewellery will experience a continuous uptrend as consumers take the opportunity to renew their jewellery collections for the upcoming festive season, supported by stronger gold prices.

Corporate News

With Puma stake, China's Anta seeks to enter the arena with Nike and Adidas

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG: Anta Sports , China's top sportswear company, has leaped onto the international stage with an acquisition-driven global portfolio, including last week's $1.8 billion deal for a 29% stake in Germany's Puma.

AseanPlus News

Hundreds evacuated after power bank fires in Hong Kong Metro; incident near famous wholesale food market

Hundreds of passengers were evacuated from Hong Kong's MTR network on Friday morning following two separate incidents in which power banks caught fire, citing public broadcaster RTHK.

Philippines

Tropical storm leaves four dead, thousands displaced in Philippines after flooding and a landslide

CAGAYAN DE ORO, (Philippines): A tropical storm set off flooding and a landslide in the southern Philippines, leaving at least four people dead, displacing more than 6,000 and trapping residents in houses in two flooded villages, officials said Friday (Feb 6)

Nation

Johor targets zero polluted rivers by 2030, says MB

KOTA TINGGI: Johor has set an ambitious target to record zero polluted rivers by 2030 as part of its broader push to strengthen environmental protection and sustainability, says Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi.

World

Former French minister Lang summoned over Epstein links, source says

PARIS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Pressure ‌rose on Friday on former French culture minister Jack Lang to resign as president of the Arab ‌World Institute over his ties to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after the foreign ministry ‌summoned him to discuss the matter.

Robotics

Robotics build path from rural Kenya to world stage

Jeremiah Kithinji had never touched a computer before he finished high school. A decade later, he is teaching robotics, and even took a team of rural Kenyans to the World Robotics Olympiad in Singapore.

Malaysia

Perlis to host World Kite Festival Feb 10-11

Participants from 47 countries will be flaunting their kites.

AseanPlus News

Senate bills remind Trump that Taiwan remains a priority before key Xi meeting in April

The latest bills send signal to White House that US partnership with Taipei must not be forgotten as Trump threatens Cuba tariffs

AseanPlus News

Vietnam top side Nam Dinh's winning run in Shopee Cup halted as favourites are joined by JDT in the semifinals

JDT coach Xisco Munoz called the performance of Andoni Zubiaurre "decisive" as the Malaysia Super League outfit battled back to salvage a 1-1 draw with Nam Dinh FC.