Nation

Deputy says ready to continue implementing initiatives planned with Akmal for Melaka

MELAKA: The deputy chairman of the Melaka rural development, agriculture and food security committee is ready to continue carrying out his duties by implementing programmes that were previously planned, following the announcement of the resignation of committee chairman Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh

Nation

Umno AGM: Wrongdoings by a few do not reflect actions of the whole armed forces, says Khaled

KUALA LUMPUR: Incidents of wrongdoing within the armed forces do not reflect the actions of the whole army, says Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

Nation

Umno AGM: Don't fear new political cooperation, but focus on strengthening Malay unity, Johari tells party members

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno should not fear new political cooperation with other parties, but should focus its efforts on strengthening Malay unity, says Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

Nation

Umno AGM: Veep reminds unity govt component parties to be mindful of words against Umno

KUALA LUMPUR: Parties within the unity government are reminded to be mindful of their words against Umno, says Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail.

Nation

Umno will not support URA if convention resolutions not included, says Johari

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani warns that the party would not support the proposed Urban Renewal Bill in Parliament if the resolutions from the Urban Renewal Convention are not reflected in the legislation.

Nation

‘Gay-friendly’ hotel owner apologises

MELAKA: The owner of a so-called "gay-friendly" hotel in Melaka has apologised and admitted there was negligence in the management of the premises.

Living

Heart And Soul: Threads that lead to thoughts about life, death and meaning

I did not expect to confront my own thoughts about life, death and meaning. Yet that was exactly what happened – because of a simple installation called the Thread Of Life.

AseanPlus News

China’s weight-loss drug war: prices slashed up to 80% as obesity crisis worsens

Foreign, local firms fight for market share as number of overweight or obese adults could top 630 million by 2050, from 400 million in 2021

World

Egypt's Sisi says he values offer by Trump to mediate Nile dam dispute

CAIRO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - ‌Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he valued ‌an offer by U.S. President Donald Trump ‌to mediate a dispute over Nile River waters between Egypt and Ethiopia.

AseanPlus News

China woman buys US$28 ‘love insurance’, claims US$1,400 when she gets married a decade later

Husband says he thought his wife had been scammed when told about policy; couple opt for cash payout over 10,000 roses

Nation

GOF seizes crocodile parts worth RM20,000 in joint ops, one arrested in Perak

IPOH: Some 168 animal parts, believed to be those from crocodiles, have been seized by the General Operations Force (GOF) during a joint operation, codenamed Operasi Bersepadu Khazanah, in Kampar.

Other Sports

Rallying-Sixth Dakar win for Al-Attiyah as Benavides triumphs on two wheels

Jan 17 (Reuters) - Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah won the ‌Dakar Rally for the sixth time in the car category on Saturday as Argentina's Luciano Benavides ‌won by two seconds on two wheels, the narrowest margin ever.

Football

Soccer-Fiorentina President Commisso dies at 76

Jan 17 (Reuters) - ‌Fiorentina President Rocco Commisso ‌has died at the ‌age of 76 after a prolonged period of treatment, the Serie ‍A club said on ‍Saturday.

AseanPlus News

Online shopping scams cost Hongkongers HK$14 million in first week of 2026

Police urge caution among consumers and sellers after receiving 276 reports of online shopping fraud last week

Nation

Floods: Number of evacuees in S'wak drops to 24, only one relief centre still operating

BINTULU: Only one temporary flood relief centre (PPS) in Sarawak remains active as of 4pm Saturday (Jan 17) after two centres were closed earlier in the afternoon.

Nation

Community-based AI training to benefit over 22,000 nationwide, says Ramanan

PETALING JAYA: TalentCorp is leading a community-based upskilling initiative that is set to benefit over 22,000 Malaysians nationwide with better skills to use artificial intelligence (AI), says Datuk Seri R. Ramanan.

Nation

Rex Tan's detention under Sedition Act unnecessary, says Ramkarpal

PETALING JAYA: The arrest of former Free Malaysia Today (FMT) journalist Rex Tan under the Sedition Act 1948 was unnecessary and disproportionate to the wrong he had allegedly committed, says DAP legal bureau chairman Ramkarpal Singh.

AseanPlus News

As China’s companies expand overseas, entrepreneurs want the passports to match

Local residency is becoming an essential asset for China's business owners as they go abroad, granting benefits and networking opportunities

Nation

Wanita Umno to set up special digital squad to boost socmed presence, says Noraini

KUALA LUMPUR: Wanita Umno will form a special digital taskforce to increase the online presence of the party, says Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad.

China

Beijing braces for snowfall, cold wave

BEIJING: (Bernama-Xinhua) Beijing is bracing for a significant snowfall and a sharp drop in temperature starting Saturday (Jan 17) as a cold wave approaches, local meteorological authorities said on Friday (Jan 16), reported Xinhua.