Philippines

Philippines' Tropical Storm Basyang' death toll rises to 12, affected families now 132,000

MANILA: (Bernama-PNA) The death toll due to the former Tropical Storm Basyang (international name Penha) has climbed to 12 while families affected by the weather disturbance reached 132,000, the spokesperson of the Office of Civil Defence (OCD) said Sunday (Feb 8), the Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported.

Nation

'No more being soft on betrayal': Kota Melaka Bersatu chief urges tough action

PETALING JAYA: Calls for tough action against alleged party traitors in Bersatu are growing louder, as another party division chief demanded swift and uncompromising measures.

Badminton

World No. 1 Se-young anchors South Korea's first Asia team triumph

PETALING JAYA: Women's singles sensation An Se-young added another feather in her cap by leading South Korea to a maiden Asia Team Championships title.

Nation

Bersatu disciplinary board hauls up Hamzah, four others on Feb 12, says notice

PETALING JAYA: Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin and four other Bersatu division leaders have been summoned by the party's disciplinary board for a hearing on Feb 12, failing which, the party will make a final decision.

China

Trump’s South America threats fizzle as China’s trade surges, powered by Peru port

Beijing's hunger for minerals and raw materials is pushing trade in the region to record levels, even after incidents in Panama and Venezuela

South Korea

Heavy snow grounds flights at Jeju Airport, South Korea stranding about 11,000 passengers

JEJU (South Korea): (Bernama-Yonhap) Heavy snow grounded flights at Jeju International Airport on Sunday (Feb 8), stranding an estimated 11,000 passengers on South Korea's southern resort island, officials said, Yonhap News Agency reported.

World

Trump meets with Honduran president Asfura

Feb 7 (Reuters) - ‌U.S. President Donald ‌Trump said on Saturday ‌that he met with President of Honduras , Nasry Asfura, ‍at his Mar-a-Lago ‍residence in Palm ‌Beach.

Sabah & Sarawak

Sabah to look into claims of Semporna accommodations being owned by foreigners, says Jafry

KOTA KINABALU: The state government is looking into claims that 81 accommodation premises in Sabah's East coast diving haven in Semporna were under foreign ownership.

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.

Fashion

How American football is finding new fans through high-fashion flair

The NFL is turning pre-game player style into a global marketing play to broaden its fan base beyond traditional American football audiences.

AseanPlus News

Affin Group at 50: With aims of transforming into Malaysia’s most creative and innovative financial company

The corporation is confident of focusing on delivering financial excellence while building meaningful, long-term relationships with the people of the country and enjoy shared success.

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.