Nation

GOF seizes 6,000 saplings from Thailand in Rantau Panjang

KOTA BARU: A total of 6,000 Pandan coconut and honey guava saplings believed to have been smuggled from Thailand were seized along with a lorry in a raid at Kampung Gual Tok Deh, Rantau Panjang, Pasir Mas, on Saturday (Sept 19).

Other Sports

Games-IOC chief Coventry gives thumbs-up to Asian Games accommodation despite criticism

NAGOYA, Japan, Sept ⁠20 (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry threw her weight behind ⁠the beleaguered Asian Games organisers on Sunday, saying she was impressed ‌with the athletes' accommodation in Nagoya despite criticism from some competitors.

Myanmar

Clashes break out in central Myanmar; local residents flee to safety, with casualties reported

YANGON: Clashes broke out in Shwe Laung Village, Ottwin Township, Taungoo District, Bago Region, east of the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway, on the morning of September 15, forcing local residents to flee to safer areas and casualties were also reported in the clashes.

Nation

Education Ministry proposes Cabinet review of tuition centre ownership rules

KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry will propose a review of the ownership structure requirements for tuition centres at the Cabinet meeting next week.

Sabah & Sarawak

Bukit Sim-Sim slope in Sandakan gives way again, 100m from previous boulder fall site

SANDAKAN: A 150m section of Bukit Sim-Sim gave way on Saturday (Sept 19) night, barely 100m from the site of last year's giant boulder fall.

Laos

Lao province disciplines and expels Party members for regulatory violations

VIENTIANE: Huaphan inspection authorities in the mountainous north-eastern province have disciplined 120 Party members and officials over violations of Party regulations and State law during the past five years, including 45 who were expelled from the Party.

Nation

Man, woman found dead inside car at Taman Inang Sari

ALOR GAJAH: A local man and woman were found dead inside a car at Taman Inang Sari here

Nation

Bangladeshi man sent for psychiatric evaluation after causing ruckus at KLIA Terminal 1

SEPANG: A Bangladeshi man was sent to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation after causing a public disturbance at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1.

Vietnam

Vietnam President To Lam sends Mid-Autumn festival letter to children

HANOI: General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam has sent a letter to Vietnamese children at home and abroad to express his best wishes on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on September 25.

Malaysia

Kelantan's beautiful Dakoh a good spot for ecotourism

Dakoh in Kelantan has potential to be adventure and ecotourism destination.

Smartphones

Connected Cameras: Using a Pixel phone to cut between two angles

No matter how good your smartphone's camera is, anything you film with it can look visually boring after a while if the viewer only sees the same shot the entire time.

Thailand

Thailand data-centre boom raises wider clean-power challenge

BANGKOK: Thailand's drive to attract data-centre and artificial intelligence investment could bring major economic and technological opportunities, but speakers warned that growth must be matched by stronger water, energy and waste infrastructure, clear regulation and wider access to clean power.

Nation

Three family members killed in pre-dawn Ipoh house fire

IPOH: Three family members, including an 18-year-old teenager and his grandparents, lost their lives in a pre-dawn fire that engulfed a double-storey terrace house in Taman Desa Tambun here on Sunday (Sept 20).

China

Chinese man sues AI firm after chatbot’s ‘auspicious’ date suggestion leads to disaster

BEIJING: A man in eastern China filed a lawsuit against an AI company after he followed a chatbot's recommendation for his mother's burial date, which he later claimed was linked to a family misfortune.

Nation

Loke’s resignation a ‘calculated compromise’ to preserve Unity Government, say analysts

PETALING JAYA: A decade of relentless campaigning against 1MDB left DAP with little choice but to respond to Datuk Seri Najib Razak's house arrest with the resignation of its secretary-general, Anthony Loke, from the Cabinet, political analysts say.

Nation

23 areas record unhealthy API readings as of 10am this morning

PETALING JAYA: The Air Pollutant Index Management System shows that 22 areas nationwide recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 10am on Sunday (Sept 19).

Philippines

Campus shooter who killed three in southern Philippines had planned attack, warned classmates: Mayor

BANGA, Philippines: The 16-year-old student who allegedly went on a shooting rampage at Banga National High School in southern Philippines on Sept 18 had planned the attack as early as August and had warned some classmates hours before carrying it out, according to Mayor Albert Palencia.

Living

As Spain swelters, the centuries-old hand fan is having a moment

Small enough to fit into a purse, the traditional Spanish folding hand fan, or abanico, snaps open into a semicircle. With little more than a flick of the wrist, it creates a surprisingly strong breeze.

Wellness

When technology and doctors intersect 

Technological tools should facilitate healthcare without making medical practitioners less responsible for their patients' health.

Movie Review

'Hope' review: What a weird kimchi blockbuster

Hope is a shock-and-awe monster rampage stretched to a monstrous 160-minute runtime, and that might be all you could ask for.