Thailand

Thai police arrest Dubai triple murder suspect on Oct 6

BANGKOK: Thai immigration police announced on Wednesday (Nov 4) that Wan Chuanxin, a 29-year-old Chinese national wanted over the killing of three people in Dubai, had been arrested in Nong Khai on Oct 6. Officers reported finding about 5kg of white powder they identified as etomidate.

Corporate News

TT Vision unit bags RM15.32mil order for automated optical inspection equipment

KUALA LUMPUR: TT Vision Holdings Bhd via its wholly-owned subsidiary TT Vision Technologies Sdn Bhd has secured an RM15.32mil purchase order from a global opto-semiconductor manufacturer for the supply of automated optical inspection equipment.

Corporate News

Pentamaster's 3Q net profit rises to RM20.44mil

KUALA LUMPUR: Pentamaster Corp Bhd has reiterated its optimism for the full financial year amid sustained demand within the AI Compute and medical segments especially for its FAS segment.

Rugby

Rugby-Springboks Libbok, Marx returning home from Japan club rugby

CAPE TOWN, Nov ⁠5 (Reuters) - Rugby's World Player of the ⁠Year Malcolm Marx has signed for ‌provincial franchise the Bulls while his South Africa teammate Manie Libbok is also quitting Japan to play for ​the Sharks.

World

New wave of bomb hoaxes hits at least 27 passenger flights across Europe

ROME/WARSAW/EVREUX, France, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Hoax bomb threats disrupted at least 27 ⁠passenger flights across Europe on Thursday, forcing unplanned landings by some planes and prompting fighter jets to escort or intercept others, in the second such wave this week.

Nation

Melaka polls: Spirit of unity promoted by Barisan helps voters look beyond race when picking reps, says Ab Rauf

ALOR GAJAH: Barisan Nasional's "Melaka Sayang Rakyat" (Melaka loves the people) concept has encouraged voters to look beyond ethnicity when choosing representatives, says Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh.

Sabah & Sarawak

S'wak planning two large waste-to-energy incinerators to replace landfills

KUCHING: Sarawak will build two large-scale waste-to-energy (WTE) incinerators as an alternative to environmentally unfriendly landfills.

Corporate News

Vitrox's 3Q net profit leaps to RM118.58mil

KUALA LUMPUR: The business landscape is expected to remain favourable for Vitrox Bhd headed into 2027, underpinned by robust growth in the semiconductor sector, continued investment in AI data centre infrastructure and increasing demand for edge AI devices.

Nation

Penang Deputy Speaker gets allowance hike to RM6,500

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang state assembly Deputy Speaker will receive a monthly allowance of RM6,500, up from RM1,996.50, following the passage of a Bill at the state assembly sitting on Thursday (Nov 5).

Football

Soccer-Ballon d'Or winner Kane signs to stay at Bayern until 2029

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Ballon d'Or winner Harry ⁠Kane has signed a contract extension with Bayern Munich until the end of June 2029, the ⁠Bundesliga club said on Thursday, in a move underlining its long-term ambitions, especially for the ‌Champions League.

World

Kenyan father haunted by children's deaths ahead of starvation cult leader's sentencing

MALINDI, ⁠Kenya, Nov 5 (Reuters) - When Kenyan starvation cult leader Paul Mackenzie is sentenced on Friday for the ⁠murders of 190 children and an adult, Stephen Mwiti and other relatives of the victims will ‌be worrying he may continue spreading his deadly messages.

Singapore

All massage shops in Singapore must be licensed from Dec 1, display police-issued posters

SINGAPORE: All massage shops, including open-concept establishments, must be licensed from Dec 1 and prominently display a police-issued poster containing details of their licences on their shopfronts.

Cambodia

South Korean foreign ministry fails to take steps even after learning of job scam crimes in Cambodia: Audit Agency

SEOUL: (Bernama-Yonhap) The foreign ministry failed to raise the travel alert for Cambodia or take other necessary measures in a timely manner. Even though it had been aware that job scams targeting South Koreans were worsening in the Southeast Asian nation, the state audit agency said Thursday (Nov 5), Yonhap News Agency reported.

Corporate News

Westports to double container handling capacity to 28 million TEUs - Loke

KLANG: Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd's annual container handling capacity is expected to double from 14 million to 28 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) under its ongoing expansion, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said.

South Korea

New website lets South Koreans rate police investigations

SEOUL: A new website allows people in South Korea to rate and review police units based on their experiences with investigations.

Nation

Gaps in welfare safeguards exposed after alleged abuse victim sent back to family home

GEORGE TOWN: The mother of an 11-year-old girl allegedly sexually abused by her biological father has confirmed that her daughter was sent back to the family home on the same day a police report was lodged last year.

Technology

'We're not for sale': Americans want to pump brakes on data centres

Voters in dozens of American cities approved restrictions or outright bans on data centres during the Nov 3 midterm elections, in one of the clearest signals that a groundswell of anger over the AI boom has cut across political divides.

AseanPlus News

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong gets 10 years in jail on national security charge

HONG KONG: Activist Joshua Wong, who became the global face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in jail on a charge of collusion with foreign entities under the city's national security law.

AseanPlus News

North Korea tests new air defence system and long-range cruise missile

SEOUL: North Korea has test-fired a new air defence missile system and conducted a strike drill involving a long-range strategic cruise missile, state media reported on Thursday, marking Pyongyang's fourth weapons test in a week.

Nation

Deepavali bazaars remain preferred choice despite online competition

SEREMBAN: The trend of online shopping is increasingly gaining the attention of consumers, but it does not overshadow physical bazaars as part of the Indian community still prefers to personally procure Deepavali necessities ahead of the Festival of Lights celebration this Sunday (Nov 8).