Nation

Johor sees 100,920 new voters ahead of state polls

JOHOR BARU: The number of new voters in the state has increased by 100,920, bringing the total number of voters statewide to 2,717,495 compared with the previous state elections four years ago.

Japan

'Geek' hangout to tourist draw: Japan's maid cafes

TOKYO: "Master, mistress -- welcome home!" exclaims the smiling young woman in a French maid's costume, as customers pass through the looking glass into a unique Japanese world with oodles of quirkiness, cuteness and cake.

Nation

Pakatan must not to be complacent in Penang stronghold, says Chow

JOHOR BARU: Penang Pakatan Harapan chairman Chow Kon Yeow has reminded the coalition not to be lulled into complacency by its dominance in the state over the past two decades but should instead to prepare for a tougher fight in the 16th General Election (GE16).

Brunei

Brunei warns of possible low water pressure and disruption during water tank cleaning

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Public Works Department (JKR) announced scheduled cleaning works for several water tanks in the Belait and Tutong districts later this month, which may result in low water pressure in affected areas.

Nation

Rafizi, Nik Nazmi to lead Parti Bersama Malaysia

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad are set to take the helm of Parti Bersama Malaysia, marking a significant shift for the minor political outfit.

Nepal

Nepali Sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 32nd time

KATHMANDU: A renowned Nepali Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for the 32nd time on Sunday (May 17), an official said, smashing his own record set last year.

World

Nepali Sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 32nd time

KATHMANDU, May 17 (Reuters) - ⁠A renowned Nepali Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for the 32nd ⁠time on Sunday, an official said, smashing his own record set ‌last year.

Cambodia

Hiding in plain sight: Foreign scammers detained at Cambodia's Prince Plaza

PHNOM PENH: Phnom Penh authorities raided two locations in Phnom Penh's Prince Plaza Centre, on Norodom Boulevard in Tonle Bassac, following suspicions of clandestine technology-based fraud.

Fashion

When is a shoe not a shoe? When fashion takes liberties to rethink its very form

Fashion is coming up with unusual creations that challenge what shoes are supposed to look like.

Animals

A new study on mice discovers that mammals cannot be cloned infinitely

There is a limit on how many times a mammal can be cloned before suffering "mutational meltdown", Japanese scientists have discovered, after making 1,200 clones over two decades that started off with a single mouse.

South Korea

Korean couple's quarrel over money ends in husband's murder

SEOUL: A 62-year-old woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for murder of her common-law husband, with whom she lived for 30 years.

Rugby

Rugby-All Blacks hopeful Tangitau sidelined for season by Achilles

May 17 (Reuters) - Otago ⁠Highlanders winger Caleb Tangitau has had ⁠his hopes of an All Blacks call-up ‌shattered by an Achilles injury that will sideline him until the end of the season.

Myanmar

‘I do not know if she is still alive’: Son of Aung Sun Suu Kyi makes plea for her release

BANGKOK: More than two weeks after the Myanmar junta announced it had placed its best known political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest, questions remain over her whereabouts.

World

Ukraine drones kill four in Russia, Moscow faces biggest attack in over a year

May 17 (Reuters) - At least four people were killed, ⁠including three in the Moscow region, after Ukraine launched its biggest overnight drone attack on the Russian capital ⁠in more than a year, local officials said on Sunday.

Vietnam

Vietnam recognises esports as one of six key cultural industries

HANOI: Video games have been around in Vietnam since the late 1990s, but their popularity exploded in the early 2000s as computers and internet access became more widespread.

Myanmar

Two people die in fire at oil warehouse in Myeik, Myanmar

YANGON: A fire broke out at an oil warehouse in Shan Chaung Ward, Myeik, killing two people.

Nation

Senior police officer arrested for blackmailing foreigners

PETALING JAYA: A senior police officer has been arrested for allegedly being involved in an extortion case involving a foreign man in Bukit Bintang in March.

Nation

Pakatan must reject extreme politics, says Amirudin

JOHOR BARU: Pakatan Harapan must steer clear of seemingly popular extreme politics and remain true to its principles, says Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari.

Sabah & Sarawak

Gagasan Rakyat restructures divisions ahead of GE

KOTA KINABALU: Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah said it restructured its divisions into 26 parliamentary-based units ahead of the coming general election.

Indonesia

Hundreds of Surabaya students fall ill after consuming free meals

JAKARTA: Around 200 students from 12 kindergartens, elementary and junior high schools in Tembok Dukuh subdistrict, Surabaya, East Java, suffered symptoms of food poisoning after consuming state-provided free nutritious meals on May 11.