Nation

3.27 million vehicles expected on highways during CNY rush

PETALING JAYA: Traffic volume on major highways is expected to rise as early as Feb 13, with about 3.27 million vehicles projected to use these routes during the Chinese New Year festive period.

Nation

Bangladeshi worker crushed to death in spider lift crane mishap on Jalan Perak

PETALING JAYA: A Bangladeshi man was killed when he was crushed by an overturned spider lift crane while carrying out signboard repair works along Jalan Perak here on Friday night (Feb 6).

AseanPlus News

400 evacuated after power bank catches fire on Hong Kong MTR train

Footage circulating online appears to show black bag on fire and emitting thick white smoke inside train carriage

Nation

Police bar Garah rally at Sogo over public safety fears

PETALING JAYA: Police have disallowed a planned rally by the Gerakan Anti Rumah Anutan Haram (Garah) scheduled for Saturday (Feb 7) at the Sogo shopping complex here, citing concerns over public safety and security.

Nation

Rally against 'illegal' temples still on, says controversial preacher

PETALING JAYA: Controversial independent preacher Zamri Vinoth has insisted that a planned rally against so-called "illegal" temples will proceed, despite the government's call for it to be called off.

World

Three dead in light plane crash off South Australia coast, police say

SYDNEY, Feb ‌7 (Reuters) - A light plane crashed ‌into the ocean off South ‌Australia on Friday killing the three men on board, police said.

Cambodia

Historical evidence sought from France on border row

PRIME Minis­ter Hun Manet has asked France to provide historical documents to help resolve an enduring border dispute with Thailand that twice spilled over into armed conflict last year, Cambodia's foreign ministry said.

Nation

Legal Malaysians living in fear in Minnesota

PETALING JAYA: For Sarah Ng, a 30-year-old Malaysian professional living in southern Minneapolis, a major city in the state of Minnesota, for the past decade, her daily routine was simple: driving to work and back home. 

Japan

Nuclear power to resume soon

THE nation will switch the world's largest nuclear power plant back on next week, after a glitch with an alarm forced the suspension of its first restart since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

India

Cops probe death of three sisters

POLICE said an investigation has been launched into the death of three young sisters over concerns that they were heavily "influenced" by games and movies online that they were later denied access to.

India

Teacher bags US$1mil prize

AN Indian teacher and activist known for creating hundreds of learning centres and painting educational murals across the walls of slums won the US$1mil (RM3.95mil) Global Teacher Prize.

China

Crackdown on insurance fraud 

Authorities launched a new countrywide crackdown on medical insurance fraud in mental health institutions this week, after local media reported some hospitals were offering free services to compete for patients in Hubei province.

Japan

Trump endorses Takaichi

US President Donald Trump gave his "total endorsement" of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of a national election in Japan tomorrow, adding that he looked forward to hosting her at the White House next month.

Nation

AKPS chief ready for tough challenges in reforming border security

PETALING JAYA: Tasked with cleaning up Malaysia's porous entry points and years of entrenched corruption, Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) director-general Datuk Seri Comm Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain is under no illusion about the enormous job he has inherited.

Thailand

Tough fight to decide nation’s fate

Thais vote tomorrow in an election pitting the popular reformists who won last time against the conservative who ended up as prime minister, with ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra looming large from his prison cell.

Nation

India PM’s visit to further boost bilateral relations

KUALA LUMPUR: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (pic) will arrive here today on an official visit at the invitation of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Star Biz7

US policy boosts Singapore banks

The outlook for Singapore's banking sector this year tilts towards stability after a period of sharp swings in rates and liquidity, with global monetary signals becoming clearer and capital flows less one-way.

Star Biz7

Indonesian hiccup or structural concern?

Despite the recent sharp decline, the outlook for Indonesian equities still leans towards recovery rather than long-term damage, with policy support, earnings growth and structural reforms expected to reassert themselves once near-term volatility fades.

Japan

Mount Fuji cherry blossom festival cancelled due to overtourism

A CHERRY blossom festival boasting a highly Instagrammable view of Japan's Mount Fuji has been cancelled after residents complained of overtourism fuelled by the weak yen.

Other Sports

Olympics-Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo burn dual flames for Winter Games

MILAN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - ‌With the lighting of the two cauldrons — one in Milan and one ‌in Cortina d'Ampezzo — the Winter Olympics got under way, marking the first ‌time in history that the Games have begun with dual host-city flames.