Football

Soccer-Kompany won't allow Bayern to dwell on Champions League exit

MUNICH, Germany, May 8 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich ⁠coach Vincent Kompany will not allow his players to feel sorry for themselves ⁠after Wednesday's Champions League semi-final exit to Paris St Germain and has urged ‌them to finish the season strong with the German Cup still up for grabs.

AseanPlus News

Hong Kong teen lured four victims for gang to rob and blackmail, court hears

Hau Yan-ki, now 23, on trial for role in three alleged robberies during which victims were beaten up and forced to transfer money to gang

World

Hostages in German bank branch released but suspect at large

SINZIG, Germany, ⁠May 8 (Reuters) - At least ⁠one suspect is at large ‌after taking hostages and then fleeing the scene at a savings ​bank branch in the ⁠western German ⁠town of Sinzig, police said on ⁠Friday.

World

South Africa's top court revives impeachment process against president

JOHANNESBURG, May ⁠8 (Reuters) - South Africa's highest court on Friday revived impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a scandal ⁠in which a large amount of foreign currency was stolen from inside a sofa in his ‌farmhouse in 2020.

World

New hantavirus case suspected on remote island as contact tracing continues

AMSTERDAM, May 8 (Reuters) - A new suspected case ⁠of hantavirus has been identified in a British man who was a passenger on the virus-hit luxury cruise ship MV Hondius and is now on ⁠the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, health authorities said on Friday.

Asia & Oceania

Hot to go: Tourists in the Cook Islands asked to curb use of air conditioning

Cutting air conditioning as a way to help deal with the nation's ongoing fuel crisis.

Entertainment

Yayasan KRU launches new initiative to nurture young creative talent

Starting with preschoolers and primary school students, the foundation hopes to eventually expand the initiative to secondary schools and beyond.

Internet

The scam services 'helping' people to check in for flights – for fees

Anyone checking in online before a flight now needs to look closely to make sure they really are on the airline's website, the European Consumer Centre says, warning of a growing number of scams offering to help passengers check in online.

Nation

LBS clinches four prestigious accolades at the StarProperty Awards 2026

PETALING JAYA: LBS Bina Group Bhd (LBS) garnered four prestigious accolades at the StarProperty Real Estate Developer Awards 2026.

Business

Brent tops US$100 on renewed Gulf clashes as AI drives Asia stocks to weekly rise

LONDON: Oil prices rose and stocks slipped as the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire in the Middle East, though many equity markets, particularly in Asia, were headed for stellar weekly gains on booming AI demand.

Nation

Tree falls on a moving car in Gombak

PETALING JAYA: Heavy rain and strong winds led to a tree falling onto a moving vehicle in Gombak on Friday (May 8).

Technology

Sony, TSMC plan new Japan joint venture for next-generation image sensors

TAIPEI, May ⁠8 (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and Sony Semiconductor ⁠Solutions said on Friday they plan to form a ‌new joint venture in Japan to develop and manufacture next-generation image sensors.

World

EU wants to move fast on Moldova accession talks, Kallas says

CHISINAU, May 8 (Reuters) - ⁠European Union foreign policy chief Kaja ⁠Kallas said on Friday there was ‌no exact date yet for opening formal talks on Moldova's accession to the bloc, although the EU ​wanted to move fast ⁠on the matter.

Nation

Political funding bill still under study, requires consensus from all parties, says Law Minister

MELAKA: The proposed drafting of the Political Funding Bill is still under study and requires the consensus of all political parties before it can proceed further.

AseanPlus News

Do artificial sweeteners cause inheritable biological changes? Yes, says research

New study suggests alterations in gut microbiota, gene expression and metabolism, with some effects persisting in offspring

Technology

Samsung Electronics' union says to enter mediation over wage dispute

SEOUL, May 8 (Reuters) - ⁠Samsung Electronics' union said on Friday it ⁠will enter a mediation process with ‌the company on May 11 and 12 over a wage dispute that has threatened to escalate into a full-blown ​strike at the company.

Nation

Baru Bian seeks to strike out PKR's RM10mil bond lawsuit

KUALA LUMPUR: Ba'kelalan assemblyman Baru Bian has applied to strike out a lawsuit by PKR, which is seeking RM10mil in damages over an alleged breach of bond conditions after he left the party following the 14th General Election (GE14) in 2018.

Markets

Asian assets fall on renewed Mideast tensions; S.Korea stocks log best week since 2008

ASIAN currencies and stocks retreated on Friday as renewed hostilities in the Middle East lifted oil prices and dampened risk appetite, although a resilient AI rally drove South Korean stocks to log their best week since late 2008.

Nation

Malaysia, Singapore fine-tuning RTS Link co-located facility SOPs, says Home Minister

JOHOR BARU: Malaysia and Singapore are refining standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the co-located facilities at the Bukit Chagar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex for the RTS Link, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

Nation

Cambodian fined RM3,500 for stealing agarwood chips from Melaka reserve

MELAKA: A 40-year-old Cambodian was fined RM3,500 by the Ayer Keroh Magistrate's Court here after he pleaded guilty to stealing agarwood chips from the Melaka Botanical Garden Forest Reserve.