China

China's Macau jails ex-lawmaker in first national security trial

BEIJING: A court in the Chinese territory Macau convicted on Friday (Nov 6) ex-lawmaker and democracy campaigner Au Kam San of several offences including subversion, sentencing him to 12 years and six months in prison.

Thailand

Thai celebrity Bum Panadda arrested at Bangkok home as police target four locations

BANGKOK: Police arrested television presenter Panadda "Bum" Wongphudee at her home in Bangkok on Friday morning (Nov 6), acting on a Criminal Court warrant in an investigation involving donations to the Ongkorn Thamdee Foundation, which she founded.

Nation

Melaka polls: Foreigners working idle land while only 2.4% of farmers are youths, says Adly

MELAKA: Idle land in Melaka is being worked by foreigners while locals rent out land and shops to foreign nationals, says Melaka Pakatan Harapan chairman Adly Zahari, as the coalition pushed for state land to be opened up to young farmers.

Brunei

Brunei promotes tourism to international travel industry

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei Darussalam made its debut at the World Travel Market (WTM) London 2026 from Nov 3 to 5, 2026 at ExCeL London, United Kingdom (UK), with a delegation led by the Tourism Development Department under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Nation

Anwar, Rubio discuss stronger US-Malaysia economic ties

PETALING JAYA: United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held talks with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on ways to strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries.

Nation

Trio nabbed for forging security stamps for visit passes

KAJANG: Three suspects, including two Thai women, have been arrested by the Immigration Department for allegedly forging security stamps for overstaying foreigners.

Singapore

Singapore to establish SG for Humanity network to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza

SINGAPORE: (Bernama) The Singapore government will establish a network called SG for Humanity to strengthen collective efforts to support those affected by the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Technology

SoftBank credit risk jumps to 4-year high, shares tumble as AI fears roil market

SINGAPORE/TOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group ⁠shares dropped 11% on Friday and the cost of insuring its debt against default hit a four-year high as ⁠worries about AI profitability roiled the world's financial markets.

Indonesia

Indonesia economy picks up pace in third quarter

JAKARTA: Indonesia's economic growth picked up pace and topped forecasts in the third quarter, official data showed Thursday (Nov 5), thanks to strong household spending and investment.

Nation

Rosmah denies knowledge of alleged RM50mil fine payment for Najib's house arrest

KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor said she has no knowledge of claims that representatives of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak have come to the court complex to pay the RM50mil fine imposed on him, which would allow him to serve the remainder of his prison time under house arrest.

AI

OpenAI sued over claim ChatGPT drafted lethal poisoning plan

James Gates says he started to suspect his wife was trying to poison him after he found a handwritten note with a list of substances and dosage plans, some of which were labelled "lethal."

Global

Here are seven cities around the world best explored from the water

The stunning view of a city's skyline is sometimes best enjoyed from the deck of a ferry.

Sabah & Sarawak

Sarawak polls set for Dec 12

KUCHING: Sarawak will go to the polls on Dec 12, with nomination day on Nov 28, the Election Commission (EC) announced on Friday (Nov 6).

Markets

MSCI says it needs to see South Korea's regulatory changes put into practice for market upgrade

SEOUL: MSCI Chairman and CEO Henry Fernandez said on Friday that the index provider needed to see South Korea's regulatory changes for an upgrade to developed-market status put into practice.

Technology

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial launches WLFI token buyback program

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Trump-backed ⁠cryptocurrency venture World Liberty Financial said on ⁠Thursday it was launching a buyback ‌programme for its WLFI governance token, funded by an initial allocation that could include revenue generated from reserves ​backing its USD1 stablecoin and ⁠other sources.

STARPICKS

Digital fluency will not stop scams

YOUNG Malaysians today can effortlessly juggle half a dozen social platforms at once and edit viral content with astonishing ease.

Philippines

Dengue cuts short promising career of nine-year-old chess prodigy in Philippines

CEBU CITY, (Philippines): A nine-year-old chess prodigy from Talisay City, Cebu, who had already won several major titles and was preparing for a shot at the Philippine National Chess Championship, was laid to rest on Thursday (Nov 5) afternoon, days after he died of dengue.

Nation

Flood evacuees in Selangor rise to 1,253, 10 PPS now open

SHAH ALAM The number of flood victims in Selangor continued to rise this morning, with 1,253 people from 337 families taking shelter at 10 temporary relief centres (PPS), compared with 1,120 people from 284 families at nine PPS on Thursday (Nov 5) night.

Nation

Fahmi leads Malaysia's itu council re-election bid in Doha

PUTRAJAYA: Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil is leading Malaysia's delegation to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference 2026 (PP-26) in Doha, Qatar, from Nov 6 to 11, as the country seeks re-election to the ITU Council for the 2027-2030 term.

South Korea

Stalking Korean suspect murders woman; arrest warrant turned down due to poor health

SEOUL: A man in his 60s murdered his former girlfriend on Thursday (Nov 5), months after the prosecution turned down suggestions to have him arrested for stalking.