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6 black watches for men looking for a stylish, unfussy chic look

Looking to up your style for the holiday season? These men's watches offer simple elegant design and the sobriety of black for an unfussy look that is more stylish than ever.

Nation

Zahid: Umno will take Putrajaya only through the 'front door'

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno has reiterated that it’s agenda to form the government will be through a legitimate and democratic way.

Football

Qatar's Education City Stadium not to host Club World Cup games - FIFA

(Reuters) - Qatar's Education City Stadium will not host matches during the FIFA Club World Cup this month after the official opening of the venue was postponed until early 2020, soccer's world governing body said in a statement on Saturday.

Nation

Apandi to Thomas: Appealing an acquittal in a criminal trial is normal

PETALING JAYA: Former Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali reminded his successor Tan Sri Tommy Thomas that filing an appeal in a criminal case should not come as a "shock".

Nation

Anwar: Azmin offended? His problem, not mine

MELAKA: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim appeared unfazed that a remark in the opening of his policy speech offended his deputy Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali.

ASEAN+

Hong Kong tallies cost of unrest as protest march looms

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's economy is feeling the effects of ongoing protests as a top government official said the violence had contributed two percentage points to last quarter's economic contraction. Rail operator MTR Corporation added that the unrest had cost it an estimated HK$1.6bil.

Nation

Anifah ponders another legal move to question Kimanis election results court ruling

KOTA KINABALU: Former foreign minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman is looking at possible legal action to get the courts to set aside the Dec 2 Federal Court decision to uphold the Election Court's decision to nullify Kimanis election results.

ASEAN+

Mikhail Red announces Philippines Western 'Arisaka'

MANILA: Cult Filipino filmmaker, Mikhail Red will direct "Arisaka," a film named after a World War II Japanese bolt-action rifle. "It's a Western based on a famous massacre that happened in the Philippines," Red told Variety.

Nation

Armed forces intelligence monitoring claims of groups attempting to revive communism

SERDANG (Bernama): The Royal Intelligence Corps (KRD) is closely monitoring the current developments in connection with allegations of certain parties attempting to revive communism in the country.

ASEAN+

Hong Kong police to take both 'hard' and 'soft' approaches against protests

BEIJING/HONG KONG: The Hong Kong police will use both "hard" and "soft" approaches when dealing with protests, Hong Kong's police commissioner Chris Tang told reporters in Beijing on Saturday (Dec 7).

Nation

Mat Hasan: Umno must be strong on its own, not depend solely on alliances

KUALA LUMPUR: Muafakat Nasional alone does not guarantee that Umno will win in the 15th general election, says Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

ASEAN+

Giant pandas to be released into wild outside Sichuan for the first time

CHENGDU: China plans to release one or two giant pandas into the wild in a nature reserve in east China's Jiangxi Province, the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas (CCRCGP) said Saturday (Dec 7).

China

Organ donations in China on the rise

BEIJING: More than 18,000 people on the Chinese mainland donated organs after death between 2015 and last year, with the number of donors more than doubled every year during the period, according to a report released Saturday (Dec 7).

ASEAN+

Marine life under threat from plummeting oxygen levels

UNITED NATIONS: The loss of oxygen from the ocean due to climate change risks "dire effects" on sea life, fisheries and coastal communities, a global conservation body said Saturday (Dec 7).

Nation

Umno delegate urges Zahid to be firm

KUALA LUMPUR: An Umno delegate wants party president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to be firm in his decisions and actions.

ASEAN+

Roger Casugay: The great hero of Philippines SEA Games

MANILA: Filipino surfer Roger Casugay opted to rescue his Indonesian competitor Arip Nurhidayat and set aside the chance to win the gold medal for the surfing competition.

Nation

Police call eight over brawls at PKR Youth congress

MELAKA (Bernama): Police on Saturday (Dec 7) distributed the photographs of eight individuals urging them to step forward to help in investigations over the fracases at the 2019 Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Youth (AMK) National Congress here on Friday.

Nation

Sabah Bersatu to ensure free and fair party elections

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Bersatu wants all state leaders to allow free and fair party elections in the state.

ASEAN+

Australia braces for heatwave as more than 100 fires burn

Sydney: Out of control bushfires forced residents in eastern Australia to flee their homes on Saturday (Dec 7), as other parts of the country braced for a heatwave due next week.

World

Kenya police officers among eight killed in bus attack

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police officers were among eight people killed when gunmen suspected to be from Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist militant group attacked a passenger bus on Friday evening, President Uhuru Kenyatta's office said on Saturday.