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China says stopping violence is the most important thing in Hong Kong

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said stopping violence is the most important thing in Hong Kong now after the United States condemned "unjustified use of deadly force" in the latest violence and urged China to honour its commitments to freedom of expression in the territory.

Nation

Tg Piai: Gerakan's Wendy pledges to donate MP allowance to the constituency if she wins

PONTIAN: Gerakan candidate Wendy Subramaniam has pledged to donate her monthly MP allowances to a fund for the welfare and development of Tanjung Piai should she win on Nov 16 (Saturday).

Rugby

England must rethink front row strategy for 2023 - Woodward

(Reuters) - England must rethink their strategy for picking front rowers if they are to overcome their Rugby World Cup disappointment and win the tournament in 2023, former national team coach Clive Woodward has said.

Corporate News

Temasek to report air miles, paper, water usage in green push

SINGAPORE: state investor Temasek Holdings Pte will start reporting its air miles, water, paper and electricity usage from this financial year, according to Chief Executive Officer Ho Ching.

Nation

Fake newsman charged for punching Asli CEO

KUALA LUMPUR: A 34-year-old man who impersonated a news agency reporter pleaded guilty at a Sessions Court here to assaulting Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (Asli) chief executive officer Melissa Ong.

Corporate News

Prestariang independent auditors raise concerns

KUALA LUMPUR: Prestariang Bhd's independent auditors Messrs. Crowe Malaysia PLT has included a statement of material uncertainty related to going concern in its independent auditors' report dated Sept 19,2019.

Tech News

Apple AirPods craze spreads to China, becoming music to the ears of wireless-headset stock investors

AirPods supplier Luxshare Precision Industry is up more than 200% this year. Wireless headset sector is seen as a huge new market.

World

Afghanistan to swap Taliban militants for American, Australian captives

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan will release two senior Taliban commanders and a leader of the Haqqani militant group in exchange for an American and an Australian professor who were kidnapped in 2016, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday.

Nation

Revenge led to the murder of family of six, say Sabah cops

KOTA KINABALU: The family of six who were shot in waters off The Philippines on Nov 5, were believed killed for revenge.

Nation

Gone baby gone: Melaka cops still trying to find 57 children who have gone missing since 2010, says state police chief

MELAKA: Melaka police are still trying to determine what has happened to 57 children who have gone missing since 2010 until now.

Cricket

Australia primed to end T20 World Cup drought, says Gilchrist

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Twenty20 World Cup is the only major piece of silverware missing from Australia's trophy cabinet but the hosts are gearing up perfectly to end the drought next year, former wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has told Reuters.

Nation

Azis: 252 cops detained for taking drugs since May 23 this year

KUALA LUMPUR: About 50 police officers have been arrested each month since May this year for taking drugs, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Mohd Azis Jamman told the Dewan Rakyat.

World

Chinese land deal in Solomon's Guadalcanal disrupts access to WWII site

(Reuters) - The battle fields of Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands, draw visitors from the United States and its war allies, as well as those from Japan, decades after the bloody campaign in the South Pacific ended.

Tech News

Streaming video operator Bilibili at a crossroads with planned revamp to increase users

Bilibili made users answer questions like naming the lead singer of the Japanese band Rainbow.

Nation

Tg Piai polls: 82% turnout for early voting as at 1pm Tuesday (Nov 12)

PONTIAN (Bernama): Early voting in the Tanjung Piai parliamentary by-election has recorded a voter turnout of 82% as at 1pm Tuesday (Nov 12).

Corporate News

Damansara Realty 3Q net profit doubles to RM3.85m

KUALA LUMPUR: Damansara Realty Bhd's net profit rose by 106% to RM3.85mil in the third quarter ended Sept 30,2019 from RM1.87mil a year ago, boosted by other income and share of profit of an associate company.

Nation

Don’t ‘spin’ Najib’s trial to fish for votes in Tg Piai, Dr Wee tells Pakatan

KUALA LUMPUR: MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has chided Pakatan Harapan for “spinning” Datuk Seri Najib Razak's ongoing SRC International trial to fish for votes in the coming Tanjung Piai parliamentary by-election.

Nation

WAO condemns attack on Asli CEO

PETALING JAYA: Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) condemns the violent attack committed against Asli CEO, Melissa Ong, by a man posing as a member of the press, says its executive director Sumitra Visvanathan.

Nation

Nov 28 hearing for 1MDB-linked forfeiture suit against PBRS

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The High Court here Tuesday (Nov 12) fixed Nov 28 for hearing the prosecution’s application to forfeit RM1mil of Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) money, which is allegedly linked to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal.

Nation

What a load of croc: Viral croc sighting did not happen in KK

KOTA KINABALU: A video showing a huge crocodile swimming in a drain that surfaced in various social media groups in Sabah is not from Kota Kinabalu, inspections have revealed.