Arts

Watch: a Malaysia-India story of shared culture and heritage

'India 75' video series highlights Sutra Foundation's role in Malaysia-India cultural ties

Video games

China should scrap gaming sector tax breaks, state media argue

China should stop handing out tax breaks to gaming companies because they’ve become global players that thrive on their own, a government-backed newspaper said, fanning uncertainty about a potential crackdown on Tencent Holdings Ltd and its peers.

Sabah & Sarawak

Covid-19: Construction industry in Sabah urged to get workers jabbed under CIVac programme from Aug 19

KOTA KINABALU: Businesses within the construction industry must seize the opportunity to get their workers vaccinated against Covid-19 when the Construction Industry Vaccination Programme or CIVac starts in Sabah on Aug 19.

Sabah & Sarawak

Sabah STAR backs PM, urges political ceasefire to focus on fighting Covid-19 pandemic

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah STAR wants the Opposition to stop playing politics and allow the government's National Recovery Plan to be implemented.

Nation

Private vaccination now a challenge, says private hospitals association

PETALING JAYA: The private Covid-19 vaccination rollout may now be challenging as many people in the Klang Valley have already received their doses, says the Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM).

Technology

Siemens to buy rail software company Sqills in 550 million euro deal

ZURICH (Reuters) - Siemens is buying rail software company Sqills, the German engineering and technology company said on Thursday, its latest acquisition to expand into high growth markets outside its core activities.

Other Sports

Olympics-Canoe sprint-Australia win men's kayak double 1000m gold

TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia's Jean van der Westhuyzen and Thomas Green won the gold medal in the men's kayak double 1000 metres competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday.

World

Japan set to expand COVID-19 curbs as surges strain hospitals

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan was set on Thursday to expand emergency restrictions to eight more prefectures to fight a surge in COVID-19 cases, as worries deepen about strains on the nation's medical system in Olympics host Tokyo and around the country.

Markets

Duopharma shares lacklustre amid EPF buying, bonus issue

KUALA LUMPUR: Shares of Duopharma Biotech Bhd were lacklustre in the morning session on Thursday, falling to a low of RM2.64 – the lowest since April 26.

Hockey

Olympics-Hockey-India win bronze after 5-4 win over Germany

TOKYO (Reuters) - India won the bronze medal after a thrilling 5-4 victory over Germany at the Tokyo Games on Thursday, giving the country its first Olympic hockey medal in more than forty years.

TECH

Senators pitch more targeted crypto measure in infrastructure

US lawmakers are pushing for an alternative cryptocurrency taxation plan that would take a more targeted approach, leaving out those developing blockchain technology and wallets.

Entertainment

‘Nevertheless’ actress Han So-hee quits film starring Ju Ji-hoon due to health reasons

Her agency released a statement saying the doctor recommended she gets enough rest.

Other Sports

Olympics-Canoe sprint-New Zealand's Carrington wins women's kayak single 500m gold

TOKYO (Reuters) - New Zealand's Lisa Carrington won the gold medal in the women's kayak single 500 metres competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday.

Nation

Bleeding woman's refusal to cooperate with docs leads to grim find of newborn's body

BALIK PULAU: A report about a woman bleeding in the womb after just giving birth led to the discovery of her newborn's body in a drain.

AseanPlus News

Asian markets swing as traders digest Delta, US data

HONG KONG (AFP): Markets fluctuated in Asia on Thursday (Aug 5) following a tepid Wall Street lead as traders contemplated mixed US data, concerns about the fast-spreading Delta variant and indications that the Federal Reserve could begin winding back its ultra-loose monetary policy by the end of the year.

Other Sports

Olympics-Skateboarding-Brazilians roar into park skating finals

TOKYO (Reuters) - Brazilian Luiz Francisco led a crew of skaters from his country to the finals of the men's park skateboarding competition, soaring over the skate park under Tokyo's scorching sun on Thursday.

China

China mainland reports 62 new local Covid-19 cases

BEIJING/NANJING (Xinhua): The Chinese mainland on Wednesday (Aug 4) reported 62 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Thursday.

Other Sports

Olympics-Karate-'Queens of kata' kick off Games debut, vying for gold

TOKYO (Reuters) - The women's solo "kata" competition kicked off karate's first foray into the Olympics on Thursday with the 10 karateka performing routines in a hushed, spectator-less Nippon Budokan arena, the spiritual home of Japanese martial arts in Tokyo.

Nation

Covid-19: Klang Valley task force ramping up healthcare response

PETALING JAYA: Several initiatives are being taken by the Greater Klang Valley Special Task Force to overcome the healthcare challenges currently faced by medical facilities in the area.

Family

Pensioners defy virus fears, volunteer to keep Tokyo Olympics running

Of the 71,000 volunteers at the Olympics and Paralympics, nearly 15,000 are aged 60 or over, according to organisers.