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Apple

Foxconn says plans in place to meet production obligations after virus outbreak

Apple Inc supplier Foxconn said it could continue to meet all manufacturing obligations in the wake of a coronavirus outbreak in China even as the iPhone maker flagged uncertainty created by the disease.

Metro News

Socso sets Feb 29 deadline for employers to register their workers

The Social Security Organisation (Socso) will take action against employers who fail to register their workers with the organisation from March 1.

Corporate News

LVMH sales growth slows ahead of looming Chinese virus impact

PARIS: LVMH’s sales growth slowed at the end of 2019 after protests sapped the Hong Kong market while luxury-goods makers face another threat from the viral outbreak in China.

Telcos

Telenor beats quarterly profit forecast, sees 2020 earnings growth

OSLO: Norway's Telenor posted higher-than-expected fourth-quarter operating profits on Wednesday and said it expects its underlying earnings to rise in 2020 after last year's decline.

India

India's railways to use facial recognition despite privacy fears

NEW DELHI (Reuters): Most major railway stations in India will use facial recognition to fight crime by the end of 2020, a senior official said, in a move that digital rights campaigners on Tuesday (Jan 28) warned could breach people's privacy in the absence of stringent laws.

Economy

FDI into Indonesia falls below 2019 target, but seen rising this year

JAKARTA: Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Indonesia in 2019 fell short of the target, but the country's investment board chief is confident plans for regulatory changes will boost investors' interest in Southeast Asia's largest economy.

Football

Coronavirus outbreak forces AFC to swap home games of Chinese clubs

(Reuters) - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has changed the order of home matches to be played by Chinese clubs in the AFC Champions League group stage due to the outbreak of a new coronavirus in the country, Asian soccer's governing body said on Wednesday.

ASEAN+

Wuhan seafood market may not be the only source of coronavirus: expert

BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The seafood market in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, may not be the only source of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, according to a Chinese pulmonary disease specialist.

ASEAN+

6,097 medics from across China sent to Hubei to fight coronavirus

BEIJING, Jan 29, China Daily/ANN -- About 2,300 medical workers from across the Chinese mainland arrived in Hubei province on Tuesday to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of the pneumonia disease caused by a novel coronavirus, local authorities said on Wednesday.

Tennis

After second great escape, Federer faces holder Djokovic

(Reuters) - For his next trick, Swiss great Roger Federer will look to make holder and 'Big Three' rival Novak Djokovic disappear from the Australian Open on Thursday.

Indonesia

Indonesia unable to stop visa-free entry for all Chinese, minister says amid virus fears

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly is saying that Indonesia cannot abruptly stop its visa-free policy for all Chinese nationals, citing concerns over diplomatic relations, despite mounting calls for the government to do so to keep the archipelago free of a deadly coronavirus that started in China.

Nation

Robbers hit home twice in 24 hours

IPOH: A family lost nearly RM84,000 after their house was robbed twice within 24 hours.

Apple

Apple's iPhone back to growth as company braces for coronavirus impact

The iPhone is back. But Apple is girding for more disruptions in virus-hit China.

Nation

It's time Melaka's water problem has a dam solution, says Khoo

MELAKA: A new dam and desalination system are among the solutions being explored to address Melaka's perennial water woes, says Melaka Smart City Advisory Council chairman Khoo Poay Tiong.

Corporate News

InNature to offer 74m new shares under Main Market listing

KUALA LUMPUR: InNature Bhd will offer 74.07 million new shares at a retail price of 68 sen per share enroute to its listing on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia, tentatively to be on Feb 20.

Nation

Pakistan PM Imran Khan to visit Malaysia in damage control exercise

(ANN): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to travel to Malaysia next week as part of the government’s damage control efforts after Pakistan pulled out of the Kuala Lumpur Summit in December last year.

ASEAN+

Wuhan to provide over 10,000 hospital beds for viral pneumonia patients

BEIJING (Xinhua):Wuhan, at the center of a viral pneumonia outbreak, will soon have 10,000 hospital beds reserved for infected patients as Chinese authorities take all means necessary to boost the city's overwhelmed health system.

Tennis

Navratilova, McEnroe apologise for Margaret Court Arena protest

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tennis greats Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe have apologised for a breach of "protocol" at the Australian Open after being taken to task by tournament organisers for an on-court protest against Margaret Court.

Nation

Anwar to rival PKR groups: Disperse or else!

PETALING JAYA: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has told pro- and anti-Zuraida Kamaruddin groups that faced off at the party’s headquarters to disperse or face disciplinary action.

World

Toll rises to 21 from New Zealand volcano eruption

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The death toll from last month's volcanic eruption on New Zealand's White Island rose to 21 after another person died in hospital from injuries, police confirmed on Thursday.