Indonesia

Why Indonesian K-pop fans are boycotting a Korean bank

JAKARTA: Indonesian K-pop fans are calling out a major South Korean bank for its financing of coal-linked industrial projects, showing fan communities, once centered purely on entertainment, are increasingly mobilising as political and social actors.

Badminton

World junior champ Hu Zhean sparks China comeback in semis

PETALING JAYA: Hosts and defending champions China have set up a final meeting against Japan in the Asia Team Championships after coming from behind to beat South Korea 3-2.

World

Russia says man suspected of shooting top general has been detained in Dubai

MOSCOW, Feb 8 (Reuters) - ‌Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on ‌Sunday that the man suspected of ‌shooting top Russian military intelligence officer Vladimir Alexeyev in Moscow has been detained in Dubai and ‍handed over to Russia.

Rugby

Rugby-Six Nations start gives Italy boost but they seek to temper expectations

ROME, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Italy's positive ‌start to their Six Nations campaign offers them a chance to exceed expectations ‌this year with coach Gonzalo Quesada hailing a new level of maturity.

World

South Africa to withdraw its troops from UN peacekeeping mission in Congo

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 8 (Reuters) - ‌South Africa will withdraw its troops from ‌the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the ‌Democratic Republic of Congo, President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said in a statement late on Saturday.

Philippines

Philippines' Tropical Storm Basyang' death toll rises to 12, affected families now 132,000

MANILA: (Bernama-PNA) The death toll due to the former Tropical Storm Basyang (international name Penha) has climbed to 12 while families affected by the weather disturbance reached 132,000, the spokesperson of the Office of Civil Defence (OCD) said Sunday (Feb 8), the Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported.

Nation

'No more being soft on betrayal': Kota Melaka Bersatu chief urges tough action

PETALING JAYA: Calls for tough action against alleged party traitors in Bersatu are growing louder, as another party division chief demanded swift and uncompromising measures.

Badminton

World No. 1 Se-young anchors South Korea's first Asia team triumph

PETALING JAYA: Women's singles sensation An Se-young added another feather in her cap by leading South Korea to a maiden Asia Team Championships title.

China

Trump’s South America threats fizzle as China’s trade surges, powered by Peru port

Beijing's hunger for minerals and raw materials is pushing trade in the region to record levels, even after incidents in Panama and Venezuela

Nation

Bersatu disciplinary board hauls up Hamzah, four others on Feb 12, says notice

PETALING JAYA: Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin and four other Bersatu division leaders have been summoned by the party's disciplinary board for a hearing on Feb 12, failing which, the party will make a final decision.

South Korea

Heavy snow grounds flights at Jeju Airport, South Korea stranding about 11,000 passengers

JEJU (South Korea): (Bernama-Yonhap) Heavy snow grounded flights at Jeju International Airport on Sunday (Feb 8), stranding an estimated 11,000 passengers on South Korea's southern resort island, officials said, Yonhap News Agency reported.

World

Trump meets with Honduran president Asfura

Feb 7 (Reuters) - ‌U.S. President Donald ‌Trump said on Saturday ‌that he met with President of Honduras , Nasry Asfura, ‍at his Mar-a-Lago ‍residence in Palm ‌Beach.

Sabah & Sarawak

Sabah to look into claims of Semporna accommodations being owned by foreigners, says Jafry

KOTA KINABALU: The state government is looking into claims that 81 accommodation premises in Sabah's East coast diving haven in Semporna were under foreign ownership.

Fashion

How American football is finding new fans through high-fashion flair

The NFL is turning pre-game player style into a global marketing play to broaden its fan base beyond traditional American football audiences.

Animals

Katz Tales: Tuna triumph for the humans, who get one over the cats after years

We have an astonishing piece of news: in our constant battle for dominance, the humans may finally have scored a point. It's mostly due to Inkie, our incredibly greedy tuxie boy.

Nation

There are laws, no need to be vigilantes, says Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR: The public has been urged not to react based on personal emotions or become vigilantes that could disrupt public order.

Nation

Fire breaks out at factory in Seapark

PETALING JAYA: A fire broke out at a factory in Seapark here on Sunday (Feb 8).

China

China women pay for ‘companions’ in role-playing games, spark love commercialisation debate

BEING: An orphan, trained as a cold-hearted assassin, learns what love truly means from a master thief. On a sunny Sunday afternoon, however, she kills her lover, granting him freedom as her final gift.

Thailand

Former Thai PM Paetongtarn casts ballot, to watch Pheu Thai results Sunday (Feb 8) evening

BANGKOK: Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a former prime minister, cast her vote at 10.30am on Sunday (Feb 8) at Polling Unit 15, inside a tent at Sports Ground 1 in the Kheha Thani Village 3 housing estate, Bangkok, accompanied by Khunying Potjaman Damapong and her elder sister, Pintongta Shinawatra Kunakornwong.

Nation

Health Ministry to focus more on prevention as costs for treating NCDs balloon

HULU LANGAT: With tens of billions of ringgit spent annually on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the Health Ministry is shifting its focus to prevention with healthcare programmes designed to prevent Malaysians from falling ill in the first place.