Brunei

Good air quality across all districts in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: All four districts recorded good air quality at 9am Friday (Oct 30), with Brunei-Muara registering the highest Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) reading of 39.

China

Real Madrid issues apology to China over Mbappe’s Mao remarks

Spanish football club seeks to quell anger after its initial response was rejected by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV Sports

Arts

Malaysian artist finds a shared visual language through Nusantara travels

Painter and intrepid traveller Rafiee Ghani charts a tropical passage across the region in his latest exhibition 'Dusun Laut' in Kuala Lumpur

Philippines

Filipino Jaden Dumdumaya to keep fighting after making halfway cut at wind-swept Asia Pacific Amateur Championship

Jaden Dumdumaya of the Philippines is refusing to throw in the towel after a second straight 2-over 73 left him 11 shots back of defending champion Fifa Laopakdee of Thailand

Entertainment

'Kudrat 1968: High Council' delivers lessons, not normalising bullying

The production has sparked controversy on social media over allegations that it encourages bullying among students

Cybersecurity

Bitcoin stolen in Binance hack is likely ‘gone,’ Ballet says

The Bitcoin stolen in the hack of Binance's crypto exchange will probably be impossible to recover, according to Bobby Lee, founder of digital-asset hardware wallet company Ballet Global Inc.

Business

BP profit hits 18-year high as oil refining margins surge

BP Plc said profit surged to the highest in 18 years as soaring refining margins boosted earnings, giving Chief Executive Officer Meg O'Neill a powerful tailwind as she seeks to turn around the beleaguered British energy major.

Nation

Melaka polls: MCA secures fourth seat, to contest Kota Laksamana as well, says Dr Wee

MELAKA: MCA has secured a fourth seat for the Melaka state elections, with Kota Laksamana added to the list following negotiations, says party president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.

World

Greece arrests three over explosion that killed six people in Athens

ATHENS, Oct ⁠30 (Reuters) - Greece has arrested two ⁠Greek men and an Albanian national ‌suspected of stealing copper gas pipes from a building, causing a leak that led ​to a deadly explosion ⁠in central Athens ⁠last month, authorities said.

Metro News

Harvey Norman Mid Valley flagship store celebrates second anniversary

KUALA LUMPUR: Harvey Norman, the electrical appliances, technology, furniture and bedding retailer, celebrates the second anniversary of its Mid Valley Megamall flagship store with an exciting two-month celebration from Oct 29 to Dec 24.

Nation

Three foreign minors claim trial to intimidating elderly woman with weapons in Bukit Mertajam

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Three Myanmar boys aged 11 and 12 pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate's Court here on Friday (Oct 30) to charges of threatening an elderly woman with several weapons, including an iron rod and stones.

Nation

Melaka polls: 'This is what commitment looks like', says Dr Wee

PETALING JAYA: The determination shown by Barisan Nasional's Bandar Hilir candidate Jasmine Lok Huey Yee and her team in securing an election operations centre within an hour has spurred MCA as it gears up for the Melaka polls.

South Korea

South Korea to prosecute students cheating with smart glasses

SEOUL: South Korea will file criminal complaints against students caught cheating on a national university entrance exam with smart glasses and toughen penalties for their use, a government official told AFP Friday (Oct 30).

Business

Timely rains cushion El Niño blow to Malaysian palm oil output

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's palm oil output is likely to escape the worst of El Niño, for now, as better-than-expected rainfall limits crop losses, offering a measure of relief from a global cereal and vegetable oil supply squeeze that has fuelled food inflation.

Sabah & Sarawak

Penang Parti Wawasan Negara targets 50,000 members in six months

GEORGE TOWN: Penang Parti Wawasan Negara currently has 15,000 members and aims to recruit 50,000 more within the next six months as it works to strengthen its grassroots presence, says its Bukit Mertajam division chief Musen Liew.

AseanPlus News

Bhutan lake burst sparks flood scare in Bengal; over 10,000 shifted, Sankosh on red alert

THIMPHU: More than 10,000 people have been moved to shelters or safer locations in West Bengal's Alipurduar district following a glacial lake outburst in neighbouring Bhutan, as authorities placed the Sankosh river system on red alert over fears of a sudden flood surge.

Other Sports

Rallying-Dakar Rally 2027 will be held in Portugal and Morocco, organisers say

PARIS, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The 2027 ⁠edition of the Dakar Rally will be held in Morocco following ⁠a prologue and first stage in Portugal, organisers Amaury Sport ‌Organisation (ASO) said on Friday, five days after announcing that the event would not be held in Saudi Arabia due to security concerns.

Sabah & Sarawak

Books are windows to knowledge, says special officer to Sabah CM

KOTA KINABALU: Books are windows to knowledge, while knowledge unlocks potential that brings development to nations, says special officer to the Chief Minister Yee Tsai Yiew

Nation

KLIA passengers told to expect traffic congestion during MotoGP

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines has advised passengers using Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) between Friday (Oct 30) and Sunday to expect higher traffic congestion during the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP).

Technology

Toyota, Waymo to test autonomous bZ4Xs in Japan in 2027, eye overseas expansion

(Corrects Toyota CTO's name ⁠to Hiroki Nakajima, not Hiroaki Nakajima, in the third ⁠bullet)