China

China’s powerful new microwave weapon system can destroy drone swarms within 3km

The Hurricane 3000 has a longer range than its US Army equivalent and can carry out 'diverse air defence missions', developer Norinco says

Markets

SBS Nexus shares to Malaysian public oversubscribed by 22.28 times

PETALING JAYA: ACE Market-bound integrated marketing and branding services provider SBS Nexus Bhd's 24.5 million new shares made available to the Malaysian public has been oversubscribed by 22.28 times.

World

Russia fires hypersonic missile at target in Ukraine near NATO border

KYIV, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Russia fired a powerful hypersonic missile overnight at a ‌target in Ukraine near the border with NATO-member Poland, in what Kyiv's European allies on Friday described as an attempt to intimidate them from supporting Ukraine.

Tennis

Tennis-Sinner, Alcaraz tease doubles partnership ahead of Incheon exhibition match

SEOUL, Jan 9 (Reuters) - As ‌Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner prepare for their season-opening exhibition match in Incheon, the world's top ‌two men's tennis players floated the prospect of one day playing together in a doubles ‌tournament.

World

Kurdish councils in Syria's Aleppo reject evacuation call

Jan 9 (Reuters) - ‌Kurdish councils ‌in Syria's Aleppo said ‌on Friday they would not evacuate neighbourhoods under ‍their control as ‍part of ‌a ceasefire deal to ‍end ​days of fighting ⁠between Kurdish forces and Syrian government ‌fighters.

Sabah & Sarawak

Two boats collide in Semporna, four injured, one missing

KOTA KINABALU: A boat crewman went missing while four others were seriously injured when two passenger boats collided in waters off Semporna, early Friday (Jan 9).

Business

Cenergi SEA, Malaysia Airports co-develop solar, battery energy project

KUALA LUMPUR: Cenergi SEA Bhd and KLIA Aeropolis Sdn Bhd are co-developing a 36 megawatt-peak (MWp) large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant, integrated with a 45 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS) under the Solar for Self-Consumption (SELCO) programme.

Nation

PM Anwar chairs Cabinet meeting fresh off the plane from Turkiye

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived home on Friday (Jan 9) after a three-day official visit to Turkiye.

AseanPlus News

China police officer praised for mediating dispute among seven kids as if it were serious case

Reflecting on his approach to the dispute, officer says every matter they mediate holds significance, regardless of scale

Nation

Unregistered medication worth RM10k seized

SEPANG: A parcel containing unregistered medication believed to include psychotropic substances worth RM10,000 was seized following an inspection at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

Nation

Teluk Akuan contaminated with red soil, authorities urged to be tougher against perpetrator

IPOH: The seawater at Teluk Akuan in Pantai Remis, Manjung, is in danger of being polluted due to "human activities" at a former permanent forest reserve location, says an environmental group.

Sabah & Sarawak

Special NRD unit for Sabah, Sarawak needed to fix MyKad religious status errors, says Warisan

KOTA KINABALU: Parti Warisan has urged the National Registration Department (NRD) to fix errors in the religious statuses of Sabah and Sarawak by setting up a special unit.

World

Moscow says US freed two Russian crew members from seized oil tanker at its request

MOSCOW, Jan ‌9 (Reuters) - The Russian Foreign ‌Ministry said on Friday that ‌the United States had released two Russian crew members from a Russian-flagged ‍oil tanker seized ‍on Wednesday in ‌the Atlantic Ocean.

World

Iran cut off from world as Supreme Leader warns protesters

DUBAI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Iran was largely cut ‌off from the outside world on Friday after authorities blacked out the internet to curb expanding protests, with phone calls not reaching ‌the country, flights cancelled and online Iranian news sites only intermittently updating. 

Living

Heart And Soul: A love letter to Ipoh, where the rain remembers

A love letter to Ipoh, where limestone hills, old legends and warm rituals endure.

Sabah & Sarawak

Villagers appeal to Sabah govt after rickety Ranau bridge collapses again

KOTA KINABALU: A dilapidated bridge connecting hundreds of households to the main road in Kampung Kawiyan, Ranau, has collapsed again.

Children

Starchild: Why Malaysian kids want futuristic watches on their wrists

Here are the letters and drawings from Starchild readers on the topic, Watches.

Family

Trading cries for barks: Are people choosing to have pets and not children?

Researchers found that rather than replacing children, pets are actually more likely to be a steppingstone to having them.

Corporate News

AEON Credit raises RM150mil via Sukuk Wakalah

KUALA LUMPUR: AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd has completed its eleventh issuance of Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) under its Sukuk Wakalah programme, raising RM150mil with a tenure of 179 days.

World

Pope Leo decries 'diplomacy based on force' in speech to Vatican envoys

VATICAN CITY, Jan ‌9 (Reuters) - Pope Leo decried the ‌use of military force as a ‌means of achieving diplomatic goals, in an unusually sharp annual foreign policy speech on Friday in ‍which he also called for ‍the safeguarding of ‌human rights in Venezuela.