Myanmar

China’s Intelligence sharing key to drug lab seizures in Northern Shan state: Myanmar 

YANGON: Major General Zaw Min Tun, spokesperson for the National Defence and Security Council (NDSC), said that the seizure of drug manufacturing sites in Hsipaw and Mongyai townships in Northern Shan State was carried out with full intelligence sharing from China.

Cybersecurity

China warns of covert mapping by foreign forces to steal sensitive geodata

Counter-espionage agency says 'anti-China' actors are gathering information on natural resources, energy facilities and terrain in key areas.

Corporate News

Malaysia's construction, sub-contractor industries urged to expand into Asean, India- AIEC

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's construction and sub-contractor industries must expand beyond domestic borders and actively tap opportunities in the wider ASEAN region and India to remain competitive, said ASEAN India Economic Council (AIEC) Malaysia chairman Datuk Ramesh Kodammal.

Philippines

Philippines excluded from US visa processing suspension: Envoy

MANILA: The Philippines is excluded from the list of 75 countries whose nationals are affected by the United States' temporary suspension of visa processing, according to Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez.

Corporate News

Kerjaya Prospek unit bags RM201.25 construction contract in Sungai Buloh

KUALA LUMPUR: Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd said its wholly-owned subsidiary Kerjaya Prospek (M) Sdn Bhd has accepted a building contract from Greencove Sdn Bhd in Sungai Buloh, Selangor, for RM201.25mil.

Cricket

Cricket-Afghanistan approve three-foreign-league annual cap for top players

KABUL, Jan 15 (Reuters) - ‌Top Afghanistan players such as Rashid Khan ‌can play a maximum of three ‌franchise leagues abroad per year, alongside mandatory availability for a rebooted domestic competition, according to a new policy approved by ‍the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB).

Vietnam

Vietnam's southern hub starts construction of second metro line

HANOI: Vietnam's southern hub Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday (Jan 15) broke ground on its second metro line, spanning more than 11 km with a total investment of over 55 trillion Vietnamese dong (about US$2.1 billion), local daily VnExpress reported.

Nation

Why are we sidelined as election candidates, asks Puteri Umno chief

KUALA LUMPUR: Puteri Umno is questioning why its members are being sidelined as candidates in elections.

Indonesia

Indonesian forces rescue 18 Freeport workers from rebel siege in Papua

JAKARTA: Indonesian military rescued 18 workers at gold and copper miner Freeport Indonesia that had been surrounded by armed rebels for three days at a company outpost in the insurgency-plagued Papua region, officials said on Thursday (Jan 15)

Bangladesh

Dreams on hold for Rohingya children in Bangladesh camps

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Books tucked under their arms, children file into a small classroom in Bangladesh's vast refugee camps, home to more than a million Rohingya who have fled neighbouring Myanmar.

Singapore

Alarm clock sounds disrupt Tiong Bahru residents up to eight times a day for over a month

SINGAPORE: Alarm clocks have been disrupting the lives of residents in a Tiong Bahru neighbourhood since early December, ringing up to eight times a day for about an hour each time.

China

Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software, sources say

BEIJING: Chinese authorities have told domestic companies to stop using cybersecurity software made by more than a dozen firms from the US and Israel due to national security concerns, three people briefed on the matter said.

Tennis

Tennis-Sinner to meet Gaston in Australian Open first round, Sabalenka to play French wildcard

MELBOURNE, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Defending champion ‌Jannik Sinner will meet French world number 94 Hugo Gaston in the first round of the ‌Australian Open in his bid for a third straight title at Melbourne Park, while women's ‌top seed Aryna Sabalenka takes on French wildcard Tiantsoa Rakotomanga.

Sabah & Sarawak

Sabah needs bipartisan team to implement 40% revenue order, says Tham

KOTA KINABALU: The state government must establish a special bipartisan committee to ensure the High Court decision mandating a review of 40% of revenue owed to Sabah is implemented.

Football

Soccer-CAF bans Eto’o for four matches over AFCON conduct

Jan 15 (Reuters) - Cameroon ‌Football Federation (FECAFOOT) President Samuel Eto'o has ‌been handed a four-match ban for ‌alleged misconduct during the team's 2-0 defeat by hosts Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations last ‍Friday, the Confederation of African ‍Football (CAF) said in ‌a statement.

Laos

Laos plans to harness cultural heritage for sustainable development

VIENTIANE: Laos plans to prioritise cultural economic development over the next five years, using its rich cultural heritage as a driver of sustainable economic and social growth.

World

Another crane collapses in Thailand killing 2 people, police say

BANGKOK, Jan 15 (Reuters) - ‌A crane collapsed in Thailand on ‌Thursday, crushing two vehicles and killing ‌two people, police said, a day after a crane accident in the northeast caused the deaths of 32 ‍train passengers.

Brunei

Brunei students shine nationally, regionally, internationally: Minister

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Minister of Education Datin Seri Setia Dr Romaizah Mohd Salleh on Wednesday (Jan 14) shared students' achievements in the fields of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship at the national, regional and international levels during the Muzakarah session between the MoE and Legislative Council members.

Sabah & Sarawak

Mohamad Sabu vows surprise checks on government-funded farm projects

KINABATANGAN: Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu warned that government-funded agricultural projects will be closely monitored.

Nation

Come in person to apologise, Akmal tells portal reps over social media post blunder

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno Youth has demanded that Malaysiakini personally meet with its party members following a blunder in the portal's social media post.