Sabah & Sarawak

Man killed, another seriously injured in Jalan Penrissen crash

KUCHING: A 51-year-old man was killed and another seriously injured in a single-vehicle road accident along Jalan Penrissen, Batu 8, here late Saturday night (Jan 17).

Drones

Amazon testing drone flights in UK ahead of 2026 air delivery launch

Just weeks after Amazon axed its plans to launch its first drone delivery service in Italy, the company has started to test drone flights in the UK ahead of the planned launch of an airborne delivery service there later in 2026.

Putting Dr G On The Spot

How not to get shortchanged in the bedroom

I read with interest your article about the causes of premature ejaculation.

Nation

Female-led team transforms Machap Umboo village for Lunar New Year

ALOR GAJAH: A group of women born in the "Year of the Horse" has spearheaded a festive decoration project at Kampung Permai in Machap Umboo here in conjunction with the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations.

Football

Soccer-Juventus title hopes fade after defeat at Cagliari

CAGLIARI, Italy, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Juventus' ‌Serie A title ambitions are all but over after they suffered a 1-0 ‌defeat at Cagliari on Saturday, in a game where the visitors were ‌unable to make their domination of possession count.

Football

Brunei take commanding lead with 2–0 win over Kelantan in Malaysia Cup

PETALING JAYA: Brunei started on a strong foot in the Malaysia Cup round of 16 after beating Kelantan Red Warriors 2-0 in the first leg match on Saturday (Jan 17).

World

Trump wants nations to pay $1 billion to stay on his peace board, report says

Jan 17 (Reuters) - ‌The Trump administration wants ‌nations to pay $1 billion to ‌stay on his peace board, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing a ‍draft charter.

Nation

Missing actress Nadia Kesuma confirmed to have passed away

PETALING JAYA: Actress Nadia Kesuma who went missing upon arriving at the Raja Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah, is confirmed to have passed away.

World

Guatemalan inmates riot at three prisons, taking 46 people hostage

GUATEMALA ‌CITY, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Inmates at three prisons ‌in Guatemala rioted on Saturday and took ‌at least 46 people hostage, mostly guards but also a psychologist, officials said.

Japan

Takaichi mulls halting sales tax on food

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering a pledge to suspend the sales tax on food as part of her campaign for a general election next month, the Mainichi newspaper reported, citing unnamed sources.

Education

Keeping growth momentum

Value-driven global education strategies must be in place if Malaysia hopes to realise the 8.5% international student growth projection by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

Nation

More than 200 undocumented foreigners held in Immigration raid

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 217 undocumented foreigners were detained following a large-scale operation in the city.

Focus

No love for K-pop stars

The return of global K-pop megastars BTS is receiving a lot of hate from some superfans. But can this parasocial effect continue as bands go global?  

China

Canada cuts tariff on Chinese EVs

Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.

South Korea

BTS back with new album in March

After a nearly four-year musical hiatus, K-pop giants BTS are back. Well, almost.

South Korea

Authorities summon civilian over alleged drone flights

Autho­rities have summoned a civilian to investigate if the person sent drones towards North Korea, police said days after North Korea threatened responses to what it called drone flights from South Korea.

Bangladesh

Press plead for urgent safety

Journa­lists, editors and owners of media outlets in the nation demanded that authorities protect them following recent attacks on two leading national dailies by mobs.

Focus

From tragedy to togetherness with Airbnb

Amirul will never forget the blistering heat from the billowing tower of flames that erupted from a gas pipeline at Putra Heights last April.

Singapore

Long-awaited UN biodiversity treaty enters into force

A landmark global treaty to safeguard biodiversity in the high seas has come into effect, provi­ding countries with a legally bin­ding framework to tackle threats such as overfishing and meet a target to protect 30% of the ocean environment by 2030.

Education

Why global students flock to Malaysia

ACCESS to globally recognised degrees at lower costs is a major draw for international students to Malaysia, say stakeholders.