China plans expansion of high-speed railway equal to combined length of next 5 largest countries by network size by 2025

Auspicious dishes with added treasure

Luxury ingredients take festive favourites to the next level

Postponement of ARC like a ‘scrum interrupted’ for Malaysia Rugby

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Rugby are caught in a spot now with uncertainty over the Asian Rugby Championship (ARC).

Pan-gon best candidate to guide Malaysia out of doldrums, say FAM

PETALING JAYA: South Korean Kim Pan-gon (pic) has been given the mandate as the new national football head coach to revive the fortunes of Harimau Malaya.

Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Friday (Jan 21, 2022)

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Friday (Jan 21)

FBM KLCI closes a fraction lower

KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI ended Friday nearly flat after spending most of the trading day in negative territory.

Asian shares slide after more losses on Wall Street

Shares were lower in Asia on Friday after a late afternoon sell-off wiped out gains for stocks on Wall Street.

Kim Pan-gon is new Harimau Malaya coach

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian national football team will rely on South Korean flair for the next two years.

Hong Kong locks down building and tests thousands as Covid-19 cases jump

A rising number of Covid infections in Hong Kong, known for its zealous Covid Zero approach, is unnerving the city’s political and health care leaders.

Omicron: 2 ex-Cathay Pacific flight attendants arrested, charged with violating anti-pandemic regulations in Hong Kong

Police have arrested and laid charges against two former Cathay Pacific flight attendants for alleged violations of home isolation rules that coincided with the arrival of the Omicron variant in Hong Kong.