Climate

Production at Indonesia’s clove farms under threat from climate change

Farmers say the gravest threat to their plants is climate change, with bad weather becoming more frequent, causing uncertainty that makes prices fluctuate.

AI

Melania Trump uses AI vocal replica to narrate audiobook

US First Lady Melania Trump warned recently of the danger of AI deepfakes. Now she is releasing an audiobook narrated by an artificial intelligence-generated version of her own voice.

STARPICKS

HONOR 400 series debuts as brand captures quarter of all sold-out phones

HONOR has officially launched its latest mid-to-high-end flagship smartphone series with the release of the HONOR 400 and HONOR 400 Pro, as part of its HONOR 400 series.

Corporate News

Hextar Global to ride on 1Q momentum

KUALA LUMPUR: Hextar Global Bhd is cautiously optimistic that the momentum seen in the first quarter of 2025 (1QFY25) will carry into the coming quarters.

Nation

Bumiputra congress retreat session to become annual affair, says Zahid

PUTRAJAYA: The Bumiputra Economic Congress (KEB) retreat session will be made an annual affair to collectively revive the bumiputra development agenda, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Markets

FBM KLCI bounces back after six-day losing streak

KUALA LUMPUR: Equities on the Malaysian stock market found support ahead of the weekend, with investors hoping for upcoming corporate results to provide fresh leads.

South Korea

South Korea’s presidential race tightens sharply after TV debate

SEOUL: South Korean presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung saw his lead in the election campaign narrow sharply in the latest opinion poll released Friday (May 23) as the conservative ruling party's Kim Moon-soo made up ground after their first TV debate.

Nation

Eagerness of youths makes them ideal targets for job scam syndicates, says Labour Dept

IPOH: Young people eager to secure employment make them ideal targets for Job scam syndicates, says the Labour Department.

Nation

Penang couple suspected of abusing 12yo daughter remanded four days

BALIK PULAU: A married couple arrested for allegedly abusing their 12-year-old daughter has been remanded for four days.

Nation

Suspected smugglers nabbed, 300 protected animals seized at KLIA

SEPANG: Exotic and protected animals worth RM460,000 were seized while two suspected wildlife traffickers were arrested at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) earlier this week.

Cambodia

BRI-backed Industrial zone boosts economic growth, improves local livelihoods: Hun Manet

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said here on Thursday (May 22) that the Sihanoukville Special Economy Zone (SSEZ) has not only boosted the kingdom's trade and economic growth, but also improved local livelihoods.

Football

Five M'sians to face Man Utd in Asean All-Stars squad

PETALING JAYA: The Asean All-Stars will feature five Malaysians in the Maybank Challenge Cup against Manchester United at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Wednesday (May 28).

Technology

Protesters yell ‘Shame!’ at guests of Trump’s memecoin dinner

Top holders of Donald Trump's memecoin and other guests were greeted by protesters as they arrived for a dinner with the president at his golf club outside of Washington on May 22, a day which saw Bitcoin extend its record high amid optimism about US government support for the crypto industry. 

Nation

PKR polls: Results for Wanita, Youth wing polls on May 24

JOHOR BARU: The official results for PKR's Wanita and Youth wings will be announced on Saturday (May 24), says its information chief Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.

Indonesia

6.0-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's Bengkulu, damages buildings

JAKARTA: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's western Bengkulu province on Friday (May 23) morning, injuring several people and damaging some houses but without triggering large waves.

Cricket

Cricket-Gujarat find middle order silver lining in IPL defeat

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Table-toppers Gujarat Titans will take heart from the gutsy display by their underutilised middle order despite their 33-run defeat against Lucknow Super Giants in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Thursday.

Indonesia

15 bodies recovered after flash floods at West Papua mining site

JAKARTA: Indonesian rescue teams have recovered 15 bodies following a flash flood that swept through a remote gold mining site in the Arfak Mountains of West Papua, authorities said Friday (May 23), with four people still missin

Commodities

MPOC seeks clarification on Malaysia's standard risk status

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) will request clarification from the European Commission (EC) on its full benchmarking methodology used in its assessment on the 'standard risk' status given to Malaysia under the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

Sabah & Sarawak

Bung makes renewed call for debate with Kitingan

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Umno chief Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin has once again challenged Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan to a public debate, this time via social media.

Sabah & Sarawak

Sarawak seeking Unesco recognition for Brooke-era forts

KUCHING: Sarawak is pursuing recognition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) for its Fort Trails initiative, which showcases the historical and cultural legacy of 23 forts dating back to the Brooke era.