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Brunei makes a say at the Asean summit on women, peace, and security

Brunei Darussalam, through the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS), participated in the Asean Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Summit 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from Tuesday to Wednesday.

Cycling

Motorcycling-Bezzecchi wins San Marino GP sprint after Marc Marquez crashes out of lead

(Reuters) -Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi won Saturday's sprint at the San Marino Grand Prix after championship leader Marc Marquez crashed out of the lead on Ducati's home turf as the Spaniard failed to finish on the podium for the first time in sprints this season.

Football

Soccer-Arsenal hand Postecoglou a loss in his first Forest game, Bournemouth continue hot start

LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal ensured former Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou endured a miserable return to English football with a 3-0 victory over his new club Nottingham Forest on Saturday, while a late Brentford goal denied Chelsea moving atop the table.

Sabah & Sarawak

Soldier found dead, another missing following operation near Semporna

SEMPORNA: A soldier was found dead, while another is still missing following an operation on Mataking Island near here on Friday (Sept 13).

Nation

Jakim collaborating with Zetrix AI to create world's first Shariah-compliant AI framework

ISKANDAR PUTERI: Malaysia is set to strengthen its position as a global leader in ethical artificial intelligence (AI) following a landmark collaboration between the Islamic Development Malaysia Department (Jakim) and Zetrix AI Berhad, the developer of NurAI, the world's first Shariah-aligned large language model (LLM).

Laos

Laos calls for increased Asean investment in nature-based solutions

Laos is urging Asean member states to ramp up investment in Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), calling them powerful tools for protecting forests, strengthening communities, and tackling climate change head-on.

Athletics

Athletics-Kenya's Chebet wins 10,000m thriller for first world title

TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympic champion and world-record holder Beatrice Chebet won a thrilling women's 10,000 metres with a late burst of pace at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday to claim her first world title.

Singapore

‘No remorse and heartless’: Man confronted for sexually abusing daughter retorts it takes two hands to clap

A Singapore man sexually abused his daughter for over three years, starting when she was 13. The abuse escalated from kissing to penetrative acts. Prosecutors seek at least 18 years' jail and caning.

Athletics

Athletics-Lyles and Thompson keep apace in world championship heats

TOKYO (Reuters) -Noah Lyles and Kishane Thompson, who were divided by five-thousands of a second in last year's Olympic 100 metres final, were even closer on Saturday, albeit in separate heats, as they both clocked 9.95 seconds in the first round of the world championships.

AseanPlus News

Israel ramps up strikes on Gaza City and hospital says at least 32 are dead

A barrage of airstrikes killed at least 32 people across Gaza City as Israel ramps up its offensive there and urges Palestinians to evacuate, medical staff reported Saturday.

Football

Soccer-Barca's Flick says Spain should take more care of players after Yamal's injury

(Reuters) - Barcelona manager Hansi Flick said the Spanish team should take better care of players after forward Lamine Yamal suffered a groin injury while on international duty.

AseanPlus News

Nepal returns to calm as first woman PM takes charge, visits wounded

Nepal's newly appointed interim prime minister began work on Saturday by visiting young protesters wounded in the deadly anti-corruption rallies that ousted her predecessor.

Badminton

Jun Hao says he's just short on luck after losing long battle with Shifeng

PETALING JAYA: National men's singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao's brave run at the Hong Kong Open ended in heartbreak after luck deserted him in the men's singles quarter-finals on Friday (Sept 12).

Badminton

Pearly-Thinaah rue costly mistakes after semis loss to Chinese bogey pair

PETALING JAYA: Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah say costly mistakes shattered their dream of retaining their Hong Kong Open women's doubles crown.

Nation

Unidentified body found in Gerik stream

IPOH: A body of an unidentified man was found lying face down in a stream in the Air Rengat area, Temenggor, near Gerik Saturday (Sept 13) morning.

Nation

Body found by riverbank near cemetery in Ipoh classified as murder

IPOH: Police have classified the discovery of a body wrapped in a bundle of clothes, near a river close to the Orang Asli cemetery in Kampung Kerawat, Simpang Pulai, on Friday (Sept 12), as a murder case.

Myanmar

Myanmar's famed Shwedagon Pagoda continues to attract millions despite political instability

he Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda in Myanmar, attracted over 4.65 million visitors in the first eight months of this year.

Nation

RON95 petrol price will go down by end September, says Anwar

JOHOR BARU: The government will keep its promise to reduce the price of RON95 petrol to RM1.99 per litre by the end of September, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Philippines

Philippine defence and military chiefs reject call to defect from Marcos over flood control uproar

There is a public outrage in the Philippines over allegations of massive corruption in flood control projects that have implicated several congressmen and public works officials and sparked pockets of street protests.

Other Sports

Olympics-Coventry wants consensus among sports on protecting women's category

TOKYO (Reuters) -International Olympic Committee chief Kirsty Coventry says she is hoping for consensus among sports about protecting the female category, with fairness of competition the foremost consideration.