Sabah & Sarawak

Missing boy found drowned in Tawau

TAWAU (Bernama): A two-year-old boy who was reported missing on Wednesday (July 21), was found drowned in Kampung Kuala Apas river here on Thursday (July 22).

Smartphones

Anger and accusations worldwide as Pegasus spy scandal deepens

Consternation is growing internationally following a series of leaks about the Israeli-produced Pegasus surveillance software.

Technology

Exclusive-Former top U.S. consumer regulator joins crypto risk monitoring firm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency startup Solidus Labs has hired the former director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as its top regulatory official, she told Reuters.

Nation

After being charged, Syed Saddiq advises politicians not to become ‘frogs’

KUALA LUMPUR: After facing charges at a Sessions Court here on Thursday (July 22), former youth and sports minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman claimed more Members of Parliament will be called up when he was at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office.

World

As Indonesia mulls easing lockdown, WHO urges tougher restrictions

JAKARTA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged Indonesia to implement a stricter and wider lockdown to combat surging COVID-19 infections and deaths, just days after the country's president flagged the easing of restrictions.

North Korea

North Korea's capital swelters in heatwave

SEOUL (AFP): Pyongyang sweltered on Wednesday (July 21) as state media issued warnings about a heatwave across North Korea.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Jaguar signs up for new era of Formula E

LONDON (Reuters) - Jaguar confirmed its long-term future in the all-electric Formula E series on Thursday, with the new Gen3 era set to start next year.

Corporate News

Vitrox posts record quarterly sales and net profit

KUALA LUMPUR: Strong demand for electronics inspection systems helped Vitrox Corp Bhd posted its highest ever quarterly revenue and profits.

AseanPlus News

Hong Kong arrests five over kids' books with pro-Beijing wolves

HONG KONG (Bloomberg): Children’s books likening Hong Kong democracy activists to sheep pursued by wolves were at the centre of the city’s latest national security sweep, with five people arrested on suspicion of publishing seditious material.

Nation

SOP violations: 525 nabbed on Wednesday (July 21)

PUTRAJAYA: Police have nabbed 525 individuals for various standard operating procedure violations.

Technology

Russia fines Facebook, Telegram for failing to delete content -Ifax

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Thursday fined U.S. social media giant Facebook 6 million roubles ($81,350) and messaging app Telegram 11 million roubles for failing to delete content Moscow deems illegal, the Interfax news agency reported.

Technology

AT&T raises forecast for revenue, HBO Max as business recovers from pandemic

(Reuters) -AT&T Inc on Thursday raised its full-year financial forecast as the telecoms company emerged from the pandemic with more wireless and internet customers, and beat analyst estimates for phone subscribers and revenue in the second quarter.

Myanmar

Myanmar military accused of arresting doctors while Covid-19 infections rise

YANGON (Reuters): Angered by doctors' support for anti-junta protests, Myanmar's military has arrested several doctors treating Covid-19 patients independently, colleagues and media said, as the health system struggles to cope with a record wave of infections.

Nation

Ismail Sabri: 25 localities in Sabah, Kelantan and Pahang under EMCO from July 24-Aug 6

PUTRAJAYA: A total of 25 localities in Sabah, Kelantan and Pahang will be placed under enhanced movement control order beginning July 24.

Nation

AI sentencing guideline to be implemented this month in the peninsula

PETALING JAYA: A guideline for sentencing using Artificial Intelligence for the internal use of the Session Court judges and magistrates in the peninsula would be implemented this month, says the Office of the Registrar General.

Football

Olympics-Soccer-France, Argentina suffer shock defeats, Brazil win

TOKYO (Reuters) -France's Olympic men's soccer campaign got off to a dreadful start when they were thrashed 4-1 by Mexico while Argentina suffered a shock 2-0 loss to Australia as the group stage kicked off on Thursday.

World

EU has shipped tiny percentage of planned COVID-19 shot donations - document

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU countries have so far donated just a tiny portion of excess COVID-19 vaccines to poor nations, mostly AstraZeneca shots, less than 3% of the 160 million doses they plan to give away in total to help tame the global pandemic, an EU document shows.

Nation

Sultanah Aminah Hospital to give full cooperation over breach of SOP probe at PPV

JOHOR BARU: The Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) says it will give its full cooperation to the police to help with investigations following a video allegedly showing a group of people eating durians while neglecting standard operating procedures (SOPs) at the Dewan Jubli Intan Sultan Ibrahim vaccination centre (PPV).

Technology

Briton held over 2020 Twitter hack to appear in court in Spain, source says

MADRID (Reuters) - A 22-year-old Briton arrested in Spain in connection with a Twitter hack which compromised the accounts of several U.S. politicians in 2020 is due to appear by video call in the Spanish high court on Thursday, a judicial source told Reuters.

Swimming

Olympics-Swimming-Americans face double threat to dominance in the pool

TOKYO (Reuters) - America's traditional dominance in the pool faces a double threat at the Tokyo Games with a new wave of East European men and Australian women looking to end any chance of a repeat of the U.S. successes in Rio and London.