AseanPlus News

Hong Kong to boost non-local student quota at universities to a maximum of 50%

Source says policy address will include increase as part of aim to boost global education hub status, with 15,000 local places unaffected

Other Sports

Former world boxing champion Hatton dies aged 46

LONDON (Reuters) - British boxing great Ricky Hatton, a former two-division world champion, has died at the age of 46, the World Boxing Association said on Sunday.

Badminton

Faiq-Hong Quan clinch Malaysian International Series crown

PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles pair Mohd Faiq Masawi-Lok Hong Quan gave the national camp plenty to cheer about after capturing the Malaysian International Series title at the Indoor Arena Educity Sports Complex in Johor on Sunday (Sept 14).

True Or Not

QuickCheck: Did a brawl break out at a traffic light junction in Klang?

A video of two motorists fighting at a traffic light junction has gone viral on social media.

Nation

Anwar leaves for Doha to attend emergency Arab-Islamic summit

SUBANG: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim departed for Doha, Qatar on Sunday (Sept 14) night to attend the Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit scheduled for Monday (Sept 15) in the Qatari capital.

Tennis

Tennis-Belgium beat Australia to reach Davis Cup Final 8 despite De Minaur fightback

(Reuters) -Australia's comeback attempt from a 2-0 deficit fell short on Sunday when Belgium's Raphael Collignon beat Aleksandar Vukic in the decisive fifth match in Sydney to secure a 3-2 win in their qualifying tie and a place in November's Davis Cup Final 8.

AseanPlus News

US church sues top Hong Kong school ‘for only serving rich’, threatens eviction

Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod says school it co-founded in 1966 has amassed more than HK$2.8 billion in reserves

Nation

AGC confirms receiving full investigation report in probe into ex-PM

KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has confirmed receiving the full investigation report regarding cash seized and linked to former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and his political secretary Datuk Anuar Mohd Yunus.

Living

Human Writes: Can Malaysia mature wisely?

We're growing up. Hopefully, we're leaving our youthful missteps and blunders behind. How will we face the years ahead?

Fashion

Marc Jacobs’ style story comes to life in Sofia Coppola’s new documentary

A new Sofia Coppola documentary offers an intimate look at Marc Jacobs' creative world, friendship and fashion legacy.

Sabah & Sarawak

Sabah power outages to be restored in two days, CM told

KOTA KINABALU: Power outages in parts of Sabah are expected to be restored within two days, the Chief Minister was told.

Athletics

No Semi-Final Spot for Umar Osman in Tokyo

PETALING JAYA: National middle-distance runner Umar Osman's World Championships 400m campaign came to an early end after he missed out on a place in the semi-finals.

Nation

Ministry studying legal amendments to strengthen child protection, says Nancy Shukri

KUCHING: The Women, Family, and Community Development Ministry is reviewing the existing laws to enhance the protection of children against sexual crimes, particularly in relation to social media and online applications.

Athletics

Athletics-Hudson-Smith hobbles through to 400m semis in Tokyo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Britain's world and Olympic 400 metres silver medallist Matthew Hudson-Smith scraped into the semi-finals at the world championships on Sunday but said he felt flat and struggled with a hip problem as he finished fourth in his heat.

China

Amap, Alibaba’s answer to Google Maps, sees millions test new ranking service

Amap Street Stars uses AI algorithms to rank mainland destinations including restaurants, hotels and tourist attractions

Football

Soccer-Champions Al-Ahli in confident mood ahead of Asian title defence

(Reuters) -Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli will begin the defence of their Asian Champions League Elite title against Uzbekistan's Nasaf in a buoyant mood on Monday, boosted by Matthias Jaissle's recent decision to extend his contract with the continental champions.

Cycling

Motorcycling-MotoGP extends Misano contract until 2031

(Reuters) -MotoGP will continue to race at the Misano World Circuit until 2031 at least, rights holders Dorna Sports announced on Sunday ahead of the San Marino Grand Prix.

Cambodia

Indonesian trade expo attracting close attention from Cambodia’s entrepreneurs

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian businesses are gearing up to participate in the highly anticipated 40th Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI) 2025, after a successful information session hosted by the Indonesian embassy in Phnom Penh.

Badminton

Jacky calls for fair treatment after being left out of October tournaments

PETALING JAYA: Independent men's singles shuttler Jacky Kok has hit out at the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), alleging that the national body deliberately excluded his name from the entry list for upcoming international tournaments in October.

Nation

Another 4.0 CGPA student fails to get spot under UPU, says Dr Wee

PETALING JAYA: A Matriculation top scorer is devastated after failing to secure her lifelong ambition to study law despite scoring perfect results both academically and in extra-curricular activities.