Business

Cenergi SEA, Malaysia Airports co-develop solar, battery energy project

KUALA LUMPUR: Cenergi SEA Bhd and KLIA Aeropolis Sdn Bhd are co-developing a 36 megawatt-peak (MWp) large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant, integrated with a 45 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS) under the Solar for Self-Consumption (SELCO) programme.

Nation

PM Anwar chairs Cabinet meeting fresh off the plane from Turkiye

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived home on Friday (Jan 9) after a three-day official visit to Turkiye.

AseanPlus News

China police officer praised for mediating dispute among seven kids as if it were serious case

Reflecting on his approach to the dispute, officer says every matter they mediate holds significance, regardless of scale

Nation

Unregistered medication worth RM10k seized

SEPANG: A parcel containing unregistered medication believed to include psychotropic substances worth RM10,000 was seized following an inspection at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

Nation

Teluk Akuan contaminated with red soil, authorities urged to be tougher against perpetrator

IPOH: The seawater at Teluk Akuan in Pantai Remis, Manjung, is in danger of being polluted due to "human activities" at a former permanent forest reserve location, says an environmental group.

Sabah & Sarawak

Special NRD unit for Sabah, Sarawak needed to fix MyKad religious status errors, says Warisan

KOTA KINABALU: Parti Warisan has urged the National Registration Department (NRD) to fix errors in the religious statuses of Sabah and Sarawak by setting up a special unit.

World

Moscow says US freed two Russian crew members from seized oil tanker at its request

MOSCOW, Jan ‌9 (Reuters) - The Russian Foreign ‌Ministry said on Friday that ‌the United States had released two Russian crew members from a Russian-flagged ‍oil tanker seized ‍on Wednesday in ‌the Atlantic Ocean.

World

Iran cut off from world as Supreme Leader warns protesters

DUBAI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Iran was largely cut ‌off from the outside world on Friday after authorities blacked out the internet to curb expanding protests, with phone calls not reaching ‌the country, flights cancelled and online Iranian news sites only intermittently updating. 

Children

Starchild: Why Malaysian kids want futuristic watches on their wrists

Here are the letters and drawings from Starchild readers on the topic, Watches.

Sabah & Sarawak

Villagers appeal to Sabah govt after rickety Ranau bridge collapses again

KOTA KINABALU: A dilapidated bridge connecting hundreds of households to the main road in Kampung Kawiyan, Ranau, has collapsed again.

Living

Heart And Soul: A love letter to Ipoh, where the rain remembers

A love letter to Ipoh, where limestone hills, old legends and warm rituals endure.

Family

Trading cries for barks: Are people choosing to have pets and not children?

Researchers found that rather than replacing children, pets are actually more likely to be a steppingstone to having them.

Corporate News

AEON Credit raises RM150mil via Sukuk Wakalah

KUALA LUMPUR: AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd has completed its eleventh issuance of Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) under its Sukuk Wakalah programme, raising RM150mil with a tenure of 179 days.

World

Pope Leo decries 'diplomacy based on force' in speech to Vatican envoys

VATICAN CITY, Jan ‌9 (Reuters) - Pope Leo decried the ‌use of military force as a ‌means of achieving diplomatic goals, in an unusually sharp annual foreign policy speech on Friday in ‍which he also called for ‍the safeguarding of ‌human rights in Venezuela.

Sabah & Sarawak

Teen who became 'money mule' released on two-year good behaviour bond

KOTA KINABALU: An 18-year-old college student who became a "money mule" was released on a two-year good behaviour bond by the Kota Kinabalu Sessions Court here on Friday (Jan 9).

AseanPlus News

Record heat in oceans in 2025 in ninth consecutive year of warming

The heat content of the world's oceans up to a depth of 2,000 metres reached a new record in 2025, the highest level since measurements began and the ninth consecutive year of warming, according to an analysis by an international group of scientists.

Entertainment

Singapore Hokkien singer David Chia dies at 73

Chia collapsed due to a cerebral hemorrhage at about 3am on Jan 2 while on a cruise ship sailing near Melaka.

Technology

TSMC fourth-quarter revenue jumps 20%, beats forecasts

TAIPEI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - TSMC, ‌the world's largest contract chipmaker, on Friday reported ‌a 20.45% increase in fourth-quarter revenue from a year ‌earlier, beating the market forecast, as demand for the company's products leapt in response to surging interest in AI applications.

Football

Fenerbahce sign French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi from Lazio

GDANSK, ‌Jan 9 (Reuters) - Fenerbahce ‌have signed French ‌midfielder Matteo Guendouzi from Serie A club Lazio, ‍the Turkish ‍and Italian ‌clubs said on Friday.

Markets

Bursa Malaysia reprimands Reneuco, fines one director RM2,500

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd has publicly reprimanded Reneuco Bhd and five of its directors for breaching the Main Market Listing Requirements (Main LR), with one director also fined RM2,500.