World

Tens of thousands protest against legal crackdown on Turkey's main opposition party

ANKARA (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of people protested in the capital Ankara on Sunday against a court case that could oust the head of the main opposition on Monday after a year-long legal crackdown on hundreds of its members.

Nation

Bukit Mertajam Hospital to be upgraded to ease congestion, says HR Minister

BUKIT MERTAJAM: The 135-year-old Bukit Mertajam Hospital (HBM) is slated for an upgrade to ease congestion, says Steven Sim.

Nation

GOF seized Thai rice worth RM1.36mil at Malaysia-Thailand border so far this year

KOTA BARU: The General Operations Force (GOF) Southeast Brigade has seized 338,303kg of Thai rice, worth about RM1.36mil, in 108 rice-smuggling cases detected along the Malaysia-Thailand border from Jan 1 to Sept 12 this year.

Nation

Johor Health Dept working with Pos Malaysia to expand free medicine delivery

JOHOR BARU: The Johor Health Department is working with Pos Malaysia to review and expand the free medicine delivery service.

Cricket

Cricket-Rain has final say as England and South Africa share T20 series

NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) -The third and final Twenty20 International between England and South Africa was abandoned without a ball being bowled at Trent Bridge on Sunday as rain had the final say in the series that finishes 1-1.

Nation

Extra ferry trips to Langkawi for Malaysia Day holiday

ALOR SETAR: About 100,000 visitors are expected to travel to Langkawi Island using passenger ferry services in conjunction with the Malaysia Day public holiday and the school break.

Nation

Wisma Putra, Interpol assistance sought in Simpang Pulai murder, cop-shooting probe

IPOH: Police will seek assistance from Wisma Putra and Interpol to locate suspects believed to be involved in the shooting of a police officer and the discovery of a woman's body inside a car on Sept 7.

Football

Soccer-Last-gasp Salah penalty earns below-par Liverpool victory at Burnley

BURNLEY, England (Reuters) - Mohamed Salah's stoppage-time penalty ensured Liverpool maintained their winning start to the Premier League season with a 1-0 victory at promoted side Burnley on Sunday.

Football

Kelantan squeeze past KL into FA Cup quarters, smoother sailing for Kuching

PETALING JAYA: Kelantan's Real Warriors may have lost the battle, but they won the war.

Athletics

Athletics-Davis-Woodhall adds world long jump title to Olympic crown

TOKYO (Reuters) -American Tara Davis-Woodhall leaped 7.13 metres for a dominant victory in the long jump final at the world championships on Sunday, adding the world title to the Olympic crown she won last year.

AseanPlus News

Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Sunday (Sept 14, 2025)

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Sunday (Sept 14, 2025)

China

Tesla continues its skid in China as August sales and market share fall

US carmaker hands 57,152 Shanghai-made Model 3 and Model Y vehicles over to customers on the mainland last month

Rugby

Rugby-France come back from 13-point deficit to secure semi-final berth

EXETER, England (Reuters) -France survived a scare to advance to a ninth Women's Rugby World Cup semi-final, coming from behind to edge Ireland 18-13 in a tense quarter-final at Sandy Park on Sunday.

World

Pope Leo criticises high, Musk-style corporate pay packages

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo criticised corporate pay packages that offer executives much higher salaries than their employees in excerpts from his first media interview released on Sunday, citing Tesla's recent $1 trillion compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk.

Philippines

The Philippines, Japan, and the US hold naval exercises in South China Sea

The Philippines, Japa,n and the US deployed vessels and aircraft during a joint exercise in the South China Sea, the Philippine military said on Sunday.

China

EU to tighten sanctions as von der Leyen warns on China, defends US ties

Embattled chief urges bloc to put 'more pressure on Russia' and keep making bilateral deals amid 'crumbling' global trading system

Indonesia

Indonesia reopens nickel mine in dive hotspot despite outcry

The Indonesian government has allowed a nickel mining company to resume operations in an eastern archipelago, a minister said on Sunday, despite an outcry over damage it could cause to pristine islands.

World

UK PM Starmer says people have a right to 'peaceful protest' after anti-migrant march

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said people have a right to peaceful protest after more than 100,000 demonstrators joined an anti-immigration march through London on Saturday, but he condemned assaults on police and said Britain was built on tolerance and diversity.

Singapore

Cat groomer from Singapore places third in elite grooming competition in China

Aziemah Zakiyyah Azmi, a Singaporean cat groomer, won third place in two categories at the UCA Cat Groomer Elite Competition in China with a dragon-inspired hairstyle on her munchkin cat model.

Nation

Body found in Gerik stream: No criminal element, says cops

IPOH: Police confirmed that no criminal elements were involved in the discovery of a man's body found in a stream in the Air Rengat area of Temenggor, near Gerik, on Saturday (Sept 13).