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Parts of Selangor and KL hit by power outage

PETALING JAYA: Several areas of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur are experiencing an electricity supply disruptio

Nation

Malaysia needs three million cattle by 2040 to meet domestic needs

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will need more than three million cattle by 2040 to meet domestic meat and dairy supply needs, says Agriculture and Food Security Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Isham Ishak.

Sabah & Sarawak

Barisan's Kunak rep made a Sabah assistant minister

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Barisan Nasional's newly elected Kunak assemblyman has been appointed Assistant Minister for Youth Development, Sports and Creative Economy.

Nation

Major social media, messaging services deemed automatic ASP(C) licensees from Jan 1

PETALING JAYA: All Internet messaging and social media service providers with eight million or more users in Malaysia will be considered to be registered Application Service Provider Class or ASP(C) licensees from next year.

AseanPlus News

K-pop star Psy’s office searched and phone seized by police over alleged illegal prescriptions

SEOUL: South Korean police have taken further action on K-pop star Psy after he was under probe in August over allegations that he received prescriptions for psychotropic drugs via a proxy.

China

Jimmy Lai convicted of national security charges in Hong Kong

HONG KONG: Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was on Monday (Dec 15) found guilty on two counts of foreign collusion and of seditious publication, in one of the Chinese city's highest-profile national security trials.

Markets

Foreign buyers extend net buying in Asian markets

KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign investors extended their net buying streak in Asian markets for the second consecutive week for the week ended Dec 12, 2025, registering net inflows of US$949.8 million.

Indonesia

Police arrest Indonesian recruiter of illegal migrant workers sent to Malaysia

JAKARTA: Police in Meranti Islands, Riau, have arrested a recruiter of illegal migrant workers after one of his victims filed a police report following the latter's repatriation from Malaysia, the worker also claimed his wages had not been paid

Badminton

Zafrul stands by Rexy after SEA Games disappointment

BANGKOK: Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz is standing by doubles coaching director Rexy Mainaky after our shuttlers failed to meet the four-gold target in the SEA Games.

Other Sports

SEA Games: Cheong Min wins Malaysia gold in wushu

BANGKOK: Tan Cheong Min secures Malaysia's 21st gold medal at the Thailand SEA Games after triumphing in the women's nanquan, nangun and nandao combined events at Cheng Wattana Government Complex today (Dec 15).

Cambodia

Hun Sen says land crossings in Cambodia are closed, tells Thais to fly home instead

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's Senate President Hun Sen says only land crossings are suspended due to fighting, urging Thais to return by air via Phnom Penh or Siem Reap.

World

Beachside shooting throws Australia's gun control regime into question

SYDNEY, Dec 15 (Reuters) - After Australia's worst mass shooting in 1996, it took the government 12 days to ban semi-automatic weapons, organise a gun buyback scheme and introduce a licensing system to weed out people considered unfit to carry a weapon.

Singapore

Narrow escape for Singaporean family of six when gunmen attacked Sydney’s Bondi Beach

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean family of six holidaying in Sydney found themselves in the middle of a terror attack on Sunday (Dec 14) when gunmen fired on beachgoers at Bondi Beach, leaving at least 16 dead and dozens of others injured.

Robotics

China's smaller manufacturers look to catch the automation wave

China is already the world's largest market for industrial robots, and the government is pouring billions of dollars into robotics and artificial intelligence to boost its presence in the sector.

Myanmar

Online gambling: Myanmar arrests 516, destroys 17 more buildings in KK Park

Online gambling: Myanmar arrests 516, destroys 17 more buildings in KK Park

South Korea

South Korean police raid offices of the Unification Church

SEOUL: South Korean police launched a raid on Monday (Dec 15) to search the offices and compounds of the Unification Church in and near Seoul, including an imposing palace northeast of the capital that serves as its international headquarters, police said.

Economy

China's factory output, retail sales weaken in November

BEIJING: China's factory output and retail sales growth slowed further in November, weighed by weak domestic demand and adding pressure on policymakers to take action to rebalance the $19 trillion economy, as trading partners take issue with its huge surplus.

Thailand

Volunteers patrol Thai villages as artillery rains at Cambodia border

BURIRAM: Ten kilometres from Thailand's disputed border with Cambodia, farmer-turned-village security guard Narongchai Putthet stands at a roadside checkpoint, his rifle slung across his navy blue uniform.

Commodities

Oil rises on fears of supply disruption as US-Venezuela tensions escalate

TOKYO: Oil prices rose on Monday, recouping part of last week's 4% slide, as concerns over potential disruptions from escalating U.S.-Venezuela tensions outweighed lingering oversupply worries and the effects of a potential Russia-Ukraine peace deal.

Forex

Ringgit maintains upward trend, trade firmer against US$

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit maintained its upward trend, opening slightly higher against the US dollar as improving sentiment in the Malaysian economy and easing trade tensions supported the local currency.