Nation

Malaysians stranded in flood-hit northern India to depart via earliest flights, says Wisma Putra

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is arranging the evacuation of its citizens stranded in northern India on the earliest available flights, amid flooding and landslides caused by continuous monsoon rains that have left dozens dead.

Technology

Amazon to extend corporate pay structure, benefits to Whole Foods employees

(Reuters) -Amazon.com will extend its corporate staff programs, including pay structure and benefits, to U.S. corporate employees at its Whole Foods chain of supermarkets, aiming to integrate its grocery businesses more closely.

Nation

Sabah polls: Warisan to go it alone, contest all 73 seats, says Shafie

KOTA KINABALU: Warisan's Supreme Council has unanimously decided that the party will contest all 73 seats in the Sabah state assembly during the upcoming 17th state election (PRN17), says Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal.

World

Explainer-Could Farage's plan for mass deportation of asylum seekers from UK work?

LONDON (Reuters) -Nigel Farage's Reform UK set out plans this week for the mass deportation of asylum seekers from Britain, which would involve withdrawing from human rights treaties and working with authoritarian governments to take back their citizens.

World

Ukraine sees 'priceless' digital battlefield data trove as key to West's support

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Technology

Apple teams up with TuneIn to boost radio features amid streaming competition

(Reuters) -Apple will distribute its curated radio stations on a global network of devices, including speakers, headphones and cars, through a partnership with TuneIn, the digital radio platform said on Wednesday.

Brunei

Brunei’s flora, fauna valuable asset for ‘future generations’, says permanent secretary

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei Darussalam is blessed with a rich biodiversity of flora and fauna, which is a national treasure and valuable asset, not only now but also for future generations.

Nation

Pahang Immigration rescues 17 Indonesian women from forced labour syndicate

KUANTAN: A total of 17 Indonesian women, believed to be victims of exploitation by a maid and cleaning services syndicate, were rescued in a special operation at a premises in Temerloh on Sunday (Aug 24).

World

Taiwan rattled by quake off northeast coast, no immediate reports of damage

TAIPEI (Reuters) -A magnitude 6 earthquake struck in the sea off the northeast coast of Taiwan on Wednesday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage.

Nation

Malaysia strongly condemns Israeli airstrike on Gaza's Nasser Hospital

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia strongly condemns the Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Aug 25, which killed at least 20 people, including medical personnel and journalists, and injured many others.

Thailand

Hotel tycoon calls for urgent end to Thai-Cambodia border spat

BANGKOK: Thailand and Cambodia should urgently resolve their simmering border conflict to minimise hit to businesses and tourism, according to Minor International Pcl, one of Asia's largest hospitality groups.

India

Vaishno Devi landslide toll rises to 32; PM Modi assures continued aid to flood-hit Jammu & Kashmir

NEW DELHI: At least 32 pilgrims, 16 among them women and two children, were killed and 23 others injured after a massive landslide hit them on Tuesday (Aug 26) on the Vaishno Devi track route, officials said on Wednesday (Aug 27).

World

Report spotlights tensions in Mali military over Wagner mercenaries

DAKAR (Reuters) -Russian private mercenary operations in Mali have sowed resentment within the West African nation's army and military government, caused security lapses, and failed to yield any mining concessions, a new report has found.

Football

Soccer-Sweden call up Isak despite his standoff with Newcastle

(Reuters) -Sweden have called up Alexander Isak for next month's World Cup qualifiers despite the striker's standoff with his Premier League club Newcastle United.

Entertainment

HK stars Alan Tam and Natalis Chan dispel fallout rumours with new photos together

The two stars have been close friends for the longest time, with fans often likening their bond to that of brothers.

Philippines

De Lima questions President Marcos’ silence on Torre removal as Philippine National Police chief

MANILA: Mamamayang Liberal Rep. Leila de Lima on Wednesday (Aug 27) questioned President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s silence on the sudden removal of Gen. Nicolas Torre III as the Philippine National Police (PNP) chief.

Corporate News

QL Resources expects a rebound in egg demand

PETALING JAYA: QL Resources Bhd is cautiously optimistic that its business performance will remain satisfactory in the coming quarter, as it is upbeat that egg demand and price will rebound to cushion the impact from egg cost subsidy removal.

Nation

129 arrested in crackdown on illegal durian farms in Raub

KUANTAN: A total of 129 individuals have been arrested for various offences under Ops Sekat, the ongoing crackdown on illegal durian plantations in Raub that began in April, says Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail.

Singapore

Singaporean man who offered AI-powered investment scheme admits to cheating victims of over S$4.6mil in total

SINGAPORE: A company director who offered an AI-powered trading investment scheme cheated multiple victims of US$537,000 (S$691,000) and over S$3.96 million in total.

Technology

Moscow court fines Pinterest, Twitch for failing to abide by Russian law

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian court has fined social networking sites Pinterest and Twitch in separate cases for violating local internet regulations, the court said on Wednesday on its Telegram channel.