Technology

Netflix faces questions on user engagement ahead of third-quarter report

Oct 19 (Reuters) - Netflix investors are ⁠expecting details on how the streaming giant plans to sustain growth when ⁠it reports third-quarter results on Tuesday, as competition intensifies and user engagement ‌shows signs of fatigue.

AseanPlus News

Search for the wreckage of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart's plane comes up empty

A search for Amelia Earhart's plane, which crashed during her 1937 round-the-world flight, ended without success, researchers said on Monday.

Singapore

Singapore sets aside US$92mil for bio-based chemicals research

Singapore has set aside U$92.23 million for research into producing chemicals from biological materials, the largest public funding commitment of its kind to date.

Entertainment

Bollywood star Tiger Shroff attack: Chief Minister meets actor, bandages visible on arm and chest

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has strongly condemned the incident and described it as deeply concerning, besides assuring that those responsible would face strict action.

Nation

1MDB wins appeal for fresh hearing on US$3.78bil judgement against Jho low, father

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal ordered the High Court to rehear an application by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and four of its subsidiaries to set aside a judgment in default (JID) entered against fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho and his father, Tan Sri Larry Low Hock Peng.

Badminton

Kenny: Pearly-Thinaah and Co play on despite pockets of unrest in France

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia will press on with their French Open campaign this week despite the unrest in parts of France.

Nation

Malaysia retains WHO validation for eliminating mother-to-child HIV, syphilis transmission

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has retained the World Health Organisation (WHO) validation for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis following an assessment of the country's achievements from 2021 to 2024.

Nation

Indonesia goes nuclear, with reactors just 3,000km from KL

PETALING JAYA: Two nuclear power plants will be installed within Indonesian waters, at a spot about 3,000km from Kuala Lumpur, or 1,400km from Kota Kinabalu, five years from now.

Markets

FBM KLCI sinks below 1,600 to lowest level in over a year amid broad-based selling

KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI tumbled below the psychological 1,600-point level on Monday, hitting its lowest in more than a year as persistent foreign selling and global uncertainties continued to weigh on investor sentiment.

Aviation

Batik Air launches direct Batam-Penang flights to boost tourism, medical travel

KUALA LUMPUR: Batik Air has launched direct flights between Batam, Indonesia, and Penang, aimed at improving connectivity and supporting tourism, business and medical travel between the two destinations

AseanPlus News

Philippines summons Chinese ambassador Jing Quan over 'threat'; local senators calling for his expulsion

The Philippine foreign ministry summoned Beijing's ambassador to Manila on Monday after he said China would "easily win" a conflict between the countries, with local senators calling for his expulsion.

Economy

Malaysia is back in business, Amir Hamzah tells IMF-World Bank meetings

BANGKOK: Malaysia's message at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank Group Annual Meetings here is clear: the country is back in business, backed by political stability, policy clarity and sustained reforms that are strengthening investor confidence amid global uncertainty.

AseanPlus News

Australian teens turn to AI chatbots more than authorities to disclose online sexual harm

Australian teenagers who experience online sexual abuse are more likely to disclose it to artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots than to authorities, a national study has found.

Nation

Cops hunting scammer who posed as Selangor Raja Muda's aide

PETALING JAYA: Police are searching for a suspect who impersonated an aide-de-camp (ADC) to the Raja Muda of Selangor to deceive the public over the sale and purchase of houses and vehicles.

Cycling

Cyclist Zuhairie rides to Malaysia's first gold at Asian Para Games in Japan

PETALING JAYA: National cyclist Zuhairie Ahmad Tarmizi secured Malaysia's first gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games on Monday (Oct 19), triumphing in the men's C4-C5 1,000m time trial.

Singapore

Singapore issues notices to three more companies in Indonesia over haze role

SINGAPORE: Three more companies have been issued with notices under Singapore's Transboundary Haze Pollution Act, bringing the total number of firms targeted by the Act to 10.

World

Terrorism squad probes vehicle attack that critically injured Australian lawmaker

SYDNEY, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Australian lawmaker Helen Haines was ⁠in a critical condition on Monday after being deliberately struck by a car outside her office, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying a terrorism taskforce ⁠would be investigating an arrested suspect.

Thailand

Nene Royal cleared to trademark name in Thailand after previous applicant withdraws claim

BANGKOK: Thailand's Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) says the controversy surrounding an earlier application to register the "NENE ROYAL" trademark has ended after the applicant withdrew the filing.

World

El Niño-powered drought leaves Indonesian palm farmers high and dry as river recedes

SANGGAU, Indonesia/JAKARTA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Supendi, a 33-year-old ⁠palm fruit farmer, cooled his heels at a mill in Indonesia's West Kalimantan for four frustrating days earlier this month trying to unload his harvest of fresh fruit ⁠bunches before being told to leave as the site was full.

Vietnam

Vietnam coffee output forecast flat; El Niño threatens next crop

HANOI: Top robusta grower Vietnam's coffee output is likely to remain steady in the current 2026/27 season as stronger production from younger, replanted trees offsets losses caused by unfavourable weather earlier this year, industry participants said.