KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — Malaysia’s top women’s doubles pair, Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah, kept the national flag flying at the 2026 India Open, defeating Taiwan’s Hsieh Pei Shan-Hung En Tzu 21-16, 21-10 in a 33-minute quarterfinal clash in New Delhi.

LONDON, Jan 16 — Britain plans to expand its strategic reserve by allowing military veterans aged up to 65 to be recalled for service, as part of reforms to strengthen readiness amid rising global threats.

BEKASI (West Java), Jan 16 — Indonesia has tightened border controls to prevent the entry of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), a highly contagious virus affecting goats and sheep that has spread to several Southeast Asian countries.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — Police are investigating the possibility of negligence following the air-conditioning gas explosion at the HELP University campus in Bukit Damansara last Monday.

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 16 — The public has been urged to refrain from open burning during the ongoing hot and dry weather, especially in high-risk areas such as peatlands, landfills, gardens and plantations.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — Police have arrested four Iranian nationals, including a woman, believed to be members of a ‘geng pukau’ (hypnosis gang) linked to robbery and theft cases involving losses of over RM30,000.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — Malaysia’s top men’s doubles pair, Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, advanced to the quarterfinals of the India Open 2026 after defeating Japan’s Takumi Nomura and Yuichi Shimogami in straight sets during their second-round match in New Delhi.

TOKYO, Jan 15 — Police have arrested a man for allegedly stabbing two men, killing one, during a court-ordered eviction at his apartment in Tokyo, Kyodo News reported.

JAKARTA, Jan 15 — An Indonesian court has convicted a woman of incitement over social media posts made during nationwide protests last year, as activists warn that hundreds of others remain on trial over the unrest.

SHAH ALAM, Jan 15 — Selangor recorded a 61 per cent reduction, or 36,799 fewer dengue cases, last year compared with 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — Overstaying was the most common offence prosecuted in court among foreigners arrested during Immigration Department (JIM) operations in the federal capital last year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the Madani Government remains committed to protecting creative freedom so that arts practitioners can produce braver, higher-quality and more meaningful works for the benefit of society and the nation.