MANILA, Feb 7 — Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte, soared to victory in the 2022 elections alongside Ferdinand Marcos Jr., cementing a powerful alliance between two political dynasties.
BEIJING, Feb 6 — Chinese President Xi Jinping has thanked Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for Thailand’s “strong measures” against scam centres that target Chinese nationals.
MILAN, Feb 6 — Joao Felix, on loan from Chelsea, propelled AC Milan into the Italian Cup semi-finals by netting his first goal for the seven-time European champions in yesterday’s 3-1 win over AS Roma.
JERUSALEM, Feb 6 — War-displaced Palestinians returning to northern Gaza say they will never leave their land, despite US President Donald Trump’s recent proposal that they move to Jordan or Egypt.
BINTULU, Feb 6 — After nearly recovering from its worst flood in 30 years, Bintulu was hit again by heavy rain late this evening, causing renewed flooding in several areas, including Kidurong Avenue, Taman Bilangan, Sungai Plan, and Jambatan Sebatang.
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 6 — The Public Service Department (JPA) is inviting applications for the 2025 Yang di-Pertuan Agong Scholarship (BYDPA) from February 3 to 28.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — At the High Court today, former Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) vice-chancellor Tan Sri Dr. Ibrahim Abu Shah testified that no authority — including any Islamic Religious Council or the Department of Islamic Affairs — had ever declared Hannah Yeoh’s biography, Becoming Hannah: A Personal Journey, to be a threat to Islam.
SYDNEY, Feb 5 — Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices, following security agencies’ warnings about privacy and malware risks posed by the Chinese AI program.
TOKYO, Feb 5 — Tokyo police have arrested seven individuals, including a Brazilian national, suspected of running an illegal sex business under the guise of men’s massage parlors in the city’s Kabukicho red-light district.
MODENA (Italy), Feb 5 — Ferrari has named Zhou Guanyu as a Formula One reserve driver after the 25-year-old Chinese racer lost his seat at Swiss-based Sauber.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Dr Zaliha Mustafa disclosed that 44,901 civil servants screened through the Public Service Psychological Health Digital Profiling System (MyPsyD) were identified as high risk for mental health issues involving depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and suicidal tendencies.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng has called on the government to introduce extra tax reliefs and enforce local procurement rules to ease economic pressures on the middle class (M40) and small businesses (SMEs). Speaking in Parliament, he warned that rising living costs, global trade tensions, and economic uncertainties are “pushing the M40 group and SMEs to the brink.”