13+ min ago (165+ words) KOTA TINGGI: Ten factory workers were injured after the bus transporting them skidded at KM48 of the Johor Baru-Mersing road. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Yusof Othman said the 75-year-old bus driver was also hurt in the 6.15am Tuesday (Nov 25) accident. "The driver lost control of the vehicle causing the bus to tumble," he said in a statement. Supt Yusof said all the victims are currently being treated at the emergency unit of Hospital Kota Tinggi here. The case is being investigated under Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. Under the section, it is an offence to drive a vehicle "without due care and attention or without consideration" for other road users. Penalties include a fine of between RM5,000 and RM10,000, or up to 12 months' jail, or both if found guilty. Supt Yusof urged witnesses or anyone with information on the incident to contact Kota…...

22+ min ago (211+ words) People walk behind a logo of Meta Platforms company, during a conference in Mumbai, India, September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas (Reuters) -Facebook parent Meta is in discussions with Alphabet's Google to spend billions on using Google's AI chips in its data centers from 2027 and to rent chips from Google Cloud by next year, The Information reported on Monday. Google has pitched tensor processing units, or TPUs, as a cheaper alternative to Nvidia chips, useful for firms seeking higher security standards, the report said, adding that Google has discussed aiming for 10% of Nvidia's revenue with its TPU chip business. The TPUs, available for rent on Google Cloud, serve as an alternative to supply-constrained Nvidia chips. Meta, Google and Nvidia did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Meta announced earlier this year it will invest…...

26+ min ago (152+ words) (Reuters) -South Africa led the way in the 2025 World Rugby Men's 15s Dream Team of the Year announced on Tuesday, with six Springboks selected, headlined by Player of the Year Malcolm Marx. Joining hooker Marx were props Ox Nche and Thomas du Toit, twice Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit, flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and winger Cheslin Kolbe, a year after seven Springboks were named in the 2024 list. South Africa capped off a highly successful year by securing back-to-back Rugby Championship titles for the first time. New Zealand, Australia and England each contributed two players to the Dream Team. WORLD RUGBY MEN'S 15s DREAM TEAM OF THE YEAR 2025 Ox Nche (South Africa) Malcolm Marx (South Africa) Pieter-Steph du Toit (South Africa) Cam Roigard (New Zealand) Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa) Will Jordan (New Zealand) (Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; Editing by…...

27+ min ago (456+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has ordered the sister of fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho and his close associate Eric Tan to pay close to US$2.8bil (RM11.58bil) to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) over "tainted proceeds" that belonged to the sovereign wealth fund. Justice Mahazan Mat Taib granted the judgment in default (JID) against Low May Lin, the sister of Low or known as Jho Low; and Tan, whose whereabouts remain unknown; after finding that 1MDB had proven its case against the two. "The evidence before this court reveals an elaborate, multi-layered, and multi-faced syphoning of funds orchestrated by individuals in positions of power, aided by a network of offshore entities and trusted associates, including the defendants," Justice Mahazan said here on Tuesday (Nov 25). "The plaintiffs also called three witnesses, namely former 1MDB chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, UK-based financial fraud investigator…...

38+ min ago (223+ words) KUCHING: More than 5,000 boat owners in Sarawak have received the Budi95 targeted fuel subsidy, says state Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Henry Harry Jinep (pic). He said the Budi95 initiative was extended to individual boat owners in Sarawak who do not have a driving licence, as many rural communities still use rivers as their main mode of transport. "The state Transport Ministry is working closely with the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry and Sarawak Federal Treasury to coordinate the implementation of this programme. "The registration of individual boat owners is being done with assistance from divisional residents and district offices," he told Anyi Jana (GPS-Ngemah) during question time in the Sarawak Legislative Assembly on Tuesday (Nov 25). Henry said 7,480 applications from boat owners had been forwarded to the Sarawak Federal Treasury as of Nov 19. He said 5,765 applications had been approved while the…...

38+ min ago (303+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's economic indicators strengthened in September 2025, with the Leading Index (LI) recording a 0.8 per cent increase to 113.3 points, up from 112.4 points a year earlier, according to the'Statistics Department of Malaysia (DoSM). The LI provides an early indication of turning points in the business cycle and the near-term direction of the economy. Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the positive trajectory was supported by strong double-digit growth in the number of new companies registered (16.0 per cent) and real imports of semiconductors (15.8 per cent). "Nevertheless, on a monthly basis the LI declined by 0.5 per cent, weighed down by the number of housing units approved (-0.7 per cent) and real imports of other basic precious and other non-ferrous metals (-0.5 per cent)," he said in a statement. Despite the LI's smoothed long-term trend remaining below the 100.0-point level in September 2025, Mohd…...

38+ min ago (249+ words) The TSMC logo is displayed on a building in Hsinchu, Taiwan April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co said on Tuesday it had filed a lawsuit in Taiwan's Intellectual Property and Commercial Court against its former Senior Vice President Wei-Jen Lo, who recently joined Intel. In an emailed statement, TSMC said the lawsuit is based on the terms of the employment contract between TSMC and Lo, the non-compete agreement signed by Lo, and regulations such as the Trade Secrets Act. "There is a high probability that Lo uses, leaks, discloses or transfers TSMC's trade secrets and confidential information to Intel, thus making legal actions necessary," TSMC said. Intel and Lo did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Lo, who helped drive TSMC's mass production of cutting edge 5-nanometre, 3-nm and 2-nm chips, joined Intel in October…...

44+ min ago (244+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's stock index gave up early gains even as regional markets rallied on the back of revived expectations of a US rate cut in December. At 12.30 pm, the FBM KLCI was down 4.41 points to 1,614.44, after having moved within a narrow band of 1,615.24 and 1,620.99 in the morning session. The broader market was slightly negative with 488 gainers compared to 491 decliners. By sector, only six were positive, with plantations and utilities among the leading gainers. Overall trading volume was 2.86 billion units, exchanging hands for RM1.36bi. The bearish mood on the domestic market was at odds with a more positive outlook in key Asian markets. Japan's Nikkei was up 0.18%, to 48,711, having pared back earlier gains on profit-taking. In China, the Shanghai composite index was up 1% to 3,874 while the CSI300 gained 1.1% to 4,496. Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.82% to 25,928. Meanwhile, blue chips that weighed on Malaysia's…...

50+ min ago (334+ words) KOTA KINABALU: Warisan is hitting back at what it calls a "planned smear campaign" targeting the party in the run-up to the Sabah polls, filing police reports across the state to combat the spread of false and seditious information. Warisan election director Datuk Ignatius Darell Leiking said the reports will be made across all state constituencies impacted by the circulation of information by other contending parties that contain slanderous, seditious and false information against the party. "These actions are serious election offences and cannot be tolerated. This is not just dirty politics but planned and systematic election offences that intend to cheat, confuse and scare Sabah voters with fabricated information and slander. "The people of Sabah deserve a campaign based on facts, policies and the future, not lies," he said in a statement on Tuesday (Nov 25). Leiking, who is also…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago (118+ words) (Reuters) -U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll arrived in Abu Dhabi on Monday for peace talks with Ukraine's military intelligence chief and a Russian delegation, the Financial Times reported. Read full story US holds secret Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi, FT reports Tuesday, 25 Nov 2025 (Reuters) -U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll arrived in Abu Dhabi on Monday for peace talks with Ukraine's military intelligence chief and a Russian delegation, the Financial Times reported. Driscoll and the Russians began talks on Monday night, the report said, citing two people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. (Reporting by Devika Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom Hogue) Thank you for your report!...