Typhoon Kong-rey forces 24 Taiwan-bound flights to divert to Hong Kong

More than 20 Taiwan-bound flights have been forced to divert to Hong Kong as Severe Tropical Storm Kong-rey battered the island with fierce winds. Hong Kong’s Airport Authority said that 24 flights destined for Taiwan had been diverted to the city as of 10.30pm on Thursday. The powerful typhoon, which made landfall in Taitung county at 1.40pm...

Rachel, Aira upset top Egypt players to reach China Open semis

PETALING JAYA: National squash players Rachel Arnold and Aira Azman will take on each other in the semi-finals of the China Open after stunning their respective Egypt opponents. The world No. 30 Rachel delivered a power-packed performance to stun top seed and world No. 8 Rowan Elaraby of Egypt 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-9 in the last...

QuickCheck: Is Japan granting ‘breeding visas’ to arrest population decline?

PETALING JAYA: Around the world, many people love Japan for its culture, food and history. As such, many would jump at the chance to live and work in Japan - making any official offer of a visa targeted at foreigners a choice opportunity. With this said, it has been said online repeatedly over the years that...

Staff at US voting machine firms prep for doxxing, misinformation and ‘swatting’

(Reuters) - Staff at U.S. voting machine companies have removed public information about themselves from the internet and have made contingency plans with local law enforcement ahead of the 2024 election, after suffering harassment in 2020, according to industry representatives. Following the 2020 election, which Republican candidate Donald Trump falsely claimed he had won, some workers...

Top seeds Wee Kiong-Azriyn reach semis in Indonesian Masters

PETALING JAYA: Doubles shuttlers Tan Wee Kiong-Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayob continued their fine form to march into the semi-finals of the Indonesian Masters in Surabaya on Friday (Nov 1). The top seeds beat Muhammad Al Farizi-Nikolaus Joaquin of Indonesia 21-19, 21-15 to set up a meeting with another local pair Rahmat Hidayat-Yeremia Erich in the last...

Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor faces contempt of court case over $1.2 billion UK lawsuit

LONDON (Reuters) - An Australian computer scientist who claimed he invented bitcoin was on Friday accused of contempt of court after he filed a 911 million-pound ($1.18 billion) lawsuit against Twitter founder Jack Dorsey's payments firm Block in Britain. Craig Wright claimed to have been the author of the foundational text of bitcoin published under the...

U Mobile to implement Malaysia’s second 5G network, says MCMC

PUTRAJAYA: The second 5G network in Malaysia will be implemented by U Mobile Sdn Bhd, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said in a statement on Friday. According to MCMC, it conducted a detailed technical and commercial evaluation to select the mobile network operator (MNO) for this project. This thorough process aimed to ensure that the full...

Trump uses Diwali message to attack Harris and pledges to protect Hindus

Donald Trump capitalised on Diwali, the multicultural festival of lights celebrated primarily in the Indian subcontinent, to criticise his half-Indian opponent Kamala Harris, while pledging to protect Hindus worldwide if re-elected to the White House. “I strongly condemn the barbaric violence against the Hindus, Christians and other minorities who are getting attacked and looted by mobs in...