WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The fate of roughly $22 billion worth of SpaceX's government contracts is at risk and multiple U.S. space programs face looming changes in the fallout of a worsening fight between Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump, an explosive breakup over the administration's spending bill. Read full story

SEREMBAN: A former company director pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here on Thursday (June 5) to eight charges of improper use of company property, amounting to RM153,609 between 2019 and 2020. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have confirmed the body found at a construction site here is that of missing United Kingdom national Jordan Michael John Johnson-Doyle. Read full story

KOTA TINGGI: A tourist resort on Johor's Desaru Coast has been taken over by a new operator, says Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. Read full story

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the head of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) on charges of threatening and insulting Istanbul's chief prosecutor, adding to a broad crackdown on the opposition. Read full story

WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand's parliament agreed on historically lengthy suspensions for three Indigenous lawmakers who last year performed a haka, a traditional Maori dance, disrupting the reading of a controversial bill. Read full story

KOTA KINABALU: Environmentalists have proposed using a Japanese effective microorganisms technology to eliminate persistent odours at wet markets in the city. Read full story

PUTRAJAYA: Small-scale food and beverage traders will be exempt from enforcement action related to using subsidised LPG cylinders for their business premises until October, says Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali. Read full story

ALOR SETAR: Thirteen stage bus routes have begun phased operations in Kedah from June 1,as part of the Transport Ministry's stage bus services transformation programme. Read full story

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Germany will need around 50,000 to 60,000 additional active troops under the new NATO targets, German defence minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday ahead of a NATO meeting in Brussels. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: The Immigration Department has arrested 13 foreigners for operating illegal homestays. Read full story

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban students clamored on Wednesday for further concessions to roll back a rate hike on internet data, saying a decision on Monday to offer them discounted access did not go far enough. Read full story

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Hundreds of Venezuelans deported from the United States to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law must be given the chance to challenge their detentions, and the Trump administration must facilitate the legal challenges, a U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday. Read full story

LIMA (Reuters) -Peru's government has restored formal mining operations in northern parts of the country that were affected by violence, Defense Minister Walter Astudillo said on Wednesday. Read full story

TORONTO (Reuters) -A Canadian border-security bill introduced by the Liberal government earlier this week may deny some asylum-seekers a refugee hearing and make it easier for the government to revoke migrants' status. Read full story

MANILA (Reuters) - A top Philippine senator has drafted a resolution seeking to dismiss an impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, his office said on Wednesday, which could boost her chances of political survival after an acrimonious fallout with the president. Read full story

KOTA KINABALU: An immigration crackdown in Sandakan saw 238 undocumented migrants detained within 12 hours during large-scale integrated operations early Wednesday (June 4). Read full story

TANGKAK: A month before her daughter's death, Fatimah Seman had a premonition that something terrible was going to happen. Read full story

KUALA KRAI: A total of 28 complaints involving threats from wild animals such as elephants, tigers, monkeys, snakes, wild boars and tapirs were reported in Kuala Krai between January and May this year. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: An actor-singer has been arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl. Read full story

IPOH: The Perak government marked a new milestone with the unveiling of two strategic plans aimed at transforming the state into an inclusive, sustainable and competitive smart state driven by a digital economy. Read full story

FOR travellers, understanding the nuances of currency use can significantly ease transactions and travel plans. Read full story

SURABAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) -An Indonesian convicted in the deadly 2002 Bali nightclub bombings has launched his own coffee business after being released on parole, and has said he will use some of the earnings to help survivors of the attacks. Read full story

MOSCOW (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy said the risk of escalation from the war in Ukraine was "going way up" after Ukrainian forces used drones to strike nuclear-capable bombers at several airbases deep inside Russia. Read full story

GEORGE TOWN: The police are on the lookout for a suspect who fled the scene during a cable theft that resulted in a car chase to the mainland. Read full story

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain pledged on Wednesday to supply 100,000 drones to Ukraine by the end of the current financial year in April 2026, marking a tenfold increase, after saying the unmanned aerial vehicles had transformed the way wars are fought. Read full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced visa restrictions for several unnamed Central American government officials he said were connected to Cuban medical mission programs that include elements of forced labor and the exploitation of Cuban workers. Read full story

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed on Tuesday to defend his country's Supreme Court against attacks from the United States, in a sharp rebuke of potential sanctions from Washington against one of the top court's justices. Read full story

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that the point of holding peace talks with Ukraine was to ensure a swift and complete Russian victory. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Enforcement against subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) gas abuse under Ops Gasak should focus on large-scale operations and at the borders and not on petty traders and hawkers, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. Read full story

SHAH ALAM: The state government is currently studying proposed guidelines for banning the sale of electronic cigarettes and vapes, says Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. Read full story

KUCHING: Sarawak has formed a strategic collaboration with the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES) in sustainable energy research and policy. Read full story

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has set Aug 14 to hear the final appeal by the founder of the shelter home, Rumah Bonda, against her conviction and 12-year sentence for the neglect and abuse of Bella, a 13-year-old girl with Down syndrome. Read full story

KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Dr Yusof Yacob has slammed ongoing safety issues along the Pan Borneo Highway in Sipitang after a motorcyclist was injured after falling into a hole on a dark, unmarked stretch. Read full story

PUTRAJAYA: IOI Properties Group Bhd (IOIPG) joined hands with RHB Banking Group to launch Home and Renovation Loan and Green Residential Property Financing for eligible residential properties across IOIPG's property portfolio. Read full story

BAGAN SERAI: The government has allocated RM7mil for infrastructure upgrades to minimise drought impact on key rice production areas of Malaysia. Read full story

KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -Over 200 prisoners escaped in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi late on Monday after they were permitted to leave their cells following a series of earthquake tremors, local officials and police said. Read full story

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders' PVV party left the governing coalition on Tuesday, in a move that is set to topple the right wing government and will likely lead to new elections. Read full story

PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants remain committed to upholding the principles of neutrality, impartiality, and loyalty to the government of the day, says Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar. Read full story

The dilemma facing rural youth in Indonesia. Read full story