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Johor — a top regional hotspot

It appears to be a foregone conclusion that Malaysia's property sector has shifted its eyes southward and the spotlight is decisively on the state that is closest to Singapore.

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Flooring to beat Malaysia’s heat

Floors are not constructed to be unbreakable but resilient. Regardless of spills, scratches or even unexpected floods, a good floor should be able to hold its ground.

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URA: Why it deserves support

Criticism of the Urban Renewal Bill centres on its proposed consent threshold for redevelopment.

Football

Soccer-Leipzig dismantle Frankfurt 6-0 with Diomande hat-trick

LEIPZIG, Germany, Dec 6 (Reuters) - RB Leipzig teenager Yan Diomande became the second youngest player in Bundesliga history to score a hat-trick when he netted three times in 18 minutes in their 6-0 demolition of visitors Eintracht Frankfurt 6-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday as they tightened their hold on second spot in the Bundesliga.

Football

Factbox-Soccer - World Cup match schedule

Dec 6 (Reuters) - The 2026 World Cup is set to begin in Mexico City at 1900 GMT with co-host nation Mexico playing South Africa at the Azteca Stadium.

Football

Soccer-Torres bags hat-trick as Barcelona batter Betis 5-3

SEVILLA, Spain, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Ferran Torres scored a first-half hat-trick as Barcelona won 5-3 at Real Betis in LaLiga on Saturday, bouncing back after conceding an early goal to extend their lead over Real Madrid at the summit to four points. 

Football

Soccer-Tanaka on target as Leeds snatch 3-3 draw with Liverpool

LEEDS, England, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Leeds United's Ao Tanaka scored deep into stoppage time to earn his side a thrilling 3-3 draw with Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday, rifling home from a corner at the back post to salvage a valuable point after a frenetic fight-back.  

Cricket

Cricket-England being humiliated by Australia, says Vaughan

Dec 6 (Reuters) - Former Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan said England were being humiliated in the second test in Brisbane after a woeful third day left them on the brink of defeat on Saturday.

Other Sports

Motor racing–Norris wants to take F1 title with a win in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, Dec 6 (Reuters) - McLaren's championship leader Lando Norris is aiming to win Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, even if a podium is all the Briton needs to clinch a maiden Formula One title.

Football

Soccer-Simons gives Tottenham home cheer as Frank says players finally on same page

LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur's players finally found themselves "on the same page" as they put aside their dreadful Premier League home form to beat Brentford 2-0 on Saturday.

Football

Soccer-Aston Villa stun leaders Arsenal, Man City close gap to two points, Liverpool held by Leeds

LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Aston Villa ignited the Premier League title race with a last-gasp 2-1 victory over leaders Arsenal that allowed Manchester City to close the gap to two points on Saturday.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Verstappen vows to go all out for win, McLaren expect a clean fight

ABU DHABI, Dec 6 (Reuters) - McLaren shrugged off talk of Red Bull team trickery in Sunday's title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after Max Verstappen said he had nothing to lose and would go all out to win.

Other Sports

Motor racing–McLaren's Piastri not giving up on taking title from third on grid

ABU DHABI, Dec 6 (Reuters) - McLaren's Oscar Piastri still hopes he can become Australia's first Formula One champion in 45 years despite qualifying third and behind his two title rivals for Sunday's deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

World

Honduran election still too close to call as vote counting enters seventh day

TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 6 (Reuters) - In Honduras, Nasry Asfura, the conservative presidential candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, maintained a razor-thin lead on Saturday as counting stretched into its seventh day and the race remains too close to call.

Golf

Golf-Reitan holds five-shot lead ahead of final round at Sun City

Dec 6 (Reuters) - Norway's Kristoffer Reitan heads into Sunday's final round of the DP World Tour's Nedbank Challenge at Sun City with a commanding five-shot lead, but will rue a double-bogey at the last in his otherwise faultless 67.  

Football

Soccer-Aston Villa on a roll but Emery plays down title talk

LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Unai Emery said in Aston Villa's programme on Saturday that he disliked headlines calling his side title challengers but after an unforgettable 2-1 victory over leaders Arsenal on Saturday the Spaniard may need to get used to them.

Football

Soccer-Manchester City narrow gap in table with dominant win over Sunderland

MANCHESTER, England, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Manchester City's centre backs Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol struck less than four minutes apart in the first half in a 3-0 thrashing of Sunderland that tightened the Premier League title race and kept the pressure firmly on leaders Arsenal.

Football

Soccer-Substitute Kane scores hat-trick in Bayern's 5-0 demolition of hosts Stuttgart

STUTTGART, Germany, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Bundesliga top scorer Harry Kane scored a hat-trick after coming on as second-half substitute to guide Bayern Munich to a 5-0 victory over hosts VfB Stuttgart on Saturday.

World

Zelenskiy says he had "substantive" phone call with U.S. special envoy Witkoff

KYIV, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that he had had a long and "substantive" phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Cricket

Cricket-Kohli credits 'most satisfying' series as he rediscovers his best form in years

Dec 6 (Reuters) - Virat Kohli said he had rediscovered his peak batting level for the first time in three years after inspiring India to a series-clinching victory over South Africa on Saturday, capping a remarkable turnaround from recent struggles.