KUANTAN: A self-employed man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with trafficking over 111kg of cannabis early this month. The charge against Mohd Nasir Hassan, 48, was read before Magistrate Raja Norshuzianna Shakila Raja Mamat, but no plea was recorded as the case is under the jurisdiction of the High Court. According to the charge...
KAJANG: A man in his 30s was killed following a shootout with the police near the Sungai Balak toll plaza of the Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said a police patrol team attempted to stop the suspect's car near the toll plaza at about 3pm on Tuesday (Aug 13). "The...
MELAKA: Police are waiting for the DNA test results for the head and fingers of Istiqomah Ahmad Rozi, 33, (pic) who was brutally murdered and dismembered. Alor Gajah police chief Supt Ashari Abu Samah said the results are expected by next week at the latest, before the body can be released to the victim’s family. He said...
(Reuters) - U.S. electric utilities sounded bullish on demand from data centers powering the artificial intelligence boom after striking several supply deals during the second quarter, reinforcing market expectations of sales growth through the year. Top utilities, including American Electric Power and NextEra Energy, signed contracts in the recently concluded quarter while others highlighted interest from...
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish billionaire Rafal Brzoska and his wife plan to sue Meta over fake advertisements on Facebook and Instagram that feature his face and false information regarding her circulating on the social media platforms. Their move would be another in a series of quests initiated globally to hold the internet giant accountable for ads...
(Reuters) - Alphabet's Google is deactivating AdSense accounts in Russia, saying on Monday that it would no longer be able to make payments to users of its advertising service in the country. AdSense allows website and content owners, including on YouTube, to make money from the placement of advertisements managed by Google. "Due to ongoing developments in...
(Reuters) - Ukraine's top commander said on Monday Kyiv controlled around 1,000 square kilometers of Russia's Kursk region, his first public comments since Ukraine launched its biggest cross-border attack in almost 2-1/2 years of full-scale war. With Russia still struggling to repel the incursion seven days after it began, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy published a video clip...
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit pared last week’s gains to close lower against the US dollar today due to profit-taking, an analyst said. At 6 pm, the ringgit slid to 4.4500/4580 versus the greenback from Friday's close of 4.4200/4280. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the local note is currently in an...
(Reuters) -Britain's five-time Olympic diving medallist Tom Daley is retiring from the sport, he said on Monday as he returned from the Paris Games where he won silver in the men's synchronised 10-metre event together with Noah Williams. Having stepped away from the sport after the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Daley made a return last year...
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has rescheduled to Sept 11 the delivery of its verdict on Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's application for review to reinstate his discharge and acquittal on four criminal charges related to the Jana Wibawa project. Deputy public prosecutor Datuk Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin, when contacted by Bernama, confirmed that the court had...
