PORTO, Portugal (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged on Friday that he left Washington after talks this week with President Donald Trump with scant hope that the European Union would avoid U.S. trade tariffs. Macron said the Trump administration's trade strategy - and particularly its understanding of value-added taxes - was flawed. Two days after Macron...
KUALA LUMPUR: Muslims in Malaysia will begin the Ramadan dawn-to-dusk fast on Sunday (March 2), says the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal. Tan Sri Syed Danial Syed Ahmad, donning a purple baju Melayu, said the date was set by the order of His Majesty, Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia after being consented to by the Rulers. The...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will sign an executive order to make English the official U.S. language, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Friday. The source did not provide a timing for the signing of the order, first reported by the Wall Street Journal. The United States has never had an official language...
TOKYO: Japan’s government and ruling parties are considering raising the International Tourist Tax, which is currently 1,000 yen (US$6.67) per person and levied on people leaving Japan as a “departure tax”. The government intends to expand the purposes for which the tax revenue is used, such as measures against overtourism, which has become a problem in...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) did not incur any losses in its sale and repurchase of Malaysia Airports Holding Bhd (MAHB) shares, says Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan. “I want to take this opportunity to clarify to Kampar MP (Chong Zhemin) that there are no losses recorded by the EPF regarding the MAHB matter. “With...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a memo on Sunday evening, the FBI Agents Association told its 14,000 members that new director Kash Patel had assured them that he would follow tradition and name a career special agent with operational expertise as his deputy director. "Director Patel agreed," said the memo, which Reuters reviewed. An hour after the memo...
KOTA KINABALU: A 50-year-old man is missing after being attacked by a crocodile while fishing in Sungai Batang Baru, near Batu 10, on Thursday (Feb 27) evening. According to witnesses, the victim was scattering fertiliser into the river to prepare for fishing when a crocodile suddenly lunged at him and dragged him underwater. Sandakan Fire and Rescue...
ALOR SETAR: The Muslim world is seen to be experiencing a trust deficit, where values of integrity, sacrifice and contribution are often overshadowed by self-interest and material accumulation, says Datuk Seri Anway Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said that certain leaders in the Muslim world talk about struggle, sacrifice and contribution, yet they accumulate wealth beyond their...
KUCHING: The Sarawak Islamic Religious Department (Jais) will intensify enforcement efforts to ensure that only food outlets and hotels with halal certification are allowed to promote buffet offers using the word ‘Ramadan’ during the fasting month. Deputy Utility and Telecommunications Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said that premises still in the process of obtaining halal certification...
IPOH: A graphic designer is at her wits’ end after a former tenant refused to vacate a shophouse in Simee here. Leong Yoke Sum, 48, said the tenant, who rented the double-storey shophouse to operate an eatery between 2013 and 2020, changed the locks to the place numerous times. Leong said she has lodged at least eight...
