KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament voted on Wednesday to approve the appointment of Rustem Umerov as the country's new defence minister, a lawmaker said. Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on the Telegram messaging app that an overwhelming majority had supported Umerov after he was put forward for the role by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Ukraine's biggest wartime shake-up...
LONDON (Reuters) - King Charles has trodden a cautious but successful path in his first year on the British throne, friends and royal watchers say, but rifts within his family still hang over his reign. Charles, 74, succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth when she died a year ago this Friday aged 96 at her Balmoral Castle...
SEPANG: The electronic sports or esports industry is currently under the scrutiny of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) due to it being exposed to corruption and gambling issues, says Tan Sri Azam Baki (pic). The MACC chief commissioner said corrupt activities in the esports industry were believed to occur in the form of digital transactions such as...
KUALA LUMPUR: Putrajaya must be brave and reintroduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST), says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. "We cannot delay a taxation system that will benefit us in the long run. We have the same opinion as other chambers of commerce, that we should bring back GST," said the MCA president. He said...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Kenny Goh Chee Keong and Muhammad Roslin Hashim have reached a settlement in a defamation suit after Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) secretary-general received an apology from the country's former men's singles shuttler in the High Court here. Muhammad Roslin, 48, when reading his statement of apology in front of Judicial Commissioner Roz...
GEORGE TOWN: Passengers on Penang's new ferry service will have to pay a fare of RM2 per journey, which will be imposed on both legs of the ride from the island to the mainland and vice versa. This is in contrast to the RM1.20 fare imposed for pedestrians and two-wheeled vehicles under the previous service, which...
KUALA LUMPUR: "Apai", aka General Tan Sri Affendi Buang, has officially called it a day to his military career, following decades of service to the Air Force and Armed Forces. In his stead, outgoing Army Chief General Tan Sri Mohammad Ab Rahman has officially been promoted to the country’s 22th Armed Forces chief. In a ceremony on...
KUALA LUMPUR: An unemployed man was sentenced to six months in prison and fined RM10,000 or three months prison in default, by the Sessions Court here after he pleaded guilty to posting an offensive message against the Sultan of Selangor and failing to provide his Facebook password. Judge N. Priscilla Hemamalini ordered Mohamad Azlan Ibrahim, 47,...
SEGAMAT: An abuse victim with burn injuries on her head and body is recuperating at the hospital here. The 18-year-old orphan, who was under the care of her elder sister, received a surprise visit from Segamat MP R. Yuneswaran on Tuesday (Sept 5). Yuneswaran said the teenager had injuries on the face, ears, thighs and buttock after...
PETALING JAYA: The Independent mixed doubles players are under pressure following the rise of fresh pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei. But former international Goh Liu Ying sees the healthy rivalry as the perfect recipe for Malaysia to push for two pairs to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games next year, when the qualifying period ends...
