US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) WASHINGTON (Reuters): In a meeting with one of America's most powerful unions in September at its Washington headquarters, Vice President Kamala Harris said she'd...
KUALA LUMPUR:Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul has urged MPs to carry out light exercises as part of efforts to promote healthy lifestyles. “The Parliament clinic has conducted health checks on all MPs in 2023. Through this health checks, we have found that there are several issues that were identified including high blood pressure, high...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia maintained its lead at midday as the US presidential election went underway with most key Asian markets nudging higher. At 12.30pm, the benchmark FBM KLCI gained 5.81 points to 1,626.51 with banks and utilities lifting the market. Overall, there were 591 gaining stocks on the market compared to 349 declining. The share turnover was...
KUALA LUMPUR: All investment schemes offered on social media platforms are scams, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director said he is disheartened that there are still victims being duped by scam syndicates despite repeated warnings given. "It is even more unfortunate that the majority of investment scam...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Prime Minister's Department has taken action to have the accounts of the Legal Profession Qualifying Board (LPQB) audited after it was last done 17 years ago, says M. Kulasegaran. The Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) revealed that the government had taken note of LPQB’s lack of transparency. The...
KOTA KINABALU: A man who beat a dog to death in the Keningau district has been arrested. It is learnt that the suspect had killed the dog to cook and eat it the same day. Keningau OCPD Supt Yampil Garai said the suspect, a 39-year-old Indonesian mechanic, will be remanded for three days from Nov 7 to...
SHANGHAI: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim begins the third day of his working visit here with a dialogue session with Chinese investors organised by Khazanah Nasional Bhd. Among the investors are Chengwei Capital and NRL Capital, according to Sinar Harian. Anwar is expected to meet several companies and hold a roundtable session with 23 industry leaders here...
KUALA LUMPUR: The outcome of the US Presidential Election will not alter the country's commitment and policies towards the Indo-Pacific region, according to US Ambassador to Malaysia Edgard D. Kagan. Kagan highlighted that the US and Malaysia have maintained 65 years of diplomatic relations, which will remain strong regardless of the party leading the White House. ALSO...
SHANGHAI: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim held a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang at The Grand Halls on Tuesday (Nov 5), following up on matters concerning Malaysia and China since their last meeting in Putrajaya on June 19, 2024. During the meeting, Anwar said Malaysia is "extremely thankful” that China has been...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Election Day voting was underway across much of the US on Tuesday (Nov 5) morning after tens of millions of Americans had already cast their ballots. Those early votes included record numbers in Georgia, North Carolina and other battleground states that could decide the winner. The early turnout in Georgia, which has flipped...
