(Reuters) – Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao was sentenced on Monday to 57 months in prison for aiding and abetting in the 2020 killing of George Floyd, a Black man who died after his neck was pinned to the ground by another officer’s knee during a botched arrest, local …

MELAKA: A financially-stricken student’s dream to be an engineer is one step closer to a reality after Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) decided to waive her first semester fees and give her an allowance. UTeM vice-chancellor Prof Dr Massila Kamalrudin said 18-year-old Nabilah Zainuddin was earlier given a place in …

(Reuters) – Nigeria suffered the heartbreak of a penalty shootout loss to England in their Women’s World Cup last 16 fixture in Brisbane on Monday, but there is plenty of evidence this is a team on the rise if they are allowed to continue to develop. The Super Falcons created …

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, convicted in a graft case, has been jailed for three years in a fresh setback to the 70-year-old former cricket hero’s political career. Khan, Pakistan’s main opposition leader, faces a long legal battle to save his political career ahead of a …

PETALING JAYA: Berjaya Group founder Tan Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun and Berjaya Land Berhad have demanded a public apology and RM200mil in compensation from Kedah caretaker Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor for the latter’s recent remarks over the Selangor Maritime Gateway (SMG) project. Berjaya Land said …

PETALING JAYA: The existence of vernacular schools and the divide between race groups cannot be linked as education and racial polarisation are two distinct matters, says MCA. Here is MCA International Communication and Diplomacy Bureau deputy chairman Neow Choo Seong’s statement in full: Accusations that vernacular schools cause racial separations …

(Reuters) – AS Roma manager Jose Mourinho has denied a breakdown in his relationship with the Italian club’s hierarchy over their failure to sign a striker as cover for the injured Tammy Abraham ahead of the new season. Mourinho appeared to send a message to the club by posting an …

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor (pic, left) has filed a legal suit against Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution (pic, right) for accusing him of the theft of rare earth elements (REE). Messrs Faizi and Associates, representing the Kedah Mentri Besar, had filed the suit following a letter of …

PORTLAND, England (Reuters) -Britain began moving some migrants on to a large residential barge on its southern coast on Monday, as part of plans to save money and remove what the government called the “pull” of hotels for those arriving in small boats. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made cracking …

KOTA KINABALU: A Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader on Monday (Aug 7) is urging Sabah to use green energy sources instead of coal to generate electricity. LDP vice-president Sim Fui said this in response to Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) chairman Datuk Seri Dr Wilfred Madius Tangau’s statement last week …